This Saturday, the game’s top prospects will gather at Dodger Stadium for the 2022 Futures Game. The Futures Game is MLB’s annual showcase of the sport’s top potential big leaguers, some of whom will be making their big league debuts in the second half. And you know what? Some will be redeemed at the deadline. This is how it has been throughout the history of Futures Game.
With some stars of tomorrow set to face off in Los Angeles, let’s set the scene, starting with streaming information for Saturday’s game.
How to watch the 2022 MLB Futures game
- Date: Saturday July 16 | Time: 7 p.m. ET
- Direct: Peacock
- TV channel: N/A (Game will be rebroadcast on MLB Network Sunday at 9 a.m. ET)
The Futures 2022 game rosters were released in full earlier this month. Here are the Futures 2022 game rosters with each player’s MLB.com Top 100 Prospects list ranking (if applicable).
American League
|
Yainer Diaz |
Astros |
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Dillon Dingler |
tigers |
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Shea Langeliers |
Athletics |
No. 32 |
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Gunnar Henderson |
Orioles |
#5 |
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Curtis Mead |
Rays |
No. 61 |
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Jhonkensy Noel |
Guardians |
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Nick Pratto (replaced on the list) |
Royals |
No. 71 |
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Ceddanne Rafaela |
Red Sox |
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spencer steer |
Twins |
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Antoine Volpe |
Yankees |
No. 8 |
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Denzel Clarke |
Athletics |
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Oscar Colas |
White socks |
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Jason Dominguez |
Yankees |
No. 40 |
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George Valera |
Guardians |
No. 33 |
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Matt Waller |
Twins |
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| Dustin Harris | Rangers | |
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Brayan Bello (replaced on the roster) |
Red Sox |
No. 45 |
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Taj Bradley |
Rays |
No. 34 |
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hunter brown |
Astros |
No. 85 |
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Ky Bush |
angels |
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Wilmer Flores |
tigers |
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Emerson Hancock |
sailors |
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Jack Leiter |
Rangers |
No. 17 |
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Ricky Tiedemann |
blue jays |
No. 64 |
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Ken Waldichuk |
Yankees |
No. 74 |
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Yosver Zulueta |
blue jays |
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| Alec Marais | Royals |
Leiter, the No. 2 pick in 2021, is the son of longtime big leaguer Al Leiter, and he had a rocky season. The Yankees are one of only two teams to send three players to the Futures Game (the host Dodgers are the other), including their top prospect (Volpe) and perhaps the most famous underage prospect (Dominguez ). Bello made his MLB debut this month and was replaced on the roster.
National League
|
Francisco Alvarez |
Dishes |
No. 2 |
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Diego Cartaya |
Dodgers |
No. 14 |
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Henry Davis (replaced on the list) |
pirate |
No. 18 |
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Logan O’Hoppe |
Phillies |
No. 90 |
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Darren Baker |
Nationals |
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Elly De La Cruz |
Reds |
No. 50 |
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Ezequiel Tovar (replaced on the list) |
rockies |
No. 58 |
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Michael Vargas |
Dodgers |
No. 72 |
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David Villar (replaced on the roster) |
giants |
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Jordan Walker |
Cardinals |
No. 7 |
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Masin Winn |
Cardinals |
No. 91 |
| Marc Vientos | Dishes | |
| Khalil Watson | Diamondbacks | |
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Corbin Carroll |
Diamondbacks |
#3 |
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Jackson Chourio |
Brewers |
No. 38 |
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Pete Crow Armstrong |
Cubs |
No. 79 |
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Robert Hassell III |
padres |
No. 24 |
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Zac Veen |
rockies |
No. 23 |
| Joey Wimer | Brewers | No. 62 |
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Andre Abbott |
Reds |
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mike burrows |
pirate |
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Cade Cavalli (replaced on the roster) |
Nationals |
No. 47 |
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Kyle Harrison |
giants |
No. 26 |
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Anthony Kelly |
Brewers |
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Bobby Miller |
Dodgers |
No. 27 |
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Erik Miller |
Phillies |
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Eury Perez |
marlins |
No. 16 |
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Jared Shuster |
brave |
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| Jose Ferrer | Nationals |
First of all, yes, Darren Baker is Dusty’s son. Washington selected Baker in the 10th round of last summer’s amateur draft. You probably remember Darren as the ball boy who was nearly smashed at home plate in Game 5 of the 2002 World Series. hurt.
Dusty will lead the AL All-Star team this year, although the Futures Game takes place on Saturday, July 16. The Astros will be at home to face the Athletics that day. Dusty won’t be in Los Angeles to see Darren play in the Futures Game. Shame.
In addition to Baker, the NL team features the No. 1 pick in the 2021 draft (Davis) as well as MLB.com’s top two underage prospects (Álvarez and Carroll), although Davis had to be replaced on the roster due to injury (Tigers outfielder Riley Greene, the No. 1 prospect, is currently in the big leagues). Crow-Armstrong is notable for being the prospect the Cubs received when they traded Javier Báez to the Mets last year. Villar, it should be noted, was called up to the major leagues earlier this month and has also been replaced on the Futures Game roster.
The Futures Game is intended to feature the best prospects in the game and is not necessarily an All-Star Game with the best underage players. That said, there’s a lot of overlap between “top prospects” and “top performers.” Cubs prospect Brennen Davis was named Futures Game MVP last year.
The Futures game has been around since 1999 and originally featured a USA vs. World format. In 2019, MLB adopted an AL vs. NL format.
