Top performers of 2024 Fall Stars Game
MESA, Ariz. — Thayron Liranzo wielded one of the Arizona Fall League’s most potent bats in the first four weeks of the season, but he had struggled as of late. Coming into the annual Fall Stars Game, he had gone hitless in his last 10 at-bats.
But with the contest deadlocked in the top of the ninth inning Saturday night, Liranzo came through. The Tigers catcher blasted a 94-mph fastball from Griff McGarry (PHI No. 21) over the right-field fence, providing the winning margin in the American League’s 6-5 victory and earning MVP honors.
Here are 12 players who stood out in the AFL’s biggest showcase:
Edwin Arroyo, SS (CIN No. 3/MLB No. 66)
Making up for lost time after missing the entire season with a torn labrum in his left shoulder, Arroyo hit a pair of line-drive singles in two trips to the plate. He also stole a base and started the game’s only double play.
Jac Caglianone, 1B (KC No. 1/MLB No. 17)
Caglianone got the AL’s five-run outburst in the second inning going with a leadoff walk. The highest-ranked prospect on MLB’s Pipeline’s Top 100 list smoked an opposite-field double and swiped a base in the third inning before capping his night with another free pass.
