Here's how every prospect fared in the AFL Fall Stars Game

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The 20th annual Fall Stars Game is in the books and it was a tightly contested showdown indicative of the considerable talent on both the American League and National League rosters.

It was an eighth-inning breakout from the NL squad that firmly swung the pendulum its way en route to a 7-4 win at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. It was the NL's first victory since 2022.​

Reds outfielder Yerlin Confidan was named the game’s MVP, joining notable previous winners like Colson Montgomery (2023), JJ Bleday (2021), Royce Lewis (2019) and Gary Sánchez (2015).

Ten members of MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 Prospects list took the field and many showed off why they could soon be integral pieces of their respective franchises at the big league level.

All told, 60 players got into the game -- here’s how they did.

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AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST

Blue Jays
Jake Bloss, RHP (No. 11): The results weren't ideal -- two runs on two hits and a walk -- across Bloss' two-thirds of work, but the pure stuff was. His fastball topped out at 98.2 mph and he got whiffs on five of 11 swings.

Jake Cook, OF (No. 20): Arguably the fastest player in the Fall League, Cook fittingly entered as a pinch-runner in the sixth, taking over in right field the rest of the way. He went down looking on strikes in his lone trip to the box.

Aaron Parker, C: Less than 24 hours after putting on an epic Home Run Derby performance, Parker drew the start at designated hitter. The 5-foot-7 catcher (who is seeing most of his time in left field in the AFL) struck out twice and walked once, plating a run due to his plate discipline.

Orioles
Ike Irish, OF/1B (No. 5/MLB No. 95): It was a busy night for Irish, who walked, collected an infield RBI single and reached on an error in his three plate appearances. He drew the start in right field and unleashed a 94.5 mph throw to keep a runner at bay, a mark that would rank among MLB's 99th percentile in arm strength this year.

Patrick Reilly, RHP: The right-hander earned the start for the AL and battled his command, walking the first three batters he faced before rebounding to collect a pair of strikeouts to limit the damage to just one run. His four-seam fastball averaged 96.2 mph with a near-elite 19 inches of induced vertical break.

Braxton Bragg, RHP (No. 22): It was a dominant 10-pitch frame for the 2023 eighth-rounder, who struck out the first two batters he faced -- one on a cutter looking, the other on a sinker swinging -- before getting a quick groundout to cap off his night.

Vance Honeycutt, OF: One of the circuit's most tooled-up players was rewarded for his strong fall with the start in center field. The club's first-round pick in the 2024 Draft struck out twice and drew a walk in his three trips to the dish.

Rays
Nathan Flewelling, C (No. 4/MLB No. 63): Getting the start behind the dish, the All-Star Futures Game MVP went 0-for-3 but did rip a 101 mph liner to left field that was corralled in the third. He threw out an attempted basestealer in the first and then unleashed an 83.9 mph throw (equivalent to MLB's 95th percentile this year on an erased stolen-base attempt in the fourth.

Marcus Johnson, RHP: The 6-foot-6 right-hander utilized his five-pitch mix to twirl a scoreless fifth inning, including a strikeout of Top 100 prospect Tate Southisene. He pounded the zone with 17 of his 23 pitches going for strikes, working around a pair of singles by getting his final two batters to fly out.

Red Sox
Antonio Anderson, 1B/3B: The switch-hitting corner infielder showed off his power bona fides during the Home Run Derby on Saturday and then collected an opposite-field knock off Top 100 prospect Jarlin Susana in the first. He flipped around to the right-handed batter's box and struck out in his next two at-bats.

Yankees
Dax Kilby, SS (No. 1/MLB No. 78): A jam-packed AL infield led to Kilby entering at DH as a late-inning replacement. The club's 2025 first-round pick struck out swinging twice against a pair of right-handers.

Chris Veach, RHP: It was a quick night of work for the nondrafted free agent, who threw three pitches and retired the only batter he faced on a popup. He threw two mid-70s changeups that averaged an exceptional 48 inches of drop.

