Cole Prosek, a third baseman/catcher at Magnolia Heights High School, gets ready to take a swing during batting practice at the MLB baseball combine in Phoenix, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Rintaro Sasaki, of Japan, a first baseman at Stanford, fields a grounder as other players wait their turn at the MLB baseball combine in Phoenix, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Archer Horn, a shortstop from St. Ignatius High School, throws to first base at the MLB baseball combine in Phoenix, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

James Clark, a shortstop from St. John Bosco High School, gathers his gear in the dugout at the MLB baseball combine in Phoenix, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

ST. PETERSBURG, FL - JUNE 26: Max Kepler #22 of the Arizona Diamondbacks warms up prior to making his debut for the team in a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on June 26, 2026 in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images)

ST. PETERSBURG, FL - JUNE 26: Max Kepler #22 of the Arizona Diamondbacks warms up prior to making his debut for the team in a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on June 26, 2026 in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images)

ST. PETERSBURG, FL - JUNE 26: Max Kepler #22 of the Arizona Diamondbacks warms up prior to making his debut for the team in a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on June 26, 2026 in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 26: President of Baseball Operations David Stearns of the New York Mets speaks to the media prior to a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citi Field on June 26, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)