We hope you want homers as a result of Friday’s Minor League motion had a complete lot of ‘em. From coast to coast, a few of the recreation’s premier prospect sluggers introduced out the massive bats — however none greater than Lazaro Montes, who walloped a 475-foot tater at Double-A. To not be outdone, the Mets’ Jonah Tong continued his outstanding 2025 with yet one more gem, extending his MiLB strikeout lead. Right here’s the most effective from the night time that was:
Lazaro Montes, OF, Arkansas (SEA No. 2/MLB No. 31)Montes turned the primary Minor Leaguer to succeed in the 20-homer plateau this season and he did it in monstrous style, demolishing his second Double-A roundtripper 475 toes. The 20-year-old has delivered an OPS north of .900 in every of the primary three months of the 12 months, however has turned the dial up in June with 9 homers, placing him simply two away from setting a brand new profession excessive. He has a .575 slugging proportion throughout two ranges and has executed all of it with out dealing with a pitcher youthful than him as soon as in 2025. Gameday
Kevin Alcántara, OF, Iowa (CHC No. 3/MLB No. 67); James Triantos, 2B/OF, Iowa (CHC No. 5)Iowa’s lineup has been one in every of Minor League Baseball’s most potent in 2025 and the duo of Alcántara and Triantos have had a big half in that. Each slugged homers Friday, with Alcántara’s three-run roundtripper within the fifth serving because the go-ahead shot. Between the 2, they mixed for seven RBIs and 7 runs scored. Whereas the facility has been gradual to come back round for Alcántara in June, he’s delivered a .370 on-base proportion throughout 19 video games; Triantos has been on a heater over his previous 11 contests, slashing .311/.347/.556. Gameday
Jackson Ferris, LHP, Tulsa (LAD No. 5/MLB No. 56)Ferris turned in his greatest outing of 2025 in opposition to a stout lineup filled with Rangers prospects. MLB’s fifth-ranked LHP prospect spun six scoreless frames, accumulating seven strikeouts and 13 whiffs. After a formidable seven-start run at Double-A final 12 months, it’s been a tricky go of it for Ferris in 2025 (5.55 ERA in 14 outings), though he has nonetheless racked up 10.4 Okay/9 as a 21-year-old. Gameday
Jonah Tong, RHP, Binghamton (NYM No. 4/MLB No. 93)One other begin, one other Tong gem. The 22-year-old racked up eight strikeouts throughout six frames of one-run ball, retiring eight of the primary 9 batters he confronted. Tong has allowed one run or fewer in 10 of his previous 11 begins and is holding batters to a .137 common total this season. By advantage of staying wholesome — and dominating at each of his stops — he’s starting to create some separation for first place within the MiLB strikeout race at 115 in simply 73 innings pitched. Gameday
Ryan Waldschmidt, OF, Amarillo (AZ No. 3/MLB No. 92)It was a wild one in HODGETOWN, residence to Double-A Amarillo, and Waldschmidt was proper on the coronary heart of it. The thirty first total choose within the 2024 Draft arrived on the degree earlier this week, and after getting his first hit out of the way in which Wednesday, he added his first homer Friday. Between Excessive-A and Double-A, Waldschmidt has racked up 10 homers and 10 steals, becoming a member of Jordan Lawlar as the one D-backs Minor Leaguers to succeed in these marks to date in 2025. Gameday
Joe Mack, C, Jacksonville (MIA No. 5/MLB No. 95)It was an enormous night time for Mack each with the catcher’s tools on and with the bat in his arms. He helped lead 4 Jacksonville pitchers to the membership’s first nine-inning regular-season no-hitter in 25 years, whereas clubbing a house run for the second straight night time. Besides, he added three singles, which matches his profession excessive of 4 hits. Over his previous 4 video games, Mack is 9-for-18 with 16 whole bases. Full story | Gameday
Zac Veen, OF, Albuquerque (COL No. 6)The virtues of hitting within the Pacific Coast League aren’t any secret, however that gained’t dampen the joy round back-to-back four-hit performances for Veen within the slightest. Three of his knocks Friday got here in extra of 95+ mph and the eight hits in his previous 9 at-bats has raised his batting common 40 factors. Having gotten a 12-game style of The Present earlier this 12 months, the 2020 first-rounder continues to make his case for a second spin with 42 hits — together with 16 of the extra-base selection — in 36 video games at Triple-A. Gameday
Kendry Rojas, LHP, Dunedin (TOR No. 8)Rojas has been nothing in need of dominant throughout his Single-A rehab stint as he comes again from a midsection damage that delayed his begin to the 12 months. The southpaw turned in his greatest begin of 2025, spinning 5 hitless frames with 9 strikeouts for Dunedin. Over his previous 4 outings, he’s but to permit a run. On the season, he holds a 1.00 ERA and 0.83 WHIP throughout six appearances within the Florida Coast and Florida State Leagues. Gameday
