The All-Star Futures Game will take place at noon ET on Sunday, July 12, at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, to be followed by All-Star 3-on-3, a spin on the celebrity game. As usual, it’s a seven-inning affair, which means we won’t get to see as many prospects as we should — or we’ll see just as many, but see less of them than we should.
That aside, this year’s rosters might be the best representation of the current talent in the minors we’ve had in ages. If you follow the minors at all, or are interested in seeing the next group of major-league stars, this game is a must-watch.
Here are the rosters for each league, subject to change due to injury or MLB promotions:
American League roster
Player NamePositionOrganization
Kade Anderson
LHP
Mariners
Jamie Arnold
LHP
Athletics
Tyler Bremner
RHP
Angels
Kendry Chourio
RHP
Royals
Joseph Dzierwa
LHP
Orioles
Anthony Eyanson
RHP
Red Sox
Carlos Lagrange
RHP
Yankees
Nolan Perry
RHP
Blue Jays
Caden Scarborough
RHP
Rangers
Ryan Sloan
RHP
Mariners
Nathan Flewelling
C
Rays
Cooper Ingle*
C
Guardians
Thayron Liranzo
C
Tigers
Blake Mitchell
C
Royals
Franklin Arias
SS
Red Sox
Leo De Vries
SS
Athletics
Caleb Bonemer
SS
White Sox
Kaelen Culpepper
SS
Twins
George Lombard Jr.
SS
Yankees
JoJo Parker
SS
Blue Jays
Ralphy Velazquez
1B
Guardians
Kevin Alvarez
OF
Astros
Theo Gillen
OF
Rays
Ike Irish
OF
Orioles
Nelson Rada
OF
Angels
* Currently in MLB
National League roster
Player NamePositionOrganization
Cam Caminiti
LHP
Atlanta
Liam Doyle
LHP
Cardinals
Seth Hernandez
RHP
Pirates
Gage Wood
RHP
Phillies
Kash Mayfield
LHP
Padres
Karson Milbrandt
RHP
Marlins
Mason McGwire
RHP
Cubs
Wen-Hui Pan
RHP
Phillies
Miguel Sime Jr.
RHP
Nationals
Alfredo Duno
C
Reds
Rainiel Rodriguez
C
Cardinals
Ethan Salas
C
Padres
Ryan Clifford
1B/OF
Mets
Charlie Condon
1B
Rockies
Kayson Cunningham
SS
Diamondbacks
Gavin Kilen
SS
Giants
Jesús Made
SS
Brewers
Luis Peña
SS
Brewers
Eli Willits
SS
Nationals
Roldy Brito
OF
Rockies
Josue De Paula
OF
Dodgers
Edward Florentino
OF
Pirates
Josiah Hartshorn
OF
Cubs
Dakota Jordan
OF
Giants
Mike Sirota
OF
Dodgers
As a reminder, all 30 organizations must be represented by at least one player and no organization can have more than two players on a roster.
Forty-three of the 50 players on my updated rankings from late May were eligible to be selected for this game and are not currently on the injured list. The rosters announced on Wednesday include 27 of those 43 players, including the top six prospects and eight of the top 10.
There really aren’t any glaring omissions here, because the best remaining prospects are either from teams already represented by two players (the Dodgers’ Eduardo Quintero, the Guardians’ Angel Genao) or are too far away from the big leagues (the Giants’ Josuar Gonzalez and Luis Hernández are in rookie ball).
Highlights of the 2026 Futures Game rosters
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Let’s look at some of the highlights (all stats through Sunday):
• Milwaukee’s Jesús Made, the No. 1 prospect in baseball, is in the game and I assume will start somewhere in the infield for the NL, although probably not at shortstop just given who else is on the roster (as in, a bevy of shortstops). Made turned 19 just two months ago and is already hitting well in Double A, with a .281/.355/.441 line, along with 23 steals in 30 attempts.
