The Tigers sent three representatives to the MLB Futures Game to kick off the 2019 All-Star game festivities. The contest features a nice collection of the game’s best prospects, competing against each other as American and National League teams. The Tigers’ second ranked prospect Matt Manning, was the showpiece, while infielder Isaac Paredes and catcher Jake Rogers rounded out the Tigers’ contingent. All in all, it was a mixed bag of performances.
Matt Manning came on in the fourth inning with both teams having held each other hitless to that point. He had Washington Nationals blue-chipper Carter Kieboom down 1-2, and threw a pretty good looking changeup down and in on the right-handed hitter.