Mack, White honored with Futures Game selections

Beginning in 1999, MLB has conducted its annual Futures Game the weekend leading up to All-Star festivities, serving as a fantastic opportunity for fans and teams alike to witness the best young talent the sport has to offer go toe-to-toe before they become big leaguers themselves.

Monday morning, the rosters for the 2025 edition of the game were announced to the public. Catcher Joe Mack (FOF #2) and LHP Thomas White (FOF #1) will be representing the Marlins at Truist Park in Atlanta, marking the third consecutive year the Fish have had multiple delegates.

The latter enters rare air with his second nod, joining Miguel Cabrera (2001-02) and Christian Yelich (2012-13) as the only two-time selections in Marlins history. White pitched two-thirds of an inning a year ago in Arlington, forfeiting a hit, three walks and an earned run.

Selected with the 35th pick in the 2023 draft out of Phillips Academy in Massachusetts, White has enjoyed success at every minor league level he's pitched. After nine starts in High-A Beloit to begin his age-20 season, the southpaw was most recently promoted to Double-A Pensacola. In his first 7 ⅔ innings as a Blue Wahoo, White has allowed five hits and an earned run, coupled with a 5/9 BB/K ratio. He is a top 50 MLB prospect, according to all major outlets.

No Marlin has ever made three Futures Game appearances. White is unlikely to buck that trend, because health permitting, he should already be in the big leagues by July 2026. 

Mack had similar hype as an amateur, selected by the Marlins with the 31st pick in the 2021 draft. He has always been as solid as they come behind the plate, but the Williamsville, New York native floundered with the bat for the better part of his first three MiLB seasons.

Since the beginning of 2024, though, Mack has made a complete 180. His .582 OPS in 2023 skyrocketed to .806 across two levels in 2024, courtesy of an adjustment in Mack's mechanics. In 2025, the 22-year-old earned a promotion to Triple-A Jacksonville following 12 games in Pensacola where Mack torched seven extra-base hits in 44 at-bats. The transition to AAA was tough initially, but the backstop has settled in as of late with twelve hits in the last week of June, including three long balls.

Mack is now ranked on many MLB top prospect lists, including 44th overall by Baseball America.

The 2025 Futures Game is set take place on Saturday, July 12 at 4:10. MLB Network will have the live broadcast, with a simulcast on MLB.TV, MLB.com and the MLB app.

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