Franklin Arias: Minor League Home Run Streak

0:00It's April 18th. This is Boston Red Sox News today, Team News powered by AI. Franklin Arias is on fire right now folks. The 20-year-old shortstop Red Sox No. 2 prospect, an MLB pipeline's No. 26 overall, just smashed a home run in his third straight. Game for AA Portland. That no doubt bomb cleared the batter's eye and center during their 5-3 loss to Altoona. Last season, Arias only hit 8 homers across 116 minor league games, not popping his first into late. But this year, he's unleashing serious power early on. He's leading all of minor league baseball, with a 542 batting average, a 613 on base percentage and his 875. Slugging sits third. Batting lead off for the C-dogs, he even drew a walk to start Friday's game, reaching base for the 9th consecutive opener. At just 5 foot 11 and 170 pounds, this kid's defying expectations and turning heads across the farm system.

1:01Arias takes his hot streak into Saturday's matchup, chasing that rare 4-game homer string something. Only Mike Trouts pulled off in the majors, this season. Keep an eye on this rising star, he's rewriting his story fast.