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Tigers Prospects Generating Buzz Ahead of Futures Game Appearance
Tigers Prospects Generating Buzz Ahead of Futures Game Appearance originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Futures Game is built to give fans a glimpse of the future. This year, Tigers fans will be treated to more than just a peek. Advertisement Detroit is sending three of its top young talents to the national showcase: outfielder Max Clark, catcher Josue Briceno, and infielder Kevin McGonigle. All three are teammates at High-A West Michigan. All three are giving the organization reasons to believe in what's coming. Clark, the 2023 third overall pick and MLB Pipeline's No. 7 overall prospect, is making his second straight Futures Game appearance. He's slashing .276/.426/.410 through 63 games and has recently started showing more pop. He homered in back-to-back games earlier this month and continues to flash elite speed and discipline. He's loud. He's electric. He's everything the Tigers hoped for. © Adam Vander Kooy/Holland Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Briceno, just 19 years old, might be even louder. The left-handed hitting catcher has 14 home runs and a 1.066 OPS since June 1. On May 30, he blasted three homers in one night. A few weeks later, he added a grand slam and a five-RBI performance. Briceno has forced his name into the national conversation. Advertisement McGonigle does it differently. The 2023 supplemental first-rounder doesn't need the long ball to make noise. He's a pure contact machine, with a .322 average and .829 OPS entering the final week of June. He's had five-hit games. He's had weeks where he barely made an out. He just hits—and keeps hitting. All three players will take the field next month wearing a Tigers logo. They'll do it on a national stage, against the best in the game. And if what they've done in West Michigan is any indication, they'll be ready for the moment. The Tigers aren't just sending prospects to the Futures Game. They're sending a message Related: MLB Honors Tarik Skubal's Historic Accomplishment Following Dominant Start Related: Tigers Ace Tarik Skubal Sends a Message in his Night Debut This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 30, 2025, where it first appeared.
Washington Post
21 hours ago
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Seattle switch-pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje picked for All-Star Futures Game at Atlanta on July 12
NEW YORK — Seattle switch-pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje was among nine first-round picks from last year's amateur draft selected Monday for the All-Star Futures Game at Atlanta's Truist Park on July 12. A 22-year-old from the Netherlands selected with the 15th overall pick, Cijntje is 4-4 with 4.88 ERA in 12 starts and three relief appearances for High-A Everett in his first professional season, striking out 58 and walking 31 in 51 2/3 innings. He has held 180 batters to a .165 average (26 for 158) with seven home runs pitching right-handed and 42 batters to a .360 average (9 for 25) with two home runs pitching left-handed. Among other first-round picks from last year are Colorado first baseman/outfielder Charlie Condon (third), St. Louis shortstop JJ Wetherholt (seventh), Pittsburgh shortstop Konnor Griffin (ninth), Chicago White Sox outfielder Braden Montgomery (12th), New York Mets outfielder Carson Benge (19th), Toronto right-hander Trey Yesavage (20th), Minnesota shortstop Kaelen Culpepper (21st) and Arizona outfielder Slade Caldwell (29th). There are 17 former first-round picks overall. San Diego 18-year-old shortstop Leo De Vries is among 13 international prospects, including five from the Dominican Republic, three from Venezuela, two from Canada, and one each from the Bahamas, Cuba and Panama. Detroit outfielder Max Clark was picked for the second straight year after going 1 for 4 at Texas last July. Washington right-hander Marquis Grissom Jr. is on the NL team. His father, Marquis Grissom, is the AL manager, while the NL is managed by Braves Hall of Famer Chipper Jones. ___ AP MLB:
Al Arabiya
21 hours ago
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- Al Arabiya
Seattle switch-pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje picked for All-Star Futures Game at Atlanta on July 12
Seattle switch-pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje was among nine first-round picks from last year's amateur draft selected Monday for the All-Star Futures Game at Atlanta's Truist Park on July 12. A 22-year-old from the Netherlands selected with the 15th overall pick, Cijntje is 4–4 with a 4.88 ERA in 12 starts and three relief appearances for High-A Everett in his first professional season, striking out 58 and walking 31 in 51 2/3 innings. He has held 180 batters to a .165 average (26 for 158) with seven home runs pitching right-handed, and 42 batters to a .360 average (9 for 25) with two home runs pitching left-handed. Among other first-round picks from last year are Colorado first baseman/outfielder Charlie Condon (third), St. Louis shortstop JJ Wetherholt (seventh), Pittsburgh shortstop Konnor Griffin (ninth), Chicago White Sox outfielder Braden Montgomery (12th), New York Mets outfielder Carson Benge (19th), Toronto right-hander Trey Yesavage (20th), Minnesota shortstop Kaelen Culpepper (21st), and Arizona outfielder Slade Caldwell (29th). There are 17 former first-round picks overall. San Diego's 18-year-old shortstop Leo De Vries is among 13 international prospects, including five from the Dominican Republic, three from Venezuela, two from Canada, and one each from the Bahamas, Cuba, and Panama. Detroit outfielder Max Clark was picked for the second straight year after going 1 for 4 at Texas last July. Washington right-hander Marquis Grissom Jr. is on the NL team. His father, Marquis Grissom, is the AL manager, while the NL is managed by Braves Hall of Famer Chipper Jones.
