Lovers of the lengthy ball had rather a lot to feast upon in Thursday’s Minor League motion. Angels 2024 first-rounder Christian Moore continued his torrid begin at Triple-Some time a pair of catchers — the O’s Samuel Basallo and the Kyle Teel of the White Sox — each cleared the fences a number of occasions. The Tigers’ Max Clark launched his second profession grand slam. However even the Prime 100 prospects needed to cede among the highlight to A’s prospect Brennan Milone, who turned the second Minor Leaguer in as many days to homer thrice in a sport.
Max Clark, OF, West Michigan (DET No. 1/MLB No. 7)Clark snapped out of a mini 2-for-15 slide along with his second grand slam as a professional within the second sport of Excessive-A West Michigan’s doubleheader. The 20-year-old additionally walked twice and continued to be a powerful presence atop the Whitecaps lineup, slashing .293/.435/.439 with a Midwest League-best 33 walks in 35 video games. Gameday
Samuel Basallo, C/1B, Norfolk (BAL No. 1/MLB No. 16)Basallo’s power-packed Could was boosted by one other multihomer outing, his second in seven video games for Triple-A Norfolk. The 20-year-old backstop, who additionally doubled and drove in three runs, has slugged six of his 9 lengthy balls in 55 at-bats this month. Basallo has a .990 OPS, 14 extra-base hits and 19 RBIs in 27 video games. Gameday
Kyle Teel, C, Charlotte (CWS No. 2/MLB No. 28)Teel’s month-long sizzling stretch continued with three extra hits, together with two homers and three RBIs. The Virginia product’s massive evening prolonged his hitting streak to 18 video games relationship again to April 26, and he is slashed .358/.442/.537 with six extra-base hits and 13 RBIs over that interval. Teel is having fun with a powerful debut season within the White Sox group, batting .284 with a .835 OPS, six homers and 24 RBIs for Triple-A Charlotte. Gameday
Christian Moore, 2B, Salt Lake (LAA No. 1/MLB No. 60)Moore’s scorching begin to his Triple-A tenure bought even hotter along with his finest efficiency of the season. The eighth total choose in final 12 months’s Draft slugged his first homer for Salt Lake, drove in three runs, scored thrice and swiped a pair of bases whereas falling a triple shy of the cycle. Moore is 8-for-13 (.615) with 5 RBIs in his first three video games for the Bees. Full story | Gameday
Arjun Nimmala, SS, Vancouver (TOR No. 1/MLB No. 59)Nimmala made a bid for a cycle for the second time in three video games, this time falling a triple shy in his newest robust efficiency for Excessive-A Vancouver. The Tampa native moved again right into a tie with Everett’s Lazaro Montes (SEA No. 2/MLB No. 36) for the Northwest League lead with 9 homers and is slashing .291/.367/.568 with 22 extra-base hits and 24 RBIs. Gameday
Franklin Arias, SS/2B, Greenville (BOS No. 3/MLB No. 57)Arias bought off to a sizzling begin at Single-A and hasn’t slowed down since incomes a promotion to Excessive-A Greenville. The 19-year-old raced for his first triple of the season and equaled his profession excessive with 4 hits to spice up his slash line to .348/.405/.456 in 38 video games. Signed as a world free agent in 2023, the native of Venezuela has hit safely in 16 of 17 video games in Could and is batting .389 with eight extra-base hits and 17 RBIs. Gameday
Sal Stewart, 3B/2B, Chattanooga (CIN No. 3/MLB No. 70)Stewart has been one of many Minors’ most constant hitters by the primary seven weeks of the season. The Miami native collected his 14th double whereas matching a private finest with 4 hits and climbing his Double-A Southern League-leading common to .344. Stewart has been particularly sizzling of late, going 15-for-30 (.500) with three doubles, a homer and 6 RBIs in his previous seven video games for Chattanooga. Gameday
Noble Meyer, RHP, Beloit (MIA No. 5/MLB No. 98)What has been a irritating season for Meyer took a optimistic flip after the righty delivered his finest begin of 2025. The tenth total choose of the 2023 Draft struck out a season-high six whereas permitting a pair of singles and a stroll over 4 scoreless innings for Excessive-A Beloit. Regardless of his struggles, Meyer remains to be averaging greater than a strikeout per inning, fanning 28 in 23 2/3 frames. Gameday
Griffin Herring, LHP, Tampa (NYY No. 25)Already one of many prime first-year hurlers, Herring dialed issues up in his newest outing for Single-A Tampa. The Louisiana State product struck out 10 and spun six hitless frames to decrease his ERA to 1.21 and his WHIP to 0.90. Opponents are batting .155 towards the 22-year-old, who hasn’t surrendered greater than a run in six of his eight appearances and sports activities a 58-to-16 Okay/BB ratio throughout 44 2/3 innings. Gameday
Brennan Milone, 1B, Midland (ATH No. 23)It took Milone 22 video games to hit his first three lengthy balls of the 12 months for Double-A Midland. It took the 24-year-old 4 at-bats to equal that mark within the first multihomer sport of his professional profession. Milone clubbed a trio of solo homers to proceed what has been a productive month. The A’s sixth-round pick of Oregon in 2022 is slashing .314/.402/.600 with 10 extra-base hits, 5 jacks and 16 RBIs in Could. Gameday
