Josue De Paula, MLB Futures Game and Los Angeles Dodgers
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• There were a couple of players who did underwhelm in the game. Marlins lefty Thomas White returned to the Futures Game, and for the second year in a row, he had trouble throwing strikes. He was 95-98 with a slider at 80-84, premium stuff, but half his pitches were called balls and they were bad misses at that.
Catch a glimpse of Major League Baseball's next generation of stars – before they hit the big time – at the annual Futures Game this weekend.
Clark spent his first 68 games of the 2025 seasons with High-A West Michigan. He hit .285 with an .857 OPS, drawing 65 walks to go with seven home runs, 47 RBIs, 12 doubles and two triples. He was 12-for-14 when attempting to steal.
Stock futures were little changed on Wednesday evening after the S&P 500 recouped some of its losses from this week's tariff-fueled slide. S&P 500 futures traded just below the flatline, along with Nasdaq 100 futures. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average were down 37 points, or less than 0.1%.
Cincinnati Reds prospect Sal Stewart played in the prestigious Futures Game Saturday and got the call after the game that he's being promoted to AAA.
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Tait entered the game, which was played in Atlanta, in the fourth inning of the National League’s 4-2 win. Aldan native and Detroit Tigers prospect Kevin McGonigle also competed in the game.
Chipper Jones served as the National League’s manager in the All-Star Futures Game on Saturday at Truist Park. But this certainly wasn’t a sign he’s ready to be Braves manager Brian Snitker’s replacement or spend any of his retirement years as a skipper.