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Triple-A: Syracuse (Mets) 3, Norfolk Tides 2 – 7 innings

The Tides out-hit the Chiefs in this one by an 8-4 margin and still lost the game. You might be tempted to think that means that Syracuse got clutch hits with RISP and Norfolk didn’t, but you would be wrong: Syracuse was 0-6 with RISP. Norfolk did not commit any errors. They scored first in the game, holding a 2-0 lead. Then they gave up three runs over the next two innings and lost the shortened game. This team is good at losing. They are 32-58.

Norfolk box scores have become a lot less interesting while Creed Willems is on the injured list. There is one prospect taking regular at-bats, and that is Enrique Bradfield Jr. The speedy outfielder had a single and a walk out of the leadoff spot on Friday night. He sits at a .680 OPS in 38 games. Not-prospect-but-I-always-root-for-him guy Heston Kjerstad had three of the Tides hits all by his lonesome, raising his batting line to .301/.330/.451 in 44 games.

Box score.

Double-A: Akron (Guardians) 5, Chesapeake Baysox 2

A tough day at the office for 24-year-old lefty Sebastian Gongora, the Baysox starter. The RubberDucks dropped nine hits on him in only 4.1 innings and they were able to turn those hits into all five Akron runs. Gongora has been pretty good overall this year, so this rough start still only bumps his ERA to 3.55.

Chesapeake scored their two runs in the top of the first inning and then did not score for the remainder of the game. Thomas Sosa and Frederick Bencosme each drove in a run in the first frame. Brandon Butterworth, one of the players from the Padres deal last July, had three hits for the Baysox. He’s OPSing .766 through 28 games of his age 23 season at Double-A. It’d be more interesting if he was doing that at Triple-A, but it’s not nothing.

Box score.

High-A: Frederick Keys 5, Jersey Shore (Phillies) 2

A masterful outing by 21-year-old righty Twine Palmer gave the Keys a good shove in the right direction in this one and they didn’t waste that chance. Palmer struck out eight batters over his six innings, allowing a run on three hits and two walks. Those are some good ratios. His ERA for the season is lowered to 3.58. Batters are hitting just .203 against him. He had a brutal introduction to the organization after being acquired from the Astros last July. This year is going better for him.

The only run the BlueClaws scored off of Palmer came home in the top of the first inning. Frederick’s offense scored two in the bottom half of the inning and never looked back. The Keys picked up three doubles in their first inning, starting with leadoff man RJ Austin. The infielder/outfielder from last year’s draft had three hits and a walk overall and stole a pair of bases as well. Austin is hitting .257/.352/.415 in 44 games with Frederick.

Other 2025 picks also played a part. Ike Irish drove in two of the five Keys runs thanks to one sacrifice fly and one RBI single. Wehiwa Aloy picked up a pair of hits and drove in a run. Each of these guys continues to OPS over .800.

Box score.

Low-A: Kannapolis (White Sox) 2, Delmarva Shorebirds 1 – 7 innings, Game 1

An unfortunately typical sad-looking Shorebirds box score this season. True, it was a seven-inning game since this was a minor league doubleheader, but even so, they only got four hits. They also committed two errors. Tough way to win.

Shortstop DJ Layton was on base three times in four plate appearances, picking up a pair of singles and a walk. He also stole two bases, giving him 26 on the season in 37 tries.

Box score.

Low-A: Kannapolis (White Sox) 6, Delmarva Shorebirds 3 – 7 innings, Game 2

More offense from the Shorebirds here. They actually got nine hits in this one. They still lost because they gave up ten hits and walked six guys.

One of the more exciting Delmarva players, Jaiden Lo Re, exited the game after picking up a single and a walk in two plate appearances. Lo Re was involved in a collision on the bases, according to MASN’s Roch Kubatko. We can all hope that was just precautionary and there’s not any prolonged absence because of it.

Box score.

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Saturday’s Scheduled Games

• Norfolk: vs. Syracuse, 6:35. Starter: Nestor German
• Chesapeake: at Akron, 7:05. Starter: Luis De León
• Frederick: vs. Jersey Shore, 4:00 (doubleheader). Starters: Boston Bateman, Caden Hunter
• Delmarva: vs. Kannapolis, 7:05. Starter: Christian Rodriguez

The MLB Draft is this afternoon, which means the final batch of mock drafts have been published. Now, we wait to see which people are most in the know when it comes to the plans of all the other teams. Let’s see what people think the Phillies are going to do.

