The Braves invited 25 of their young prospects to face the big-league team in a game Tuesday night at SunTrust Park.
Lefty Sean Newcomb, himself not far removed from prospect status, will start for the Braves, and Mike Soroka will start for the Futures Stars team. Game time is 7:35 p.m. Legendary Braves manager Bobby Cox will manage the Future Stars, and Triple-A Gwinnett Stripers manager Damon Berryhill will join him as one of the team’s coaches.
Here’s the Futures roster for the game:
Pitchers (10): 76 Kolby Allard (LH), 98 Ian Anderson (RH), 89 Tucker Davidson (LH), 77 Josh Graham (RH), 73 Kyle Muller (LH), 79 Mike Soroka (RH), 79 Touki Toussaint (RH), 74 Joey Wentz (LH), 97 Bryse Wilson (RH), 81 Kyle Wright (RH).
Catchers (3): 85 William Contreras, 95 Brett Cumberland, 84 Alex Jackson.
Infielders (6): 65 Derian Cruz, 95 Travis Demeritte, 77 Ray-Patrick Didder, 69 J.C. Encarnacion, 83 Austin Riley, 64 Jordan Rodgers.
Outfielders (6): 82 Ronald Acuna, 96 Braxton Davidson, 86 Cristian Pache, 87 Dustin Peterson, 67 Jefrey Ramos, 92 Drew Waters.
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