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Jesús Made, SS, Brewers: The High-A regular season may have ended on Sunday, but Made's season will continue for at least another two weeks. Made announced on his Instagram Sunday evening that the Brewers promoted him to Double-A Biloxi ahead of the final week of the circuit's regular season. The 18-year-old shortstop enjoyed quite a successful first year of full-season ball in the Class A levels, slashing .286/.383/.416 with six homers, 28 doubles and 45 steals between both levels. The No. 3 prospect in baseball posted a .915 OPS in 27 games with High-A Wisconsin. Now, he'll get a taste of Double-A pitching and then also postseason baseball, as Biloxi is slated to take on Montgomery next week in a Southern League divisional series beginning on Sept. 16.

James Tibbs III, OF, Dodgers: A 2024 first-round pick, Tibbs is already playing for his third organization after being traded twice this year. It's been an up-and-down season for Tibbs, but he's finishing strong. He homered on Sunday as part of a 2-for-5 day for Double-A Tulsa after homering on Saturday in a 3-for-3 game. Tibbs has hit 18 home runs overall between stops in three leagues (Northwest, Eastern and Texas). He's hitting .234/.365/.407 overall, as he's hit as many home runs as doubles (15) and triples (3) combined.

Cooper Ingle, C, Guardians: Ingle has struggled to drive the ball since he was promoted to the Triple-A International League on Aug. 13. In his first 18 games, Ingle had a trio of doubles. He finally broke out of that power dip on Sunday, as he doubled and homered against Indianapolis. Ingle's homer off Beau Burrows was a 105.6 mph, 392-foot blast that he yanked over the right field fence. Ingle has had no issues getting on base in Triple-A thanks to 16 walks in 19 games, but he's hitting .190/.377/.310 for the Clippers. His overall numbers are much better at .261/.388/.422.

Walker Jenkins, OF, Twins: His season got off to a delayed start because of an ankle injury, and even when Jenkins returned to action, he needed a little while to settle in. But once he started rolling, Jenkins quickly hit his way out of Double-A Wichita, hitting .309/.426/.487. Jenkins is doing much of the same in Triple-A. He was 1-for-20 in his first six games, but since then, Jenkins has a six-game hitting streak. He went 3-for-3 with his first Triple-A home run on Sunday and he's had four straight multi-hit games. Jenkins is now hitting .305/.427/.477 overall this season with nine home runs and 14 steals in 73 games.

Aiva Arquette, SS, Marlins: On the final day of High-A Beloit's season, Aiva Arquette went 3-for-5 for his second three-hit game of the week. Arquette did not get to show much power in his pro debut with just five doubles and a homer, but the Marlins' 2025 first round pick hit .412/.545/.471 over his final five games and hit .242/.340/.323 overall in 27 games.

Ryan Sloan, RHP, Mariners: High-A Everett righthander Ryan Sloan's season is over, as he has had an eye procedure that will sideline him for the next two to three weeks, Ryan Divish reports. Sloan, who ranks No. 66 on our Top 100, was recently promoted to Everett after going 2-2, 3.44 in 18 starts with Low-A Modesto. Sloan was 0-2, 5.56 in three starts with Everett. While the Northwest League's regular season ended on Sunday, Everett is headed to the playoffs as the league's first-half champs, so Sloan could have been in line for a playoff start if healthy.

Travis Bazzana, 2B, Guardians: Bazzana homered against Triple-A Indianapolis on Sunday, capping a four-game stretch where he's hit four home runs. Bazzana had five home runs in his first 76 games, but he's now almost doubled his homer total in the blink of an eye. Considered one of the better pure hitters in last year's draft class, Bazzana has had a different but still solid season. He's hitting only .252, but with a .392 on-base percentage and a .435 slugging percentage.

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Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz, RHP, Yankees: From June 1 on, no MiLB pitcher has struck out more batters than Double-A Somerset righthander Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz. He was dominating once again on Sunday, as Rodriguez-Cruz struck out eight New Hampshire batters in five scoreless innings. Rodriguez-Cruz has now struck out 109 batters over his last 92 innings. This was his 11th start of the season where he struck out eight or more batters. Rodriguez-Cruz is 10-7, 2.38 overall this year with a .183 opponents average. He has 166 strikeouts and 54 walks in 140 innings.

Quick Hits

Prospect news and notes from around baseball…

• Mets RHP Brandon Sproat struck out seven over six innings, surrendering three runs, three hits and four walks in his big league debut.

• So long, Jacob Misiorowski. The Brewers RHP graduated from prospect eligibility yesterday after firing seven innings of one-run ball and eight strikeouts to beat the Pirates and RHP Bubba Chandler, who was rocked for nine runs in 2.2 innings.

• Cristofer Torin (D-backs) and Tanner Thach (Rockies) each belted two homers yesterday on the final day of the Class A regular season.

• D-backs 3B Jordan Lawlar picked up his first steal and drove in a run against the Red Sox, but had two costly throwing mistakes in Arizona’s 7-4 loss.

• A’s outfielder Devin Taylor went 3-for-4 with a homer, double, steal and four RBIs for Low-A Stockton. Their 2025 second-rounder has slashed .264/.388/.481 with six homers in 28 games.

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