Here's everything you need to know for the All-Star Futures Game on Sunday
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Ever wanted to look into baseball’s version of a crystal ball? On Sunday, you’ll get your chance.
The 27th All-Star Futures Game comes to Philadelphia’s Citizens Bank at noon ET on Sunday. As it stands, 38 of MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 prospects will take the same field in Philly after spending much of the 2026 season spread across the four full-season levels of the Minor Leagues.
Here is what to know ahead of the national pastime’s premier prospect showcase:
How to watch
The game will be broadcast live on NBC and Peacock. Melanie Newman (play-by-play), Yonder Alonso (analyst), Sam Dykstra (analyst) and Sande Charles (reporter) will call the action from Philly.
Game information
This will be the seventh time the Futures Game has used an American League vs. National League format since switching from USA vs. the World in 2019. The NL has won three straight editions, including a 4-2 victory at Atlanta’s Truist Park last year, and is 4-1-1 against its junior circuit counterpart.
The game is scheduled to be seven innings, and it’s possible that the bottom of the seventh inning will be played no matter the score to allow more players to be featured in the event. If the game is tied after seven, there will be an eighth inning, and the game will go down as an official tie if the score is still drawn after eight frames.
The Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge System will be in use with each team getting two challenges. A challenge is retained if it results in an overturned ball-strike call. Players can re-enter the game as needed due to injuries elsewhere on the roster.
Top prospects to watch
This very well could be the most loaded Futures Game rosters in recent memory. Thirty-eight of the 50 prospects named to the rosters are ranked on MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 list (and three more were originally named but removed due to injuries/MLB callups). Furthermore, each of the Top 9 players were selected, and 19 of the 30 organizations will be represented by the top prospects in their farm systems on Sunday.
Of the 38 total Top 100 talents, 20 come from the AL and 18 from the NL. There will also be 19 first-round picks, including 11 from last year’s Draft. In fact, five of the top six picks from 2025 will be in Philadelphia: Eli Willits (No. 1), Tyler Bremner (No. 2), Kade Anderson (No. 3), Liam Doyle (No. 5) and Seth Hernandez (No. 6).
Here are the top 10 overall prospects headed to the Futures Game, along with their current Minor League clubs and expected times of arrival in the Majors:
No. 1 Jesús Made, SS, ETA: 2026 (Double-A Biloxi, Brewers)
No. 2 Leo De Vries, SS, ETA: 2026 (Double-A Midland, Athletics)
No. 3 Eli Willits, SS, ETA: 2028 (High-A Wilmington, Nationals)
No. 4 Josue De Paula, OF, ETA: 2027 (Double-A Tulsa, Dodgers)
No. 5 Kade Anderson, LHP, ETA: 2027 (Double-A Arkansas, Mariners)
No. 6 Seth Hernandez, RHP, ETA: 2028 (High-A Greensboro, Pirates)
No. 7 Franklin Arias, SS, ETA: 2027 (Double-A Portland, Red Sox)
No. 8 Ryan Sloan, RHP, ETA: 2028 (Double-A Arkansas, Mariners)
No. 9 Theo Gillen, OF, ETA: 2028 (Double-A Montgomery, Rays)
No. 11 Mike Sirota, OF, ETA: 2027 (Double-A Tulsa, Dodgers)
Managers and coaches
It’s an annual tradition that the Futures Game coaching staffs are filled with local legends who get the opportunity to pass along their knowledge to tomorrow’s stars, and this year is no different. Two-time All-Star and former Phillies outfielder Shane Victorino will manage the NL side on Sunday, while five-time All-Star and former Phillies skipper Larry Bowa will lead the American Leaguers.
Keoni DeRenne, Mike Fetters, Adam Jones, Brandon League, Kanekoa Texeira and Kolten Wong round out the NL coaching staff. Michael Bourn, James Cooper, Matt Ellmyer, Juan Samuel, Milt Thompson and Billy Wagner will help guide the AL.
Top Futures Game alumni
The fact that the future of Major League Baseball is on display every year in the Futures Game isn’t bluster. Check the data: 86.8 percent of previous Futures Game participants have played at least one Major League game, and 21.3 percent (or 259 in total) have been named to at least one Major League All-Star team.
You only have to look back to last year’s rosters to see how quickly prospects can turn from Futures Gamers into Major League stars. Months after appearing on the mound in Atlanta in 2025, Trey Yesavage pitched in the World Series for the Blue Jays. Rookie of the Year favorites Kevin McGonigle and JJ Wetherholt also laced up for the AL and NL, respectively, in last year’s event, and preseason No. 1 overall prospect Konnor Griffin was a Futures Game feature before his ascent to the top of the rankings.
The all-time list is even more loaded with future Hall of Famers, MVPs, Cy Young winners and overall stars like Miguel Cabrera (2001 and ‘02), Zack Greinke (2003), Joe Mauer (2003), Justin Verlander (2005), Joey Votto (2006 and '07), Clayton Kershaw (2007), Mike Trout (2010 and '11), Bryce Harper (2011), Mookie Betts (2014), Aaron Judge (2015), Ronald Acuña Jr. (2017), Yordan Alvarez (2017 and ‘18), Bobby Witt Jr. (2021), Corbin Carroll (2022), Elly De La Cruz (2022), Jackson Chourio (2022 and ‘23), Pete Crow-Armstrong (2022 and ‘23), James Wood (2023), Jacob Misiorowski (2023) and Drake Baldwin (2024).
MLB Develops alumni attending the Futures Game
Cam Caminiti: States Play
Kayson Cunningham: States Play, DREAM Series, High School All-American Game
Josiah Hartshorn: States Play
Miguel Sime Jr.: Breakthrough Series, DREAM Series, ID Tour, High School All-American Game
Eli Willits: States Play