Jesse Hoorelbeke has grabbed the # 86 spot in our All-Time Top 100 Atlantic League Players on the strength of 4 seasons where he accumulated 1 co-Player of the Year Award, 3 All-Star selections, 94 home runs, 247 RBI, 353 runs created, and 13.1 WAR between the Bluefish and Patriots. With a career .290/.379/.526 slash, Hoorelbeke was not only very good but also very consistent. In his 3-year stint with Bridgeport, Hoorelbeke never finished worse than 4th in the league in home runs, while leading the league in homers (33), slugging (.586), and OPS (.982) in 2007.
The man who would become the career leader in independent league home runs (165; 104 of which were in the ALPB) finished his time in Bridgeport after 2009 with a 132 OPS+, only to come back to the league in 2012 for another 100 games in Somerset. Even after 3 years in other leagues, Hoorelbeke stayed consistent, posting an impressive 134 OPS+. After that age-34 season in Somerset, Hoorelbeke finally called it a career. The 6’2″ 260(ish) indy ball legend walked away with records, trophies, and the #86 spot in our All-Time Top 100 Atlantic League Players.
ALPB ROUNDUP ALL-TIME TOP 100 ATLANTIC LEAGUE PLAYERS
100. Jonathan Galvez
99. Matt Craig
98. Sean Halton
97. Ryan Langerhans
96. Javier Colina
95. David Vidal
94. Emison Soto
93. Scott Grimes
92. Jose Velazquez
91. Andy Marte
90. Sharnol Adriana
89. Caleb Gindl
88. Daryl Thompson
87. Ozzie Timmons
86. Jesse Hoorelbeke
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