On an evening during which two Prime 100 prospects made noise on the mound, a 24-year-old backstop within the Excessive-A Midwest League might need stolen the highlight by connecting on not one however a pair of grand slams. There was no scarcity of motion across the Minors, together with a young person notching the primary multihomer recreation of his profession and final yr’s No. 1 total Draft decide discovering his swing:
Andrew Painter, RHP, Lehigh Valley (PHI No. 1/MLB No. 5)
Baseball’s top-ranked pitching prospect made his much-anticipated Triple-A debut and didn’t disappoint. Painter breezed by means of two innings, hanging out 4 earlier than getting out and in of bother within the third body. The 22-year-old fanned 5, permitting one hit and three walks whereas tossing 60 pitches (34 for strikes) over three innings. Full story | Gameday
Travis Bazzana, 2B, Akron (CLE No. 1/MLB No. 7)
The No. 1 decide within the 2024 Draft is starting to heat up with the climate on the plate. Bazzana doubled as a part of a three-hit night time and scored three runs whereas extending his hitting streak to 6 video games. The 22-year-old has hit safely in 9 of his final 10 contests and is slashing .310/.333/.517 with 4 extra-base hits and three stolen bases this month. Gameday
Chase Burns, RHP, Chattanooga (CIN No. 1/MLB No. 22)
Burns continues to look robust for Double-A Chattanooga, and he matched the skilled excessive of eight strikeouts he established in his final begin. The Wake Forest product allowed a solo homer and one other unearned run, however largely overmatched opposing batters. Burns threw 50 of 74 pitches for strikes and retired six of seven to finish his outing. The 22-year-old has a 1.93 ERA and a 21-to-2 Okay/BB ratio throughout 14 innings (three begins) for the Lookouts. Gameday
Ben Hess, RHP, Hudson Valley (NYY No. 3)
New York’s first-round decide final yr has been spectacular in his first go-around with Excessive-A Hudson Valley. Hess took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and retired 17 consecutive batters between the primary and sixth. He misplaced the no-no bid on an infield single that deflected off him, however rapidly induced a double play to finish his night after a professional-high 6 2/3 innings. Hess matched his season finest with 9 strikeouts and is averaging 14.04 Okay/9 to go together with a 3.24 ERA and a 0.96 WHIP. Gameday
Ryan Ignoffo, C, Beloit (Unranked)
The 24-year-old Marlins catching prospect did one thing in a single recreation many gamers could be fortunate to have accomplished simply as soon as. Ignoffo hit grand slams in consecutive at-bats late within the recreation for Excessive-A Beloit, accounting for all of his career-high eight RBIs. The Japanese Illinois product, who entered the sport with one RBI in his earlier six video games, turned the seventh Minor Leaguer since 2015 to hit a pair of salamis in a single recreation. Full story | Gameday
Eduardo Quintero, OF, Rancho Cucamonga (LAD No. 8)
Quintero prolonged his hitting streak to eight video games along with his finest efficiency of the season. The 19-year-old collected his first multihomer recreation, singled and walked from atop Single-A Rancho Cucamonga’s lineup. On the energy of a hitting streak that dates again to the ultimate two video games in April, Quintero has elevated his common to .295 and his OPS to .966 with a team-high six roundtrippers. Gameday
Ralphy Velazquez, 1B, Lake County (CLE No. 5)
It has been a tricky begin to the season for Velazquez, who opened the yr at Excessive-A as a 19-year-old after ending 2024 with the Captains. However the twenty third total decide in 2023 flashed that first-round potential, establishing profession highs with three extra-base hits and 5 RBIs. Velazquez drove in three runs on a pair of doubles and picked up his last two RBIs on his first triple of the yr. Gameday
Hurston Waldrep, RHP, Gwinnett (ATL No. 3)
Waldrep rebounded from his shortest outing of the season to start the month along with his longest and finest efficiency of 2025. Atlanta’s 2023 first-round decide recorded his third double-digit strikeout recreation as a professional with a season-high 10 punchouts. Waldrep surrendered two runs on two hits and two walks whereas tossing 95 pitches (56 for strikes). Gameday
Miguel Ullola, RHP, Sugar Land (HOU No. 5)
Ullola seems to be discovering his footing at Triple-A after his second consecutive scoreless begin for Sugar Land. The 22-year-old struck out a season-high 10 and allowed one hit over 5 innings for the second straight outing. Regardless of a tough first month, Ullola is holding opponents to a .171 common and has fanned 26 in 20 innings throughout six begins. Gameday