Kyle West, 1B: Tied for the Fall League lead with six homers entering the weekend, West entered the game at first base and struck out swinging in both of his trips to the plate.

AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL

Guardians
Luke Hill, 2B (No. 15): Hill entered as a defensive replacement and made his offensive opportunities count. He walked in the seventh and smacked a double in the ninth en route to scoring the final AL run of the game. He did allow an NL run to score in the ninth on a throwing error.

Welbyn Francisca, SS (No. 19): The Fall League's OPS leader (1.198) went 1-for-3 at the plate with a single, a stolen base and a run scored. He saw time at both middle infield spots but made a costly throwing error at second base that allowed two runs to score for the NL in the fifth.

Royals
Angeibel Gomez, OF (No. 2/MLB No. 76): Gomez entered in place of his Royals organization teammate (Zion Rose) and played left field. He struck out in both of his at-bats, though he's hit .293 so far in Fall League action.

Zion Rose, OF (No. 6): Rose led off for the AL in left field. He walked and had a pair of strikeouts in his trips to the plate. He also got picked off following a third-inning walk.

Justin Lamkin, LHP (No. 8): Lamkin wasted little time authoring a 1-2-3 inning. He threw six of just seven pitches for strikes with a max fastball velocity of 94.4 mph.

Tigers
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Twins
Kyle DeBarge, UTIL: DeBarge reached base three times with a double (104.4 mph exit velocity), a single and a walk. He also stole a pair of bases and manufactured a run by forcing an overthrow and scoring on the play in the fifth.

White Sox
Jonathan Clark, RHP: Clark entered in the eighth and got a strikeout on a changeup to end the frame. He returned to the mound in the bottom of the ninth and allowed a single to Alex McCoy before being lifted for Kenya Huggins.

AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST

Angels
Arjun Nimmala, SS (No. 1/MLB No. 34): In the threads he received at the Trade Deadline after being dealt by the Blue Jays, Nimmala came off the bench to play shortstop. The 2023 first-rounder worked two five-pitch at-bats, but he struck out in both.

Astros
Jank Pichardo, RHP: After being roughed up in his most recent AFL start, Pichardo tossed a scoreless inning of relief. The 22-year-old yielded a 103.6 mph single off the bat of Andy Perez with one out before generating a double play from Alex McCoy to close the frame.

Athletics
Davis Diaz, C/INF (No. 19): A sixth-inning substitution, Diaz lined a single at 99.8 mph before being caught stealing second base in his lone plate appearance.

Kenya Huggins, RHP (No. 23): The final pitcher to appear for the AL, Huggins emerged with the fate of the game already determined. The 23-year-old surrendered a softly hit single that plated a run before ending the game with a flyout and a popout.

Mariners
Adam Smith, RHP: Smith took the loss after giving up three runs on four hits and a walk. The 26-year-old grabbed a couple of outs on a double play before getting the hook after 21 pitches, 10 for strikes.

Rangers
Sebastian Walcott, SS (No. 1/MLB No. 8): After simmering at Double-A and Triple-A to close out an abbreviated regular season, Walcott has remained hot this fall and even played some center field. But while splitting time at shortstop and third base in the Fall Stars Game, the 20-year-old rocketed one of his two flyouts 386 feet at 94.5 mph. He also grounded out once.

Paxton Kling, OF (No. 20): Following his entry in the sixth, Kling made some solid contact when he was at the plate. He lined out in the seventh and then singled in a run in the ninth.

Julian Brock, C: Brock walked in his lone plate appearance, winning a six-pitch battle at the dish before being stranded at third base.

Alejandro Chiquillo, RHP: After generating two outs in play on his first eight pitches, Chiquillo yielded a 371-foot double to Yerlin Confidan on a changeup low in the zone. With a runner in scoring position, the 23-year-old closed the inning unscathed on Dillon Lewis' loud lineout.

