Three Goldeyes Earn Postseason Honours
WINNIPEG, MB – Three Winnipeg Goldeyes have received major honours from the American Association following outstanding 2026 regular seasons, with shortstop Ray-Patrick Didder and third baseman Ramón Bramasco named Postseason All-Stars and left-hander Ryo Kohigashi selected as the league’s Rookie Pitcher of the Year.
Didder enjoyed a strong bounce-back season in his second year with Winnipeg, batting .278 with 24 doubles, five triples, 22 home runs, and 81 runs batted in. He posted a .397 on-base percentage and .554 slugging percentage for a team-best .951 OPS, while also stealing 20 bases. His 92 runs scored ranked third in the American Association and left him just one shy of the Goldeyes single-season record of 93 established by Fehlandt Lentini in 2006. Didder was also hit by a pitch 15 times, fifth-most in the league.
The 31-year-old native of Paradera, Aruba, originally signed with the Atlanta Braves as an international free agent at age 18 and spent seven seasons in their organization, reaching Class-AA twice. He later played in the Los Angeles Angels, Miami Marlins, and San Diego Padres systems and reached Class-AAA with Jacksonville in 2022 and El Paso in 2023. Didder has also represented the Netherlands internationally, including at the 2026 World Baseball Classic.
Bramasco, meanwhile, followed up his 2025 Pepsi Goldeyes Player of the Year campaign with an even stronger season. He batted .315 with a team-leading 118 hits, 15 doubles, six home runs, 54 runs batted in, and 74 runs scored. His .425 on-base percentage was the highest among Winnipeg regulars, and he stole 14 bases without being caught. Bramasco’s 74 walks led the American Association and tied Tyler Hill’s 2021 total for the third-most in a single season in Goldeyes history.
A native of Bellflower, California, Bramasco joined Winnipeg in 2024 and helped the Goldeyes advance to the Miles Wolff Cup Final that season. Prior to coming to Winnipeg, he spent two seasons with the Tigres de Quintana Roo of the Mexican Baseball League. Bramasco played collegiately at the University of Washington from 2019 through 2021, batting .275 in 111 games with the Huskies. The 29-year-old was named the Manitoba Blue Cross Hardest Working Goldeyes Player of the Year.
Kohigashi made an immediate impact in his first American Association season, posting a 5-2 record with one save and a 3.95 earned run average. The 28-year-old worked 79 2/3 innings and led the Goldeyes with 85 strikeouts while issuing just 27 walks. Opponents batted .252 against him, and he finished the regular season with a 1.305 WHIP and an average of 9.60 strikeouts per nine innings.
The Kyoto, Japan native joined the Goldeyes after spending the bulk of the previous two seasons with the Québec Capitales of the Frontier League, helping the club win championships in both 2024 and 2025. Kohigashi appeared in 51 regular-season games for Québec over those two years, going 8-3 with a 2.67 ERA. He has also spent three seasons in the Australian Baseball League with the Auckland Tuatara, Canberra Cavalry, and Brisbane Bandits.
Didder and Bramasco helped Winnipeg finish the regular season 54-46 and second in the American Association West Division. The Goldeyes open their best-of-three West Division Series against the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks this evening at Newman Outdoor Field before returning home to Blue Cross Park for Game Two Friday at 7:00 p.m. If necessary, Game Three will be played in Winnipeg Saturday at 7:00 p.m.
For information about Postseason Tickets & Packages, Skysuites, and Group Packages, please visit Goldeyes.com/Playoffs.
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