The climate is starting to warmth up all throughout the Minor Leagues, and the stat strains simply maintain simmering. On Sunday, one pace demon pulled off a uncommon feat on the basepaths, among the Minors’ hottest sluggers went deep, and several other starters dominated on the mound. Listed here are the highest performers from throughout MiLB:
Jurrangelo Cjintje, RHP/LHP (SEA No. 8/MLB No. 92)
Though the switch-pitcher’s begin was pushed again a day on account of Saturday’s postponement, Cjintje loved his strongest outing of the season at Excessive-A. Pitching predominately right-handed, The Mariners’ 2024 first-rounder took a no-hit bid into the sixth inning and completed up with six scoreless innings of one-hit ball. Cjintje hit two batters and walked two extra, but additionally struck out 5 and set a profession excessive in innings pitched throughout a begin. Full story | Gameday
Carson Benge, OF, Brooklyn (NYM No. 3/MLB No. 89)
Benge homered, reached base 4 instances and drove in 4 runs and that was all earlier than he scored the walk-off run in Excessive-A Brooklyn’s extra-inning victory. New York’s first-round choose in 2024 has been in the midst of a profitable stretch in his first full professional season. He is hitting .309 with a .919 OPS, 4 homers, 25 RBIs and 23 walks in 32 video games. Gameday
Daniel Susac, C, Las Vegas (ATH No. 11)
Susac set a profession excessive with six RBIs in a monster efficiency at Triple-A, homering twice and scoring three runs in a three-hit efficiency. Susac launched a three-run homer within the second and added a two-run homer within the eighth, squeezing an RBI double in between throughout his banner day. The 2022 first-round choose is performing properly for Las Vegas, hitting .298 with a .926 OPS within the offensively pleasant Pacific Coast League. Gameday
Kendall George, CF, Nice Lakes (LAD No. 13)
George ran wild — and we imply wild. The speedy outfielder stole a career-high six bases at Excessive-A on a day wherein he additionally collected two hits, walked twice and scored two runs out of the leadoff spot. George was the fifth Minor League participant to steal a minimum of six bases in a sport since 2015 (no Main Leaguer has carried out it since 2009). It is occurred one different time within the Minors this yr when Emaarion Boyd (Marlins) swiped six bases on April 9. Full story | Gameday
Colt Emerson, SS, Everett (SEA No. 1/MLB No. 19)
Good issues got here in threes for Emerson within the second sport of a doubleheader. He clubbed a three-run lengthy ball — his third homer of the season — to cap a three-hit sport, his second of the yr at Excessive-A and first since April 5. The Mariners’ 2023 first-rounder additionally scored two extra instances for the AquaSox after tallying one hit within the first sport of the double dip. Gameday
Mike Sirota, OF, Nice Lakes (LAD No. 19)
Sirota has been on a tear at Excessive-A currently. Throughout a three-hit afternoon, he homered for the fifth time previously 5 video games, amassing 12 RBIs over the course of these contests. The 21-year-old slugger acquired within the Gavin Lux deal has merely been one of many Minors’ greatest gamers in Might, slashing .455/.568/.932 with six homers and 17 RBIs in 11 video games this month. Gameday
Joseph Sullivan, OF, Asheville (HOU No. 11)
The 22-year-old outfielder put collectively his second profession multihomer sport (and second this season) to proceed including to one of many extra excessive albeit productive stat strains within the Minors. By means of 36 video games at Excessive-A, Sullivan is hitting solely .233 however has 10 homers, 20 RBIs, 37 walks and a .985 OPS. He leads the South Atlantic League in walks and ranks second in homers. Gameday
Tyler Locklear, 1B, Tacoma (SEA No. 11)
Again at Triple-A to start out the 2025 season, Locklear has been racking up hits in bunches. The 24-year-old logged his third four-hit efficiency of the season, tallying 4 singles and two RBIs for Rainiers. The primary baseman has collected seven hits in 5 video games with Tacoma, boosting his common to .298 as he continues his pursuit of rejoining the Mariners. Gameday
Connelly Early, LHP, Portland (BOS No. 9)
A fifth-round select of Virginia in 2023, Early is placing it collectively at Double-A. The southpaw struck out eight throughout 5 1/3 scoreless innings, essentially the most of any ranked left-hander within the Minors on the day. Each beginning and piggybacking for the Sea Canines, he has been spectacular in any function with a 1.88 ERA and 38 strikeouts in 24 innings throughout six appearances. Gameday
Andrew Morris, RHP, St. Paul (MIN No. 9)
The 23-year-old was very efficient for Triple-A St. Paul, putting out eight whereas scattering 4 hits and a stroll throughout 5 scoreless innings. It was the fifth time in eight begins this season that the Twins’ 2022 fourth-rounder didn’t enable a run in his outing. Gameday
Patrick Copen, RHP, Nice Lakes (LAD No. 29)
Copen struck out 11 throughout 6 1/3 innings of one-run ball for the Excessive-A Loons, giving the right-hander his second double-digit-strikeout outing in his previous three begins. Copen has been lights-out in Might with a 1.37 ERA and 30/4 Okay/BB ratio in 19 2/3 innings throughout three begins. Gameday
