Breaking down the Fall Stars Game participants by organization

The Arizona Fall League created a Fall Stars Game in 2006 to highlight the most talented players in a circuit full of top prospects. The first 19 contests spotlighted several future big league notables such as Ronald Acuña Jr., Pete Alonso, Mookie Betts, Bryce Harper, Aaron Judge, Francisco Lindor, Andrew McCutchen, Buster Posey, Julio Rodríguez, Max Scherzer, Corey Seager and Mike Trout.

The 2025 Fall Stars Game included 2026 American League Rookie of the Year favorite Kevin McGonigle and three White Sox who keyed a shocking playoff run this season (Sam Antonacci, Braden Montgomery, Hagen Smith). This year's rosters are as loaded as always.

The prospect showcase will be played at Scottsdale's Salt River Fields on Sunday at 8 p.m. ET/6 p.m. local. The game will be broadcast on MLB Network and streamed on MLB.com and the MLB app, with Paul Severino handling play-by-play duties and former Rockies general manager Dan O'Dowd and MLB Pipeline's Jim Callis providing analysis.

Of the 13 Top 100 prospects still on AFL rosters, 10 will participate in the Fall Stars Game: right-hander Jarlin Susana (Nationals); catcher Nathan Flewellling (Rays); second baseman Demetrio Crisantes (Diamondbacks); third baseman Aidan Miller (Phillies); shortstops Dax Kilby (Yankees), Arjun Nimmala (Angels), Tate Southisene (Braves) and Sebastian Walcott (Rangers); and outfielders Angeibel Gomez (Royals) and Ike Irish (Orioles). Two other Top 100 prospects, Dodgers second baseman Charles Davalan and outfielder Eduardo Quintero, could be added via the Final 2 Vote.

Below are reports on all the Fall Stars:

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AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST

Blue Jays
Jake Bloss, RHP (No. 11): The rare Fall Leaguer with Major League experience, Bloss has dealt with multiple injuries in the Blue Jays' system since his time in The Show with the Astros, most notably last year’s right elbow surgery and this year’s right teres major strain. In the AFL to make up for lost time, he has sat 93-96 mph with a pair of fastballs and shown a full complement of secondaries including a sweeper, slider, curveball and changeup, though results have been mixed (10 ER, 11 K's, 2 BB in 10 2/3 innings).

Jake Cook, OF (No. 20): The 2025 third-rounder out of Southern Miss is known primarily for his speed, as he’s shown throughout the fall with several Sprint Speeds above 30 ft/sec and 10 steals in 12 attempts over 14 games for Mesa. After missing time early in his first full season due to a hamstring injury, he has a .328/.381/.362 line with a pair of doubles in AFL play.

Aaron Parker, C: The UC Santa Barbara product broke out in the power department with 19 homers over 87 games for Double-A New Hampshire in his second full season over the summer, and he has continued producing this autumn with a .351 average and a .479 on-base percentage over 48 plate appearances while mixing in work in left field.

Orioles
Ike Irish, OF/1B (No. 5/MLB No. 95): The Orioles’ first-round pick out of Auburn in the 2025 Draft, Irish was having a fine first full season, and was poised for a promotion to Double-A, when he tore his left meniscus shortly after appearing in the Futures Game. The AFL is his first action since then, and he’s shown no rust, slashing .327/.456/.491 in 15 games.

Patrick Reilly, RHP: Acquired from the Pirates in 2024 for Billy Cook, Reilly ranked as high as No. 10 on the Orioles’ Top 30 in the past. He had Tommy John surgery after three starts in 2025, making it back to throw 53 innings in 2026. The pure stuff is very much still there, with a fastball up to 98 mph and a slider that has elicited a 43-percent miss rate this fall.

Rays
Nathan Flewelling, C (No. 4/MLB No. 63): The pride of Red Deer, Alberta, grew in prospect stature by clubbing 21 homers and finishing with a 112 wRC+ over 106 games at High-A Bowling Green in his age-19 season in 2026, but he hasn’t stopped there with more work with Scottsdale this fall. He’s gone 20-for-72 (.278) with two doubles in 19 games (14 of which have been behind the plate) for the Solar Sox.

