The vacation weekend kicked off with barbecues, fireworks and loads of motion across the Minors. High 100 expertise Bubba Chandler (Pirates), Walker Jenkins (Twins) and extra lived up their lofty billing as baseball’s brightest up-and-comers. Nevertheless, they weren’t alone in displaying off on our nation’s birthday, which was highlighted by the Minors’ first non-complex nine-inning excellent sport in almost a decade!
Bubba Chandler, RHP, Indianapolis (PIT No. 1/MLB No. 5)Chandler put a tough June behind him along with his greatest begin since Could 30. The 22-year-old struck out six over six scoreless innings and generated 14 whiffs on 39 pitches for Triple-A Indianapolis. Chandler entered June with a 2.03 ERA in 11 begins however then struggled, permitting 12 earned runs in 12 2/3 innings throughout 5 outings. The Georgia native has a 3.07 ERA and a 86-to-35 Ok/BB ratio in 67 1/3 innings this yr. Gameday
Kevin McGonigle, SS, West Michigan (DET No. 1/MLB No. 7)McGonigle shook off uncommon consecutive 0-fers in an enormous means, racking up a double amongst his three hits and driving in three runs. The Pennsylvania native scored twice and swiped his second base of 2025. McGonigle has reached safely in 31 of his 35 video games for Excessive-A West Michigan and is slashing .373/.461/.655 with 26 extra-base hits, 39 RBIs and 37 runs scored. Gameday
Max Clark, OF, West Michigan (DET No. 2/MLB No. 12)Clark punctuated his second straight three-hit sport with 4 RBIs, equaling a season excessive. The 20-year-old has hit safely in 10 of his previous 11 video games, going 20-for-47 (.426) with 12 runs scored and 9 RBIs in that span. The recent streak has lifted Clark’s common to .284, the best it has been since Could 24 (.290). The third total choose within the 2023 Draft has an .853 OPS and is 2 homers shy of matching the career-high 9 he hit final yr. Gameday
Walker Jenkins, OF, Wichita (MIN No. 1/MLB No. 15)Jenkins put collectively his greatest all-around efficiency of 2025, reaching base 5 instances and equaling a season excessive with 4 RBIs to tempo Double-A Wichita’s 14-run outburst. The North Carolina native slugged his second lengthy ball for the Wind Surge, singled, walked 3 times and scored twice. Jenkins is slashing .294/.455/.471 with eight RBIs in 14 contests since he returned from a nine-game rehab project. Full story | Gameday
Charlie Condon, 1B/OF, Hartford (COL No. 1/MLB No. 23)Condon’s robust opening week at Double-A continued with a pair of doubles that produced all 4 of Hartford’s runs. The Georgia product and third total choose within the 2024 Draft kicked off the scoring with a two-run double within the first inning towards fellow High 100 prospect Jonah Tong earlier than including a second two-RBI knock within the eighth. Condon is 4-for-12 with 5 RBIs in his first 4 Double-A video games. Gameday
Jonah Tong, RHP, Binghamton (NYM No. 2/MLB No. 59)Tong began off shakily, strolling two and surrendering a two-run double within the opening body however rebounded along with his fifth double-digit Ok efficiency of the season. The reigning Double-A Japanese League Pitcher of the Month for Could and June set down 13 of the ultimate 15 batters he confronted, putting out 10 — together with 5 straight to finish his outing. Tong sports activities a 1.83 ERA and a Minor League-best 125 strikeouts throughout 78 2/3 innings. Gameday
Zach Cole, OF, Corpus Christi (HOU No. 19)Cole has turned on the facility over the past week, culminating with homers in each ends of Double-A Corpus Christi’s doubleheader, giving him 4 roundtrippers in his previous 4 video games. The 24-year-old Ball State product entered play on June 29 with six jacks in 151 at-bats however has left the yard six instances in his previous 24 ABs. Cole has an .866 OPS and has already surpassed his dwelling run whole (11) from a yr in the past in 29 fewer video games. Recreation 1 | Recreation 2
Khristian Curtis, RHP, Greensboro (PIT No. 24)Curtis carried the baton via the primary six innings of Excessive-A Greensboro’s eventual excellent sport, putting out a career-high 10 within the course of. The 23-year-old tossed 85 pitches (55 strikes) and ended his begin by Ok’ing 5 of the final six batters he confronted, together with the facet within the sixth. Curtis has yielded two or fewer runs in six of his previous seven begins and has fanned 73 in 61 1/3 innings this season. Full story | Gameday
