MLB Draft League alumni had their footprint all over the Arizona Fall League’s Fall Stars Weekend with Jack O’Dowd (West Virginia ‘24, COL) finishing third in the Home Run Derby with 18 long balls and Joe Ariola (Trenton ‘25, ARI) earning the win in the Fall Stars Game with a relief appearance.
Four total alumni appeared in the Fall Stars Game while five total were named to their respective leagues rosters.
See how the five Fall Stars selections and the rest of the MLB Draft League’s AFL prospects have fared inside one of the final ‘Alumni Report’ of the 2026 baseball season.
Previous Alumni Reports: 2025 Recap | Offseason Update | Prospect Update | Opening Weeks | April 16 | April 23 | April 30 | May 7 | May 14 | May 21 | May 28 | June 4 | June 11 | June 18 | June 25 | July 2 | July 9 | July 16 | July 23 | July 30 | Aug. 6 | Aug. 13 | Aug. 20 | Aug. 27 | Sept. 3 | Sept. 10 | Sept. 17 | Sept. 24 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 8 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 22 | Oct. 29 | Nov. 5
Position Players
2023 Trenton Thunder | Braves No. 29 Prospect (MLB Pipeline)
Glendale Desert Dogs
AFL Week: 4 G, H,, 2 R, 2 BB, 3 SB
AFL Season: 19 G, .298/.375/.368 (.743 OPS), HR, 2B, 7 R, 3 RBI, 6 SB
2023 Mahoning Valley Scrappers | Athletics No. 21 Prospect (MLB Pipeline)
Mesa Solar Sox
AFL Week: DNP.
AFL Season: 9 G, .206/.364/.382 (.746 OPS), 3B, 4 2B, 12 R, RBI, 4 SB
2025 Williamsport Crosscutters | Mariners No. 13 Prospect (MLB Pipeline)
Peoria Javelinas
AFL Week: 3 G, .286/.583/.714 (1.297 OPS), HR, 5 R, 2 RBI, 5 BB, SB
AFL Season: 19 G, 9 H, HR, 2 2B, 14 R, 8 RBI, 20 BB, 5 SB, 2 SF
2021 State College Spikes
Peoria Javelinas
AFL Week: DNP.
AFL Season: 14 G, .240/.377/.480 (.857 OPS), 3 HR, 3 2B, 14 RBI, 12 R, SB
2024 West Virginia Black Bears
Salt River Rafters
AFL Fall Stars Game Selection
Fall Stars Game: 0-for-1, K
AFL Week: 3 G, 4 BB, HBP, SB
AFL Season: 21 G, .308/.372/.641 (1.013 OPS), 6 HR, 8 2B, 21 RBI, 15 R, 2 SB
The Rockies free agent signing of 2026 has appeared in a total of 130 games between Single-A, High-A, Double-A and the Arizona Fall League (including the Fall Stars Game and Double-A postseason). The year’s worth of production from the catcher and infielder led to claiming the No. 1 seed of the AFL’s Home Run Derby and selection to the Fall Stars Game.
In the first round of the derby, O’Dowd led all eight participants with 10 home runs. In the second round, the former Black Bear advanced to the semifinal with two more and would be eliminated in the final round after adding three more to his total. The 15 home runs O’Dowd sent into the Arizona night would be tied for the second most with runner-up Tai Peete and behind the winner, Aaron Parker’s 19. In the Fall Stars Game, O’Dowd would get the start for the National League hitting fifth and catching but struck out in his one at bat.
Read more on O’Dowd’s Fall Stars Game moment with his father, former Rockies GM and MLB Network broadcaster for the game Dan O’Dowd here.
2024 West Virginia Black Bears
Scottsdale Scorpions
Fall Stars Game: DNP.
AFL Week: DNP.