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NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST

Braves
Tate Southisene, SS/2B (No. 3/MLB No. 58): The 20-year-old standout walked in the first and came around to score before striking out in his next two plate appearances. He also recorded a pair of outs defensively while drawing the start at shortstop for the NL squad.

Briggs McKenzie, LHP (No. 8): Equipped with some of the most electric stuff in the Fall League, McKenzie had difficulty corraling it during his appearance, allowing two runs on three hits and three walks. He got whiffs on two of his five sliders, maxing out at 3,033 RPMs.

Marlins
Dillon Lewis, OF (No. 11): The box score showed an 0-for-2 from the right-handed hitter, but both outs were scorched -- a 99.9 mph lineout to left in the sixth and a 96.5 mph groundout (into a double play) in the eighth. He also tracked down the farthest hit ball of the night while patrolling center field, a 386-foot flyout by Sebastian Walcott.

Mets
Irving Cota, RHP: After an error and fielder's choice put him in a bind in the sixth, Cota got a flyout and pair of strikeouts against three consecutive Top 100 prospects to escape the sixth unscathed. One of the Fall League's best relievers this year, he leaned heavily on his sinker/slider combo before going to his four-seamer and curveball for his K's.

Ryan Lambert, RHP: The third-hardest-throwing hurler in the game, Lambert topped out at 98.3 mph while striking out a batter and walking another. He threw nine heaters and averaged 97 mph.

Nationals
Jarlin Susana, RHP (No. 4/MLB No. 66): One of Minor League Baseball's preeminent flamethrowers brought the velo in spades, exceeding 102 mph five times during a scoreless frame. The 22-year-old struck out a pair of batters -- both looking against his mid-80s sweeper.

Teo Banks, OF: A breakout run through the Fall League earned Banks the starting right-field gig for the NL squad. The 2024 18th-rounder popped out in the second and was plunked by a pitch in the fourth.

Kevin Bazzell, C: He may not have entered until the seventh, but the 2024 third-rounder made a huge impact once he was on the field. Bazzell threw out an attempted basestealer in the eighth to preserve a tie then ripped a 100.3 mph double and scored the go-ahead run in the bottom half of the frame. He capped his night by drawing a walk in the ninth.

Phillies
Aidan Miller, 3B/SS (No. 2/MLB No. 59): One of just two NL hitters to collect multiple hits (along with organization mate Luke Davis), Miller ripped a single off a 98.2 mph fastball before coming around to score in the fourth and then collected an infield knock a frame later.

Luke Davis, C: Ranked second in the AFL in on-base percentage (.537, trailing only Miller), Davis also enjoyed a two-hit night -- a 100.3 mph single in the eighth and an infield knock in the ninth.

NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL

Brewers
Eric Bitonti, 1B/3B (No. 26): Bitonti had an eventful trip around the bases in the fourth. He earned his way on with a walk via an ABS challenge. He advanced on a wild pitch and came around to score on Carlos Sanchez's single. Bitonti played five innings as the NL's starting first baseman.

Matthew Wood, C: Wood took over catching duties in the fourth and logged three innings behind the plate. He flew out in his two at-bats.

Cardinals
Tai Peete, OF (No. 17): Fresh off reaching the finals of the Home Run Derby on Saturday, Peete went 0-for-2. He did work a nine-pitch walk in the first inning and showed off his 60-grade speed with a stolen base. He attempted to swipe third as well, but Nathan Flewelling threw him out to end the frame.

Cubs
Kade Snell, OF: Snell entered as a defensive replacement in left field and went 1-for-3 at the dish. He popped out to third base to wrap up the Fall Stars Game.

Pirates
Wyatt Sanford, SS/2B (No. 5): Sanford came into the game as a defensive replacement at shortstop. The Pirates prospect went 0-for-2 at the plate with a strikeout.

Bryan Mena, RHP: Mena entered in the ninth with one out and allowed an inherited run on Paxton Kling's single. Mena utilized his offspeed arsenal to pick up two strikeouts as well.

