Former Pistol Shrimp pitcher Noah Schultz selected for MLB Futures Game

Former Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp pitcher Noah Schultz has been selected to play in MLB’s All-Star Futures Game.

The Futures Game is at 3 p.m. July 13 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. The game will be broadcast on MLB Network.

Schultz is ranked as the No. 2 prospect in the Chicago White Sox’s minor league system and the No. 18 overall prospect in baseball.

The 6-foot-9 left-hander is pitching for the Birmingham Barons, the White Sox’s Double-A affiliate.

Schultz is 0-1 with a 1.93 ERA in six starts. He has allowed 16 hits while striking out 30 batters, walking three and hitting three in 23⅓ innings pitched.

Schultz started the season with Winston-Salem, a high-A affiliate, going 0-1 with a 3.95 ERA, 42 strikeouts, seven walks and four hit batters in 27⅓ innings in seven starts.

The 2022 Oswego East High School graduate started six games for the Pistol Shrimp in 2022, going 1-0 with a 0.93 ERA, 37 strikeouts and seven walks in 19⅓ innings.

Schultz was selected by the White Sox with the 26th pick in the first round of the 2022 MLB Draft.