Recapping Week 15 of the 2026 MiLB Season

The 2026 Futures Game took over Philadelphia, meaning many of the top prospects from across the game weren’t with their affiliates over the weekend. Nonetheless, there were notable standouts from the Minors this past week outside of the big game in Philly.

AL takes Futures Game

The next generation of baseball took the stage in Philadelphia as part of the 2026 Futures Game. The AL Futures team defeated the NL, 6-1.

Futures Game MVP, Rays catcher Nathan Flewelling, hit a two-run shot in the sixth inning and gave the AL side a 4-1 lead. On the NL side, Brewers prospect Jesús Made drove in the lone run via an RBI groundout.

Athletics infielder Leo De Vries stole two bases.

Kade Anderson and Liam Doyle, two pitchers taken in the top ten of the 2025 MLB Draft, each threw scoreless innings for their respective teams.

Pirates prospect Seth Hernandez struck out two over one inning and brought the heat.

Power in the PCL

Two Major Leaguers in the Minors led the full-season ranks in terms of home runs this week.

Diamondbacks infielder Tyler Locklear hit five home runs for Triple-A Reno this past week. Patrick Wisdom, playing for the Mariners’ Triple-A affiliate in Reno, also hit five home runs to tie Locklear.

Continued success for Root

The Dodgers have been careful with 2025 first-rounder Zach Root, who’s been among the best swing-and-miss pitchers in High-A this season. This past week, the former Razorbacks right-hander continued to roll in Great Lakes.

Root struck out 11 over six scoreless innings this past week, which pushed his season strikeout total to 69 over 49 innings for the Loons.

Notable performers

Here are notable performers from the last week:

• INF Ryan Bliss (AAA – SEA): 18 hits, one home run over six games
• 1B Tyler Hardman (AAA – NYY): 12 hits, four home runs over six games
• P Colton Gordon (AAA – HOU): seven strikeouts, no earned runs over six IP
• C Ronald Rosario (AA – BOS): eight hits, four home runs over four games
• OF Dalton McIntyre (AA – ATL): eight hits, two home runs over six games
• INF Rafe Perich (AA – TEX): 11 hits, four home runs over six games
• P Xavier Rivas (AA – NYY): 16 strikeouts, two earned runs over 12 IP
• P Jaron DeBerry (AA – MIL): 11 strikeouts, one earned run over seven IP
• P Jackson Nezuh (AA – HOU): 11 strikeouts, one earned run over 5.1 IP
• INF Ryan Burrowes (A+ – CHW): 11 hits, four home runs over six games
• INF Daniel Dickinson (A+ – MIL): nine hits, three home runs over six games
• OF Lisbel Diaz (A+ – SFG): nine hits, four home runs over six games
• P Aiven Cabral (A+ – ATL): 11 strikeouts, no earned runs over 10 IP
• P Jacob Bresnahan (A+ – SFG): 11 strikeouts, one earned run over six IP
• INF Derniche Valdez (A – CHC): 14 hits, two home runs over six games
• 1B Beau Ankeney (A – DET): eight hits, four home runs over six games
• 1B Jeremiah Jenkins (A – SFG): eight hits, four home runs over six games
• P Evan Siary (A – TEX): 10 strikeouts, no earned runs over six IP
• P Julio Mendez (A – MIA): 10 strikeouts, no earned runs over seven IP
• P Connor Wilford (A – SEA): nine strikeouts, one earned run over six IP

Stats as of the last seven days.