Dodgers' No. 3 prospect homers in 3rd straight, becomes first to 70 RBIs at Double-A
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One swing at a time, Zyhir Hope is living up to the hype. On a team loaded with superstar potential, that’s no small thing.
MLB’s No. 19 prospect went deep for a third consecutive game to power Double-A Tulsa to 10-2 win over Wichita on Saturday night at Equity Bank Park.
Hope, who has been remarkably consistent with his power production all season, followed up his career-high-tying six-RBI night Friday with three more Saturday, giving him 13 during a five-game streak and a Double-A-best 71 for the season.
On a team flush with talent, including Josue De Paula (LAD No. 1/MLB No. 4) and Mike Sirota (LAD No. 2/MLB No. 11) -- who did not play one night after extending his on-base streak to 67 consecutive games -- Hope is a big cog in an impressive engine that drives the Drillers.
However, that also understates just how formidable a player the Dodgers’ No. 3 prospect has become. Hope showed off his clutch gene against the Wind Surge on Saturday, erasing a fourth-inning deficit with a colossal two-run jack that cleared the Drillers’ bullpen in right-center field and made him the first Double-A player to reach 70 RBIs.
The 21-year-old wasn’t finished, ripping a searing liner past Wichita first baseman Andrew Cossetti (Twins) and into right for an RBI double that kickstarted a three-run eighth. Hope has already eclipsed his career high in homers with 16 and he moved within nine RBIs of equaling his personal best of 80, established last year across 127 games with High-A Great Lakes and Tulsa.
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As noted, Hope has been remarkably consistent in 2026, never homering more than five times or less than four during the season’s first three months. He also drove in 21, 22 and 16 runs across April-June, respectively, which ended with the first game of his current RBI streak.
Last month was actually the first time Hope dealt with any sort of slump, batting .218 but still producing eight extra-base hits and a .739 OPS. The lefty-swinging outfielder has reversed that slight downturn so far in July, going 9-for-17 (.529) with three straight multihit performances.
Overall, the Virginia-born slugger is slashing .281/.358/.498 with 31 extra-base hits in 75 contests.
Three straight games, three home runs and no signs of slowing down. For Hope, this latest barrage is yet another chapter in a season that's becoming louder with every swing.