Marcus Johnson, RHP: The 25-year-old has very much been control-over-stuff as a pro with a career 4.4 percent walk rate in the Minors between the Marlins' and Rays' systems. He’s worked primarily with a 90-92 mph sinker and 87-89 mph cutter in the Fall League (where he has a 7.45 ERA and 19 strikeouts in 19 ⅓ innings) while also folding in a slider, four-seamer and curveball.

Red Sox
Antonio Anderson, 1B/3B: Signed for a well over-slot $1.5 million as a 2023 third-rounder from a Georgia high school, Anderson is a switch-hitter who's more dangerous from the right side of the plate. He ranks third in the AFL in OPS (1.123) while slashing .361/.500/.623 with three homers and 17 walks in 16 games.

Yankees
Dax Kilby, SS (No. 1/MLB No. 78): A 2025 supplemental first-rounder, Kilby is one of the best pure hitters in the Fall League, makes advanced swing decisions and possesses plus raw power and speed. After missing much of the Minor League season with a hamstring injury, the Georgia prep product is batting .295/.357/.623 with 12 extra-base hits and five steals in 15 games.

AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL

Guardians
Luke Hill, 2B (No. 15): Hill established himself as one of the most disciplined hitters in the Southeastern Conference while at Mississippi, which got him drafted in the fourth round in 2025. He showed increased power in his first full pro season and is hitting .333/.420/.548 with two homers in 11 games.

Welbyn Francisca, SS (No. 19): The biggest breakout player in the AFL, Francisca is slashing .409/.467/.667 with three homers and five steals in 14 games, and he leads the league in batting, hits (27) and RBI (24). Signed for $1,375,000 out of the Dominican Republic in 2023, he has the hitting ability, pop and speed to become a 20-20 player and potentially could stick at shortstop.

Royals
Angeibel Gomez, OF (No. 2/MLB No. 76): As the second-youngest player ever to appear in the AFL, the 17-year-old outfielder has held his own nicely in the jump from the Dominican Summer League with a .306/.390/.444 line over 10 games for Surprise. Gomez has true five-tool potential and has seen time at all three outfield spots this fall, though the bulk of his time has come in right.

Zion Rose, OF (No. 6): Rose may have been a surprise in the industry as the sixth overall pick this year, but he’s fit right in offensively among the AFL’s top prospects this fall with a .327/.493/.519 line, two homers, two triples, 14 walks and 12 steals in 13 games for Surprise. The outfielder is in the AFL in the first place to help make for lost at-bats from the spring when he dealt with ankle and hamstring injuries at Louisville.

Justin Lamkin, LHP (No. 8): The 2025 71st overall pick out of Texas A&M looked well on his way to a breakout this season with a 2.04 ERA and 53 strikeouts in 39 2/3 innings at High-A and Double-A before a left shoulder injury ended his regular season in late May. Back and healthy, he’s still building up velocity in the AFL but has been exceptional at getting ahead of hitters early with his fastball while showing two good breakers in his curveball (a relatively new pitch) and slider, leading to a 3.52 ERA and a 0.78 WHIP in four starts (15 1/3 innings).

Tigers
No active participants

Twins
Kyle DeBarge, UTIL: The Twins’ pick at No. 33 overall in the 2024 Draft, DeBarge was certainly hoping to forget about the worries on his mind after a rough 2026 season in Double-A (.221/.335/.352). He’s been having a good time the whole AFL long, sitting fifth in the league with his 1.094 OPS.

White Sox
Jonathan Clark, RHP: A San Jose State product signed after two seasons in the independent Pioneer League, Clark relies heavily on a mid-80s slider while mixing in a lively 92-96 mph fastball. He's sporting a 3.68 ERA, a .111 opponents' average and an 11/1 K/BB ratio in 7 1/3 innings.

AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST

Angels
Arjun Nimmala, SS (No. 1/MLB No. 34): Right hamstring issues limited Nimmala to a total of 89 games in 2026, but after getting traded to the Angels from the Blue Jays for José Soriano, he was one of the hottest hitters in the Minors, with seven homers and an .826 SLG in 11 September games before hitting three more long balls in the playoffs. He’s been a little streaky this fall, but has put together a .301/.446/.507 line over 18 games.