Phillies mock draft roundup, 1.o

Phillies mock draft roundup, 2.0

Phillies mock draft roundup, 3.0

ESPN – Archer Horn, SS, St. Ignatius Prep HS (CA)

It sounds as if Horn has three or four teams that have him valued among the top-25 players in the draft, while others think he’s unsignable for how they have him evaluated. I don’t have that full list of interested teams, but rivals think that the Phillies are on the list. Marchand also fits here if he makes it this far, and Jason Amalbert is a target for a later pick.

Baseball America – Caden Sorrell, OF, Texas A&M

Sorrell could be getting passed over by other college outfield profiles like Logan Hughes and Chase Brunson, but I do think he starts to pick up a lot of traction in this range. He would give a 29th-ranked Phillies farm system plenty of upside potential and tools. 

Just Baseball – Liam Peterson, RHP, Florida

Peterson has a super wide range, in our honest opinion. There’s a solid chance he goes much higher than this, but most people are split on his future outcome. The stuff is legit, but his command never turned the corner as we expected. If the Phillies had Peterson fall into their lap, they would be extremely happy.

The 2026 MLB Draft kicked off earlier today, as the Chicago White Sox took UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky with the No. 1 overall pick. Milwaukee took shortstop Trey Ebel — the brother of Brewers’ 2025 No. 32 overall pick Brady Ebel — with their first pick at No. 25. For our full draft preview from Adam released earlier this week, click here. For Dave’s mock draft roundup from this morning, click here.

We’ll be keeping track of each Brewers pick as they happen, so stay tuned here for updates as the draft continues through Sunday.

Day 1:

Rd. 1, No. 25: Trey Ebel, SS, Corona HS (CA)

Rd. 2, No. 66: Sawyer Strosnider, OF, TCU

Rd. 3, No. 102: Kyle Jones, OF, University of Florida

Rd. 4, No. 130: Julian Garcia, RHP, St. John Bosco HS (CA)

Day 2:

Rd. 5, No. 163: Aidan Knaak, RHP, Clemson

Rd. 6, No. 192: Ryan Oshinskie, RHP, Brown

Rd. 7, No. 221: Grant Hill, RHP, Chelsea HS (AL)

Rd. 8, No. 251: Kellan Tom, 1B, Corona del Sol HS (AZ)

Rd. 9, No. 281: Chase Mora, RHP, Texas State

Rd. 10, No. 311: Andrew Gaines, RHP, Saint Joseph’s

Rd. 11, No. 341: Gavin Perry, RHP, Western Kentucky

Rd. 12, No. 371: Marcus Kruzan, RHP, Minnesota

Rd. 13, No. 401: Carson Hart, OF, Mankato East HS (MN)

Rd. 14, No. 431: Daunte Bell II, LHP, Millikan HS (CA)

Rd. 15, No. 461: Keaton Maiorana, RHP, Mountain Vista HS (CO)

Rd. 16, No. 491: Bradyn Havard, RHP, George County HS (MS)

Rd. 17, No. 521: Chance Ruby, SS, Wilmot Union HS (WI)

Rd. 18, No. 551: Brady Smith, RHP, East Carter County HS (MO)

Rd. 19, No. 581: Sam George, LHP, Minnesota State Mankato

Rd. 20, No. 601: Carsten Sabathia III, 1B, Houston

Columbus Clippers 7, Lehigh Valley IronPigs 8

Clippers fall to 49-40

Bo Naylor and Angel Genao both had big games, but it wasn’t enough for Columbus on Thursday.

Naylor went 2-for-4 with a grand slam and a double while Genao went 3-for-4 with a home run. Genao is on fire and currently is batting .303 at Triple-A with an .870 OPS. I’m super curious what Cleveland is going to do with him at this rate.

Milan Tolentino also went 2-for-4 with a double and Joe Lampe doubled.

Starting pitcher Austin Peterson got knocked around and failed to get an out in the second inning, allowing three runs on three hits with two walks and no strikeouts. Tommy Mace followed him and wasn’t much better, allowing three more runs on four hits in 3.1 innings.

Ryan Webb tossed 2.2 scoreless innings and Daniel Espino allowed a solo home run in his inning of work.

Akron RubberDucks 5, Chesapeake Baysox 3

RubberDucks improve to 38-45

The top of Akron’s order did most of the work. Nick Mitchell went 2-for-4 with a home run while Jaison Chourio went 2-for-4. I’m super curious why Chourio was pinch-ran for late in the game. I didn’t see anything about him being hurt.

