Major League Baseball’s Fall Stars Game will have a Dodgers flavor this year, and there’s still a chance that flavor gets even stronger before the final roster is set.
Third baseman Chase Harlan and pitcher Luke Fox were both named Wednesday to the National League roster for Sunday night’s game at Salt River Fields in Scottsdale. The contest is scheduled for 5 p.m. PT and will air on MLB Network.
The NL side could still add one more Dodgers prospect. MLB also opened a final vote for the last roster spot, with Eduardo Quintero and Charles Davalan among the three candidates, along with San Diego Padres infielder Justin DeCriscio.
Fans can vote on MLB.com through Friday at 5 p.m. PT.
The names on the Fall Stars list line up closely with Baseball Prospectus’ newly released top Dodgers prospect rankings. Quintero checked in third in the system, Davalan seventh and Harlan eighth.
Harlan has been one of the more productive bats in the Arizona Fall League, hitting .276/.403/.586 with 17 RBI in 16 games for the Glendale Desert Dogs. He’s also launched five home runs, including two since the calendar turned to November.
Fox has put together a strong strikeout profile in his five AFL appearances. In 11 innings, he owns a 4.09 ERA with 14 strikeouts, a 28.6-percent strikeout rate, four walks and no home runs allowed.
Davalan and Quintero were both out of the lineup for Glendale on Wednesday, while Davalan continued getting work at second base as he tries to broaden his defensive profile. He walked in the game and finished without a hit in three at-bats.
Davalan’s move to second base drew attention from Baseball America’s Ian Cundall, who included him among 10 hitting prospects from the Arizona Fall League in a Wednesday analysis. Cundall wrote, “He has made most of the routine plays, but his lack of range was noticeable, and his reads off the bat were a step slow,” and added, “It will be interesting to see if the Dodgers continue to pursue this route with him heading into 2027, as it could slow down his ascension to the big leagues. With his offensive potential, however, it would maximize his value if he can develop into at least a playable second baseman in a part-time role.”
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