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Seattle Mariners Top Prospect Hits Major Personal Milestone - and Another Home Run

Lazaro Montes popped another home run for the Double-A Arkansas Travelers after doing his first-ever interview in English.
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A detailed view of the Seattle Mariners armed forces day hat in the dugout against the Atlanta Braves in the first inning at Truist Park in 2023.
A detailed view of the Seattle Mariners armed forces day hat in the dugout against the Atlanta Braves in the first inning at Truist Park in 2023. | Brett Davis-Imagn Images

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Seattle Mariners top prospect Lazaro Montes hit another home run on Thursday for the Double-A Arkansas Travelers, which came after he hit a major personal milestone: Conducting his first-ever interview in English.

Steven Davis, who broadcasts games for the Travelers, had that nugget on social media:

Proud of 20-year old Lazaro Montes who nailed his first ever English interview today. He talked with local Little Rock media and showed his energetic personality.

The Mariners prospect and current @ARTravs outfielder is headed to the MLB Futures Game in Atlanta this weekend.

Montes, who is from Cuba, is the No. 29 prospect in baseball, according to MLB Pipeline. It's a major accomplishment when a non-US native learns English, and it's something we've seen in the big leagues with the Mariners, as Andres Munoz began doing all interviews in English last season.

Montes now has 23 home runs this season between High-A Everett and Arkansas, and he has 61 RBIs.

He also have five home runs in 15 games since getting promoted to Double-A, which is a much tougher level to hit at than Everett. He's projected to make his debut in 2026.

With the trade deadline looming and the Mariners in a position to buy, Montes will undoubtedly be in demand from rival teams. As one of nine M's players in the Top 100, they likely will do all they can to hold onto him.

He'll join Harry Ford and Jurrangelo Cijntje as M's players to play in the Futures Game this Saturday.

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BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is the senior writer for “Minor League Baseball on SI’’ and the host of “The Payoff Pitch’’ podcast, which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. Follow Brady on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady.

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