Napleton named ALPB All-Star

HIGH POINT, N.C. – High Point Rockers catcher Luke Napleton today was named to the Atlantic League Postseason All-Star team. Napleton, a catcher, led the ALPB in home runs this year with a franchise-record 41 homers.

Napleton, 24, was High Point’s primary catcher but also saw action in the outfield and at first base. He batted .259 with 41 home runs and 113 RBI while also scoring 93 runs. His 41 homers and 113 RBI were both Rockers team records.

The LaGrange, Illinois native played three seasons at Quincy University before spending his senior season at Louisville in 2024. Undrafted out of college, Napleton joined the Rockers in spring training of 2025 and was almost immediately signed by the Minnesota Twins after hitting .571 with two homers and 10 RBI in his first six games. He would later rejoin the Rockers for the final leg of the 2025 season, finishing with a .407 batting average.

In 2026, Napleton became a staple in the Rockers line-up from the onset of the season and posted historic offensive numbers. He led the ALPB with nine multi-homer games and belted a grand slam against Hagerstown on July 16. In addition, Napleton became just the third Rocker in team history to hit for the cycle, collecting a single, double, triple and home run in the final game of the season on Sept. 13 against Gastonia.

Napleton is the ninth Rocker to earn Postseason All-Star honors and the first catcher to do so. In 2025, outfielders Ben Aklinski and Luis Gonzalez were each named to the All-Star team.