A Philadelphia Phillies prospect helped send the United States national baseball team to this summer’s Tokyo Olympics with his performance during last week’s qualifier.
Luke Williams stepped away from the Lehigh Valley IronPigs to compete for Team USA in the Americas Qualifier in Port St. Lucie and West Palm Beach, Florida. But while he took a break from the minors, Phillies affiliates completed their fifth week of the Minor League Baseball season.
After five weeks of play, the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs and the Low-A Clearwater Threshers are both tied for the best record in the Phillies’ system at 16-14; the Double-A Reading Fightin Phils have the worst record in the system at 6-24; the High-A Jersey Shore BlueClaws sit at 13-16.