Generally speaking, the practice of double-dipping is frowned upon. But when it comes to home runs, it is beyond acceptable -- in fact, it’s encouraged.
A pair of Dodgers prospects, bedecked in specialty "Ranch Dippers" alternate uniforms, teed off on Saturday for Double-A Tulsa. Josue De Paula (LAD No. 1) and Zyhir Hope (LAD No. 2) homered in the same game for the second time this season, leading the Drillers to a 10-6 victory over the Springfield Cardinals at ONEOK Field.
The game started in less than ideal fashion for Tulsa. Switch-pitching phenom Jurrangelo Cijntje (MLB's No. 88 prospect) held the Drillers to just one run until De Paula came to the plate with one runner on in the fifth inning. His home run -- his fifth of the year -- left the park in a hurry, clearing the left-field wall.
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The Drillers held onto a one-run lead despite a career-high-tying 10 strikeouts from Cijntje until the top of the seventh when Springfield tied it up. After a couple of pitching changes, Hope had his chance to stake Tulsa to a lead in the bottom half of the frame, and he capitalized.
Hope swatted his seventh roundtripper of the year, a go-ahead two-run shot, dipping into the same well as De Paula by hitting the ball to nearly an identical spot. It marked his second left-on-left homer of 2026, giving him 28 RBIs overall through 36 contests.
Now neighboring atop the Dodgers’ Top 30 Prospects list, De Paula and Hope have been on similar trajectories. Both started last season with High-A Great Lakes, earning spots on the National League All-Star Futures Game roster before ultimately getting promoted to Double-A on the same day in early September. They are both currently ranked among MLB's Top 10 outfield prospects.
When you factor in, Kendall George, the club’s No. 13 prospect, the Tulsa outfield is an embarrassment of riches.
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The Dodgers’ 2025 World Series team was short on homegrown talent, with just four players on that roster originally drafted by the organization and three others signed as international amateurs. With De Paula and Hope -- two homegrown commodities -- working their way up the Minor Leagues, they're providing a tantalizing look at what's on the way for Los Angeles.