Tyresse Turner went 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base while Jacob Cozart doubled in a pair of runs.

Starting pitcher Caden Favors was rock solid, allowing one run on two hits with two walks and four strikeouts in 5.1 innings.

Matt Jachec was sensational, striking out all five of his outs in 1.2 innings and Alaska Abney allowed an unearned run while earning the save.

Lake County Captains 8, Lansing Lugnuts 7

Captains improve to 48-33

It was a team effort for Lake County as eight members of the lineup contributed to the offensive eruption that included four home runs.

Esteban Gonzalez had the best game, going 2-for-4 with a home run and a double. Jace LaViolette, Nolan Schubart and Ryan Cesarini also homered for their only hits of the day. Schubart’s home run was his 20^th of the season already.

Garrett Howe went 2-for-4 with a triple while Aaron Walton and Tommy Hawke both went 2-for-4 with a double. Correction, both of Walton’s hits were doubles.

Starting pitcher Michael Kennedy had one of his best performances of the season. He allowed two runs on five hits with four strikeouts and one walk in 5.0 innings.

The bullpen had a rough night, allowing five runs in 4.0 innings, but the offense did enough to avoid an implosion.

Hill City Howlers 7, Charleston RiverDogs 3

Howlers improve to 35-48

Fresh off being named the Carolina League Player of the Month, 18-year-old prospect Juneiker Caceres belted a three-run home run and also had a sacrifice fly in a four-RBI performance to lead Hill City to a win.

Other offensive standouts included Riley Nelson, who went 2-for-3 and Cannon Peebles, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and a walk. Gabriel Rodriguez reached base safely three times, going 1-for-2 with two walks.

Ryan Prager I think was used as an opener, tossing a scoreless inning with two strikeouts.

Luke Fernandez followed with 4.0 solid innings of long relief, dancing around four walks and two hits. A recently-activated Conner Whittaker preserved the shutout with 2.0 scoreless frames, then Angel Perez allowed three runs in the final 2.0 innings, although the team had a seven-run lead at that point so it was fine.

ACL Guardians 6, ACL Giants 3

Guardians improve to 28-21

Another day, another perfect day at the plate for Alejandro Blasco. The outfield sensation went 2-for-2 with a walk and a sacrifice fly, raising his season OPS to 1.382.

Randy Martinez homered and walked while Estivel Morillo doubled and walked.

Starting pitcher Will Hynes was terrific, allowing one run on two hits with two walks and two strikeouts in 4.0 innings.

Reliever Randy Baron added 2.0 scoreless frames and Austin Testerman struck out the side to earn the save.

Rangers 7, Astros 3

• I’m having flashbacks to the series opener against the Angels on Tuesday.
• In that game, the Rangers were tied at 3 heading into the bottom of the eighth, and then scored five runs, with a three run homer by Alejandro Osuna capping off the scoring.
• In this game, the Ranges were tied at 3 heading into the bottom of the eighth, and then scored four runs, with a three run homer by Jake Burger capping off the scoring.
• In the opener against the Angels, Chris Martin gave up a run late, Cole Winn had a scoreless appearance, and Tyler Alexander pitched the ninth.
• In this game, Chris Martin gave up two runs late, Cole Winn had a scoreless appearance, and Tyler Alexander pitched the ninth.
• A big “attaboy” for Cal Quantrill, who is doing solid work filling in for Jack Leiter in the rotation. Quantrill gave up a single run, on a Yordan Alvarez home run, in six innings of work.
• Quantrill isn’t striking out a bunch of guys — he had just one K on Friday. He isn’t missing a ton of bats — he generated just two swings and misses against the Astros out of 79 pitches, which is a remarkably low rate of bat missing.
• But somehow he’s managed to get guys out and keep the Rangers in games.
• Jordan Montgomery’s return isn’t far off — it looks like he should be back by the end of the month — and at that point, if everyone is healthy (big ol’ if, I know), Quantrill goes back to the pen. Hopefully he can give the Rangers another start or two like this before he goes back to the long relief role.
• With a bullpen that was without Jacob Latz, who had thrown 41 pitches the night before, Skip Schumaker turned to Chris Martin for the seventh inning. Martin allowed a bloop single by LaMonte Wade, Jr., an extremely hard hit line drive right to Evan Carter for an out by Cam Smith, and then a crushed home run down the left field line by Yainer Diaz to tie the game. After a routine fly out, Martin was pulled for Cole Winn, who ended up retiring all four batters he faced in the game.
• Martin’s ERA is now up to 8.31 on the season. He has a 7.40 xERA and 6.57 FIP. Fortunately, this has been in only 13 innings over 15 games, because Martin has had a couple of stints on the injured list.
• The Rangers could really use Good Chris Martin, given the raggedy nature of the current bullpen. That version of Chris Martin may not be coming back, though. Martin, I imagine, is going to get some more rope, if only because there aren’t any real viable options to replace him right now. But the trade deadline is looming, the Rangers will likely be shopping for relievers if they stay in the playoff hunt, and Martin’s roster spot will be danger if he doesn’t turn things around, quick.
• Fortunately, the Rangers beat up on Astros reliever Bryan King, allowing us not to dwell on the Chris Martin situation.
• King came into the game with a 2.03 ERA in 38 appearances on the season. He had a nine game scoreless streak going, and had allowed just one run since Joc Pederson homered off of him on May 27 in some lefty-on-lefty violence.
• The Rangers blew his ERA all the way up to 2.85, thanks to Wyatt Langford leading off the inning against him with a home run, and Jake Burger hitting a three run homer later in the inning.
• That’s 15 home runs in 8 games this month for the Rangers.
• I like it when the Rangers hit home runs.
• I also like it when Wyatt Langford is healthy. He’s now slashing .276/.324/.506 on the season, with a 1.9 bWAR in just 42 games played. That’s an MVP caliber level of performance if its done over a full season.
• Cal Quantrill hit 95.8 mph with his sinker, averaging 94.4 mph. Chris Martin’s fastball hit 94.8 mph. Cole Winn reached 96.2 mph with his fastball. Tyler Alexander’s fastball topped out at 91.6 mph.
• Wyatt Langford’s homer was 108.6 mph. Joc Pederson’s home run was 107.7 mph. Brandon Nimmo had a 105.2 mph double. Josh Jung had a 104.4 mph single. Jake Burger’s home run was 101.0 mph.
• Two games to go before the All Star Break.

