Who is playing in 2021 MLB All-Star Futures Game?

The MLB All-Star Break is almost here, and one of the most underrated events is one that will likely feature some of the sport’s biggest stars in the future. The MLB All-Star Futures Game is a bit hidden, as it takes place on Sunday, July 11th around the same time MLB teams play their final game before the break. The Futures Game will start at 3:00 p.m. ET from Coors Field in Denver and can be seen on MLB Network or streamed on MLB.com.

Some of these players could make an impact on their MLB team as early as the 2021 season. With 50 total players in this game, plenty of talent will be on display as 31 prospects in the MLB’s top 100 will be competing. The American League has 15 of them with 16 on the National League’s side.

On the A.L. team, the two most recent No. 1 overall draft picks will compete with Baltimore Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman and Detroit Tigers infielder Spencer Torkelson on the field. They rank as the No. 2 and No. 3 prospects, respectively. The fourth and fifth top prospects in baseball are also on this American League roster with a pair of Seattle Mariners outfielders including Jarred Kelenic and Julio Rodriguez.

The National League will have the pitching matchup in this game with the top four pitching prospects who are participating in this game. The pitching staff will be led by Max Meyer of the Miami Marlins, St. Louis Cardinals’ Matthew Liberatore, Pittsburgh Pirate Quinn Priester and Nick Lodolo of the Cincinnati Reds.

2021 MLB All-Star Futures Game Roster

ARI: OF Alek Thomas (No. 4/MLB No. 62)

ATL: OF Drew Waters (No. 2/MLB No. 25), OF Michael Harris (No. 9)

BAL: C Adley Rutschman (No. 1/MLB No. 2), RHP Marcos Diplan (NR)

BOS: SS Jeter Downs (No. 2/MLB No. 35)

CHC: OF Brennen Davis (No. 2/MLB No. 45), RHP Manuel Rodriguez (NR)

CIN: LHP Nick Lodolo (No. 1/MLB No. 43)

CLE: C Bo Naylor (No. 3/MLB No. 87)

COL: 1B Michael Toglia (No. 3), OF Ryan Vilade (No. 4), C Willie MacIver (No. 30)

CWS: OF Yoelqui Cespedes (No. 2), 3B Jake Burger (No. 11)

DET: 3B/1B Spencer Torkelson (No. 1/MLB No. 3), OF Riley Greene (No. 2/MLB No. 15)

HOU: OF Pedro Leon (No. 2)

KC: SS Bobby Witt Jr. (No. 1/MLB No. 7), 1B Nick Pratto (No. 5/MLB No. 100)

LAA: LHP Reid Detmers (No. 2/MLB No. 57), LHP Hector Yan (No. 9)

LAD: 2B Michael Busch (No. 3/MLB No. 81), RHP Andre Jackson (No. 27)

MIA: RHP Max Meyer (No. 3/MLB No. 20)

MIL: LHP Ethan Small (No. 4)

MIN: RHP Josh Winder (No. 12)

NYM: C Francisco Alvarez (No. 1/MLB No. 34), 3B Brett Baty (No. 4/MLB No. 73)

NYY: OF Jasson Dominguez (No. 1/MLB No. 24), RHP Luis Medina (No. 7)

OAK: C Tyler Soderstrom (No. 1/MLB No. 82)

PHI: SS Bryson Stott (No. 2)

PIT: RHP Quinn Priester (No. 2/MLB No. 37), RHP Roansy Contreras (No. 19)

SD: SS CJ Abrams (No. 2/MLB No. 8), C Luis Campusano (No. 3/MLB No. 31)

SEA: OF Jarred Kelenic (No. 1/MLB No. 4), OF Julio Rodriguez (No. 2/MLB No. 5), RHP Emerson Hancock (No. 3/MLB No. 23)

SF: SS Marco Luciano (No. 1/MLB No. 12), OF Heliot Ramos (No. 3/MLB No. 63)

STL: LHP Matthew Liberatore (No. 1/MLB No. 27), 3B Nolan Gorman (No. 2/MLB No. 28)

TB: 2B Vidal Brujan (No. 2/MLB No. 36), RHP Shane Baz (No. 5/MLB No. 71)

TEX: RHP Cole Winn (No. 3), LHP Cole Ragans (NR)

TOR: SS Austin Martin (No. 2/MLB No. 16)

WSH: RHP Cade Cavalli (No. 1/MLB No. 77)