Here are Thursday's top prospect performances from the Minors

On a night in which two Top 100 prospects made noise on the mound, a 24-year-old backstop in the High-A Midwest League might have stolen the spotlight by connecting on not one but a pair of grand slams. There was no shortage of action around the Minors, including a teenager notching the first multihomer game of his career and last year's No. 1 overall Draft pick finding his swing:

Andrew Painter, RHP, Lehigh Valley (PHI No. 1/MLB No. 5)
Baseball's top-ranked pitching prospect made his much-anticipated Triple-A debut and did not disappoint. Painter breezed through two innings, striking out four before getting in and out of trouble in the third frame. The 22-year-old fanned five, allowing one hit and three walks while tossing 60 pitches (34 for strikes) over three innings. Full story | Gameday

Travis Bazzana, 2B, Akron (CLE No. 1/MLB No. 7)
The No. 1 pick in the 2024 Draft is beginning to warm up with the weather at the plate. Bazzana doubled as part of a three-hit night and scored three runs while extending his hitting streak to six games. The 22-year-old has hit safely in nine of his last 10 contests and is slashing .310/.333/.517 with four extra-base hits and three stolen bases this month. Gameday

Chase Burns, RHP, Chattanooga (CIN No. 1/MLB No. 22)
Burns continues to look strong for Double-A Chattanooga, and he matched the professional high of eight strikeouts he established in his last start. The Wake Forest product allowed a solo homer and another unearned run, but largely overmatched opposing batters. Burns threw 50 of 74 pitches for strikes and retired six of seven to end his outing. The 22-year-old has a 1.93 ERA and a 21-to-2 K/BB ratio across 14 innings (three starts) for the Lookouts. Gameday

Ben Hess, RHP, Hudson Valley (NYY No. 3)
New York's first-round pick last year has been impressive in his first go-around with High-A Hudson Valley. Hess took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and retired 17 consecutive batters between the first and sixth. He lost the no-no bid on an infield single that deflected off him, but quickly induced a double play to end his evening after a professional-high 6 2/3 innings. Hess matched his season best with nine strikeouts and is averaging 14.04 K/9 to go along with a 3.24 ERA and a 0.96 WHIP. Gameday

Ryan Ignoffo, C, Beloit (Unranked)
The 24-year-old Marlins catching prospect did something in one game many players would be lucky to have done just once. Ignoffo hit grand slams in consecutive at-bats late in the game for High-A Beloit, accounting for all of his career-high eight RBIs. The Eastern Illinois product, who entered the game with one RBI in his previous six games, became the seventh Minor Leaguer since 2015 to hit a pair of salamis in one game. Full story | Gameday

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Eduardo Quintero, OF, Rancho Cucamonga (LAD No. 8)
Quintero extended his hitting streak to eight games with his best performance of the season. The 19-year-old collected his first multihomer game, singled and walked from atop Single-A Rancho Cucamonga's lineup. On the strength of a hitting streak that dates back to the final two games in April, Quintero has increased his average to .295 and his OPS to .966 with a team-high six roundtrippers. Gameday

Ralphy Velazquez, 1B, Lake County (CLE No. 5)
It's been a tough start to the season for Velazquez, who opened the year at High-A as a 19-year-old after finishing 2024 with the Captains. But the 23rd overall pick in 2023 flashed that first-round potential, establishing career highs with three extra-base hits and five RBIs. Velazquez drove in three runs on a pair of doubles and collected his final two RBIs on his first triple of the year. Gameday

Hurston Waldrep, RHP, Gwinnett (ATL No. 3)
Waldrep rebounded from his shortest outing of the season to begin the month with his longest and best performance of 2025. Atlanta's 2023 first-round pick recorded his third double-digit strikeout game as a pro with a season-high 10 punchouts. Waldrep surrendered two runs on two hits and two walks while tossing 95 pitches (56 for strikes). Gameday

Miguel Ullola, RHP, Sugar Land (HOU No. 5)
Ullola appears to be finding his footing at Triple-A after his second consecutive scoreless start for Sugar Land. The 22-year-old struck out a season-high 10 and allowed one hit over five innings for the second straight outing. Despite a rough first month, Ullola is holding opponents to a .171 average and has fanned 26 in 20 innings across six starts. Gameday