• Shortstop Leo De Vries, of the Athletics, is also 19 in Double A — get used to hearing that phrase — and is hitting .281/.374/.423 in a good hitters’ park, with 28 steals in 33 attempts. He was the main player of the A’s return in the Mason Miller trade, and is one of the best prospects to move at a trade deadline in my career. He’s primarily a shortstop, but he’s also played 15 games at third this year, probably because Jacob Wilson exists. For our purposes, though, that positional flexibility gets him into the game more easily — he could be the starter at third base, since the AL roster has seven infielders, six of whom are natural shortstops.
• Boston shortstop Franklin Arias is an ancient 20 years old in Double A, hitting .329/.407/.588 with 15 home runs after hitting eight all of last year. He should be the starter at shortstop, leading an AL roster that also features the Yankees’ best prospect in shortstop George Lombard Jr. and the White Sox’ best prospect in shortstop Caleb Bonemer. I would like to point out that all five players I’ve mentioned so far entered pro ball as teenagers, the last two as high school draftees, which MLB’s recent proposal to the union seeks to eliminate.
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• I assume the AL’s starting pitcher will be Seattle lefty Kade Anderson, the No. 1 pitching prospect in baseball. He is currently slapping Double-A hitters silly, with a 1.22 ERA in 66 2/3 innings, allowing 10 walks and striking out 99 (41.4 percent of batters faced). He has a wipeout changeup, strong fastball command and a solid four-pitch mix that would fit well in any MLB rotation right now … except Seattle’s.
• For the NL, it should be Phillies right-hander Gage Wood, since Philadelphia is hosting the game and their only representatives are pitchers (the other is Taiwanese righty Wen-Hui Pan, since shortstop Aidan Miller is on the IL). Wood started the year in Low A and jumped right to Double A, working as a starter but only going three-to-four innings a game, missing bats with his mid-90s fastball while he works on developing his other pitches.
• Padres catcher Ethan Salas is on the injured list right now with an oblique strain, although he’s supposed to be back on the field before the Futures Game. I hope he’s able to play, as this has been a real breakout year for the 2023 international signee. He played only 10 games last year around a lower back injury, but this season he’s hit .281/.349/.433 as a 20-year-old in Double A. If he can’t go, the NL roster does have two other elite catching prospects, both of whom were also on my top 50 in May, in Rainiel Rodriguez of the Cardinals and Alfredo Duno of the Reds.
• Royals right-hander Kendry Chourio is the youngest pitcher on either roster at 18, and the Venezuelan native might have the best command and control in the minors. He was just promoted to High A, and in 13 starts total this year, he has walked 11 batters, only 4.7 percent of the batters he’s faced, while limiting hard contact because he stays out of the heart of the zone.
• The first pick from last year’s draft, Washington shortstop Eli Willits, is on the NL roster. He has really taken off this year, moving up to High A in mid-June and continuing to hit, get on base and most notably hit for power — even though his new home park in Wilmington is a tough park for power. He’s noticeably stronger and is still an elite defender at shortstop. He’s also still only 18 years old.
• In addition to Willits, we have seven more picks from the top 12 in last year’s draft, including Anderson, Pirates right-hander Seth Hernandez and Blue Jays shortstop JoJo Parker. Last year’s No. 3 pick, Ethan Holliday, is injured and probably out for the season.
• Cubs outfielder Josiah Hartshorn has had an outstanding season to date, actually hitting better since his promotion to High A (their Low-A affiliate, Myrtle Beach, has one of the best pitchers’ parks in the minors). He’s showing power and patience, but he’s not as advanced a hitter as most of the other guys in the game. He’ll probably get just one at-bat, so it probably doesn’t matter, but he has emerged as one of the Cubs’ top prospects in just three months in full-season ball.
• One surprise inclusion for me: Miguel Sime Jr., a right-handed pitcher in the Nats’ system. Sime sits upper 90s and has hit 101 mph as a starter, but he’s walked 37 in 40 2/3 innings in A-ball, and I’m worried he’ll come in and be unable to find the plate. It might have been better to give the Nats just one prospect here and maybe give the home team another prospect like Ramon Marquez.