Dodgers' top two prospects slug back-to-back HRs, continue to mash at Double-A
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With nine of MLB Pipeline's Top 100 prospects, the Dodgers' system is arguably the most talented in baseball. And the organization's two top prospects, Josue De Paula and Mike Sirota, have been tormenting pitchers at the top of the Double-A Tulsa lineup for much of the 2026 season.
The pair continued to be one of the Minors' most lethal 1-2 punches Wednesday night. De Paula and Sirota launched back-to-back homers and combined for three dingers, six hits and six RBIs in a 10-3 win over Wichita at Equity Bank Park.
Both De Paula (MLB No. 4) and Sirota (MLB No. 11) went to work early against Wind Surge pitching.
Leading off the first, De Paula turned on a 1-0 four-seamer from right-hander Cory Lewis (Twins), lacing it into right for a double. Sirota followed the two-bagger by working a six-pitch walk to extend his Minor League-best on-base streak to 65 games.
An inning later, the talented tandem struck again. With two outs and a runner on second, De Paula (LAD No. 1) got a fastball from Lewis over the heart of the plate and pulled it over the right-field wall in right for his 14th homer of the year. With two outs and runners in scoring position, the 21-year-old has taken his game to another level with a .378/.500/.622 slash line.
One batter later, Sirota (LAD No. 2) showed off his 55-grade power by barreling a fastball from the right-hander on the outer third and launching it to right-center. The dinger was the 23-year-old's sixth long ball at Double-A and 13th of the season.
The hit parade continued in the fourth as De Paula showcased his 60-grade hit tool by grounding an RBI single to left field and Sirota followed with a bloop RBI single into right-center.
That gave Sirota 21 multihit games this season. He ranks in the top five in the Dodgers organization in OPS (1.057, first), average (.325, third), doubles (21, second) and walks (70, first).
Sirota was held in check over the final five innings, but De Paula wasn’t quite done yet. After grounding out in the fifth, MLB's No. 1 outfield prospect got a 2-0 changeup from righty William Fleming in the middle of the zone in the eighth and belted it over the wall in right-center and into the Drillers' bullpen. Wednesday night marked De Paula’s second multihomer game and his fourth four-hit game of the season.