The Guardians won a game against a good team, downing the Marlins 3-2.

Nick recapped the game here

We are ramping up for the MLB draft starting at 1pm ET. Read our draft prep article here. Matt Seese and myself discussed the MLB draft on Disgusting Baseball Podcast here.

AROUND MLB:

The White Sox and Tigers won, the Twins and Royals lost.

It’s that special time of year again. A new generation of Yankees will enter the farm system in the coming days and weeks through the Major League Baseball Draft, seeking to make their mark on this historic franchise. The highest picks will understandably get the most attention, but remember that impact can come from anywhere. Cam Schlittler and Ben Rice have Cy Young and MVP cases this year while making their first All-Star Game, and the Yankees nabbed them in the seventh and 12th round of the 2022 and 2021 drafts, respectively.

Jake, Madison, Michael, Peter, Jonathan, and our old friend Dan Kelly—who previewed the draft for us—will join me in delving into all of the Yankees’ new draft picks, from their first four today to Round 5 and beyond tomorrow. Note that the two-day draft schedule from Philadelphia is a little different from last year and very different from the years before that, when this was a three-day event. If you’re curious about who the Yankees might take, Dan wrote a good roundup of names from recent mock drafts, though as he notes, predicting who exactly will still be on the board at No. 35 overall is quite difficult.

If you have any interest in following the MLB Draft proceedings beyond PSA’s coverage (which you can find here), check out the viewing guide below. The best guess is that the Yankees won’t pick until around 4pm-ish.

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Saturday, July 11: Rounds 1-4

1:00-2:30 p.m. ET – Preview show + Picks 1-10 (NBC/Peacock)
2:30-4:30 p.m. ET – Picks 11-40 (MLB Network, MLB.com, MLB.tv, MLB+)
4:30-7:45 p.m. ET – Picks 41-135 (MLB.com, MLB.tv, MLB+)

Sunday, July 12: Rounds 5-20

11:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. ET (MLB.com, MLB.TV, MLB+)

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Below is the draft order for Sunday’s coverage. The Yankees are picking 10 spots behind where they would have lined up due to luxury tax penalties (as are the Dodgers, Mets, Phillies, and Blue Jays). So their first pick won’t come until No. 35 overall, though because they didn’t sign any free agents this past offseason, they do have all their expected picks.

Note that under current MLB rules, the only draft picks that can be traded are Competitive Balance Round picks, and while the Yankees are technically picking in the first Competitive Balance Round, it is considered an untradeable first-round pick that simply moved back 10 spots.