Associated Press
21 hours ago
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Seattle switch-pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje picked for All-Star Futures Game at Atlanta on July 12
NEW YORK (AP) — Seattle switch-pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje was among nine first-round picks from last year's amateur draft selected Monday for the All-Star Futures Game at Atlanta's Truist Park on July 12. A 22-year-old from the Netherlands selected with the 15th overall pick, Cijntje is 4-4 with 4.88 ERA in 12 starts and three relief appearances for High-A Everett in his first professional season, striking out 58 and walking 31 in 51 2/3 innings. He has held 180 batters to a .165 average (26 for 158) with seven home runs pitching right-handed and 42 batters to a .360 average (9 for 25) with two home runs pitching left-handed. Among other first-round picks from last year are Colorado first baseman/outfielder Charlie Condon (third), St. Louis shortstop JJ Wetherholt (seventh), Pittsburgh shortstop Konnor Griffin (ninth), Chicago White Sox outfielder Braden Montgomery (12th), New York Mets outfielder Carson Benge (19th), Toronto right-hander Trey Yesavage (20th), Minnesota shortstop Kaelen Culpepper (21st) and Arizona outfielder Slade Caldwell (29th). There are 17 former first-round picks overall. San Diego 18-year-old shortstop Leo De Vries is among 13 international prospects, including five from the Dominican Republic, three from Venezuela, two from Canada, and one each from the Bahamas, Cuba and Panama. Detroit outfielder Max Clark was picked for the second straight year after going 1 for 4 at Texas last July. Washington right-hander Marquis Grissom Jr. is on the NL team. His father, Marquis Grissom, is the AL manager, while the NL is managed by Braves Hall of Famer Chipper Jones. ___ AP MLB:
New York Times
a day ago
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- New York Times
Max Clark, Sebastian Walcott highlight star-studded MLB Futures Game rosters
Major League Baseball announced the rosters for the 2025 MLB All-Star Futures Game on Monday and the game is set to feature several of the game's top 50 prospects, including Detroit Tigers outfielder Max Clark (No. 2) and Texas Rangers shortstop Sebastian Walcott (No. 3). The game will take place on Saturday, July 12 in Atlanta as part of MLB's All-Star Weekend. Advertisement Clark and Walcott are the top two prospects still in the minor leagues after No. 1 prospect Roman Anthony debuted with the Boston Red Sox earlier this month. Other top 50 prospects on the rosters include Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Andrew Painter (No. 5), San Diego Padres shortstop Leodalis De Vries (No. 10), St. Louis Cardinals shortstop J.J. Wetherholt (No. 12), Colorado Rockies outfielder Charlie Condon (No. 14), Tigers shortstop Kevin McGonigle (No. 16), Chicago White Sox outfielder Braden Montgomery (No. 20), Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder/first baseman Josue De Paula (No. 23), New York Yankees shortstop George Lombard, Jr. (No. 27), Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Jesús Made (No. 28), White Sox left-hander Noah Schultz (No. 30), Dodgers outfielder Zyhir Hope (No. 39), Minnesota Twins shortstop Kaelen Culpepper (No. 45), Red Sox outfielder Jhostynxon Garcia (No. 46), Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Trey Yesavage (No. 47) and New York Mets right-hander Jonah Tong (No. 50). Painter isn't expected to pitch in the game, however, as it won't fit with his current pitching schedule. Seattle Mariners switch-pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje is also scheduled to appear in the game, as are fellow 2024 first-round picks Yesavage, Culpepper, Montgomery, Wetherholt, Condon, Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop/center fielder Konnor Griffin, Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Slade Caldwell and New York Mets outfielder Carson Benge. The 2025 MLB Draft kicks off on Sunday, July 13. Tong currently leads all minor leaguers in strikeouts with 115 and Yesavage is second with 104. McGonigle ranks fourth in OPS (1.083). Griffin is 10th in the minor leagues in stolen bases with 37. The 2025 All-Star Futures Game rosters have been unveiled! — Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) June 30, 2025 Notably absent from the roster are top-10 prospects Samuel Basallo (No. 4) of the Baltimore Orioles, Aidan Miller (No. 9) of the Phillies, Colt Emerson (No. 6) of the Mariners, Bubba Chandler (No. 7) of the Pirates and Franklin Arias (No. 8) of the Red Sox. The Red Sox (Garcia) and Yankees (Lombard) currently each only have one prospect participating in the game, surprising because Boston — which boasts the second-best farm system in baseball — has several top prospects that would have been worthy of selection, including Arias, and the Yankees also have prospects who would have been a good fit for this game; fast-rising right-hander Carlos Lagrange is one example. Advertisement The top-ranked Mariners farm system isn't sending its top prospect in Emerson but does have three other well-regarded prospects on the roster — Cijntje, catcher Harry Ford and power-hitting outfielder Lazaro Montes. Both Ford and Montes were on the preseason top 100 prospect list. Detroit also has three prospects on the roster — Clark, McGonigle and catcher Josue Brinceño. The seven-inning prospect showcase game will pit the American League — managed by Marquis Grissom — against the National League, led by manager Chipper Jones. Grissom may have the opportunity to play match-ups against his son, Marquis Grissom, Jr., who is a right-handed pitching prospect for the Washington Nationals and is on the roster for the National League. Every MLB team is currently represented by at least one prospect, though last minute roster changes due to MLB promotions or injuries are not uncommon. Atlanta, the host team, has two pitchers on the National League roster, 2022 first-round pick JR Ritchie and left-handed reliever Hayden Harris. (Photo of Clark: Junfu Han / Detroit Free Press / USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
