Overview
- MLB announced the full Futures Game rosters on Wednesday with a noon ET, seven‑inning exhibition set for July 12 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
- Thirty‑eight of the 50 players are on MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 list and nine come from the Top 10, underscoring the event’s concentration of elite minor‑league talent.
- Shane Victorino will manage the National League squad and Larry Bowa will manage the American League side while Billy Wagner is the NL pitching coach.
- The game will air exclusively on NBC with Melanie Newman, Yonder Alonso, Sam Dykstra and Sande Charles calling the action, and the host Phillies are represented by pitchers Gage Wood and Wen‑Hui Pan.
- Phase 2 fan voting to set All‑Star Game starters continues through noon ET Thursday and follows Phase 1 winners Shohei Ohtani and Ernie Clement being locked into starting spots; historically about 86.8% of Futures Game participants have reached the majors.