The first half of the first round was primarily curated by last December’s MLB Draft Lottery, which the White Sox won. The Rays are in first place right now, but they fared well in the lotto last year and will get the No.2 pick, with the Twins selecting after them. UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky, Georgia Tech catcher Vahn Lackey, and Texas high school shortstop Grady Emerson are all expected to go within the first three picks, though it remains to be seen who the Pale Hose will pick to kick off the action. As a darkly amusing reminder (like with the White Sox from 2024-25), the 119-loss Rockies were ineligible from picking any higher than 10th this year because they’re a revenue sharing team that also had lotto picks in 2024 and 2025.

That’s enough semantics. Here’s the order!

Round 1

1. White Sox
2. Rays
3. Twins
4. Giants
5. Pirates
6. Royals
7. Orioles
8. Athletics
9. Braves
10. Rockies
11. Nationals
12. Angels
13. Cardinals
14. Marlins
15. Diamondbacks
16. Rangers
17. Astros
18. Reds
19. Guardians
20. Red Sox
21. Padres
22. Tigers
23. Cubs
24. Mariners
25. Brewers

Prospect Promotion Incentive Picks

26. Braves [for Drake Baldwin winning NL Rookie of the Year]
27. Mets [No. 17 pick moved back due to luxury tax]
28. Astros [for Hunter Brown finishing in the top three for AL Cy Young]

Competitive Balance Round

29. Giants [acquired from Guardians for Patrick Bailey]
30. Royals
31. Diamondbacks
32. Cardinals
33. Rays [acquired from Orioles for Shane Baz
34. White Sox [acquired from Pirates for Jacob Gonzalez and Brandon Eisert]
35. Yankees [No. 25 pick moved back due to luxury tax] — Hunter Dietz
36. Phillies [No. 26 pick moved back due to luxury tax]
37. Rockies

Round 2

38. Rockies
39. Blue Jays [No. 29 pick moved back due to luxury tax]
40. Dodgers [No. 30 pick moved back due to luxury tax]
41. White Sox
42. Nationals
43. Twins
44. Pirates
45. Angels
46. Orioles
47. Athletics
48. Braves
49. Rays
50. Cardinals
51. Pirates [compensation for unsigned 2025 No. 50 pick]
52. Marlins
53. Diamondbacks
54. Rangers
55. Giants
56. Royals
57. Astros
58. Reds
59. Guardians
60. Padres
61. Tigers
62. Cubs
63. Yankees — Sean Duncan
64. Phillies
65. Mariners
66. Brewers

Competitive Balance/Compensation Round

67. Red Sox [acquired from Brewers for Caleb Durbin and two others)
68. Cardinals [acquired from Mariners for Brendan Donovan]
69. Tigers
70. Reds
71. Marlins
72. Cardinals [acquired from Rays in Brendan Donovan trade]
73. Athletics
74. Twins
75. Cubs [for losing Kyle Tucker in free agency, and no luxury tax]

Round 3

76. Rockies
77. White Sox
78. Nationals
79. Twins
80. Pirates
81. Angels
82. Orioles
83. Athletics
84. Braves
85. Rays
86. Cardinals
87. Marlins
88. Diamondbacks
89. Rangers
90. Giants
91. Royals
92. Mets
93. Astros
94. Reds
95. Guardians
96. Red Sox
97. Padres
98. Cubs
99. Yankees — Brendan Brock
100. Phillies
101. Mariners
102. Brewers
103. Blue Jays

Round 4

104. Rockies
105. White Sox
106. Nationals
107. Twins
108. Pirates
109. Angels
110. Orioles
111. Athletics
112. Braves
113. Rays
114. Cardinals
115. Marlins
116. Diamondbacks
117. Rangers
118. Giants
119. Royals
120. Mets
121. Astros
122. Reds
123. Guardians
124. Padres
125. Tigers
126. Cubs
127. Yankees — Paul Gutierrez-Contreras II
128. Phillies
129. Mariners
130. Brewers
131. Blue Jays
132. Dodgers

Compensation Round

133. Astros [for losing Framber Valdez in free agency as luxury tax payor]
134. Padres [for losing Dylan Cease in free agency as luxury tax payor]
135. Phillies [for losing Ranger Suárez in free agency as luxury tax payor]

The draft will then be on hold until Sunday at 11:30am ET, and it will be a primarily MLB.com-focused event from there. Usually, they make it pretty easy to follow the draft picks though, and there won’t be much pomp and circumstance between selections. If anything, it will be just enough time for their draft experts to opine on the picks, and then it’s onto the next!

