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Jacob Reimer, 3B, Mets: The Mets have assembled an exciting lineup in High-A Brooklyn to begin 2025. On Wednesday, Reimer put himself front and center hitting three home runs in a matinee at Maimonides Park. The 21-year-old homered in his first at-bat, catching a 3-1 pitch on the inside part of the plate and pulling it to left field. He returned to the plate with two outs in the second inning and pulled a 1-0 pitch, low and inside, over the left field fence for a second dinger. Reimer's third and final home run came in the sixth inning when he clobbered a 3-2 fastball to left-center field. The third homer left the bat at 109 mph, which exceeded his max exit velocity in the Florida State League last season by a few miles per hour. Reimer became the first Cyclones player to hit three home runs in a game in 19 years. It was quite a way to cap off the first month for the third baseman, as he finishes April with a .318/.383/.659 line.

Jordan Lawlar, SS, D-backs: In many other organizations, Lawlar would have long since graduated. Unfortunately for Lawlar, a talented infield has left him to bide his time in Triple-A. Lawlar is making the most of it this year, as he went 4-for-6 on Wednesday to drive his season average to .381. Lawlar is scorching hot. He's in the midst of an 11-game hitting streak where he’s racked up 18 runs, 12 extra-base hits and 18 RBIs. Lawlar has been seeing the ball extremely well all month long and might force his way into the D-backs lineup in some way, shape or form over the next month if he keeps this up.

Coby Mayo, 3B/1B, Orioles: Mayo hasn't met expectations in the majors, but he's done nothing but hit in Triple-A for the better part of two years. Mayo hit two home runs on Wednesday, his fifth and sixth of the season, and improved his OPS to .935. Mayo’s first home run came in the top of the first as he clobbered a 92 mph fastball in a 3-1 count at 113.3 mph traveling 426 feet to left-center field. Mayo’s second home run came in the top of the fourth as he hit a ball high and outside to the opposite field. Mayo has elite power with strong enough plate skills to get to his impact consistently. Despite his struggles in the major leagues, Mayo has the skills to develop into a 30-homer threat in time.

Konnor Griffin, OF, Pirates: After striking out a dozen times in his first 21 at-bats to begin the season, Griffin has been on a tear. Over the 14 games since April 10, Griffin is hitting .290/.323/.629 with five home runs and seven stolen bases. On Wednesday, Griffin went 2-for-5 with a home run, as he continues to show off impressive raw power in games. Griffin stands along for his speed and power combination and is among the Statcast leaders in the Florida State League. The Pirates second-ranked prospect is quickly developing into one of the most exciting prospects in the minors.

Moises Ballesteros, C, Cubs: When Ballesteros hits homers in 2025, he does it in pairs. The Cubs prospect had not gone deep since hitting two homers in a game on April 16. But that changed Wednesday, when Ballesteros hit a 93 mph sinker 414 feet to right-center field in the third inning. The blast left the bat a 106.5 mph. Ballesteros came to the plate again in the bottom of the fifth and hit an 88 mph cutter in a 3-1 count to center field at 102.9 mph. Ballesteros drove in three runs on the day and is hitting .402 over 24 games in April to lead the International League in batting. Ballesteros at 21 years old is one of the three youngest players in Triple-A to begin the season, but is arguably one of the best hitters at the level.

Noah Schultz, LHP, White Sox: Entering 2025, Schultz had never thrown five innings in a professional game. This year, Schultz has already gone five or more innings three times, and on Wednesday completed six innings for the first time as a professional. He outdueled Marlins lefty Robby Snelling, allowing two runs and five hits while walking a pair of batters and striking out six. Schultz ran his fastball up to 98 mph on several occasions and generated 15 swinging strikes on 92 total pitches. Going deeper into games is an encouraging sign for Schultz as he pushes himself into the conversation for the top pitching prospect in the sport once Roki Sasaki and Jackson Jobe graduate.

Jesús Made, SS, Brewers: After a 4-for-5 night to begin the week on Tuesday, Brewers SS Jesús Made made headlines again on Wednesday when he won Carolina’s late-morning matchup with Myrtle Beach with a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 11th inning. The ball just missed clearing the left field fence after the switch-hitting Made ripped a ball to the opposite field with authority. Made is now up to a .329 batting average with three home runs and a .200 isolated slugging. At 17 years old, Made is one of the highest-upside prospects in the minor leagues and a potential star in the making.

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Hunter Barco, LHP, Pirates: The Pirates have struck gold in recent years with pitching development. Could Barco be next? The lefthander hasn’t allowed a run in 20.2 innings for Double-A Altoona, and as Baseball America’s Jesús Cano explains exclusively for BA subscribers, better health has allowed Barco to firm up his pitch mix to great results so far.

Quick Hits

Prospect news and notes from around baseball…

• Royals LHP Noah Cameron carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning of his major league debut, ultimately allowing one hit over 6.1 scoreless frames in a 3-0 win.

• Chase Petty’s big league debut didn’t go nearly as smoothly. The Reds righty allowed nine runs in 2.1 innings.

• Chase Dollander was in the midst of his best outing as a big leaguer yesterday, allowing just one run over 5.2 innings, but left early with a cracked nail on his throwing hand.

• Rangers lefty Kohl Drake now has 19 strikeouts over his last 8.1 innings for Double-A Frisco and has held hitters to a .158 average so far this year.

• Nick Kurtz struck out three more times yesterday. He has a 48% strikeout rate through seven big league games.

• Reds No. 20 prospect Ethan O’Donnell hit a pair of homers for Double-A Chattanooga.

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