Triple-A Home Run Derby: Stars in the Making

0:00On April 28, Tuesday night in Tribal A ball, the Iowa Cubs faced the St. Paul Saints and it turned into a full-on home run fest with 10 balls, clearing the fences at CHS Build. The Saints, Minnesota Twins affiliate, smashed six of them, led by two top prospects, number 64 overall Immanuel Rodriguez, and number. 46 Kaelin Colpepper. Rodriguez stole the show with a monster first homer in the 5th inning, clocked at 118. 3 miles per hour exit velocity. That's the hardest hit in Tribal A since tracking started in 2023, topping everything there and rivaling just two big league bonds from. Last season, including Shohei Oltani's 120 and O'Neill Cruz's record, 122.9. Both guys were shaking off many slums heading in. Colpepper hitless in his last 14 at Betts, Rodriguez just won for 14 over 5 games. They snapped those streaks with power. Colpepper ripping one left in the first and another opposite field in the 4th to spark

1:03big innings. Rodriguez added a solo shot in the 7th for his 2nd of the night, pushing his season total to 6 homers in 75 at Betts. That matches. His full output from last year in 208 at Betts, Colpepper's now at 5 on the year showing why these young guns rank so high. Prospects like these lighting it up remind us Tribal A's where stars get forged and nights like this could fast track them to the majors before we know it. I'm Cory with the story and you've been listening to MLB News today, AI-powered baseball coverage.