2024 Fall Stars Game Rosters: Top 100 Prospects, Hitters & Pitchers To Watch
Image credit: Josue Briceño (Photo by Bill Mitchell)
The Arizona Fall League has released the rosters for its annual Fall Stars Game, which will be played on November 9 at 8 p.m EST at Mesa’s Sloan Park.
Let’s take a look at each league’s group in their entirety before highlighting a few players to keep an eye on during the game, which will be broadcast on MLB Network.
American League | National League | |||||
| Player | Org | Pos | Player | Org | Pos | |
| Brooks Brannon | BOS | C | Moises Ballesteros | CHI | C | |
| Carter Jensen | KC | C | Geovanny Planchart | PIT | C | |
| Thayron Liranzo | DET | C | Ethan Salas | SD | C | |
| Creed Willems | BAL | C | Edwin Arroyo | CIN | INF | |
| Max Acosta | TEX | INF | Juan Baez | MIL | INF | |
| Josue Briceño | DET | INF | Leodalis De Vries | SD | INF | |
| Jac Caglianone | KC | INF | Gino Groover | ARI | INF | |
| Caleb Durbin | NYY | INF | Jonathon Long | CHI | INF | |
| Max Ferguson | BOS | INF | Skyler Messinger | COL | INF | |
| Cody Freeman | TEX | INF | Thomas Saggese | STL | INF | |
| Niko Kavadas | LAA | INF | Romeo Sanabria | SD | INF | |
| Adrian Pinto | TOR | INF | Tommy Troy | ARI | INF | |
| Denzel Clarke | ATH | INF | Jett Williams | NYM | INF | |
| Peyton Williams | TOR | INF | Robert Hassell III | WSH | OF | |
| Garrett Martin | NYY | OF | Zyhir Hope | LAD | OF | |
| Tre’ Morgan | TB | OF | Andrew Pintar | MIA | OF | |
| Alejandro Osuna | TEX | OF | Sammy Siani | PIT | OF | |
| Luinder Avila | KC | P | Jose Acuña | CIN | P | |
| TJ Brock | TOR | P | Ryan Birchard | MIL | P | |
| Marc Church | TEX | P | Derek Diamond | PIT | P | |
| Allan Hernandez | CLE | P | Isaac Gallegos | ATL | P | |
| Danny Kirwin | BOS | P | Evan Justice | COL | P | |
| Carlos Lagrange | NYY | P | Cale Lansville | SF | P | |
| Samy Natera Jr. | LAA | P | Griff McGarry | PHI | P | |
| Jack Noble | MIN | P | Luis Mey | CIN | P | |
| Alex Santos II | HOU | P | Chase Solesky | WSH | P | |
| Grant Taylor | CWS | P | Eriq Swan | LAD | P | |
Top 100 Prospects
This year’s game will feature six of Baseball America’s Top 100 players:
- Ethan Salas, C, Padres (No. 17)
- Leodalis De Vries, SS, Padres (No. 31)
- Jett Williams, SS, Mets (No. 46)
- Jac Caglianone, 1B, Royals (No. 48)
- Moises Ballesteros, C, Cubs (No. 64)
- Thayron Liranzo, C, Tigers (No. 87)
Top Pitchers To Watch
Once Dodgers prospect Eriq Swan gets in the game, pay attention. The tall righthander has used his Fall League time to show off a devastating pitch mix headed by an upper-90s fastball and backed by a slider, sweeper and changeup. So far, he’s struck out 14 hitters in 8.2 innings with Glendale.
The hardest-throwing pitcher in the game will undoubtedly be Reds righthander Luis Mey, who touches triple-digits as easily as he breathes. He’s been up to 102 mph this season and has struck out eight hitters across 7.2 hitless AFL frames.
Angels lefty Samy Natera Jr. has been one of the surprises of the fall. The 25-year-old New Mexico State alum has used a mix of four- and two-seam fastballs, along with a slider and changeup, to stymie the opposition. He’s punched out 13 hitters and allowed just five hits across 10 innings.
Blue Jays righthander T.J. Brock has one of the most wicked sliders in the AFL, and he’s used it to fan 10 hitters in six scoreless innings.
Top Hitters To Watch
Tigers prospect Josue Briceño has been a wrecking ball since Opening Day. The 20-year-old has molly whopped the competition with contact and impact, producing a .392/.465/.797 slash line with a league-best eight home runs. Twice our AFL Hot Sheet headliner, Briceño leads the league in a cornucopia of other categories, including slugging percentage, hits, extra-base hits and total bases.
Rays prospect Tre’ Morgan has seen time at both first base and in the outfield during the AFL, but he’s made the most noise in the batter’s box. Morgan has done an excellent job making contact—his strikeout rate in the AFL is just 9.5%—and has racked up 10 extra-base hits, including eight doubles. Morgan’s overall slash line with Mesa is .347/.405/.528.
Dodgers outfielder Zyhir Hope had a high amount of helium entering the Fall League, and he’s shown flashes of his potential throughout his time with Glendale. The lefty swinger has three doubles and three home runs in 84 plate appearances.
Rangers infielder Max Acosta entered the AFL with eyes on a spot on the 40-man roster. So far, he’s made a resounding case to be protected ahead of the winter’s Rule 5 Draft. The 22-year-old Acosta has hit .305/.388/.492 with six doubles, a triple, a home run and seven stolen bases.
