Tena claims Arizona Fall League batting lead
Scottsdale 11, Peoria 7 Jose Tena put together a three-hit performance that catapulted him into the AFL batting lead. The trio of base hits brought Cleveland’s 12th-ranked prospect’s slash line to .442/.537/.558 with five doubles in 12 Fall League games. The 20-year-old notched 116 total hits over 107 games with
Scottsdale 11, Peoria 7
Jose Tena put together a three-hit performance that catapulted him into the AFL batting lead. The trio of base hits brought Cleveland’s 12th-ranked prospect’s slash line to .442/.537/.558 with five doubles in 12 Fall League games. The 20-year-old notched 116 total hits over 107 games with High-A Lake County this season.
Triston Casas (BOS 2) extended his hitting streak to 11 games and collected a pair of hits, improving his batting line to .322/.444/.424. San Francisco’s Will Wilson (No. 15) hit the game's lone home run for the Scorpions -- a 420-foot blast with an exit velocity of 107 mph.
For Peoria, Luke Waddell (ATL 29) posted a multihit game with a double, an RBI and a run scored. More »
Mesa 12, Surprise 9
Nelson Velazquez continued his scorching run at the plate with a three-hit night that included his Fall League-leading seventh long ball, two runs scored and a walk. The No. 29 Cubs prospect cranked the two-run dinger with two outs in the opening frame. The 22-year-old is sporting a .392/.494/.743 slash line through 18 games.
Nelson Velazquez CRUSHES one to left!
— MLB's Arizona Fall League (@MLBazFallLeague) November 7, 2021
Your reigning AFL Hitter of the Week staying hot @Cubs pic.twitter.com/7LuuEiv1AS
Miami’s Kameron Misner (No. 22) connected with his second tater in as many games – a two-run blast in the second. He also walked twice and scored all three times he reached base.
Andres Chapparo with ANOTHER longball! @Yankees pic.twitter.com/AQS767n1pm
— MLB's Arizona Fall League (@MLBazFallLeague) November 7, 2021
For Surprise, Yankees infield prospect Andres Chaparro launched his second dinger of the campaign – a two-run moonshot to left in the eighth – as part of a two-hit game. Elijah Dunham (NYY 24) added a pair of knocks and scored. Donovan Casey (WAS 18) collected two hits, a walk and drove in a pair. More »
Glendale 11, Salt River 2
Carson Taylor collected both of his hits in the fourth inning – a home run and a single – while driving in three runs and scoring twice. The No. 30 Dodgers prospect mashed his dinger 401 feet with an exit velocity of 104 mph. He's hitting .409/.409/.682 with two homers in 22 AFL at-bats.
Carson Taylor crushes one deep into the Glendale night to put the Dogs up 8-0! @Dodgers pic.twitter.com/ithTCDPcB0
— MLB's Arizona Fall League (@MLBazFallLeague) November 7, 2021
Two other Dodgers prospects contributed to the Desert Dogs victory as James Outman (No. 27) went 3-for-4 with two doubles, three runs and an RBI, and he also threw out Mets’ Wilmer Reyes at third base to snuff a rally in the fifth. Jacob Amaya (No. 14) went 2-for-4 and scored a run.
On the other side, Mario Feliciano (MIL 13) accounted for three of the Rafters 11 hits. More »