
The Seattle Mariners farm system has long been considered one of the best in baseball.
Several of the best prospects within the Mariners' minor league ranks got to showcase their abilities in the team's Spring Breakout game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday at American Family Fields in Maryvale, Ariz.
Seattle's prospects fell 7-3 to Milwaukee's but several of the M's hopefuls, many of whom were top 100 prospects (per MLB Pipeline), had highlight performances.
A prospect that hasn't quite reached top 100 status was among the highlight performers for the Mariners.
Outfielder Yorger Bautista was in Seattle's starting lineup as a designated hitter. He finished the game 2-for-3 with an RBI and scored a run. He reached base a third time via walk.
Bautista's two hits were a triple and a home run, respectively. The 18-year-old showed off his speed on the triple and his power with the homer. The exact distance of the bomb wasn't recorded, but it had an exit velocity of 109.1 mph.
Bautista's home run accounted for the last run of the game for the Mariners.
Bautista was signed by Seattle as an international free agent out of Venezuela on Jan. 15, 2025. Nicknamed "La Bestia," (or "the Beast), he was considered one of the top prospects available in the 2025 international signing period.
The Mariners signed Bautista to a $2.1 million contract. He was ranked as the sixth-best prospect in the 2025 international pool, per MLB Pipeline.
In his first year within Seattle's organization, the promising teenager played 53 games in the Dominican Summer League. He slashed .223/.326/.404 with a .730 OPS and hit eight doubles, three triples and seven home runs with 25 RBIs.
Bautista closed out his first year as a Mariner being named a Dominican League All-Star.
Despite still being in the infancy in his professional career, he's already considered one of Seattle's best prospects.
MLB Pipeline has Bautista ranked as the organization's 10th-best prospect. The publication had the following scouting report on him:
Bautista is a left-handed hitter and thrower whose raw power immediately stands out. His setup is unconventional — he rests the bat on his back shoulder before striding — but the results speak loudly. Evaluators consistently note the elite bat speed and double-plus raw pop. In batting practice and cage work, the ball carries farther and faster than most of his peers, and it showed up in games during his debut, with seven homers in the Dominican Summer League.
The 6-foot-1, 176-pounder is expected to play in Seattle's stateside affiliates at some point this season. He's projected to make his major league debut in 2030.
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