Major League Baseball

Sights & sounds of Day 1 at the MLB All-Star Game

Updated Jul. 30, 2021 8:09 a.m. ET

We are officially on the ground in Denver!

Baseball is bringing fans a stacked lineup over the next few days, all building to Tuesday's Major League Baseball All-Star Game (coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET on FOX). The action kicked off Sunday with the Futures Game and MLB Draft.

FOX Sports MLB Writers Jake Mintz, Jordan Shusterman, Ben Verlander and Pedro Moura are all on site to bring you the sights and sounds of the events as they happen.

Here are the highlights from Day 1:

The Futures Game is a showcase of tomorrow's MLB superstars.

In fact, 10 of the 2021 MLB All-Stars previously appeared in the event.

For fans of rebuilding teams, the Futures Game is especially exciting.

And some of the prospects might already be household names.

Others probably should be, given the stories they have to tell.

Once the Futures Game was underway, It didn't take long for the fireworks to begin, with Cincinnati Reds prospect José Barrero hitting a home run in the bottom of the first inning to give the NL an early lead.

The third inning proved to be even more fruitful for the NL Futures squad, as Colorado Rockies prospect Michael Toglia went yard for a two-run tater that gave the NL a 3-0 lead.

Not long after that, a third homer for the NL came from Chicago Cubs prospect Brennen Davis and gave the team a 6-0 lead.

Then it was another at-bat and another home run for Davis, who sent a second one out of the park.

While the NL was pouring it on the AL on the field, Ben Verlander was able to catch up with the Detroit Tigers' top two prospects, Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson, during the game.

Despite three late runs in the final inning from the AL, the NL held on and was never threatened in an 8-3 victory.

It should come as no surprise that Davis was named the MVP of the game.

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Then it was on to the MLB Draft, which for the first time was held as part of All-Star week. Following draft tradition in other sports, the fans booed the commissioner.

With the top pick, the Pirates drafted catcher Henry Davis out of Louisville.

From there, the night brought quite a few surprise picks. Here are some of the reactions.

Stay tuned tomorrow for more sights and sounds from Coors Field!