Kevin Alcántara blasts eighth homer, ties for third in MiLB power chase

Kevin Alcántara’s eighth home run put the Cubs’ No. 3 prospect in a tie for third in Minor League Baseball, and it turned an early-season surge at Triple-A Iowa into a louder conversation about what comes next for Chicago.

The two-run blast came on April 19 and gave Alcántara 8 homers, 15 RBI, 2 stolen bases and a .990 OPS at the time of the update. The numbers stand out even more because of his profile: he is 23 years old, 6-foot-6, 188 pounds, and bats and throws right-handed. Born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Alcántara has the kind of size and raw strength that has always suggested power. Right now, that power is showing up fast.

MiLB’s video trail shows how quickly the streak has built. Alcántara hit his fifth homer on April 7, then followed with his sixth and seventh in the same game on April 14, his first two-homer outing of the season. By the time he cleared the fence again on April 19, the run had moved beyond a hot week and into the category of a player forcing attention every few days.

That matters because Alcántara is not a new name on the Cubs’ radar. He made his major league debut on Sept. 25, 2024, then spent most of 2025 back in Iowa before a late-season call-up to Chicago. In 102 games with the I-Cubs last year, he hit .266 with 17 home runs and 69 RBI. He also hit .364 in 10 games for the Cubs, and by season’s end MLB Pipeline had him ranked as Chicago’s No. 5 prospect. MiLB elevated him to No. 3 in early 2026, a reflection of both his ceiling and the urgency around his development.

For Iowa, the next stop came quickly. The Cubs were scheduled to host Louisville at Principal Park in Des Moines on April 21, giving Alcántara another chance to keep stretching a power pace that has already put him among the top home-run hitters in the minors and pushed his case far beyond a simple early-season burst.