The 2018 Futures Game rosters won’t be officially announced until tomorrow, but Triple-A Scranton manager Bobby Mitchell let the cat out of the bag today. Mitchell told reporters that left-hander Justus Sheffield will represent the Yankees and pitch for Team USA in the Futures Game later this month.
Sheffield, 22, is the Yankees’ top prospect now that Gleyber Torres has graduated to the big leagues. He’s pitched to a 2.49 ERA (2.99 FIP) with 27.2% strikeouts and 11.1% walks in 79.2 innings split between Double-A Trenton and Triple-A Scranton this season. Baseball America (subs. req’d) and MLB.