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Former LSU pitchers Kade Anderson and Anthony Eyanson, who combined to lead the Tigers to the 2025 College World Series title, have been named to the 2026 Major League Baseball All-Star Futures roster.
The MLB All-Star Futures Game will be held at 11 a.m. on Sunday, July 12, at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, and the event will be televised on NBC.
Anderson, a member of the Seattle Mariners organization, and Eyanson, a member of the Boston Red Sox organization, will participate in the Futures Game with the American League squad.
The All-Star Futures Game features the brightest stars of tomorrow in an annual seven-inning matchup of the game’s top prospects that are nearing the Majors. Many of today’s All-Stars made their first appearances on a Major League stage at the All-Star Futures Game.
Anderson, a left-hander rated by MLB Pipeline as the Mariners’ No. 1 prospect and MLB’s No. 5 overall prospect, has been outstanding for the Double-A Arkansas Travelers in Little Rock his first professional season. He’s made 13 starts, posting an 8-0 record with a 1.22 ERA in 66.2 innings. He has walked only 10 with 99 strikeouts, a 0.71 WHIP, 13.4 strikeouts per nine innings and a 9.90 strikeout-to-walk ratio, while limiting opponents to a .162 batting average.
Eyanson, a right-hander rated by MLB Pipeline as the Red Sox’s No. 5 prospect and MLB’s No. 55 overall prospect, began the 2026 season with the High-A Greenville Drive and amassed a 0.44 ERA in five starts with 34 strikeouts across 20.1 innings pitched. He was promoted to the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs and continued to be strong on the mound, recording a 1.48 ERA in seven starts with 30 strikeouts.
Anderson, a native of Madisonville, who pitched at LSU in 2024 and 2025, was the No. 3 overall selection by Seattle in the 2025 MLB Draft. A 2025 first team All-American and first team All-SEC performer, Anderson was voted the MVP of the 2025 College World Series after leading LSU to its eighth national title and second in three years. He was also named the 2025 Baseball America College Pitcher of the Year after finishing 12-1 on the season with a 3.18 ERA and 180 strikeouts in 119.0 innings. He completed the year No. 1 in the nation in total strikeouts and No. 7 in strikeouts per nine innings (13.61). He was 2-0 in the 2025 CWS with victories over Arkansas and Coastal Carolina, posting a 0.56 ERA while allowing just one run on six hits in 16.0 innings with 17 strikeouts. He fired only the second complete-game shutout in LSU’s College World Series history when he defeated Coastal Carolina with a brilliant three-hitter in Game 1 of the CWS Finals.
Eyanson, who is from Lakewood, California, and transferred from UC-San Diego for 2025 at LSU, was Boston’s third round selection in the draft last summer. He posted a 12-2 record and a 3.00 ERA in 20 appearances (18 starts) for the Tigers in 2025, logging 108 innings with 36 walks, 152 strikeouts and a .218 opponent batting average.
A first team All-American and second team All-SEC performer, Eyanson completed the season No. 3 in the nation in strikeouts with 152. He was the winning pitcher in the deciding Game 2 of the CWS Finals versus Coastal Carolina, firing 6.1 innings. He limited the Chanticleers to three runs on seven hits with one walk and nine strikeouts. Eyanson finished tied with Anderson at No. 1 in the SEC in wins (12), and he was No. 2 in the league in innings pitched (108), No. 3 in strikeouts (152), No. 4 in ERA (3.00), and No. 10 in opponent batting average (.218).
LSU Participants in the MLB All-Star Futures Game
• Kurt Ainsworth, RHP (2000)
• Aaron Hill, INF (2004, MVP)
• Anthony Ranaudo, RHP (2013)
• Aaron Nola, RHP (2015)
• Alex Bregman, INF (2016)
• Dylan Crews, OF (2024)
• Tre’ Morgan, INF (2024, participated in Skills Showcase)
• Gage Jump, LHP (2025)
• Tommy White, INF (2025)
• Kade Anderson, LHP (2026)
• Anthony Eyanson, RHP (2026)
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