Dodgers outfield prospect Josue De Paula crushed a three-run homer to give the NL a 4-2 win in a game featuring baseball's top prospects.

Juan Soto hit a two-run homer and the bullpen held down the Royals as New York beat Kansas City, 3-1 Edwin Diaz delivered two shutdown innings in a six-out save to put a bow on his All-Star first half

The comparisons are overwhelming, but in a positive way. When Eduardo Tait signed with the Phillies as an international free agent in 2023, he took the same first step as one of his baseball heroes. Tait is a Panamanian catcher just like Carlos Ruiz,

• There were a couple of players who did underwhelm in the game. Marlins lefty Thomas White returned to the Futures Game, and for the second year in a row, he had trouble throwing strikes. He was 95-98 with a slider at 80-84, premium stuff, but half his pitches were called balls and they were bad misses at that.

Cincinnati Reds prospect Sal Stewart played in the prestigious Futures Game Saturday and got the call after the game that he's being promoted to AAA.

Garin Cecchini, Anthony Ranaudo and Bogaerts - Cecchini played 35 career games in Boston before getting released. He never reached the bigs again. Ranaudo, who was once viewed as a frontline starter, reached the Majors with unremarkable results and was traded for Robbie Ross.

Chipper Jones served as the National League’s manager in the All-Star Futures Game on Saturday at Truist Park. But this certainly wasn’t a sign he’s ready to be Braves manager Brian Snitker’s replacement or spend any of his retirement years as a skipper.