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Boston Red Sox's No. 2 prospect, Franklin Arias, is hitting an impressive .524 in Double-A Portland, with a .542 batting average over eight games. He has two home runs, eight RBIs, and is currently ranked as MLB's No. 26 overall prospect.
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If you're a Boston Red Sox fan, you've got to check out what No. 2 prospect Franklin Arias is doing down in Double-A Portland right now.
The young infielder is two steps away from the big leagues and certainly is making his case right now to help this club at some point. In eight games, Arias is slashing .542/.613/.875 with two homers, eight RBIs, four walks, two doubles and seven runs scored. It's a bit early in the season to be talking about promotions, but that's how good Arias is playing right now.
Right now, he's ranked as Major League Baseball's No. 26 overall prospect. If he can keep up this level of play, he's going to jump up that list quickly and should be in Triple-A in the not-so-distant future. He belted his first homer of the season on Tuesday.
Franklin Arias' hot start goes to another level with his first homer of the season 🔥
MLB's No. 26 prospect (@RedSox) raises his OPS to 1.467 for the Double-A @PortlandSeaDogs: pic.twitter.com/l3DoTa67FF
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) April 15, 2026
Then, it took him just one day to follow up and blast another.
Franklin Arias' torrid start to 2026 continues as he homers in a second straight game for the @PortlandSeaDogs 🚀
MLB's No. 26 prospect (@RedSox) is 12-for-22 with a 1.502 OPS at Double-A. pic.twitter.com/e7IfyEYkGU
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) April 15, 2026
Boston's offense hasn't been great overall this season. If he can stay hot over the next few months, he's going to give the front office something to think about.
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Franklin Arias is currently hitting .524 in Double-A Portland.
Franklin Arias has hit two home runs so far this season.
Franklin Arias is ranked as Major League Baseball's No. 26 overall prospect.

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