The draft order is largely the same in the fifth and sixth round, aside from the Dodgers losing picks due to various free agent signings. Then from the seventh round onward, it’s all straightforward “worst record to best record + playoff results” 1-30. You can check out the full order here.

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Per Baseball America, the Yankees have a total draft bonus pool of $7,342,800 to spend, meaning that they can go over or under the given slot number on any pick, but in the end, their grand total must stay below that amount. Here’s how the slots are divvied up:

Round	Overall pick	Slot value
1	35	$2,826,700
2	63	$1,451,700
3	99	$792,300
4	127	$603,500
5	160	$437,200
6	189	$341,800
7	218	$270,000
8	248	$223,100
9	278	$203,500
10	308	$193,000
		$7,342,800

The Yankees can vary their bonus levels; any left over might be used to help sign draft prospects with signability questions in the 11th round and beyond for more than the allotted $150,000 value. Teams can spend over their allotted pools, but not without penalties:

A team that exceeds its bonus pool faces a penalty. A club outspending its allotment by 0-5 percent pays a 75 percent tax on the overage. At higher thresholds, a team loses future picks: a first-rounder and a 75 percent tax for surpassing its pool by more than 5 and up to 10 percent; a first- and a second-rounder and a 100 percent tax for more than 10 and up to 15 percent; and two first-rounders and a 100 percent tax for more than 15 percent.

Happy draft-watching!

Syracuse Mets (46 – 45)

SYRACUSE 3, NORFOLK 2 (BOX)

MJ Melendez continuned his hot tear, going 1-3 with a solo home run; Ryan Clifford, named to the Futures Game yesterday, did not take advantage of his upcoming spotlight, striking out twice in three at-bats. Jack Wenninger tossed four and two-thirds innings of two-run ball in the Syracuse dub.

• 2B Ji Hwan Bae: 0-3, BB, K
• CF Nick Morabito: 0-4, K
• DH MJ Melendez: 1-3, R, HR, RBI, 2 K
• 3B Christian Arroyo: 0-3, K
• RF Ryan Clifford: 0-3, 2 K
• 1B Christopher Morel: 1-2, R, HR, RBI, BB
• C Ben Rortvedt: 0-2, R, BB
• LF Cristian Pache: 2-3, K
• SS Vidal Bruján: 0-1, 2 BB, SB
• P Jack Wenninger: 4.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
• P Felipe De La Cruz: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
• P Ben Simon: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Binghamton Rumble Ponies (31 – 54)

HARTFORD 7, BINGHAMTON 2 (BOX)

Rehabbing Luis Robert Jr. smacked a solo home run in Binghamton’s lopsided loss to the Yard Goats. The Rumble Ponies only collected four hits and two walks against Hartford pitching.

• REHAB ALERT: CF Luis Robert Jr.: 2-3, R, HR, RBI
• RF Jose Ramos: 0-3, R, BB, 3 K
• 1B JT Schwartz: 2-4
• DH Matt Rudick: 0-4
• C Vincent Perozo: 0-4, K
• SS Wyatt Young: 0-3, BB, 3 K
• LF Nick Lucky: 0-4
• 3B Kevin Villavicencio: 0-3, K
• 2B Nick Roselli: 0-3, K
• P Bryce Conley: 3.1 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 4 BB, 4 K
• P Douglas Orellana: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
• P Gabriel Rodriguez: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
• P Carlos Guzman: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Brooklyn Cyclones (34 – 49)

BROOKLYN 3, WILMINGTON 1 (BOX)

Two potential bullpen arms from the start of the season were rehabbing in Brooklyn tonight, and both did exceptionally well. Robert Stock struck out eight without allowing a baserunner in three and a third innings of work, while Kevin Herget allowed one walk in an otherwise perfect two innings.

• 3B Yonatan Henriquez: 0-4, K
• C Ronald Hernandez: 0-4, 2 K, E
• DH Corey Collins: 1-4, 2 K
• CF John Bay: 2-4, 2 R, 2B, K
• LF JT Benson: 1-3, K
• RF Yohairo Cuevas: 0-2, BB, 2 K
• SS Colin Houck: 1-3, R, RBI, K
• 2B Jamari Baylor: 1-2, 2B, RBI, BB
• 1B Trace Willhoite: 0-3, 2 K
• P REHAB ALERT: Robert Stock: 3.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
• P Bryce Jenkins: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
• P REHAB ALERT: Kevin Herget: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
• P Hunter Hodges: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
• P Gregori Louis: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
• P Tanner Witt: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

St. Lucie Mets (37 – 46)

JUPITER 4, ST. LUCIE 3 (BOX)

Miguel Mejias was the only St. Lucie pitcher to not surrender a run in their loss to the Hammerheads. Mets’ batters struck out 11 times against Jupiter pitching.

