{"id":116259,"date":"2025-04-22T23:30:41","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T03:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=116259"},"modified":"2025-04-23T06:39:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T10:39:44","slug":"tincaps-top-prospect-leo-de-vries-has-historic-performance-in-road-win-at-lansing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2025\/04\/22\/tincaps-top-prospect-leo-de-vries-has-historic-performance-in-road-win-at-lansing\/","title":{"rendered":"TinCaps: Top prospect Leo De Vries has historic performance in road win at Lansing"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Padres No. 1 prospect Leo De Vries completed the third cycle in franchise history Tuesday night, igniting a seven-run comeback as the Fort Wayne TinCaps took down the Lansing Lugnuts, 15-14, at Jackson Field.<\/p>\n

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Game recap from the Fort Wayne TinCaps:<\/p>\n

Leo De Vries Makes History in Lansing<\/strong>
\nBy Jaden Taylor<\/em><\/p>\n

Lansing, Michigan (April 22, 2025) \u2013 Padres No. 1 prospect Leo De Vries completed the third cycle in franchise history Tuesday night, igniting a seven-run comeback as the Fort Wayne TinCaps took down the Lansing Lugnuts (A\u2019s affiliate), 15-14, at Jackson Field.<\/p>\n

The story of the night in Minor League Baseball, De Vries combined to go 5-for-5 with a single, a double, a triple, and two home runs, driving in eight. His eight RBIs match a single-game franchise record, accomplished only four times, last by Agust\u00edn Ruiz in 2021. The cycle was the first since Gabriel Arias completed the feat in 2018 at South Bend.<\/p>\n

After beginning the season 3-for-30 (.100) as a left-handed batter, all five of De Vries\u2019 hits came from the left side, shooting his average up to .229. The switch-hitter is now batting .294 overall.<\/p>\n

\u201cEl Mutante\u201d began what was an offensive onslaught in the first inning. On the second pitch, De Vries dropped a towering drive onto the berm in right-center field for his second home run of the season.<\/p>\n

Lansing (9-7) answered back with four runs of its own in the second inning and an additional five in the fourth. In between, Braedon Karpathios launched his second home run of the season as well over the 23-foot left-center field wall.<\/p>\n

Down by seven, Fort Wayne (9-7) began its comeback in the fifth. De Vries, once again, was the catalyst. The No. 17 prospect in baseball destroyed a no-doubt two-run shot that nearly left the ballpark.<\/p>\n

Following a double from Jack Costello, Rosman Verdugo (Padres No. 24 prospect) drove him in with an RBI triple to complete the three-run inning.<\/p>\n

The ‘Caps added another three in the sixth. Following a bases-loaded walk from Brendan Durfee, De Vries again came through, shooting a two-run single to right to bring them back within one.<\/p>\n

The very next inning, the TinCaps took the lead. Nerwilian Cede\u00f1o tied things up at 9-9 with an RBI single before Jose Sanabria launched a three-run go-ahead home run out of the ballpark. De Vries capped off the inning with a sac fly to make it 13-9.<\/p>\n

The Lugnuts marched right back, scoring four runs of their own in the eighth, tying the game.<\/p>\n

A triple away from the mark, the youngest player in High-A put a stamp on the evening in the ninth. After a hit-by-pitch and a single, De Vries rocketed a two-run, go-ahead triple, 109 miles per hour off the right field wall.<\/p>\n

While the Lugnuts threatened in the ninth, bringing home a run and having the tying and game-winning runners in scoring position, Luis Germ\u00e1n slammed the door on the night, earning his first save.<\/p>\n

Fort Wayne\u2019s 16 hits were the most in a game since Aug. 30 last year, when the \u2018Caps combined for 18 at Lansing.<\/p>\n

Next Game<\/strong>: Wednesday, April 23 @ Lansing (6:05 p.m.)<\/p>\n