Central STL News

The 26th annual All-Star Futures Game is set to take place this weekend at Truist Park, with several promising players gearing up for the event. In his Triple-A debut, JJ Wetherholt hit a home run, a triple, and a double. Max Clark became the first of the Tigers trio recently promoted to Double-A to hit a home run. Nolan McLean achieved a career-high 10 strikeouts in consecutive starts.

JJ Wetherholt, playing shortstop for Memphis (ranked No. 1 for STL/No. 19 in MLB), was the seventh overall pick in last year's draft. He moved up from Double-A Springfield to Triple-A Memphis after maintaining a .300/.425/.466 batting average. Following a rainout on Tuesday, Wetherholt's performance included a homer and triple in one game and a double in another during Wednesday’s doubleheader.

Max Clark joined Erie this week as part of his move to Double-A alongside fellow Tigers Kevin McGonigle and Josue Briceño. He was quick to make an impact by hitting his first home run at this new level.

Braden Montgomery of Winston-Salem has been notable against left-handed pitchers all season across two levels. Montgomery launched a first-inning homer against a southpaw while maintaining impressive stats against lefties.

Carter Jensen of Omaha continued his strong performance in July with three hits, including a homer and five RBIs.

Jackson Ferris of Tulsa bounced back from allowing early runs by retiring 14 batters consecutively, ending with seven strikeouts over six innings.

Nolan McLean of Syracuse matched his career-high 10 strikeouts again just days after achieving it previously.