• 2B Antonio Jimenez: 0-2, K
• 2B Branny De Oleo: 0-1, R, BB, K
• SS Elian Peña: 1-3, R, BB, K
• 1B Chase Meggers: 2-4, RBI, K
• CF Simon Juan: 0-3, BB, 2 K
• DH AJ Salgado: 0-4, 2 K
• C Francisco Toledo: 1-4, 2B, 2 K, E
• 3B Jeremy Rodriguez: 0-4
• LF Jackson Hauge: 1-3, R, HR, RBI, BB, K
• RF Taylor Darden: 0-4
• P Ethan Lanthier: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
• P Conner Ware: 4.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 7 K
• P Miguel Mejias: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

DSL Mets Orange (15 – 15)

DSL TIGERS I 4, DSL METS ORANGE 3 (BOX)

• DH Wandy Asigen: 1-4, 3 K
• SS Sebastian Toro: 1-3, R, SB, E
• 1B Cesar Acosta: 0-3, BB, 2 K
• CF Jhonael Cuello: 1-2, BB, K
• RF Ryan Rudas: 0-3, K
• 3B Oscar Pena: 0-1, R, RBI, BB
• C Yadier Fuentes: 2-3, R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, E
• 2B Jose Padilla: 0-2, BB
• LF Elvis Teran: 1-2, BB, K, SB
• P Maxgregori Harvey: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
• P Cristian Dudamel: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 0 K
• P Alvaro Carrillo: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

DSL Mets Blue (12 – 17)

DSL COLORADO 18, DSL METS BLUE 4 (BOX)

• SS Johnderis Sanchez: 0-3, 2 BB, 2 K
• 3B Dayron Oramas: 1-4, R
• 3B Cristopher Jaquez: 0-1
• CF Henry Manrique: 1-3, 2 R, HR, RBI, BB, K
• DH Jonnhan Sanchez: 2-4, R, 2B, RBI
• C Frank Moreno: 1-2, BB, E
• C Adrian Silva: 1-1
• LF Royner Bravo: 0-4, K
• RF Emerson Estevez: 0-2, RBI, K, E
• 1B Jose Serracin: 0-4, 3 K
• 2B Jesus Minaya: 1-3, BB, K, E
• P Anderson Ozuna: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
• P Jhony Osoria: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
• P Yunior Canario: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
• P Wranigher Navas: 0.2 IP, 3 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 0 K
• P Maykol Vasquez: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 1 K

STAR OF THE NIGHT

Robert Stock

GOAT OF THE NIGHT

Bryce Conley

The 2026 MLB Draft is this weekend, Saturday, July 11, at the Philadelphia Convention Center. The opning day of the draft will include the first four rounds and will start at 1:30pm EST, with TV coverage starting at 1:00pm.

This year, rounds 5-20 will take place on Sunday, July 12.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have the largest bonus pool in MLB history at $19,130,700 to go along with the number five overall pick and 22 total picks in the draft. Baseball America had this to say about the Bucs and the draft:

“Because of the amount of money they have to spend it would be surprising if their draft haul wasn’t one of the most compelling in the league after the draft is over.”

Here’s how to access the MLB Draft.

TV and Streaming

Day 1: Saturday, July 11 (Rounds 1-4)
• 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET – Picks 1-10 (NBC/Peacock)
• 2:30-4:30 p.m. ET – Picks 11-40 (MLB Network, MLB.com, MLB.TV, MLB+)
• 4:30-7:45 p.m. ET – Picks 41-135 (MLB.com, MLB.TV, MLB+)

Day 2: Sunday, July 12 (Rounds 5-20)
• 11:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. ET (MLB.com, MLB.TV, MLB+)

2026 MLB Draft Order (First Round + PPI Picks + Competitive Balance Round A)

1. Chicago White Sox
2. Tampa Bay Rays
3. Minnesota Twins
4. San Francisco Giants
5. Pittsburgh Pirates
6. Kansas City Royals
7. Baltimore Orioles
8. Athletics
9. Atlanta Braves
10. Colorado Rockies
11. Washington Nationals
12. Los Angeles Angels
13. St. Louis Cardinals
14. Miami Marlins
15. Arizona Diamondbacks
16. Texas Rangers
17. Houston Astros
18. Cincinnati Reds
19. Cleveland Guardians
20. Boston Red Sox
21. San Diego Padres
22. Detroit Tigers
23. Chicago Cubs
24. Seattle Mariners
25. Milwaukee Brewers

