All-Star Futures Game headlined by the final two No. 2 MLB draft picks, Dylan Crews and Druw Jones

Crews is ranked as MLB’s No. 4 overall prospect by Baseball America, while Jones is the Diamondbacks’ No. 3 prospect. The Detroit Tigers’ No. 3 pick in last year’s draft, Max Clark is one of the AL team’s former first-rounders. He is rated as the Tigers’ best hitter and the No. 10 overall prospect in the majors.

Following the game, there will be a batting competition prior to the All-Star Celebrity Softball Game.

Two former Texas Rangers stars will serve as managers. Four-time All-Star Adrian Beltre, a 2024 Hall of Fame selection, will manage the AL Futures team. Seven-time All-Star Michael Young, the 2005 American League batting champion, will manage the NL team.

The seven-inning contest features top minor league prospects competing as part of All-Star Saturday. The National League vs. American League format was introduced in 2019 after 20 years of U.S. vs. World games.

Major League Baseball, MLB Pipeline, Baseball America and the 30 Major League Clubs selected the 27 players named to each team. That includes 25 active players and two inactive players designated as injury/call-up replacements. Every Major League organization was represented, and players from all player development leagues were eligible.

Nasim Nunez drove in three runs last year in Seattle to lead the NL to a 5-0 victory.

Of the former players from previous Futures Games, 87.9% have played in at least one Major League game, while a total of 232 players (20.7%) have been selected to play in at least one Major League All-Star Game.

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