The celebrities shined vivid on a busy Saturday across the Minors, led by a variety of High 100 prospects. Travis Bazzana (Guardians) notched an expert first, whereas Konnor Griffin (Pirates) joined an unique membership together with his twentieth homer. On the mound it was an evening for debuts as a trio of 2025 first-rounders — Liam Doyle (Cardinals), Kruz Schoolcraft (Padres) and Gage Wooden (Phillies) — all delivered their first pitches and flashed promise of their opening acts.
Travis Bazzana, 2B, Columbus (CLE No. 1/MLB No. 15)A tough August has given approach to a sizzling begin in September for Bazzana, who put collectively his finest all-around sport of the season. Final 12 months’s first general Draft decide collected his first multihomer sport as a professional and drove in three runs on the power of his second three-hit contest in three video games. Bazzana has been sizzling currently, going 10-for-32 together with his first three Triple-A jacks, 5 extra-base hits and 6 RBIs in his previous eight video games for Columbus. Full story | Gameday
Konnor Griffin, SS/OF, Altoona (PIT No. 1/MLB No. 1)Griffin added one other spectacular notch on his belt, cracking his twentieth homer of the season and fourth in his previous seven video games for Double-A Altoona. Coupled together with his 65 stolen bases, Griffin turned simply the second Minor Leaguer since 2005 (Jonatan Clase, 2023) to hit 20-plus roundtrippers and steal 60-plus bases in a single season. The primary-year professional is slashing .329/.415/.529 with 112 runs scored and 90 RBIs throughout three Minor League ranges. Gameday
Leo De Vries, SS, Midland (ATH No. 1/MLB No. 3)De Vries broke out in a giant approach for Double-A Midland, launching his first Texas League homer and ending together with his first four-hit sport since tallying 5 on April 22 for Excessive-A Fort Wayne. The youngest participant on the Double-A stage at simply 18 years previous, De Vries was not hitting significantly nicely since his promotion, however he was getting on base with 9 walks in his first 13 contests for the RockHounds, serving to push his OBP to .354 in 111 video games. Gameday
Ethan Holliday, SS, Fresno (COL No. 1/MLB No. 17)Holliday hammered his second professional homer and fell a triple shy of the cycle whereas reaching base safely 4 instances to snap a 2-for-18 slide. In a coincidence solely baseball can provide, the 18-year-old went deep roughly quarter-hour earlier than his older brother Jackson Holliday left the yard with two outs within the ninth for the Orioles to interrupt up Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s no-hitter. The youthful Holliday has reached safely in 15 of his first 17 video games for Single-A Fresno. Full story | Gameday
Liam Doyle, LHP, Palm Seaside (STL No. 2/MLB No. 33)Doyle’s anticipated professional debut was a combined bag, however the southpaw confirmed why he was some of the extremely regarded hurlers on this 12 months’s Draft. The 21-year-old labored 1 2/3 innings and struck out three, together with the primary batter he confronted for Single-A Palm Seaside. Doyle topped out at 98.4 mph and in addition picked off a runner whereas surrendering a solo homer and two walks. Gameday
Eduardo Quintero, OF, Nice Lakes (LAD No. 4/MLB No. 53)Quintero appears to be like to be discovering a consolation stage at Excessive-A after going deep for a second consecutive sport and for the third time in 4 contests. The 19-year-old led off the sport together with his fifth roundtripper for Nice Lakes and his nineteenth throughout two Minor League ranges. Quintero loved a strong first full-season marketing campaign in 2024 however has taken his manufacturing to a different stage this season, slashing .295/.413/.510 with 48 extra-base hits, 98 runs scored, 69 RBIs and 46 stolen bases in 112 video games. Gameday
Alfredo Duno, C, Daytona (CIN No. 3/MLB No. 72)One night time after establishing a brand new membership report together with his eightieth RBI, Duno was again at it for Single-A Daytona. The 19-year-old backstop went yard for a second consecutive sport and for the third time in his previous 4 to provide him 18 this season. Duno’s breakout marketing campaign has additionally made him some of the harmful hitters within the Florida State League which he leads in homers, doubles (32), extra-base hits (52), RBIs (81), walks (95), SLG (.518) and OPS (.948), whereas batting .287. Gameday
Kruz Schoolcraft, LHP, Lake Elsinore (SD No. 2/MLB No. 97)Schoolcraft was the second High 100 prospect to make his professional debut, becoming a member of the Cardinals’ Liam Doyle. Like his fellow first-rounder, the 18-year-old Schoolcraft flashed his ace-like potential, hanging out 4 over 1 2/3 innings for Single-A Lake Elsinore. Drafted twenty fifth general out of Sundown Excessive Faculty in Portland, Ore., the 6-foot-8 southpaw picked up 10 whiffs towards 9 batters in his debut. Gameday
Gage Wooden, RHP, Clearwater (PHI No. 4)Wooden was as marketed in his professional debut after going twenty sixth general on this 12 months’s Draft. The Arkansas product overcame a shaky first inning to rack up 5 strikeouts throughout two frames, together with six whiffs on 13 swings. Wooden constantly sat within the mid 90s together with his fastball, topping out at 97 mph. Gameday
