Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop prospect Jose Fernandez had already broken out in Cactus League and confirmed his rise in the Spring Breakout game, which showcases MLB clubs’ farm systems, by tying the contest’s hit record on Saturday.
The 22-year-old Venezuelan ripped three baseballs, including a triple, and had a trio of RBIs and a run scored as Arizona bested the Colorado Rockies, 10-3.
The Spring Breakout game has been played since 2024.
Jose Fernandez looks like he’s ready for the regular season! ?
The @Dbacks‘ No. 27 prospect equaled a Spring Breakout record with three hits, drove in three runs and swiped a base. pic.twitter.com/TkMaARIUJR
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) March 22, 2026
Fernandez entered the showcase at Salt River Fields hitting .280 (7 for 25) with three home runs, seven RBIs and six runs scored in 10 games this spring.
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The No. 27-ranked Diamondbacks prospect was optioned to Triple-A Reno on March 8 while leading the club in home runs. His stock has risen considerably despite not being viewed as highly as top Arizona prospect Ryan Waldschmidt.
“I’ve felt great, thank God,” Fernandez said March 7 in Spanish. “The hard work is paying off. … The most important thing is to learn. I’m here grabbing good things from each of my teammates. Enjoying this moment to the fullest.”
Statcast, the official measurement system of MLB, registered 13 of 18 balls Fernandez put in play at more than 100 mph, with 95 mph being the threshold for a hard-hit ball.
Fernandez spent the entirety of the 2025 season playing for the Double-A Amarillo Sod Poodles and slashed .272/.321/.454. He has yet to compete at the Triple-A level, but will get his shot for the Aces as early as Friday against the Tacoma Rainiers, the affiliate team of the Seattle Mariners.
Manager Torey Lovullo said after March 7’s game against the San Francisco Giants that Fernandez has a “great swing plane” and that he will continue to develop plate awareness to limit swing-and-miss tendencies.
Other top Diamondbacks prospects show out
The aforementioned Waldschmidt didn’t register a hit Saturday, but scored two runs and batted in one.
He, too, had a solid spring with the major league club, batting .256 (10 for 39) and having five extra-base hits and six RBIs in 12 games. The 23-year-old has not advanced past the Double-A level yet and was reassigned to minor league camp the same day Fernandez was optioned.
LuJames Groover, who was the starting third baseman for the NL Futures last July in the MLB All-Star Futures Game, slotted at first base Saturday and went 1 for 1 with two walks, registering an RBI and a run scored. The No. 10 prospect was reassigned to minor league camp as well, and he is expected to be in the Aces’ starting lineup after spending all of 2025 with Waldschmidt in Amarillo.
His .309 batting average and 145 hits last season (123 games) led the Sod Poodles.
Kayson Cunningham, the D-backs’ No. 2 prospect and No. 18 overall pick of the 2025 MLB Draft, had two hits (both singles) in three at-bats as the designated hitter against the Rockies. The 19-year-old will begin with the Single-A Visalia Rawhide in California, as their season-opener is set for April 3.
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