Two Oakland Athletics prospects selected to MLB Futures game

Jun 27, 2023, 7:49 AM

PEORIA, ARIZONA - MARCH 24, 2023: Lawrence Butler #15 of the Oakland Athletics bats during the second inning of a spring training game against the Seattle Mariners at Peoria Stadium on March 24, 2023 in Peoria, Arizona. (Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images)

(Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images)

BY JOSEPH JAROSZ

Sactown Sports

Two Athletics prospects will represent Oakland in the 2023 MLB All-Star Futures game in Seattle.

Infielders Tyler Soderstrom, Oakland’s No. 1 prospect, and Lawrence Butler, No. 7 prospect, were selected to this year’s roster for the American League.

Soderstrom currently ranks as the No. 37 overall prospect in the minors.

Soderstrom in Seattle ⭐

Congratulations to Tyler Soderstrom on being selected to play in the 2023 All-Star Futures Game on July 8! pic.twitter.com/bwguQyfzbq

— Oakland A's (@Athletics) June 26, 2023

Soderstrom was drafted 26th overall in the 2020 MLB draft by the Oakland Athletics. In 61 games this season with the Las Vegas Aviators, the A’s Triple-A affiliate, the 21-year-old Turlock native has hit .255 with a .302 OBP and 16 homers.

This is Soderstrom’s second appearance in an MLB Futures game, previously representing Oakland in 2021.

Hey now, you're a LAW star ⭐

Congratulations to Lawrence Butler on being selected to play in the 2023 All-Star Futures Game on July 8! pic.twitter.com/u20mWxb1G3

— Oakland A's (@Athletics) June 26, 2023

Butler, drafted by the A’s in 2018, has been dominant for the Midland RockHounds, Oakland’s Double-A affiliate. Through 59 games, he is batting .284, has hit nine home runs, and recorded ten steals. This is Butler’s first appearance in an MLB Futures game.

The 2023 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game takes place on Saturday, July 8. Six of the top 10 prospects in baseball are set to represent their respective teams.

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