Astros
Jank Pichardo, RHP: Coming back from 2025 Tommy John surgery, Pichardo sports an 8.74 ERA but has struck out 17 in 11 1/3 innings, good for the fourth-best K rate (13.5 per nine innings) in the league. He signed for $10,000 out of the Dominican Republic in 2022 and delivers his 92-97 mph fastball on an extremely flat approach angle.

A’s
Davis Diaz, C/INF (No. 19): The A’s eighth-rounder in 2024 is coming off his best professional season, reaching Triple-A and finishing with double-digit home runs and steals while posting a combined .804 OPS, all while continuing to learn the nuances of catching while moving around the field. He’s been focusing on his work as a backstop this fall while continuing to swing the bat well, with a .302/.436/.442 line through 12 games.

Kenya Huggins, RHP (No. 23): Acquired from the Reds at the 2025 Trade Deadline, Huggins is shaking off a very uneven first full season in the A’s organization (6.63 ERA) pitching out of Mesa’s bullpen. He’s had a largely effective Fall League, with a 2.16 ERA and an 11.9 K/9 rate over five appearances thanks to a fastball he’s run up to 99 mph and a cutter-like slider that touches 90-91 mph.

Mariners
Adam Smith, RHP: It’s been a journey for Smith, who began his pro career as a 14th-round pick of the Padres in 2021. Released by San Diego after the 2023 season, he signed as a free agent with the Red Sox, but became a Minor League free agent again after two seasons. The sinker-slider reliever began this year in indy ball, but signed with the Mariners in May, pitching his way from High-A to Double-A at age 26.

Rangers
Sebastian Walcott, SS (No. 1/MLB No. 8): The highest-rated prospect in the Fall League, Walcott stands out with his well-above-average raw power and arm strength. After missing much of the Minor League season recovering from internal brace surgery in February, he's back to playing shortstop and may see some outfield action as well. Signed for $3.2 million out of the Bahamas in 2023, he's hitting .316/.369/.474 with nine steals in 13 games.

Paxton Kling, OF (No. 20): A center fielder with 25-25 upside, Kling has some of the best all-around tools in the Rangers' system, but inconsistency at the plate dropped him to the seventh round of the 2025 Draft after he played at Louisiana State and Penn State. He's batting .364/.478/.455 with 13 steals in 14 games.

Julian Brock, C: Brock offers plus raw power but doesn't make consistent contact, and he provides decent defense with a strong arm behind the plate. The 2023 eighth-rounder from Louisiana-Lafayette is hitting .211/.426/.263 with 14 walks in 13 games.

Alejandro Chiquillo, RHP: Signed for $5,000 out of Colombia in 2024, Chiquillo owns a 94-96 mph fastball that reaches 98 and a mid-80s slider. He has compiled a 5.52 ERA with 16 strikeouts in 14 2/3 innings.

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NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST

Braves
Tate Southisene, SS/2B (No. 3/MLB No. 58): The Braves’ first-rounder in 2025, Southisene exceeded expectations by playing his way from Single-A up to Double-A in his first full season, posting an .875 OPS through 90 games. A hit-by-pitch caused a fractured wrist in his first Double-A game, but the infielder has picked up where left off in the AFL, with a .341/.482/.432 line over 13 games.

Briggs McKenzie, LHP (No. 8): The Braves went well over slot to sign McKenzie out of the North Carolina high school ranks in 2025, giving him nearly $3 million in the fourth round. He got off to a hot start in 2026, zooming to High-A Rome, but nerve irritation in his left forearm kept him on the sidelines for all but 26 innings this year. He’s had two terrible outings this fall (13 earned runs, 5 1/3 IP), but has given up just two earned over his other 15 1/3 innings of work, including spinning four shutout frames on Tuesday.

Marlins
Dillon Lewis, OF (No. 11): Part of the Ryan Weathers trade with the Yankees last January, Lewis is seeking to become the first big leaguer from Queens College. He combines plus raw power and speed and he's batting .283/.333/.433 in 15 games.

Mets
Irving Cota, RHP: Cota went from a $10,000 signing as a 19-year-old out of Mexico in 2023 to the Double-A level two years later. He works with an east-west arsenal out of a low-three quarters release, highlighted by a 92-95 mph sinker and 84-86 mph changeup that both get significant armside run. He has good control despite the movement and has struck out 15 and walked only three over 12 2/3 relief innings this fall.

