Carlos Lagrange hits 101.5 mph, earns first pro save for RailRiders
Carlos Lagrange blew away Indianapolis with 101.5 mph heat and logged his first pro save, a 22-pitch escape that sharpened his late-inning case.
Carlos Lagrange hit 101.5 mph twice and reached triple digits six times while collecting his first professional save in Thursday’s 6-4 win for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre over the Indianapolis Indians at Victory Field. The Yankees’ No. 4 prospect entered with two outs in the eighth inning and the bases loaded, then got the RailRiders out of the jam and closed the door by recording the final four outs on 22 pitches.
He allowed one hit, hit one batter and struck out two, finishing the night by punching out Rafael Flores Jr. and Nick Cimillo to end it.
The outing was his second scoreless relief appearance of the week and his fifth multi-inning appearance in six trips out of the bullpen. The Yankees are moving the 23-year-old toward the majors as a reliever. MLB Pipeline ranks Lagrange No. 71 overall. He signed for just $10,000 out of the Dominican Republic in February 2022.
At 6-foot-7 and 248 pounds, the right-hander has long looked the part of a power arm. He reached the upper 90s only months after signing, then worked back from a back-inflammation setback that limited much of one season. In 2025, he went 11-8 with a 3.53 ERA and 168 strikeouts in 120 innings across Hudson Valley and Somerset, finishing third in the minors in strikeouts.
On May 12 against Syracuse in Moosic, Pennsylvania, Lagrange threw a 102.8 mph pitch, the fastest tracked by Statcast in the minors this season, while striking out eight over five innings.
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