Prospect Promotion Incentive Picks

26. Atlanta Braves (Drake Baldwin – 2025 NL Rookie of the Year)
27. New York Mets
28. Houston Astros (Hunter Brown – Top-3 finish in 2025 AL Cy Young Award voting)

Competitive Balance Round A

29. San Francisco Giants (from Cleveland Guardians)
30. Kansas City Royals
31. Arizona Diamondbacks
32. St. Louis Cardinals
33. Tampa Bay Rays (from Baltimore Orioles)
34. Pittsburgh Pirates
35. New York Yankees
36. Philadelphia Phillies
37. Colorado Rockies

The 2026 MLB Draft starts on Saturday, with the first 135 picks and four rounds of the 20-round, two-day affair. The Dodgers have two picks on Saturday, their selections thinned by free agent spending in the winter.

The Dodgers forfeited their second-round pick because they signed closer Edwin Díaz, and gave up their third-rounder when Kyle Tucker inked a deal with Los Angeles, after both free agents declined qualifying offers last November. The Dodgers’ first-round pick would have been 30th overall, but by exceeding the third competitive balance tax threshold in 2025 they incurred a penalty of that first selection dropping 10 spots.

The Dodgers picking 40th overall is familiar in recent years, as that’s the selection they used to draft catcher Dalton Rushing in 2022 and pitcher Zach Root in 2025. In both cases, the Dodgers’ first pick dropped 10 spots due to the competitive balance tax the previous year.

Three other times the Dodgers have drafted 40th overall, including shortstop Thomas Harris in 1967 and outfielder Don Carroll in 1987, neither of whom reached the majors. With respect to Rushing, perhaps the most consequential No. 40 pick in Dodgers history was pitcher Luke Hochevar in 2005. Hochevar did not sign with the Dodgers, but was drafted first overall the next year by the Kansas City Royals, which caused a cascading effect that led to Clayton Kershaw being available at seventh overall in 2006.

Dodgers Day 1 picks

1st round, 40th overall

4th round, 132nd overall

Draft coverage begins at 10 a.m. PT on NBC and Peacock, then shifts to MLB Network for picks 11-40. MLB Network’s coverage is tentatively scheduled to run through 1:30 p.m. PT, so expect the Dodgers’ first selection to come right around then.

After the first 40 picks, it’s all streaming the rest of the way, covered by MLB.com and MLB.tv. Draft coverage is tentatively scheduled to run through 4:45 p.m. PT and there are 135 picks, so expect the Dodgers’ fourth-rounder at No. 132 some time near 4 p.m.

MLB Draft Day 1 particulars

• Rounds 1-4, through pick 135
• 10 a.m. PT: Pre-show, picks 1-10 (NBC, Peacock)
• 11:30 a.m.: Picks 11-40 (MLB Network, MLB.com, MLB.tv)
• 1:30 p.m.: Picks 41-135 (MLB.com, MLB.tv)

If you like any and all things involving San Francisco Giants baseball, then my goodness is today a good day for you. The Giants play at 1:05 p.m. PT this afternoon, and all seven of their Minor League Baseball affiliates are in action throughout the day.

But the big event? The first day of the 2026 MLB Draft. The draft is split into two days now (as opposed to three in recent years), with the first 10 rounds on Saturday and the next 10 rounds on Sunday. For the first time in a long time, the Giants haven’t sacrificed any picks … in fact, they’ve added picks (a very rare thing in MLB, since only a few picks can be traded), as they picked up a Competitive Balance Round A selection in the Patrick Bailey trade.

That means the Giants have 11 picks today: No. 4, No. 29, No. 55, and the 15th pick in Rounds 3-10. It should be an exciting day! So join us here to enjoy all the action … I’ll have newsers for the various draft picks, but we can talk the day’s action here.

How to watch Day 1 of the draft

What: 2026 MLB Draft, Day 1, rounds 1-10

Where: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

When: 10:00 a.m. PT – 4:45 p.m. PT

TV: NBC/Peacock (10:00 – 11:30 a.m. PT, picks 1-10); MLB Network/MLB.TV/MLB.com/MLB+ (11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. PT, picks 11-40); MLB.TV/MLB.com/MLB+ (1:30 – 4:45 p.m. PT, picks 41-135)