Originally published by DodgerBlue.com
Rosters for the 2026 All-Star Futures Game were announced by MLB, and the Los Angeles Dodgers will be represented by Josue De Paula and Mike Sirota.
This is the second consecutive season De Puala will participate in the Futures Game. Last year, he was named the Futures Game MVP after slugging a three-run homer to lead the National League to a 4-2 victory over the American League.
The 21-year-old and Dodgers’ No. 1 prospect is having an excellent season with Double-A Tulsa, batting .314/.413/.534 with 13 home runs, 60 RBI and 60 runs scored.
De Paula is one of 10 players who are appearing for a second time, including the NL’s Charlie Condon (Colorado Rockies) and Jesús Made (Milwaukee Brewers), who each started the 2025 contest; Alfredo Duno (Cincinnati Reds) and Ethan Salas (San Diego Padres), who started in 2024; and the AL’s Kaelen Culpepper (Minnesota Twins), Leo De Vries (Athletics) and George Lombard Jr. (New York Yankees), who started in 2025, and Thayron Liranzo (Detroit Tigers) and Ralphy Velazquez (Cleveland Guardians), who each started in 2024.
Liranzo previously participated as a representative of the Dodgers before being traded for Jack Flaherty.
This will be Sirota’s first time participating in the Futures Game.
The 23-year-old is having a historic season, reaching base in 64 consecutive games, just 10 shy of tying the all-time MiLB record. Between High-A and Double-A, Sirota is hitting .322/.481/.563 with 12 home runs, 44 RBI and 62 runs scored.
The Dodgers No. 2 prospect was acquired from the Cincinnati Reds last offseason in exchange for Gavin Lux.
All-Star Futures Game
The 2026 All-Star Futures Game, which is scheduled for seven innings, will once again feature the NL vs. AL format, which was introduced in 2019 following 20 years of U.S. vs. World matchups.
The 27th edition of the Futures Game will be played at 9:00 a.m. (PT) on Sunday, July 12th at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
The Futures Game will air exclusively on NBC with Melanie Newman (play-by-play), Yonder Alonso (analyst), Sam Dykstra (analyst) and Sande Charles (reporter) on the call.
Major League Baseball, in conjunction with MLB Pipeline, Baseball America and the 30 Major League clubs, selected the 25 players named to each team. Each Major League organization is represented and players from all player development leagues were eligible to be selected.
Nine of MLB Pipeline’s top 10 overall prospects were named to the Futures Game, as well as 11 of the top 15 and 14 of the top 20.
The teams feature a combined 19 former first round picks (10 AL; 9 NL), including 11 players chosen in the opening round of the 2025 Draft, three second round selections, four third round picks, three fourth round picks, two sixth round selections, and one pick each from the eighth, 11th and 12th rounds.
The two squads combine for 15 internationally born players representing five different countries and territories outside the 50 United States. The Dominican Republic is represented by eight players, followed by four players from Venezuela and one each from Canada, Cuba and Taiwan.
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