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MLB All-Star Game 2022: Sights, sounds from Day 1 at Futures Game

Updated Jul. 16, 2022 10:42 p.m. ET

Baseball's youngest stars stepped into the spotlight for the MLB All-Star Futures Game on Saturday, which ended with the American League-affiliated prospects topping the National League squad 6-4.

The annual exhibition game kicked off a weekend full of events leading up to Tuesday's MLB All-Star Game (8 p.m. ET on FOX and the FOX Sports app).

Twenty-eight top-notch prospects — including Francisco Álvarez, Corbin Carroll and Gunnar Henderson — were selected to play in this year’s showcase event, with 13 clubs represented by their No. 1 prospect.

Here are the highlights from the Futures Game:

Ahead of the action, a trio of Futures Game players — the Tampa Bay Rays' Taj Bradley, the Philadelphia Phillies' Logan O’Hoppe and the Washington Nationals' Darren Baker — met with three children from the Make-A-Wish Foundation who all used their wish to attend the 2022 Midsummer Classic at Dodger Stadium.

The American League was first on the board, thanks to Texas Rangers prospect Dustin Harris, who replaced Boston's Brayan Bello on the AL roster. Harris, who is on his way to his second straight 20-20 season, was taken by Oakland in the 11th round of the 2019 MLB Draft before being traded to Texas in the 2020 Mike Minor deal.

Los Angeles' Bobby Miller got off to a hot start in the first inning. The Dodgers' top pitching prospect is famously known for striking out reigning American League MVP Shohei Ohtani in an April exhibition game. Miller, selected 29th overall out of Louisville by the Dodgers in 2020, ranks third in the Double-A Texas League in opponent average (.224) and fifth in WHIP (1.23) while having logged a 4.45 ERA with 73 strikeouts in 62 2/3 innings.

St. Louis Cardinals prospect Masyn Winn — and his 80-grade arm — recently forced his way into the top-100 conversation, and it is easy to see why, with dazzling throws such as this one.

After the NL squad put up three runs in the bottom of the second inning, the AL team bounced back with a handful of runs in the top of the third. New York Yankees outfielder Jasson Domínguez, who signed for $5.1 million out of the Dominican Republic in 2019, evened things up 3-3. Known as "The Martian," Dominguez is batting .257/.368/.424 with eight homers and 16 steals in 69 minor-league contests.

Then Minnesota Twins prospect Matt Wallner gave the AL a 5-3 lead with a huge hit.

The AL extended its lead to 6-3 in the fourth inning with a monster hit by the Athletics' No. 1 prospect and Futures Game MVP, Shea Langeliers, who was acquired from the Atlanta Braves in the 2022 Matt Olson deal.

Oscar Colas, the Chicago White Sox's No. 2 prospect, came up with a clutch grab in the bottom of the fifth, keeping the bases clear. Colas, who signed for $2.7 million in January after playing three years in Japan, is hitting .316/.374/.487 with seven homers in 56 games in High-A.

The Chicago Cubs' No. 3 prospect, Pete Crow-Armstrong, made an impact with a double in the bottom of the seventh. Crow-Armstrong, a 2020 first-round pick by the Mets out of high school, went to the Cubs in the Javier Báez trade last July. He is hitting .315/.382/.523 with nine homers and 14 steals in 56 minor league games.

A's prospect Denzel Clarke, a fourth-round pick in the 2021, came up with a monster catch to keep things at 6-4, and the game ended there.