Yankees' Lagrange lights up radar gun again in his longest Triple-A outing
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Carlos Lagrange possesses some of the most impressive stuff in all of Minor League Baseball, and he proved it again on Thursday night.
The Yankees' No. 4 prospect pitched into the sixth inning for the first time this season, hitting 99.8 mph on the radar gun in Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre’s 1-0 loss to Worcester at PNC Field. Lagrange struck out six while allowing one run on three hits and a walk over 5 2/3 innings.
Over 49 innings this season, opponents at the highest level of the Minors are batting just .215 against Lagrange.
After giving up a two-out homer to Anthony Seigler (Red Sox) in the top of the first inning, MLB’s No. 76 prospect settled in for the remainder of his start. Lagrange allowed just three base runners over his final five frames, retiring the last 11 batters he faced in order.
The 6-foot-7 right-hander utilized his full arsenal against Worcester, throwing his four-seamer, changeup, slider and sweeper all at a higher than 15 percent clip. Lagrange's most effective offering of the night, though, was his fastball.
Nearly hitting triple digits, the 70-grade heater generated a 28 percent whiff rate (5-for-18). The 23-year-old was able to maintain velocity throughout the start, with the four-seamer averaging 97.6 mph in the fifth and 97.5 mph in his final frame.
Lagrange's 60-grade slider also proved effective, collecting two whiffs on five swings. The pitch has generated a 35.4 percent whiff rate against Triple-A hitters this season.
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Lagrange’s command was perhaps the best it’s been this season, he zoned his pitch mix at a season-high 52 percent clip.
For all the excitement around the electric stuff, improving command continues to be paramount for the right-hander. And while Lagrange’s 11.5 percent walk rate in 2026 is on pace to be the best mark of his career, the 25 walks he has issued are the most free passes issued by a qualified arm in New York's system this season.
Lagrange signed with the Yankees for only $10,000 as an international free agent in February 2022. His stock started to rise when he began pushing his fastball into the upper 90s shortly in the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League. He struck out 168 batters in 120 innings between 2024-25.
Should Lagrange continue to produce more outings like Thursday's and show improvement with the control, the Yankees might give him a serious look in the latter half of the season.