Overview
- Gage Wood started the MLB All‑Star Futures Game at Citizens Bank Park on Sunday and threw one inning, allowing a run on 11 pitches.
- Wood’s outing featured a fastball that topped out at 97.7 mph, two changeups, two sliders and nine strikes out of 11 pitches, but he did not record a strikeout.
- The American League won the seven‑inning game 6-1 and Nathan Flewelling was named the Futures Game MVP.
- Fellow Phillies prospect Wen‑Hui Pan made his first high‑profile appearance since Tommy John surgery, gave up a two‑run homer in the sixth and has a 3.38 ERA in eight relief outings at Double‑A Reading.
- The Phillies are actively monitoring Wood’s innings — his 55 innings this season already top his college workload — and the club’s handling of his pitch count will shape any near‑term promotion decision.