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Quick Notes: Darren Baker and Cade Cavalli were selected to participate in the 2022 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game
Washington Nationals prospects Darren Baker and Cade Cavalli have been selected to represent the Washington Nationals organization in the 2022 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game
Washington Nationals prospects Darren Baker and Cade Cavalli have been selected to represent the Washington Nationals organization in the 2022 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game. Major League Baseball made the announcement today on MLB Network’s “MLB Central.” The 23rd SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game features the top Minor League prospects competing as part of All-Star Saturday.
Baker, 23, a 10th-round pick by the Nationals in 2021 out of the University of California-Berkeley, is hitting .264 with 13 doubles, one triple, one home run, 20 RBI, 20 walks, 10 stolen bases, and 36 runs scored in 55 games with High-A Wilmington. Baker hit safely in 33 of his first 39 games of the season, hitting .304 with a .351 on-base percentage and a .418 slugging percentage during this stretch.
In two Minor League seasons, Baker has hit .283 with 17 doubles, two triples, one homer, 26 RBI, 26 walks, 12 stolen bases and 41 runs scored in 77 professional games.
Cavalli, 23, ranks tied for third in Washington’s Minor League system with 68 strikeouts. He is 3–0 with a 2.31 ERA (10 ER/39.0 IP), 41 strikeouts and a .182 opponents’ batting average in his last seven starts. Most recently, Cavalli retired the first 17 batters he faced en route to 7.0 innings of two-hit, shutout ball on July 6 at Lehigh Valley. In that start, he struck out seven batters without issuing a walk. In 14 starts for Triple-A Rochester, Cavalli is 4–3 with a 4.54 ERA and 9.1 strikeouts per 9.0 innings.