Roundtrippers were flying out of ballparks all across the Minor League landscape, highlighted by a pair of three-homer games. Top 100 prospect and Tigers slugger Josue Briceño kicked things off in the High-A Midwest League with his trio of jacks before Dodgers thumper Ryan Ward did the same for Triple-A Oklahoma City several hours later. In between, there was the usual array of strong pitching, good hitting and overall excellence from the up-and-coming stars of tomorrow.
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Andrew Painter, RHP, Lehigh Valley (PHI No. 1/MLB No. 5)
Painter's final line took a minor hit due to a final-inning hiccup in what was an otherwise strong performance. The 22-year-old took a shutout into the fifth before allowing three hits and two runs in the frame. Painter retired eight of the first nine batters he faced and struck out five while tossing 81 pitches (49 strikes) over five frames, matching his season high. The Florida native has a 2.65 ERA and 20 K's in 17 innings across four Triple-A starts. Gameday
Josue Briceño, 1B/C, West Michigan (DET No. 4/MLB No. 81)
After he and High-A West Michigan teammates received an inspiring visit from a young fan, Briceño went out and slugged a career-high three homers during a four-hit, five-RBI night. The 20-year-old has gone deep six times in his past eight games to give him 11 long balls on the season. Briceño has a 1.288 OPS in May and is slashing .268/.383/.610 with 19 extra-base hits overall. The Venezuela native is fourth in the Midwest League with 33 RBIs. Full story | Gameday
Kumar Rocker, RHP, Round Rock (TEX No. 2/MLB No. 39)
Rocker took another step toward his return to the Rangers' rotation with four hitless innings during his second rehab start and first for Triple-A Round Rock. The Vanderbilt product struck out five, walked one and tossed 53 pitches (35 strikes), generating nine whiffs on 27 swings. Rocker is unscored upon in his two rehab appearances, fanning eight and allowing two hits over seven frames. Full story | Gameday
Jesús Made, SS/3B, Carolina (MIL No. 1/MLB No. 23)
Made put an end to a 1-for-16 skid over his previous five games by filling up the box score and reaching base four times for Single-A Carolina. An inside-the-park homer highlighted the 18-year-old's three-hit night, but he also drove in three runs, scored three times and swiped three bases, giving him 21 in 25 attempts. Made is batting .288 with an .840 OPS, 32 runs scored and 26 RBIs in 40 games. Gameday
Harry Ford, C, Tacoma (SEA No. 5/MLB No. 67)
Ford's third consecutive multihit effort was highlighted by his sixth dinger of the season, a 443-foot clout. It marked the second straight game the 22-year-old has left the yard and leaves him just one long ball shy of the seven he hit in 116 games for Double-A Arkansas last season. Ford has been red-hot the entire month, batting .402 in May and .315/.431/.483 for the season. Gameday
Franklin Arias, SS/2B, Greenville (BOS No. 3/MLB No. 57)
Arias stayed hot with his second four-hit game in five contests while extending his hitting streak to nine in a row. The 19-year-old has been one of the Minors' most productive hitters this month, slashing .407/.443/.582 with 11 extra-base hits and 18 RBIs in 21 games. The 5-foot-11, 170-pounder has an .886 OPS and his .362 average is the fourth-highest figure among Minor Leaguers with 100 or more at-bats. Gameday
Brady House, 3B, Rochester (WSH No. 3/MLB No. 95)
House capped a big day at the plate with a walk-off walk in extra innings for Triple-A Rochester. It was the second free pass of the afternoon for the 21-year-old, who also launched his 10th roundtripper and drove in three runs. House reached base four times in the contest and finished with his fourth multihit performance in five games to improve his slash line to .285/.341/.500 in 51 games. Gameday
Noble Meyer, RHP, Beloit (MIA No. 5/MLB No. 98)
Meyer earned his long-awaited first victory of the season during his best performance to date. The 10th overall pick in the 2023 Draft racked up a season-high seven strikeouts and surrendered just one run over five innings for High-A Beloit. Meyer has allowed just two runs over his past three starts, fanning 15 over 11 frames in that span. Gameday
Jonah Tong, RHP, Binghamton (NYM No. 4)
Tong's stellar season continued with six strong innings to pick up his third win of 2025 for Double-A Binghamton. The 21-year-old struck out seven and surrendered one run on three hits to lower his ERA to 2.25. Opposing batters are hitting .151 off Tong, who has 72 strikeouts across 44 frames, including 52 in his past 30 2/3 innings (six starts). Gameday
Ryan Ward, 1B/OF, Oklahoma City (Unranked)
Ward punctuated a career-best five-hit game with three homers and six RBIs for Triple-A Oklahoma City. The 27-year-old has gone deep 12 times this season and is well on his way to a fifth consecutive 20-homer campaign, topped by last year's career-high 34 dingers. Gameday