Former Husker Brice Matthews selected for MLB’s All-Star Futures Game
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Major League Baseball on Monday honored former Nebraska baseball All-American Brice Matthews, selecting him for the 2025 All-Star Futures Game.
In 2023, Matthews was picked No. 28 overall by the Houston Astros, and has been tearing it up with Triple-A Sugar Land.
The former Husker shortstop is batting .285 with 11 doubles, five triples, 10 home runs, 39 RBIs and 23 stolen bases.
He is currently tied for second in the Pacific Coast League in triples, third in stolen bases, tied for fifth in walks and 10th in on base percentage among qualified batters.
Matthews is the fifth former Husker to play in the Futures Game, joining Jamal Strong (2001), Alex Gordon (2006), Joba Chamberlain (2007) and Spencer Schwellenbach (2023).
All four Huskers eventually reached the Major Leagues.
The Astros’ top infield prospect will join a group of 25 players on the American League roster, and matchup with with the National League on July 12 at Atlanta’s Truist Park.
The game will be televised nationally on the MLB Network at 3 p.m.
