SEATTLE — Baseball's top prospects haven't played competitive games in the majors yet. For many of them, Saturday's Futures Game in Seattle marked their first time following in the footsteps of their childhood heroes. But for these up-and-coming stars, childhood wasn't that long ago. The vast majority of the roster was born this millennium, with seven players born in 2003 and two born in 2004.
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JULY 08: Ryan Bliss #9 and Jordan Lawlar #11 of the Arizona Diamondbacks walk off the field at the end of the second inning during the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game at T-Mobile Park on July 08, 2023 in Seattle, Washington. SEATTLE — Baseball’s top prospects haven’t played competitive games in the majors yet. For many of them, Saturday’s Futures Game in Seattle marked their first time following in the footsteps of their childhood heroes.
“From abroad, from Europe, it was like the Yankees are the most popular team, probably,” Robberse said. “So Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez were the ones that were known over there.” “I couldn’t even tell you all the guys I’ve tried to analyze or all the guys I’ve maybe tried to steal a little bit from,” he said.“When I started going toward pitching,” he said, “it was more like finding who was the best and picking certain things they were doing well — Max Scherzer, Jacob deGrom, Justin Verlander, and then my dad would be like, Nolan Ryan, Greg Maddux, Randy Johnson, all those guys.
“It’s always been difficult to find guys because there’s just not many people my size running around and doing things,” Jones said, citing Judge’s athletic prowess on defense and Shohei Ohtani’s “beautiful” left-handed swing.
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