**********Former Greensboro Grasshoppers Endy Rodriguez and current Greensboro Grasshopper J.P. Massey named to MLB Futures Game on July 8**********
The MLB All-Star Game, of course, is the main event in July, where we look forward to the game’s best squaring off after the appetizer that is the Home Run Derby.
But I’d argue the Futures Game is just as fun. You get to see future stars stepping to the plate and on to the mound, and the hype you already have about them then starts to skyrocket.
On Monday, Major League Baseball announced the full roster of players you’ll see face off on July 8 at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. There will be some familiar names on this list for sure:
American League position players
CATCHERS:
Harry Ford, Seattle Mariners
Edgar Quero, Los Angeles Angels
Tyler Soderstrom, Oakland A’s
INFIELDERS:
Junior Caminero, Tampa Bay Rays
Jackson Holliday, Baltimore Orioles
Colt Keith, Detroit Tigers
Justyn-Henry Malloy, Detroit Tigers
Kyle Manzardo, Tampa Bay Rays
Marcelo Mayer, Boston Red Sox
Kyren Paris, Los Angeles Angels
Nick Yorke, Boston Red Sox
OUTFIELDERS
Lawrence Butler, Oakland A’s
Jonatan Clase, Seattle Mariners
Drew Gilbert, Houston Astros
Spencer Jones, New York Yankees
Heston Kjerstad, Baltimore Orioles
American League pitchers
Clayton Beeter, New York Yankees
Jonathan Cannon, Chicago White Sox
Joey Cantillo, Cleveland Guardians
Shane Drohan, Boston Red Sox
David Festa, Minnesota Twins
Will Klein, Kansas City Royals
Sem Robberse, Toronto Blue Jays
Owen White, Texas Rangers
Yosver Zulueta, Toronto Blue Jays
National League position players
CATCHERS:
Jefferson Quero, Milwaukee Brewers
Dalton Rushing, Los Angeles Dodgers
INFIELDERS:
Ryan Bliss, Arizona Diamondbacks
Brady House, Washington Nationals
Jordan Lawlar, Arizona Diamondbacks
Noelvi Marte, Cincinnati Reds
Jackson Merrill, San Diego Padres
B.J. Murray Jr., Chicago Cubs
Nasim Nunez, Miami Marlins
**********Endy Rodriguez, Pittsburgh Pirates**********
OUFIELDERS:
Jackson Chourio, Milwaukee Brewers
Justin Crawford, Philadelphia Phillies
Pete Crow-Armstrong, Chicago Cubs
Yanquiel Fernandez, Colorado Rockies
Victor Scott II, St. Louis Cardinals
James Wood, Washington Nationals
National League pitchers
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Mick Abel, Philadelphia Phillies
Kyle Harrison, San Francisco Giants
Tink Hence, St. Louis Cardinals
**********J.P. Massey, Pittsburgh Pirates**********
Jacob Misiorowski, Milwaukee Brewers
Patrick Monteverde, Miami Marlins
Spencer Schwellenbach, Atlanta Braves
Mike Vasil, New York Mets
Carson Wisonehunt, San Francisco Giants