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Here's how every prospect fared in the AFL Fall Stars Game

Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · Monday, November 9, 2026 at 6:59 AM · 7 min read
Here's how every prospect fared in the AFL Fall Stars Game — Eagan Sports news

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The 20th annual Fall Stars Game is in the books and it was a tightly contested showdown indicative of the considerable talent on both the American League and National League rosters. It was an eighth-inning breakout from the NL squad that firmly swung the pendulum its way en route to a 7-4 win at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. It was the NL's first victory since 2022.​ More on the Arizona Fall League: • Fall Stars Game: Results | Top performers | Gameday | History • HR Derby: Blue Jays' Parker wins crown | History • Week 5 top performers | Players of the Week • Past champions | Awards | All-time roster • Tickets | Shop | Schedule | Complete coverage Reds outfielder Yerlin Confidan was named the game’s MVP, joining notable previous winners like Colson Montgomery (2023), JJ Bleday (2021), Royce Lewis (2019) and Gary Sánchez (2015). Ten members of MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 Prospects list took the field and many showed off why they could soon be integral pieces of their respective franchises at the big league level. All told, 60 players got into the game -- here’s how they did. Jump to: AL East | AL Central | AL West | NL East | NL Central | NL West AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST Blue Jays Jake Bloss, RHP ( No. 11 ): The results weren't ideal -- two runs on two hits and a walk -- across Bloss' two-thirds of work, but the pure stuff was. His fastball topped out at 98.2 mph and he got whiffs on five of 11 swings. Jake Cook, OF ( No. 20 ): Arguably the fastest player in the Fall League, Cook fittingly entered as a pinch-runner in the sixth, taking over in right field the rest of the way. He went down looking on strikes in his lone trip to the box. Aaron Parker , C: Less than 24 hours after putting on an epic Home Run Derby performance , Parker drew the start at designated hitter. The 5-foot-7 catcher (who is seeing most of his time in left field in the AFL) struck out twice and walked once, plating a run due to his plate discipline. Orioles Ike Irish, OF/1B ( No. 5 / MLB No. 95 ): It was a busy night for Irish, who walked, collected an infield RBI single and reached on an error in his three plate appearances. He drew the start in right field and unleashed a 94.5 mph throw to keep a runner at bay, a mark that would rank among MLB's 99th percentile in arm strength this year. Patrick Reilly , RHP: The right-hander earned the start for the AL and battled his command, walking the first three batters he faced before rebounding to collect a pair of strikeouts to limit the damage to just one run. His four-seam fastball averaged 96.2 mph with a near-elite 19 inches of induced vertical break. Braxton Bragg, RHP ( No. 22 ): It was a dominant 10-pitch frame for the 2023 eighth-rounder, who struck out the first two batters he faced -- one on a cutter looking, the other on a sinker swinging -- before getting a quick groundout to cap off his night. Vance Honeycutt , OF: One of the circuit's most tooled-up players was rewarded for his strong fall with the start in center field. The club's first-round pick in the 2024 Draft struck out twice and drew a walk in his three trips to the dish. Rays Nathan Flewelling, C ( No. 4 / MLB No. 63 ): Getting the start behind the dish, the All-Star Futures Game MVP went 0-for-3 but did rip a 101 mph liner to left field that was corralled in the third. He threw out an attempted basestealer in the first and then unleashed an 83.9 mph throw (equivalent to MLB's 95th percentile this year) on an erased stolen-base attempt in the fourth. Marcus Johnson , RHP: The 6-foot-6 right-hander utilized his five-pitch mix to twirl a scoreless fifth inning, including a strikeout of Top 100 prospect Tate Southisene. He pounded the zone with 17 of his 23 pitches going for strikes, working around a pair of singles by getting his final two batters to fly out. Red Sox Antonio Anderson , 1B/3B: The switch-hitting corner infielder showed off his power bona fides during the Home Run Derby on Saturday and then collected an opposite-field knock off Top 100 prospect Jarlin Susana in the first. He flipped around to the right-handed batter's box and struck out in his next two at-bats. Yankees Dax Kilby, SS ( No. 1 / MLB No. 78 ): A jam-packed AL infield led to Kilby entering at DH as a late-inning replacement. The club's 2025 first-round pick struck out swinging twice against a pair of right-handers. Chris Veach , RHP: It was a quick night of work for the nondrafted free agent, who threw three pitches and retired the only batter he faced on a popup. He threw two mid-70s changeups that averaged an exceptional 48 inches of drop. Kyle West , 1B: Tied for the Fall League lead with six homers entering the weekend, West entered the game at first base and struck out swinging in both of his trips to the plate. More from MLB Pipeline : • Top 100 prospects | Stats | Video | Podcast | Complete coverage AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL Guardians Luke Hill, 2B ( No. 15 ): Hill entered as a defensive replacement and made his offensive opportunities count. He walked in the seventh and smacked a double in the ninth en route to scoring the final AL run of the game. He did allow an NL run to score in the ninth on a throwing error. Welbyn Francisca, SS ( No. 19 ): The Fall League's OPS leader (1.198) went 1-for-3 at the plate with a single, a stolen base and a run scored. He saw time at both middle infield spots, making two sparkling plays in the field but also a costly throwing error at second base that allowed two runs to score for the NL in the fifth. Get the latest from the Twins Have the latest news, ticket information, and more from the Twins and MLB delivered right to your inbox. Sign up Royals Angeibel Gomez, OF ( No. 2 / MLB No. 76 ): Gomez entered in place of his Royals organization teammate (Zion Rose) and played left field. He struck out in both of his at-bats, though he's hit .293 so far in Fall League action. Zion Rose, OF ( No. 6 ): Rose led off for the AL in left field. He walked and had a pair of strikeouts in his trips to the plate. He also got picked off following a third-inning walk. Justin Lamkin, LHP ( No. 8 ): Lamkin wasted little time authoring a 1-2-3 inning. He threw six of just seven pitches for strikes with a max fastball velocity of 94.4 mph. Tigers No active participants Twins Kyle DeBarge , UTIL: DeBarge reached base three times with a double (104.4 mph exit velocity), a single and a walk. He also stole a pair of bases and manufactured a run by forcing an overthrow and scoring on the play in the fifth. White Sox Jonathan Clark , RHP: Clark entered in the eighth and got a strikeout on a changeup to end the frame. He returned to the mound in the bottom of the ninth and allowed a single to Alex McCoy before being lifted for Kenya Huggins. AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST Angels Arjun Nimmala, SS ( No. 1 / MLB No. 34 ): In the threads he received at the Trade Deadline after being dealt by the Blue Jays, Nimmala came off the bench to play shortstop. The 2023 first-rounder worked two five-pitch at-bats, but he struck out in both. Astros Jank Pichardo , RHP: After being roughed up in his most recent AFL start, Pichardo tossed a scoreless inning of relief. The 22-year-old yielded a 103.6 mph single off the bat of Andy Perez with one out before generating a double play from Alex McCoy to close the frame. Athletics Davis Diaz, C/INF ( No. 19 ): A sixth-inning substitution, Diaz lined a single at 99.8 mph before being caught stealing second base in his lone plate appearance. Kenya Huggins, RHP ( No. 23 ): The final pitcher to appear for the AL, Huggins emerged with the fate of the game already determined. The 23-year-old surrendered a softly hit single that plated a run before ending the game with a flyout and a popout. Mariners Adam Smith , RHP: Smith took the loss after giving up three runs

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