A brand new week of baseball began out with loads of fireworks on the plate and on the mound. Quite a lot of High 100 prospects lived as much as their billing, swatting homers, piling up the Ok’s and coming via within the clutch. A pair of Astros teammates mixed for a prodigious day offensively — highlighted by the third cycle within the Minors in three days.
Samuel Basallo, C/1B, Norfolk (BAL No. 1/MLB No. 16)In his first sport behind the dish in 2025, Basallo reminded everybody he can swing it from no matter place he performs. The lefty clubbed two lengthy balls, together with a first-inning three-run shot and a 420 foot clout within the third for his first multihomer sport of the season. The 20-year-old boosted his slugging proportion to .562 at Triple-A and had three extra-base hits on the night time. Gameday
Marcelo Mayer, SS, Worcester (BOS No. 2/MLB No. 8)Mayer ended his residence run drought at the very best time for Triple-A Worcester. The 22-year-old rotated a one-run deficit with a three-run jack within the ninth inning, capping a two-hit night time that additionally included a stroll. Mayer, who has eight roundtrippers this season, had not left the yard in 41 at-bats relationship again to April 27. The fourth total decide within the 2021 Draft has an .842 OPS and 38 RBIs in 34 video games. Gameday
Bubba Chandler, RHP, Indianapolis (PIT No. 1/MLB No. 2)Chandler simply retains bolstering his case for being very near prepared for his shot in The Present. The 22-year-old lowered his ERA to 1.91 with 5 scoreless innings for Triple-A Indianapolis. Chandler struck out eight throughout his 86-pitch outing, giving him 49 Ok’s in 33 innings this season. Opponents are batting .168 in opposition to the 2021 third-rounder, who hasn’t surrendered multiple run in 5 of his seven begins. Gameday
Dalton Speeding, C/OF, Oklahoma Metropolis (LAD No. 1/MLB No. 15)Speeding shrugged off consecutive hitless video games by homering for the fifth time this season and driving in three runs. The Louisville product additionally singled, walked and scored twice whereas serving because the DH for Triple-A Oklahoma Metropolis. Speeding’s productive night time boosted his slash line to .308/.424/.514, which incorporates 11 extra-base hits and 21 walks. Gameday
Noah Schultz, LHP, Birmingham (CWS No. 1/MLB No. 13)There’s a motive Schultz is the top-ranked left-handed pitching prospect in baseball: he has filthy stuff and he places it to nice use. He displayed that after once more in his second victory of the season for Double-A Birmingham. The 6-foot-10 hurler saved opposing batters off steadiness, racking up a season-high seven strikeouts whereas permitting only one run in 5 innings. Gameday
Trey Yesavage, RHP, Dunedin (TOR No. 2/MLB No. 71)Regardless of surrendering a first-pitch homer to fellow 2024 first-rounder Konnor Griffin (PIT No. 2/MLB No. 37) to start out his outing, Yesavage turned in one in all his finest begins as a professional. The righty totaled 21 swings-and-misses and a career-high 12 strikeouts and not using a stroll in 5 innings of two-run ball for Single-A Dunedin. Yesavage has turned in three begins with 10 or extra strikeouts this season. Full story | Gameday
Sebastian Walcott, SS/3B, Frisco (TEX No. 1/MLB No. 9)Walcott kicked off a brand new week on a constructive notice by slugging a two-run homer, getting on base 3 times and swiping a bag for Double-A Frisco. The 19-year-old has reached safely in 9 of 10 video games this month and he continues to get on base at a stable clip (.352 OBP) with 19 walks in 32 video games. Gameday
Harry Ford, C, Tacoma (SEA No. 5/MLB No. 67)Triple-A Tacoma tallied 13 knocks and 9 runs in a six-inning contest, and Harry Ford was proper within the thick of it. The 22-year-old matched his profession excessive with a four-hit efficiency — the seventh of his profession. Ford posted a pair of doubles and a single, however the standout second was his two-run moonshot within the third inning. The wallop, his second of the season, had an exit velocity of 103.3 mph and traveled 442 ft. Gameday
Carson Whisenhunt, LHP, Sacramento (SF No. 2)Whisenhunt accomplished seven innings for a 3rd consecutive begin whereas putting out 9 to select up his third victory of the yr. The East Carolina product yielded two hits and didn’t stroll a batter for the second time in three outings, and he is fanned 23 over that span. Whisenhunt carries a misleading, however stable 3.48 ERA via eight outings. The 24-year-old surrendered 11 runs over 6 1/3 frames throughout two stars final month however has a 1.43 ERA in his different six appearances. Gameday
Zach Cole, OF, Corpus Christi (HOU No. 21)Colin Barber, OF, Corpus Christi (Unranked)Cole and Barber mixed on among the best offensive outputs by a pair of Minor Leaguers this season. Barber’s milestone effort — the 24-year-old cycled, scored 4 occasions and drove in three runs — was the entrée, however Cole served up dessert. The 24-year-old slugged his first two lengthy balls of the season and drove in a career-high eight runs whereas falling a triple shy of the cycle. The 1-2 punch atop Double-A Corpus Christi’s lineup went 7-for-10 with six extra-base hits, three homers, 11 RBIs and scored seven occasions. Full story | Gameday