Reds
Carlos Sanchez, 3B/SS/OF (No. 14): Sanchez singled in a run before swiping second base in the fourth. The 21-year-old third baseman also showed some pop with a 101.5 mph lineout in the second.

Yerlin Confidan, OF: Already opening eyes during his Fall League campaign, Confidan earned Most Valuable Player honors after impressing with a 371-foot double to center field at 97.9 mph off the bat in the sixth and an RBI on a bases-loaded walk in the eighth.

Luke Holman, RHP: Holman struck out a pair of hitters in his inning of work. He ran his fastball up to 94 mph and generated six swings-and-misses on 23 pitches. Holman got swinging strikeouts from AFL Home Run Derby champion Aaron Parker and 2026 All-Star Futures Game MVP Nathan Flewelling.

NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST

D-backs
Demetrio Crisantes, 2B (No. 1/MLB No. 84): After having limited playing time this past season while recovering from a shoulder injury, Crisantes has been putting his tools on full display in the Fall League and he rocketed a fifth-inning single at 103.5 mph. The 22-year-old also walked and grounded out.

Joe Ariola, LHP: Ariola was tasked with getting two outs in the eighth with a runner stood on first. The 22-year-old gave up a sharply hit single up the middle before Bazzell threw out a runner. The southpaw then fanned Angeibel Gomez on three pitches -- including an 81.3 mph curveball in the dirt -- to strand the runner at third.

Dodgers
Brooks Auger, RHP (No. 28): After losing a six-pitch battle to Hill to open the seventh with a walk, the 25-year-old struck out two batters and generated five swings-and-misses while retiring the next three batters in order.

Luke Fox, LHP: Fox surrendered a double to Kyle DeBarge on his third pitch of the game in the fifth. DeBarge stole third and scampered home on a throwing error by Fox. Los Angeles' southpaw hunkered down to strike out the side on 14 pitches.

Giants
Dalton Wentz, 3B: Wentz was the lone National League position player not to appear in the game.

Padres
Kannon Kemp, RHP (No. 13): Kemp came in with the bases loaded and two outs, and he yielded a loud and deep flyout from Nathan Flewelling. The 22-year-old took turned in a perfect fourth, striking out Zion Rose with a slider in a seven-pitch battle. The 2023 eighth-rounder touched 99.3 mph and generated three whiffs on eight swings.

Alex McCoy, OF (No. 26): McCoy grounded into a double play in his first at-bat. The Home Run Derby contestant also ambushed a first-pitch cutter in the ninth for a single.

Justin DeCriscio, SS: Final 2 Vote winner Justin DeCriscio pulled off a squeeze bunt to give his team the lead they would not relinquish in the eighth.  The RBI single came off his bat at 15.1 mph. He also flew out to right in the ninth.

Rockies
Jared Thomas, OF (No. 10): In the midst of his second Fall League campaign after only 32 regular-season games, the 2024 second-rounder earned a Fall Stars nod. The 23-year-old lefty connected on two deep flyouts with exit velocities greater than 94 mph.

Jack O’Dowd, C: One of the best hitters in the Fall League this season with a .995 OPS, O'Dowd struck out on a curveball in the dirt by Patrick Reilly in his lone at-bat. The 2026 nondrafted free agent reached first base on the wild pitch, though, and later shared some touching moments on the MLB Network broadcast with his father, former Rockies GM Dan O'Dowd.

Andy Perez, SS (No. 15): Perez packed a punch behind his lone hit after coming off the bench in the sixth. The 22-year-old lefty hitter connected a single at 103.6 mph and flew out in his second opportunity.

Fidel Ulloa, RHP: Ulloa fanned Top 100 prospect Arjun Nimmala on seven pitches in the ninth. The 23-year-old then came out of the game after giving up a softly hit double to Luke Hill and the bequeathed runner eventually scored.