Editor’s Note: This story originally reported the score and outcome of the game incorrectly, stating that the Cape Cod League defeated the MLB Draft League 10-6. It has been corrected to reflect that the MLB Draft League beat the Cape Cod League by a score of 10-6.
The MLB Draft League defeated the Cape Cod Baseball League 10-6 in the Inaugural All-Star Game at Citi Field in Flushing, New York, on June 30.
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The game remained scoreless through three innings, with both teams showcasing good pitching. The MLB Draft League gave the start to Dominican right-handed pitcher Miguel Sime Jr., who was born in Queens, around 25 minutes from Citi Field. Sime Jr., 18, had friends and family on hand, and they watched him fire bullets at over 100 mph. He threw a scoreless inning with no strikeouts.
Sime Jr. is currently playing with the Trenton Thunder in the MLB Draft League, and he will not throw again for them with the MLB Draft 12 days away. Sime Jr. is the 86th-ranked draft prospect on MLB Pipeline.com and has committed to the 2025 College Baseball Champions, LSU. He is also the top-ranked New York pitcher in the Perfect Game rankings out of Poly Prep Country Day in Brooklyn.
Another pitcher who impressed was right-handed pitcher Kaden Echeman. He is currently playing in the Cape Cod Baseball League with the Falmouth Commodores.
Echeman, 22, pitched for Northern Kentucky the last three seasons and has struck out 217 batters in 186 2/3 innings in his career. He will transfer to Kentucky for the 2026 season, and he was the only player in the game to strike out the side.
The offense woke up in the fourth with one loud home run on each side. The Cape Cod Baseball League’s left-handed hitting second baseman Jarren Advincula launched a three-run home run into the second deck in right field to give the Cape Cod Baseball League a 3-0 lead.
Advincula, 20, has played two seasons for California and is playing for the Cape League’s Cotuit Kettlers this summer. He had six home runs, 33 RBIs, 13 stolen bases, and a slash line of .342/.410/.506 in 237 at-bats for the Golden Bears last season.
The MLB Draft League responded with a two-run home run from left-handed hitting left fielder Harrison Didawick that was hit to right center field. Didawick, 22, is currently playing for the State College Spikes. He has also played three seasons at Virginia and had a breakout season in 2024 with 23 home runs, 68 RBI, and a slash line of .292/.414/.642 in 240 at-bats.
In the bottom of the fifth, MLB Draft League center fielder Khi Holiday had an RBI ground out to tie the game 3-3. Holiday, 22, is playing for the Mahoning Valley Scrappers this summer and played at Southern Indiana this past season, hitting two home runs and netting 35 RBIs, 24 stolen bases, and a slash line of .341/.454/.416 in 271 at-bats for Southern Indiana. Holiday also drove in a run later in the game with an RBI single in the seventh.