All-Star Futures Game to feature Bobby Witt Jr., Nick Pratto

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI – JULY 10: Bobby Witt Jr. #90 of the Kansas City Royals bats during an intrasquad scrimmage as part of summer workouts at Kauffman Stadium on July 10, 2020 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) MESA, ARIZONA – MARCH 02: Nick Pratto #88 of the Kansas City Royals looks on during a preseason game against the Chicago Cubs at Sloan Park on March 02, 2021 in Mesa, Arizona. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)

by: Juan Cisneros

Posted: Jun 30, 2021 / 11:36 AM CDT

Updated: Jun 30, 2021 / 11:36 AM CDT

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DENVER — The SirusXM All-Star Futures Game rosters have been announced and two Kansas City Royals prospects have been included on the American League side.

Shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. and second baseman Nick Pratto will represent the Royals at Coors Field on July 11.

A glimpse of the future.@n_pratto and @BwittJr have been selected to the All-Star Futures Game.#TogetherRoyal pic.twitter.com/PU4VIpfkas
— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) June 30, 2021

Witt Jr. is No. 5 on the MLB’s top 100 prospects list.

Currently playing for the Northwest Arkansas Naturals in double-A, he is batting .286 with 12 homeruns and a .551 slugging percentage.

Pratto also plays for the Naturals and is batting .280 with 13 homeruns and a .604 slugging percentage. He is number 100 on the top prospects list.

The 2021 Futures Game rosters are out, and they are STACKED: https://t.co/NTEtOSw9aT pic.twitter.com/KTURKVeFGy
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) June 30, 2021