East Carolina baseball alums Trey Yesavage and Carson Whisenhunt didn’t see much action in Saturday’s MLB All-Star Futures Game, but they made the most of their appearances.
The National League beat the American League, 4-2. The game featured top prospects from all 30 MLB teams.
Yesavage, pitching for the American League, struck out the only batter he faced in the third inning. The NL got all four of its runs in the fourth inning.
Whisenhunt started the final inning (the game went seven innings) and got a strikeout and flyout before turning it over to the final NL pitcher, who got the save.
“I’m happy with the season so far,” said Yesavage before Saturday’s game, according to SportsNet.ca. “The staff with the Blue Jays is keeping me in a good spot to stay healthy just to get this first year of professional baseball under my belt.
“I’m really happy with the splitter, being able to get it to lefties and righties, throwing it in 2-0 counts to get a strike on the board, landing it a rate I’ve never done before with good command.”
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Ryan McCrystal
It was another good game for McCrystal, who was 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI in a 8-4 win over Jupiter.
He hit his 13th double and drove in his 46th RBI of the season in the win. He singled and scored in the first then doubled in two and scored himself in the sixth for a 6-0 lead.
He raised his batting average to .304 with Saturday’s performance.
See below to find out what the rest of the Pirates in baseball did on Saturday.
Major League Baseball
- Connor Norby, Miami Marlins: Did not pllay in 6-0 win over Orioles
- Alec Burleson, St. Louis Cardinals: 0-for-3 with walk in 7-6 loss to Braves
- Shawn Armstrong, Texas Rangers: Did not pitch in 5-4 loss to Astros in 11 innings
- Gavin Williams, Cleveland Guardians: Did not pitch in 6-2 win over White Sox
- Jeff Hoffman, Toronto Blue Jays: Did not pitch in 4-3 loss to Athletics
- Clayton McCullough, Miami Marlins (manager): Team won 6-0 over Orioles to improve to 43-51
- Zach Agnos, Colorado Rockies: Did not pitch in 4-3 loss to Reds
Triple-A
- Carson Whisenhunt, Sacramento RiverCats (Giants): See above
Double-A
- Trey Yesavage, New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Blue Jays): See above
- Carter Spivey, Akron Rubber Ducks (Guardians): Placed on 7-day injured list with right shoulder strain on June 12.
- Trey Benton, Akron Rubber Ducks (Guardians): On season-ending disabled list
Single-A
- Carter Cunningham, Vancouver Canadians (Blue Jays): 1-for-4 with a run and RBI in 10-6 win over Hillsboro. He hit his eighth double and drove in his 30th run in the third inning. He later scored to give Vancouver a 5-1 lead.
- Josh Moylan, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): 0-for-3 in 6-3 loss to Asheville
- Josh Grosz, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): Did not pitch in 6-3 loss to Asheville
- Tyler Bradt, Peoria Chiefs (Cardinals): Did not pitch in 5-2 loss to Cedar Rapids
- Jacob-Jenkins-Cowart, Beloit Sky Carp (Marlins): 1-for-2 with a run in 4-3 win over Dayton in Game 1 of doubleheader. Did not play in the second game, an 8-7 win.
- Ryan McCrystal, Daytona Tortugas (Reds): See above
- Wyatt Lunsford-Shenkman, Modesto Nuts (Mariners): Placed on full-season disabled list on April 15.
- Erik Ritchie, Clearwater Threshers (Phillies): Pitched two innings in 7-2 loss to Fort Myers. He gave up a hit, walked one and struck out one to lower his ERA to 9.97.
- Landon Ginn, Myrtle Beach Pelicans (Cubs): Did not pitch in 5-0 win over Kannapolis.
Frontier League
- Danny Beal, Down East Bird Dawgs (Independent): Did not pitch in 11-2 loss to New York
Photo credit: Trey Yesavage and Carson Whisenhunt (Toronto Blue Jays and San Francisco Giants photos)
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