Tigers’ 2 elite prospects land near top of Baseball America’s new rankings
Two of the top five prospects in all of baseball are likely to make their debut at Comerica Park in 2022. Outfielder Riley Greene was ranked fourth and first baseman Spencer Torkelson fifth in Baseball America’s newly released ranking of top 100 prospects. 3 overall draft pick in 2021, has yet to pitch in professional baseball after the Tigers opted not to push him last summer. TIGERS IN THE BA TOP 100(annual January release)2022: OF Riley Greene (4), 1B Spencer Torkelson (5) and RHP Jackson Jobe (79). 2021: Torkelson (5), LHP Tarik Skubal (20), RHP Casey Mize (28), RHP Matt Manning (30), Greene (31).
mlive.comHow to Watch the MLB All-Star Futures Game | Channel, Stream, Time
For the 22nd time, the best young players in the game will descend on Coors Field in Denver for the annual SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game. Watch the MLB All-Star Weekend on FuboTV (7-day free trial)This event has seen the likes of future all-stars such as Alfonso Soriano (1999), Miguel Cabrera (2001, 2002), Clayton Kershaw (2007), Mike Trout (2010) and many more provide thrilling previews of what was to come in the Futures Game. Some of the big names to watch out for include a stacked American League squad. Max Meyer (Miami Marlins), Matthew Liberatore (St. Louis Cardinals), Quinn Priester (Pittsburgh Pirates) and Nick Lodolo (Cincinnati Reds) are all in the MLB’s Top-50 Prospects list. What: SiriusXM MLB All-Star Futures GameWho: American League vs. National LeagueWhen: Sunday, July 11Time: 3:00 p.m.
mlive.comBaseball Report: Hall Of Fame Welcomes 2019 Class
And this weekend in Cooperstown, New York, pitching was immortalized in the Baseball Hall of Fame. This weeks Baseball Report reviews the latest Hall of Fame class, checks in with the 2019 top overall draft pick, and looks at the new netting in Chicago. Hall of Fame Class of 2019This years six-man class includes four pitchers Mike Mussina, Mariano Rivera, Lee Smith, and the late Roy Halladay among its six inductees. He is also the first unanimous inductee into the Baseball Hall of Fame. The other starting pitcher of the 2019 class, Halladay had his life tragically cut short in a post-retirement plane accident.
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