Are you looking for the next wave of MLB stars? Look no further than the World Baseball Classic! This tournament puts the best of the best on the field, and this year’s edition is no exception. Three of MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 prospects are set to take the stage, along with a host of other up-and-coming talent.
In Pool A, Italy’s Sal Frelick (No. 30) and the Netherlands’ Jiorgeny Casimiri (No. 21) will look to make their mark. Frelick, the 15th overall pick in 2021, reached Triple-A in his first full season as a pro last summer and finished in the top five among all Minor Leaguers with a .331 average between three levels. Casimiri, a Curacao native, impressed in his U.S. debut in 2022, striking out 10.1 batters per nine in the Florida Complex League.
In Pool C, Team Canada features a pair of exciting young players in the Cardinals’ Tyler O’Neill and the Mariners’ Harry Ford. O’Neill, a two-time Gold Glove winner, and Ford, who led Team Great Britain in the WBC Qualifiers, are joined by Bo Naylor, Josh Naylor’s younger brother and current Guardians teammate, and six other prospects ranked within their organization’s Top 30 lists.
Mexico is represented by Alan Rangel, who was on Atlanta’s 40-man roster in 2022 and spent a few days in the Majors, though he didn’t appear in a game.
Team Israel, mostly composed of Jewish-American players, features three bats in the Mets’ Jack Gelof, the Pirates’ Trey Mervis and the Nationals’ Nick Horwitz, as well as left-hander Adam Gordon, who returned from Tommy John surgery to run a 2.35 ERA between three levels.
The 2023 WBC is the perfect opportunity to get a glimpse of the future of Major League Baseball. Don’t miss out on this chance to see the stars of tomorrow in action!
Source: www.mlb.com