Ryan Lambert, RHP: Lambert looked like he could have ridden his upper-90s cut-ride fastball to a chance in New York’s MLB bullpen this summer, though control issues and a right forearm flexor injury slowed him down. He’s looked back on track for Surprise with 10 strikeouts and four walks over six scoreless, hitless innings while adding in a longer slider to complement the heat and his shorter breaking ball.

Teo Banks, OF: After hitting .251 with six homers and a 90 wRC+ in 92 games for High-A Wilmington during the regular season, Banks has made the most of the AFL spotlight with a .366/.413/.620 line and nine extra-base hits in 21 games for Salt River while rotating across all three outfield positions. 

Kevin Bazzell, C: Bazzell enters Wednesday as the AFL OPS leader with a 1.169 mark through 14 games. He’s gone 14-for-37 (.378) with two homers, four doubles, seven walks and only four strikeouts in that span. That’s a solid turn for a catcher who missed almost a month of action between April and May after being hit in the face by a pitch.

Nationals
Jarlin Susana, RHP (No. 4/MLB No. 66): Susana will certainly bring the heat if he appears Sunday; he’s responsible for the 65 fastest pitches of the Fall League this year, topping out at 103.8 mph. His mid-80s curveball gives him another plus-plus weapon beyond his four-seamer and sinker, and he’s worked on adding a sweeper and cutter this fall. After missing time rehabbing from last year’s lat surgery, the 6-foot-6 righty leads the Fall League with 26 strikeouts in 18 2/3 innings.

Phillies
Aidan Miller, 3B/SS (No. 2/MLB No. 59): After missing nearly all of the 2026 season with back issues, the biggest thing people wanted to see was Miller healthy. After making it back to help Reading win the Double-A Eastern League title, Miller has looked terrific this fall, hitting .333/.562/.500 with six steals, and he is looking comfortable in his first extended time at third base.

NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL

Brewers
Eric Bitonti, 1B/3B (No. 26): Standing 6-foot-5, the 20-year-old corner infielder is built like a house and has the power potential to match as he proved with 25 homers between High-A and Double-A in his second full season. The left-handed-hitting masher has added two more while hitting .275/.383/.451 in 15 games for Scottsdale this autumn, though he’s also struck out 31.7 percent of the time in the continuation of another theme of his young career.

Matthew Wood, C: Wood showed off good discipline and improved angles off the bat, leading to a .398 OBP, career-best 18 homers and a 52/71 K/BB ratio in 95 games for Double-A Biloxi during the regular season. Facing Rule 5 eligibility this offseason, he’s certainly carried those good swing decisions to Scottsdale with a .489 OBP and 6/13 K/BB over 12 games in the Fall League while splitting time between catching and DH duties.

Cardinals
Tai Peete, OF (No. 17): After missing time due to illness this summer, Peete has been one of the most electric and energetic players of the entire AFL this fall and ranks among the circuit’s top three with 11 extra-base hits, 41 total bases and 13 steals through 16 games. He’s hit .328/.410/.612 in that time while displaying the power-speed combo that could make him at least a 25-25 threat in the bigs if he can make enough contact.

Cubs
Kade Snell, OF: One of the top college senior prospects in the 2025 Draft because of his combination of offensive production, data and makeup, Snell went in the fifth round out of Alabama. He's slashing .286/.438/.381 with nine steals in 17 games.

Pirates
Wyatt Sanford, SS/2B (No. 5): The Pirates’ second-rounder in 2024, Sanford took a huge leap forward in his second full season of pro ball, especially in terms of impact, homering 19 times to go along with 33 steals over 77 games. He missed nearly two months with a hand injury, costing him a promotion to Double-A. There are still some swing-and-miss issues to keep cleaning up, but he does have four extra-base hits in 15 games for an .803 OPS this fall.

Reds
Luke Holman, RHP: The Reds were excited to select Holman in the second round of the 2024 Draft out of LSU, but this is really the first long look they’ve gotten to see of him in competitive action. Elbow issues that led to Tommy John surgery have limited him to just 15 2/3 total innings over his first two years of pro ball, but he’s been one of the best arms in the AFL, topping the circuit with his .114 BAA and using his four-pitch mix to sit second in ERA (0.69) and third with his 13.9 K/9 rate over 13 IP.

