Top Prospects Hernandez, Florentino to Represent Pirates at Futures Game
The Pirates top two prospects will represent the organization at the Futures Game during All-Star weekend. Right-handed pitcher Seth Hernandez and outfielder Edward Florentino — both considered top 100 prospects — will be at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on July 12 for the game.
Hernandez was selected by the Pirates with the sixth overall pick in last year’s draft. The 20-year-old made his professional debut with Low-A Bradenton this season and went 3-0 with a 0.96 ERA, 13 hits, seven walks and 50 strikeouts in 28 innings across six starts. He won the Florida State League Pitcher of the Month for April.
The Pirates promoted Hernandez to High-A Greensboro on May 12, where he’s gone 3-1 with a 2.88 ERA, 21 hits, 21 walks and 50 strikeouts in 34.1 innings across eight starts. Pittsburgh’s top prospect was the first minor-league pitcher this season to notch 100 strikeouts.
Florentino, meanwhile, has totaled 53 games between Bradenton (nine) and Greensboro (44) this season. Between the two levels, the 19-year-old has a .230/.372/.435 batting line with seven doubles, one triple, 10 home runs, 38 RBI and five stolen bases.
In 185 games across four levels between three years in the organization, Florentino owns a .265/.399/.493 batting line with 40 doubles, five triples, 31 home runs, 125 RBI and 48 stolen bases. He was signed by the Pirates out of the Dominican Republic in 2024.
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I as hoping to see Murf Grey or Alex Plaz as the second rep