Here are Saturday's top prospect performances from the Minors

It was a day not to be forgotten in the Minors, with a pair of historic performances at the plate, a throwback performance on the mound and a perfectly pitched game at Double-A. Not to be outdone, some of baseball's youngest prospects showed they can stand toe-to-toe with the best of 'em. All that and more during a busy Saturday:

Jonah Tong, RHP, Binghamton (NYM No. 6)
Tong came within an out of tossing a seven-inning perfect game but instead settled for a combined perfecto and the best performance of his pro career. The 21-year-old struck out a career-high 13 while retiring all 20 batters he faced during his 99-pitch outing. Tong, whom the Mets selected in the seventh round of the 2022 Draft, has 40 punchouts over his past four starts (19 innings) and 51 K's for the season. The native of Canada has a 2.57 ERA, is holding opposing hitters to a .162 average and has struck out 44.7 percent (51 of 114) of them. Full story | Gameday

Brice Matthews, SS/3B, Sugar Land (HOU No. 2)
In the midst of a 1-for-24 skid, Matthews broke out in arguably the biggest way possible. The 23-year-old hit for the cycle, homering in the eighth to not only secure his place in the record books, but also match a career high with four hits. Matthews drove in two runs and scored four times. Gameday

Bryce Eldridge, 1B, Richmond (SF No. 1/MLB No. 20)
The Giants' giant slugger saved his best for last, turning around the game for Double-A Richmond with a three-run homer in the eighth inning. It was Eldridge's second long ball of the year and first since his first at-bat for the Flying Squirrels on April 22. The 6-foot-7, 240-pounder has reached base safely in eight of nine games this month and is batting .333 in that span. For the season, Eldridge has an .825 OPS and five extra-base hits in 15 games. Gameday

Josue De Paula, OF, Great Lakes (LAD No. 2/MLB No. 35)
Still two weeks away from turning 20, De Paula is making waves at High-A. He made a statement on Saturday night in the form of the second multihomer game of his pro career. He finished the game 3-for-6 with four RBIs. His homers, which were his fifth and sixth of the season, moved him into a tie for the lead in that category in the Midwest League. He also leads the circuit in slugging percentage (.553) and OPS (.981). Gameday

Jesús Made, SS, Carolina (MIL No. 2/MLB No. 50)
In his first season stateside, Made has settled nicely into Single-A ball, batting .303 across his first 25 games. On Saturday, he added an exclamation point onto Carolina’s 16-2 victory, driving in five runs on two hits with two stolen bases. It’s the second five-RBI game of his young career, and his season total of 20 RBIs lands him in the top 10 of the Carolina League. Gameday

Termarr Johnson, 2B/SS, Altoona (PIT No. 4/MLB No. 77)
Johnson supplied power from atop the Double-A Altoona lineup again, going deep for the second time in three games. The 20-year-old reached base three more times on a single and two walks, while also swiping a base. Johnson has hit safely in six of his past seven games for the Curve. Gameday

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JR Ritchie, RHP, Rome (ATL No. 7)
In an age where six-inning starts are largely celebrated, Ritchie harkened back to a bygone era for pitchers. The Washington state native allowed just one hit while twirling a complete-game, nine-inning shutout for High-A Rome. Ritchie, who surrendered his lone hit to the first batter of the game, struck out a career-high nine, walked one and needed only 95 pitches. The 21-year-old has a 1.30 ERA, an 0.79 WHIP and is limiting opposing batters to a .161 average. Gameday

Dante Nori, OF, Clearwater (PHI No. 6)
Selected in the first round of the 2024 Draft, Nori is still getting his feet wet in pro ball, but he put together a breakthrough performance on Saturday with a career-high four hits. He started the game with the first home run of his pro career in the first inning, followed it with a triple in the second inning and added a couple of singles to fall just shy of a cycle. Gameday

CJ Alexander, INF/OF, Las Vegas (Unranked)
Playing for Triple-A Las Vegas seems to guarantee that at least one player will for hit the cycle throughout the course of the year. That honor fell to Alexander, who doubled in the eighth inning to complete the feat, giving the club four consecutive seasons with a cycle to its credit. The 28-year-old's eight homers are tied for the club lead with Colby Thomas (ATH No. 2). Gameday