2025 MLB futures game results, takeaways: Josue De Paula shines at the plate; Switch-pitcher dazzles on hill

The best hopes in baseball took the field in the 2025 term match at Truist Park on Saturday afternoon. The National League returned to beat the American League in the seven -round case (NL 4, Al 2), which is the annual MLB showcase for the next generation of players. The NL now leads the series of all time 4-1-1. The future Game used a USA format against World from 1999 to 2018, during which the United States had an advantage of 13-7.

The Al took an advance from the start of 2-0 thanks to a good little fashionable ball. They marked races on RBI land and a two -strike sacrifice fly. The NL has returned and took control of the match with the long ball when the Dodgers Josue from Paula’s Dodgers made a three -point lighter tour of Lefty Lefty Schultz. The NL has nailed to an insurance race and reached its third consecutive long -term match victory.

Here are four points to remember from the 2025 term match in Truist Park.

1. De Paula showed its power and won the MVP

Josue de Paula, The 13th best hope of baseball in mid-seasonMade by Triste Petit on Saturday. His three -point Homer has traveled 416 feet and left his bat at 108.5 MPH. He is a 20-year-old recently who became a revolving around a left-left cursor in a big league stadium. In other words, it is terribly impressive.

The exit speed of 108.5 MPH was almost 3 MPH harder than any other shot in the long -term match. Only four other shot balls recorded at 100 MPH, which is not a reflection of talent. It is a reminder that these are very young players who develop and become even stronger.

Unsurprisingly, the three -point Homer won the Larry Doby Award from Paula as a long -term game MVP. It strikes .265 / .409 / .425 with 10 circuits in 78 class ball games A this season. He has more than two years younger than the average Midwest League player.

2. There was a switch

The prospect mariners Jurrangelo Cijntje, a real switch and one of the best prospects for pitching the game, have withdrawn twice in a goalless round. He fused the brewer’s inner field player Jesús made Righting, turned to fly from Paula to the left, then returned to the right against the Diamondbacks championship player Lujames Groover and the receiver of the Marlins Joe Mack.

Here is the CIJNTJE-PITCHING Switch in action:

It should be noted that Cijntje did not exclusively pit the left -wing towards the left -handers. He chooses his spots according to the matches. In fact, he faced more left -handed strikers as a right (78) than a left -hander (30) among minors this year, and he fogged the left -hander by hitting Mack as a right in the long -term game.

Cijntje hit 98.7 MPH with its radiator as right -handers in the match on Saturday. In 56 ⅓ Minor league sleeves this season, the product of the Mississippi State has a 4.94 MPM with 63 stick withdrawals.

3. Lombard created a race with her legs

George Lombard Jr. created the first round of the game with his speed. The prospect of the Yankees stop-curriculum attracted a walk against the left-hander of Marlins, Thomas White, stole the second goal, flouted the third on a simple in the inner field, then returned to the house on the tapper of the Voltiger of the White Sox Braden Montgomery. Here is the flight.

Lombard, 20, added a double later in the match. It strikes. 239 / .382 / .356 with three circuits and 25 bases stolen in 81 games between high class A and Double-A this year. We ranked it like the 21st best hope in baseball last month.

4. There was a frightening of injuries

Unfortunately, the injuries are part of the game, and the pirate’s inner field player, Konnor Griffin, had to leave the game future after taking a quick bullet of 97.4 MPH in the right hand / wrist during a control swing. Astros Righty Alimber Santa delivered the ground.

Good news, however: Griffin is fine. His father, the coach of the University of Belhaven, Kevin Griffin, confirmed that his son was not too long after the blow by Pitch. Griffin was back in the canoe at the end of the game.

Griffin was the overall choice n ° 9 of last year’s draft. The 19 -year -old strikes. 327 / .400 / .521 with 13 circuits and 41 interceptions in 75 simple games this season. He emerges as one of the best hopes in the game.

Future game is the start of the All-Star Break festivities. Day 1 of the two-day 2025 MLB draft will take place on Sunday evening in Atlanta, then there will be the Home Run derby on Monday and the star match itself on Tuesday. The Home Run Derby and All-Star Game will also take place in Truist Park.