Central STL News

Several top Minor League Baseball prospects delivered strong performances as the regular season nears its end. Among them, Chen-Wei Lin, a right-handed pitcher for Springfield and ranked as the St. Louis Cardinals’ No. 16 prospect, stood out by throwing four hitless innings with nine strikeouts against San Antonio. Lin, who was signed from Taiwan in 2023, has shown an ability to miss bats throughout the season. Opponents have batted .199 against him while he has recorded 70 strikeouts in 50 1/3 innings and allowed only three home runs.

Kevin McGonigle of Erie (Detroit Tigers) homered for the second consecutive game and had another multihit performance, finishing his regular season with multiple hits in 28 of his 88 games. Walker Jenkins (Minnesota Twins) continued his strong September at Triple-A St. Paul by hitting his second home run with the team and posting a .928 OPS over 12 games this month.

Colt Emerson (Seattle Mariners) contributed to Arkansas’ win in Game 1 of the Texas League Finals by going 2-for-3 with a double and two stolen bases, helping Arkansas achieve a season-best ten steals in one game.

Alex Freeland (Los Angeles Dodgers) hit his 14th homer of the year for Oklahoma City and maintained steady production since returning from a stint in the majors.

Ryan Waldschmidt (Arizona Diamondbacks) matched career highs with two home runs and five RBIs for Amarillo to close out his breakout season, ending with a .289/.419/.473 line overall.

Jhostynxon Garcia (Boston Red Sox) drove a two-run homer for Worcester, bringing his total to 21 home runs on the year.

Jurrangelo Cijntje (Seattle Mariners), known for pitching with both arms, ended his Double-A Arkansas season by tossing four scoreless innings and finishing strong over his last three starts.

Brice Matthews (Houston Astros) had his first multihomer game of the year for Sugar Land, raising his OPS from .802 to .820 after driving in five runs.

Will Watson (New York Mets) continued an impressive first full professional season by blanking Portland over nearly six innings while striking out nine batters.