Yerlin Confidan, OF: There’s work to be done on his approach (15/3 K/BB in 13 AFL games), but the toolsy Confidan has been one of the nicest surprises this fall. He’s registered some of the best exit velocities in the league and he’s tied for fourth with 10 extra-base hits that have resulted in an OPS of 1.053, good for eighth best.

NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST

D-backs
Demetrio Crisantes, 2B (No. 1/MLB No. 84): A career .312 hitter in the Minor Leagues, the Arizona native has dealt with injuries throughout his career, most recently a hamstring issue coming out of this year’s Spring Training. He still has the plus hit tool to push for a spot on the D-backs infield by 2027, and he’s flashed some speed with seven steals in seven attempts for Salt River this fall.

Joe Ariola, LHP: The 2025 seventh-rounder out of Wake Forest was one of the Minors’ most effective left-handed relievers in his first full season with a 1.56 ERA, 1.04 WHIP and 64 strikeouts in 34 2/3 innings across Single-A, High-A and Double-A. The results have continued in the Fall League (two earned runs, nine strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings), thanks to playing the north-south game with a 93-95 mph four-seamer with good ride and a 78-81 mph curveball.

Dodgers
Chase Harlan, 3B (No. 9): One of the top third-base prospects in baseball, Harlan features double-plus raw power and the strong arm required for the hot corner. A third-round pick out of a Pennsylvania high school in 2024, he's batting .276/.403/.586 with five homers in 16 games.

Brooks Auger, RHP (No. 28): Primarily a reliever at Mississippi State, where he had Tommy John surgery that sidelined him in 2023 before he became a sixth-round pick the following year, Auger is now a five-pitch starter with an explosive mid-90s fastball and a tight mid-80s slider. He has logged a 7.15 ERA with 13 strikeouts in 11 1/3 innings.

Luke Fox, LHP: Drafted in the 17th round in 2023, when he missed his entire junior season at Duke following Tommy John surgery, Fox commands his 92-96 mph fastball and low-80s slider well. He has compiled a 4.09 ERA with 14 strikeouts in 11 innings.

Giants
Dalton Wentz, 3B: One of two 2026 draftees in the AFL, along with Royals first-rounder Zion Rose, Wentz signed for $584,955 (fourth-round money) as a 16th-rounder out of Wake Forest. A switch-hitter with at least plus raw power and solid arm strength, he's slashing .313/.436/.531 in 14 games.

Padres
Kannon Kemp, RHP (No. 13): Kemp is repeating the Fall League after appearing for Peoria last year, due to a left oblique injury that limited him to 38 2/3 innings over the summer, and he’s shown good velocity with a sinker and a four-seamer both around 96-98 mph. His 88-91 mph changeup, which has similar movement to the sinker but good velo separation, is his best secondary with a 35 percent whiff rate for Peoria.

Alex McCoy, OF (No. 26): McCoy has few rivals when it comes to pure power in this year’s Fall League class as he’s responsible for two of the three exit velocities this fall at 116.3 mph and 118.2 mph on a pair of homers. Ten of the 6-foot-5 masher’s 15 hits for Peoria have gone for extra bases (five homers, five doubles), and while strikeouts are an issue, he owns a .283/.409/.660 line in 66 plate appearances.

Rockies
Jared Thomas, OF (No. 10): Thomas had hamate surgery after last year’s AFL stint, then needed an additional surgery to remove a bone spur, costing him most of 2026. His swing-and-miss is still an issue (29 K’s over 72 ABs), but he’s shaken off a slow start this fall to record a seven-game hit streak and bring his overall line to an impressive .319/.430/.556.

Jack O’Dowd, C: The son of former GM and current MLB Network analyst Dan O’Dowd (who’ll get to call his son’s action on the Fall Stars Game broadcast), Jack has gone from indy league signing curiosity to legitimate prospect. He hit 23 homers and slugged .564 across three levels in his first year, and he’s shown it was no fluke, leading the AFL in homers (6) and SLG (.687).

Fidel Ulloa, RHP: The Rockies’ seventh-rounder in 2024 out of LSU, the former Draft League participant had a solid year relieving for Double-A Hartford in 2026. He’s been one of the best bullpen arms in the Fall League, having given up no runs over seven appearances, striking out 11.0 per nine with a fastball up to 96 mph and a particularly effective changeup.