Kyle Teel was selected in the 1st round (14th overall) of the 2023 MLB Draft by the Boston Red Sox out of the University of Virginia. He received the 2023 Buster Posey Collegiate Catcher of the Year Award, which recognizes the nation’s top catcher. His .407 batting average was one of the highest single-season averages in school history, earning him 2023 Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year and Consensus College Baseball All-American honors.

Teel quickly advanced through the Boston minor league system and in December 2024 was part of a trade that sent him to the Chicago White Sox organization as a top prospect. He made his MLB debut on June 6, 2025 and showed lightening power when hitting eight home runs with a .273 batting average and 35 RBI for the remainder of the season. The fast-rising left-handed hitting star has demonstrated an advanced hitting approach and the ability to work counts to get on base, where he excels with smart base running tactics. His leadership, skilled game management and precision (only five errors in 501 innings ) behind the plate makes him a strong defensive weapon as well.

Alberto Mineo grew up in Gorizia (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) and initially played soccer as a child but gravitated toward baseball in his early teens after seeing his father compete in the Italian Baseball League. Mentored by the late and great Bill Holmberg, Mineo signed with the Chicago Cubs organizationin 2010 as a teenager and progressed in the Cubs’ farm system up to Double-A ball before being claimed by the Toronto Blue Jays organization in the Rule 5 draft on December 14, 2017. He reached Triple-A in 2018 and later returned to the Chicago Cubs organization in 2020.

Mineo has since been dominant player for Parma Clima in Italy and has excelled internationally in Nicaragua, where he led Leones de León to its second consecutive national championship title. As the Team Italy captain, he was instrumental in the Azzurri securing the 2025 European Baseball Championship silver medal. Through his professional journey internationally, Mineo has undoubtedly helped elevate the profile of Italian baseball and inspire the next generation of players.

Born in Venezuela, 22-year-old Giaconino Lasaracina is considered one of the most exciting young prospects in Italy. He debuted in 2022 with Settimo Torinese, where he registered a remarkable .406 batting average with 30 RBI in 27 games. The promising utility player (C/3B) continued to produce offensively with a .330 clip in 2023 before another explosive season (.387/.472/.613) in 2024. Lasaracina played in 23 games for Collecchio last year (.333/.396/.644).

Giaconino “Nino” Lasaracina split time defensively behind the plate and in right field during the 2025 U23 European Baseball Championship in the Czech Republic. The three-hole hitter went 4-for-16 with two doubles, two walks and two RBI. The Team Italy designated hitter stepped up in a big way at the 2025 Senior Elite European Baseball Championship in Rotterdam, where he led the tournament with six home runs to claim the Euro Home Run Hitter award and top all batters with 32 total bases while collecting second best honors in RBI (15). He has since signed to play for Parma Clima and join teammate Alberto Mineo. Working out of Grosseto under the watchful eye of renowned trainer Gianni Natale and Azzurri manager Francisco Cervelli, Lasaracina is a prospect on the move.