Here’s a look at the top players in Tuesday’s Arizona Fall League.
Blue Jays: Damiano Palmegiani, 3B (No. 18), Surprise Saguaros
Dasan Brown, OF (No. 29), Surprise Saguaros
Palmegiani delivered a four-RBI night for Surprise and opened things up with an RBI double in the bottom of the third. The 23-year-old followed with his first fall league triple that cleared the bases and extended the Saguaros’ lead late in the game. The infielder is currently third on the roster with 14 RBIs and is batting .534 in the desert.
Brown delivered a three-hit performance in the second inning for his first Fall League home run, including a big fly to center field. The 22-year-old scored a single in his last two plate appearances, continuing his strong fall league season. The 2019 third-rounder compiled a .319/.389/.511 slash line with six extra-base hits in 47 at-bats. More “
Braves: Keshawn Ogans, SS (unranked), Salt River Rafters
Ogans helped propel the Rafters’ offense by hitting a home run in a three-hit, three-RBI night. It was his third three-hit performance of the fall and raised his average to .320 and his OPS to .830. Ogans had three extra-base hits, drove in 12 runs and scored seven times in 13 games.
Boys: Kevin Alcantara, OF (CHC #4/MLB #71), Mesa Solar Sox
After a three-RBI performance on Monday, Alcántara kept his bat hot by going 3-for-4. The 21-year-old undoubtedly hit his fourth Fall League home run in the first inning. The 6-foot-6 slugger is tied with Brewers prospect Wes Clarke for third place in fall dingers. Alcántara continued his night with a single in the bottom of the third and another in the eighth. He’s slashing .246/.343/.509 this fall. More “
Pirates: Carter Bins, C (unranked), Salt River Rafters
Bins may be a glove-first catcher, but his bat was red-hot in the desert. The 25-year-old hit his first home run of the fall season on October 10 and hasn’t slowed down since. He recorded his third multi-hit game in seven contests and his second three-hit performance. Bins got going early, hitting an RBI single in the first frame and following up with a double in his next at-bat. In limited appearances, the Fresno State product posted a BA of .357 and an OPS of 1.079.
Reds: Jacob Hurtubise, OF (unranked), Surprise Saguaros
Hurtubise drove in three runs to help Surprise win. The 2019 39th round pick started things off with a run-scoring single in the sixth. He came up big for the Saguaros in his next at-bat, hitting a game-winning two-RBI double in the eighth to set up the eventual run. Hurtubise is coming off a season in which he posted a .961 OPS between Double-A Chattanooga and Triple-A Louisville.
Rocky Mountains: Sterling Thompson, OF (No. 6), Salt River Rafters
Thompson’s 55-degree hit tool was on full display this fall. The 22-year-old added three more hits to his already impressive season, all coming in the first four innings. Thompson added an RBI on a sacrifice fly in the ninth. The 2022 first-round pick has been on a roll since the Fall League began, scoring in 12 of his 14 games, including six multi-hit performances.
Tigers: Justice Bigbie, OF (No. 21) Salt River Rafters
In a 33-hit game between the two teams, Bigbie was the only batter to deliver a four-knock night, his fourth multi-hit game of the fall. The performance was Bigbie’s strongest of the season, increasing his average by a whopping 57 points, from .256 to .313. The outfielder used the entire field with two singles up the middle, one to the left side and one to the right side. The 24-year-old jumped from High-A to Triple-A in 2023 and posted a combined OPS of .943 at three levels.