AFL Season: 14 G, .313/.436/.531 (.967 OPS), HR, 3B, 2 2B, 12 R, 13 RBI, SB
2025 Frederick Keys | Mets No. 28 Prospect (MLB Pipeline)
Surprise Saguaros
AFL Week: 4 G, .250/.400/.250 (.650 OPS), 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB
AFL Season: 17 G, .306 OBP, 7 H, 3 2B, 11 R, 6 RBI, 12 BB, 2 SB
Pitchers
2021 Williamsport Crosscutters
Glendale Desert Dogs
AFL Week: G, IP, 0 R, H, BB, 2 K
AFL Season: 8 G, 9 IP, 1.00 ERA, 11 K, 1.33 WHIP, .161 BAA
2025 Frederick Keys
Glendale Desert Dogs
AFL Week: G, 0.2 IP, 0 R, H, BB
AFL Season: 7 G, 7.1 IP, 5 K
2022 West Virginia Black Bears, 2024 Mahoning Valley Scrappers
Mesa Solar Sox
AFL Week: GS, 2.1 IP, H, ER, 3 BB, 4 K
AFL Season: 6/4 G/S, 16.1 IP, 19 K, 1.65 WHIP, .270 BAA
2025 West Virginia Black Bears
Mesa Solar Sox
AFL Week: 2 G, 1.2 IP, 7 R, 5 H, BB
AFL Season: 8 G, 7.1 IP, 4 K
2022 Mahoning Valley Scrappers
Peoria Javelinas
AFL Week: DNP.
AFL Season: 5/2 G/S, W, SV, 11 IP, 4.91 ERA, 16 K, 1.64 WHIP, .250 BAA
2024 State College Spikes
Salt River Rafters
Fall Stars Game: 0.1 IP, R, H, 0 BB, K
AFL Week: DNP.
AFL Season: 8 G, 2 W, 8.2 IP, 0.00 ERA, 11 K, 0.81 WHIP, .138 BAA
The Rockies’ seventh round pick of 2024 was the second-to-last pitcher to appear for the National League squad, securing a hold in the process. Facing two batters he only got the first out of the ninth inning with a strikeout. However, he did surrender a double that came across to score after his removal. The inherited run at the end of the AFL, was the only run Ulloa was tagged for while being one of eight pitchers to not allow a run during the fall regular season.
2025 Trenton Thunder
Salt River Rafters
Fall Stars Game: W, 0.2 IP, 0 R, H, 0 BB, K
AFL Week: G, IP, 0 H, R, 2 BB, K
AFL Season: 8 G, W, 7.1 IP, 3.68 ERA, 10 K, 1.09 WHIP, .207 BAA
The Diamondbacks’ seventh round pick out of Wake Forest in 2025 secured the win for the National League Fall Stars after achieving two outs to end the eighth. The former Thunder southpaw needed six pitches which featured a sharp single followed by that runner caught stealing and finished with two 95.8-mph strikes and a 2,707 rpm, 81.3-mph curveball in the dirt for a whiff.
2024 Williamsport Crosscutters
Scottsdale Scorpions
AFL Week: DNP.
AFL Season: 6 G, W, 7.2 IP, 1.17 ERA, 12 K, 0.91 WHIP, .179 BAA
2023 Trenton Thunder
Scottsdale Scorpions
AFL Week: DNP.
AFL Season: 5 G, SV, 5 IP, 7 K
2024 West Virginia Black Bears
Surprise Saguaros
Fall Stars Game: 0.1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, BB, K
AFL Week: DNP.
AFL Season: 6 G, 6 IP, 0.00 ERA, 10 K, 0.67 WHIP, .000 BAA
The first pitcher to hit the 100-mph mark in MLB Draft League history, Lambert was also the first alumni to pitch in the Fall Stars Game. With a max fastball velocity of 98.3 mph, the 2024 eighth rounder was the third-hardest pitcher in the game with an average velocity of 97 mph. Also one of the eight to not allow a run, Lambert got one out in the eighth via strikeout.
2021 Mahoning Valley Scrappers
Surprise Saguaros
AFL Week: GS, W, 1 IP, 2 H, ER, 0 BB
AFL Season: 8/1 G/S, 3 W, 7.1 IP, 4.91 ERA, 11 K, 1.77 WHIP, .286 BAA
2022 Williamsport Crosscutters
Surprise Saguaros
AFL Week: 2 G, 2 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 0 BB, K
AFL Season: 8 G, 7 IP, 5 K, 1.86 WHIP
Draft History
The MLB Draft League has found success in the MLB Draft through its first five seasons with 291 players drafted and another 200+ signing as free agents for a total of over 450 players placed in affiliated baseball. A complete list of MLB Draft League graduates who have moved on to the next level can be found here.
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