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FUTURES GAME SUPERLATIVES

While the 2022 Futures Game is in the past, the prospects who starred in the July 16 exhibition in Los Angeles will star for the next decade or more in MLB.

With two teams made up of the best prospects in the American and National leagues, there were plenty of fireworks in the 23rd Futures Game, including a pitcher who hit 100 mph and a home run that left the bat at faster than 115 mph.

We single out the prospects whose tools shined brightest in this year’s Futures Game.

BEST PLAYER

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