Mud Hens infielder Max Anderson added to Futures Game roster
Max Anderson’s Futures Game nod puts his .303, nine-homer season in front of the industry’s top evaluators and boosts his case inside Detroit’s infield plans.
Max Anderson’s Futures Game selection signals that Detroit’s Triple-A second baseman has moved from name to watch list in the Tigers’ pipeline, and his .303 season with Toledo has only sharpened that case. The former Nebraska infielder was added to the American League roster after Thayron Liranzo withdrew, giving Anderson a place in a showcase built around the game’s best minor league bats and arms.
Anderson, 24, has posted 13 doubles and nine homers while hitting right-handed for the Toledo Mud Hens, Detroit’s Triple-A affiliate. MLB lists him at 5-foot-11 and 215 pounds, and the Tigers have kept him at second base as he has worked through his first extended run at the level. For evaluators, the draw is straightforward: a right-handed bat with gap power, enough strength to drive the ball, and a production line that has kept climbing in one of the most important stages before the majors.
The 2025 All-Star Futures Game rosters were announced Monday, and the field was loaded with elite talent. Of the 50 players selected, 31 were on MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 Prospects list, including nine of the top 22. Anderson joined that group as a replacement for Liranzo, the Tigers’ catcher and first-base prospect who had been on the original roster.
The game was set for Saturday, July 12, at Truist Park in Cumberland, Georgia, as a seven-inning contest presented by Nike. First pitch was scheduled for 1:00 p.m. PT, 4:00 p.m. ET, and the event remained one of the league’s clearest stages for measuring how close a prospect really is to the next level. MLB has pointed to past Futures Game participants such as Corey Seager, Ronald Acuña Jr. and Fernando Tatís Jr. as examples of players who turned that spotlight into major league stardom.
In Toledo, the Mud Hens made sure Anderson’s selection was not treated like a footnote. The club announced on social media that he would represent Detroit at the Futures Game, a notable checkpoint for a player whose .303 average and nine home runs have pushed him into a more visible spot in the organization’s infield picture heading into the next phase of his climb.
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