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Roman Anthony, OF, Red Sox: The No. 1 prospect in baseball, Anthony hit his first Fenway Park home run on Monday as part of a 3-for-5 day in a win over the Rockies. Anthony's first home home run was a no-doubter. It traveled 418 feet, but the 106-mph blast wasn't even his hardest hit of the night, as he also had a 108.9 mph single. Anthony had a very slow start to his big league career, but he's on a tear now. He's hitting .390 over his last nine games and he's now hitting .250/.353/.398 as a big leaguer.

Travis Bazzana, 2B, Guardians: In his first full season as a pro, the reigning No. 1 overall pick has been inconsistent. Before he could get back on track, the Oregon State alum suffered a strained oblique that landed him on the injured list on May 21. Now, he's back in Arizona playing rehab games. In his latest turn, Bazzana went 0-for-1 but walked twice and scored a run.

Yolfran Castillo, SS, Rangers: Last season, Castillo became one of the sport's foremost can't-miss prospects. Literally. Well, almost. In a debut season split between the Dominican Summer and Arizona Complex leagues, Castillo rarely swung and missed. His encore performance in the desert hasn't come with quite the same amount of outlier contact, but Monday's performance against the Padres provided a throwback of sorts. The slick-fielding infielder collected two hits, including a double (his seventh of the year) and a triple (his sixth of the season). He scored three runs, drove in a pair and worked a walk.

Arnaldo Lantigua, OF, Reds: In 2024, Lantigua had a standout season in the Dominican Summer League. At the time, he was a Dodgers prospect. Now, after an offseason trade, he's part of the Reds' system. He jumped stateside for the 2025 season and has continued his upward swing. Monday's game against the White Sox was one of his best efforts yet. He clubbed his seventh home run of the season and added his 10th double of the year as well. In all, the powerful outfielder finished with five knocks—a triple shy of the cycle—scored four times and drove in four runs.

Keeler Morfe, RHP, Orioles: A finger injury sidelined Morfe for three months, but the hard-throwing 5-foot-8 Orioles righthander returned to the mound for a rehab start in the Florida Complex League on Monday. Morfe allowed three hits, two walks and two runs in two innings. While that isn't a stellar outing, it was actually the best of his season. In his first two starts before he went on the injured list, he didn't get out of the first inning.

Editor’s Picks

Top 30s Risers & Fallers: In case you missed it, we rolled out updated midseason Top 30s yesterday for every system. Here are some of the biggest rising and falling prospects entering July. Read more…

Zyhir Hope: Baseball America correspondent Emily Waldon details how the Dodgers pursued Zyhir Hope, then helped him become one of the best outfield prospects in baseball. Read more…

Baseball America Helium Pick Of The Day

Each day, we’ll pick a prospect that has our attention.

Luis Arana, SS, Marlins: The Marlins have worked hard to dominate on the basepaths. Arana is not only doing that—he’s also dominating at the plate. A $30,000 bargain signing, Arana has been one of the best table-setters in the Dominican Summer League. He has 23 steals in 26 attempts in 23 games played. He also has a hard-to-believe 18 walks compared to just three strikeouts. There are plenty of DSL pitchers who simply cannot throw strikes, so Arana’s plate discipline will take a hit when he faces better pitching, but he’s been a revelation so far. He’s hitting .354/.490/.532.

Quick Hits

Prospect news and notes from around baseball…

• Cardinals prospect JJ Wetherholt is now one step from the majors after the team promoted him to Triple-A on Monday.

• It’s still unclear why Travis Sykora was lifted from his start after just one inning over the weekend, but he isn’t expected to miss much time.

• Red Sox RHP Richard Fitts struck out six over 5.2 innings last night to beat the Rockies. Fitts has now thrown 54.1 career innings and has graduated from prospect status.

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