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NewsJonathan Mayo is an MLB.com Draft and prospect expert. He has been a reporter for MLB.com since 1999.
 | The offensive output -- 16 combined runs and 22 hits -- is obviously the focal point when discussing top performers. But it's not only about the long ball. There were some exciting pitchers on display to make a more robust top 10 performers list:
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 | Who among those on the rosters of the 20th Futures Game will be the best Major League players? That question was posed to the players themselves as they arrived, and the responses were varied, to say the least.
More»Tatis Jr. discusses being named to 2018 Futures Game |
 | Dr. Damion Thomas spends his days as the curator of sports at the National Museum of African American History and Culture. On Friday, he took time to guide a group of 2018 Futures Game players through his place of work.
More»Reed, Greene, Hayes visit the African American Museum |
 | We're closing in on one of our favorite times of year at MLB Pipeline: The SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game. As a result, the first two questions in this week's Inbox are Futures Game-related.
More»Mayo on youngest players in Futures Game |
 | The sixth edition of the High School Home Run Derby, which takes place at Nationals Park and will be streamed live on MLB.com on Sunday at 11 a.m. ET, does however have a pretty good track record of predicting early picks of future Drafts and highly-ranked prospects.
More»Bobby Witt Jr. on going to Jr. HRD |
 | Here are the top 10 performers from the 31st edition of the Triple-A All-Star Game.
More» Luis Urias, 2B, Padres |
 | A look back at some of the top plays and players in the history of the Futures Game.
More» Mike Trout's hustles a double in the eighth |
 | Find out which prospects have the best chance of helping fantasy owners in 2018, and grab MLB's future studs now.
More»Mayo on Top Fantasy Prospects |
 | The primary objective of the Tournament of Stars is to help USA Baseball determine who should be on its 18 and under national team. A large step in that direction was taken on Saturday evening when the pool of 80-plus players competing in TOS was pared down to a 40-man trials roster.
More»Bobby Witt. Jr talks about maxing out his potential |
 | The Tournament of Stars, which serves as the first step for USA Baseball in forming its U18 team, has become must-see for scouts of all 30 teams. The event gives professional evaluators the chance to see the top high school prospects in action on the same field over several days, an opportunity impossible to pass up.
More» Abrams makes a pair of defensive plays |
 | Heading into the final game at the Tournament of Stars on Saturday, there had been just one home run over the first seven games combined. The Brave hit three on their own in a 14-8 slugfest victory over the United to earn a gold medal.
More» Rece Hinds's two-homer day |
 | For some, being labeled as the best player in the country is a burden. For Bobby Witt Jr., it's a spotlight he willingly steps into. For quite some time, at least since his Tournament of Stars performance as an underclassman here a year ago, he's been thought of as the top player in the 2019 Draft class. He wears it as a badge of honor, one he does not want to relinquish.
More»Bobby Witt. Jr talks about maxing out his potential |
 | Amateur baseball in the weeks after the Draft can be a very busy time. There's no rest for the scouting industry, as the summer showcase circuit gets going almost immediately. This week, most of the scouting world has been in Cary, N.C., at USA Baseball's National Training Complex for the annual Tournament of Stars.
More»Mayo on Royals' new prospects in Herrera trade |
 | It will be the Brave against the United playing in the Tournament of Stars gold medal game on Saturday afternoon. The matchup, which will be streaming live at 12:30 p.m. ET on MLB.com and USABaseball.com (the third place game between Pride and Free will also be broadcast live at 9:30 a.m. ET), comes as a result of the Brave's 6-0 win on Thursday morning against Free, while the United topped Pride, 8-2 in the second game of the day.
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 | In the midst of non-stop evaluations, both by USA Baseball staff and scouts, there's also a team competition at the Tournament of Stars. And while it's not at the top of priority lists for all in attendance, it's pretty clear the players on the four teams, the Brave, United, Free and Pride, want to play in the gold medal game on Saturday.
More»Short on dominant Tournament of Stars start |
 | Before Brennan Malone threw his first pitch in the Tournament of Stars, he was certainly was a prospect of interest. His outing Tuesday morning in the opening game of the week-long event may have moved him into "dude" territory, to use a technical scouting term.
More»Malone on his outing at Tournament of Stars |
 | Here are 10 players to keep an eye on as the Tournament of Stars event, and the rest of the summer, wear on.
More» Callis, Mayo on potential 2019 No. 1 pick |
 | The father-son bond, and the role baseball can play in it, is a well-covered subject. We've all seen "Field of Dreams" and know the game can be handed down from one generation to another like a priceless heirloom.
More»Bo Bichette on his father's influence on his game |
 | Find out which prospects have the best chance of helping fantasy owners in 2018 and grab MLB's future studs now.
More»Mayo discusses his top fantasy prospects of the week |
 | Weather did nothing to deter the high school prospects on hand at Grizzly Baseball Complex for the Prospect Development Pipeline Premier event in Gwinnett, Ga., on Monday.
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