MLB Futures Game Rosters & Coaching Staff Announced

The American League and National League rosters were announced for the 2024 Major League Baseball Futures Game for the All-Star Game festivities.

The 2024 MLB Futures Game will take place on July 13. It will be a seven-inning game televised on MLB Network at 4 p.m. EDT at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.

The first MLB Futures Game was at the 1999 ASG at Fenway Park in Boston, and former New York Yankee second baseman Alfonso Soriano won the MVP.

Other international-born players who have won the MLB Futures Game MVP are Jose Reyes in 2002, Chin-Lung Hu in 2007, Che-hsuan Lin in 2008, Rene Tosoni in 2009, and Yoan Moncada in 2016. Each player listed as the MLB Futures Game MVP was part of the World Team prior to the format of teams changing in 2021 with the AL and NL.

All of the MLBpipeline.com Top 100 prospects that are participating in the 2024 Futures Game are Boston Red Sox shortstop Marcelo Mayer at No. 7, Detroit Tigers outfielder Max Clark at No. 10, Baltimore Orioles catcher Samuel Basallo at No. 12, Minnesota Twins shortstop Brooks Lee at No. 13, Chicago White Sox shortstop Colson Montgomery at No. 16 and left-hander Noah Schultz at No. 18 for American League notables. Washington Nationals outfielders James Wood at No. 2, Dylan Crews at No. 4, and San Diego Padres catcher Ethan Salas at No. 6 are the National League standouts.

Wood will be replaced by a player to be announced since he is now on the Nationals active roster.

The international-born players that are on the AL and NL Futures Game rosters are Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Jeral Perez from La Romana, Dominican Republic, Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Thayron Liranzo from San Francisco de Macoris, Dominican Republic, Chicago Cubs outfielder Owen Caissie from Burlington, Ontario, Canada, Chicago Cubs first baseman Moises Ballesteros from Los Teques, Venezuela, Cleveland Guardians outfielder Jaison Chourio from Maracaibo, Venezuela, Detroit Tigers infielder Hao-Yu Lee from New Taipei, Taiwan, Baltimore Orioles catcher Samuel Basallo from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Toronto Blue Jays right-handed pitcher Fernando Perez from Rivas, Nicaragua, Texas Rangers right-handed pitcher Winston Santos from Payita, Dominican Republic, Texas Rangers infielder Sebastian Walcott from Nassau, Bahamas, Texas Rangers right-handed pitcher Emiliano Teodo from Barhaona, Dominican Republic, and Oakland Athletics right-handed pitcher Luis Morales from Antilla, Cuba.

Ballesteros is part of the inactive selection and is participating in the Futures Skills Showcase.

Forty-eight of the 54 players listed on the 2024 MLB Futures Game rosters also participated in MLB’s inaugural Spring Breakout event last March.

Twenty-four were former first-round picks, including a pair of former No. 2 overall selections, Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Druw Jones in 2022 and Washington Nationals outfielder Dylan Crews in 2023.

The 2024 MLB Futures Game rosters will include players from eight different nations and territories: 41 from the United States, six from the Dominican Republic, two from Venezuela, and one each from the Bahamas, Canada, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Taiwan.

2024 Futures Game Roster Selection (MLBpipeline.com organization/Top 100 ranks in parentheses) (Minor League Affiliate Team):

^^Futures Game and Futures Skills Showcase participant

^Future Skills Showcase participant only

WSH-IA – Washington Nationals Official Roster-Inactive 

• LAA: RHP, Caden Dana, (No. 1/MLB, No. 91) (Double-A Rocket City)
• HOU: RHP, A.J. Blubaugh, (No. 7) (Triple-A Sugar Land)
• OAK: RHP, Luis Morales, (No. 2) (High-A Lansing)
• TOR: RHP, Fernando Perez, (No. 23) (Low-A Dunedin)
• ATL: C, Drake Baldwin, (No. 11) (Triple-A Gwinnett)
• MIL: SS, Cooper Pratt, (No. 4, MLB-No. 96) (Low-A Carolina)
• STL: RHP, Tink Hence, (No. 1/MLB, No. 43) (Double-A Springfield); LHP, Quinn Mathews, (No. 2/MLB No. 100) (Double-A Springfield)
• CHC: 3B, Matt Shaw, (No. 2/MLB No. 30) (Double-A Tennessee); OF, Owen Caissie, (No. 3/MLB No. 35) (Triple-A Iowa); C, ^Moises Ballesteros, (No. 5/MLB No. 61) (Triple-A Iowa)
• ARI: OF, Druw Jones, (No. 3/MLB, No. 80) (Low-A Visalia); Deyvison de los Santos, 1B (No. 14) (Triple-A Reno)
• LAD: C, Thayron Liranzo, (No. 8) (High-A Great Lakes); Jeral Perez, 2B (No. 17) (Low-A Rancho Cucamonga)
• SF: 1B, Bryce Eldridge, (No. 2/MLB No. 71) (High-A Eugene)
• CLE: OF, Jaison Chourio, (No. 3/MLB No. 86) (Low-A Lynchburg); 1B, Ralphy Velazquez, (No. 4/MLB No. 88) (Low-A Lynchburg)
• SEA: SS, Cole Young, (No. 1/MLB No. 23) (Double-A Arkansas); C, Harry Ford, (No. 2/MLB No. 24) (Double-A Arkansas)
• MIA: RHP Noble Meyer (No. 1/MLB No. 41) (High-A Beloit); LHP Thomas White (No. 2/MLB No. 58) (High-A Beloit)
• NYM: RHP, Brandon Sproat, (No. 6/MLB No. 98) (Double-A Binghamton)
• WSH: *OF, James Wood, (No. 1/MLB No. 2) (WSH-IA); OF, Dylan Crews, (No. 2/MLB No. 4) (Triple-A Rochester); 3B, ^Brady House, (No. 3/MLB No. 45) (Double-A Harrisburg)
• BAL: C, Samuel Basallo, (No. 2/MLB No. 12) (Double-A Bowie)
• SD: C, Ethan Salas, (No. 1/MLB No. 6) (High-A Fort Wayne); LHP, Robby Snelling (No. 2/MLB No. 47) (Double-A San Antonio)
• PHI: SS, Aidan Miller, (No. 2/MLB No. 28) (High-A Jersey Shore); OF, Justin Crawford, (No. 3/MLB No. 56) (High-A Jersey Shore)
• PIT: RHP, Bubba Chandler, (No. 1/MLB No. 52) (Double-A Altoona); 2B, Termarr Johnson, (No. 2/MLB No. 77) (High-A Greensboro)
• TEX: SS, ^Sebastian Walcott, (No. 1/MLB No. 73) (High-A Hickory); RHP, Emiliano Teodo, (No. 14) (Double-A Frisco); RHP, Winston Santos, (No. 15) (Double-A Frisco)
• TB: 1B, Xavier Isaac, (No. 3/MLB No. 32) (High-A Bowling Green); OF, Chandler Simpson, (No. 10) (Double-A Montgomery); 1B, ^Tre’ Morgan, (No. 13) (High-A Bowling Green)
• BOS: SS, Marcelo Mayer, (No. 1/MLB No. 7) (Double-A Portland); OF, ^^Roman Anthony, (No. 2/MLB No. 14) (Double-A Portland); C Kyle Teel, (No. 3/MLB No. 25) (Double-A Portland)
• CIN: RHP, Rhett Lowder, (No. 1/MLB No. 21) (Double-A Chattanooga);  3B, ^Cam Collier, (No. 3/MLB No. 85) (High-A Dayton)
• COL: RHP, Chase Dollander, (No. 1/MLB No. 37) (High-A Spokane)
• KC: RHP Ben Kudrna, (No. 3) (High-A Quad Cities); OF Gavin Cross, (No. 7) (Double-A Northwest Arkansas)
• DET: OF, Max Clark, (No. 1/MLB No. 10) (Low-A Lakeland); 2B, Hao-Yu Lee, (No. 13) (Double-A Erie)
• MIN: SS, ^Brooks Lee, (No. 2/MLB No. 13) (Triple-A St. Paul)
• CHW: SS, Colson Montgomery, (No. 1/MLB No. 16) (Triple-A Charlotte); LHP, Noah Schultz, (No. 2/MLB No. 18) (Double-A Birmingham) )
• NYY: OF, Spencer Jones, (No. 2/MLB No. 75) (Double-A Somerset); LHP, Brock Selvidge, (No. 10) (Double-A Somerset)

2024 Futures Game Coaching Staffs: 

American League:

Manager – Adrian Beltré

Bench Coach – Raul Ibañez

Hitting Coach – Prince Fielder

Pitching Coach – Francisco Cordero

Bullpen Coach – Derek Holland

First Base Coach – Mitch Moreland

Third Base Coach – Nelson Cruz

Coach – Elvis Andrus

Minor League Coach – Kenny Holmberg

National League:

Manager – Michael Young

Bench Coach – Ian Kinsler

Hitting Coach – Mark Teixeira

Pitching Coach – Darren Oliver

Bullpen Coach – Colby Lewis

First Base Coach – Gary Matthews Jr.

Third Base Coach – Gabe Alvarez

Coach – Vernon Wells

The Inaugural Futures Skills Showcase will take place on July 13 at Globe Life Field. Eight players, four from the AL and NL, will participate in the event.

The AL will have Minnesota Twins shortstop Brooks Lee (No. 2/MLB No. 13), Texas Rangers shortstop Sebastian Walcott (No. 1/MLB No. 73), Boston Red Sox outfielder Roman Anthony (No. 2/MLB No. 14), and Tampa Bay Rays first baseman Tre’ Morgan (No. 13).

The NL will scale the talent with Cincinnati Reds third baseman Cam Collier (No. 3/MLB No. 85), Pittsburgh Pirates middle infielder Termarr Johnson (No. 2/MLB No. 77), Chicago Cubs catcher Moises Ballesteros (No. 5/MLB No. 61) and Washington Nationals third baseman Brady House (No. 3/MLB No. 34).

Inaugural Futures Skills Showcase Rules From Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com:

1. Hit It Here

Hitters have ten swings to earn points based on each target’s value. There will be obstacles representing infielders’ traditional starting positions placed on the infield dirt to add a degree of difficulty. Hitters get points for reaching outfield targets on the fly or a bounce, and they earn points by landing the ball on the bunt target.

2. Call Your Shot

This round showcases control and placement, and players will “call their shot” while taking ten swings to left, center, and right. Hitters initially can pick any field to hit the ball to. If successful, then they choose one of the two remaining fields, moving on to the last field once they’re successful with the second one. Once all three fields have been hit, the player can call his shot to any field with any remaining swings. Six points are earned for each successful swing, with hitters needing to clear the infield for it to count.

3. Swing for the Fences

This one will feel familiar to most fans as it most closely resembles a Home Run Derby. But points for the home runs are weighted: six points for pull-side or center-field home runs; 12 points for any opposite-field shots. And if a hitter goes deep on consecutive swings, he’ll get an additional six-point streak bonus. If he hits more than two in a row, every home run in the streak will get the six-point bonus.

Photo Credit: James Wood #50 of the Washington Nationals reacts during the first inning against the New York Mets at Nationals Park on July 2, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)

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