MADISON — Rocket City Trash Pandas third-baseman Cole Fontenelle was named to MLB Pipeline’s All-Spring Breakout second team, the Trash Pandas announced.
Fontenelle was honored after his two-hit performance in Saturday’s 8-3 loss to the Chicago Cubs at Sloan Park in Mesa, Ariz.
The game was part of Spring Breakout 2025, an initiative by Major League Baseball to showcase the future of the sport with games featuring the best prospects in each farm system across Grapefruit and Cactus League ballparks.
Fontenelle started the night with an RBI single in the first inning to put the Angels ahead 1-0 against Chicago starting right-hander and former first-round pick Cade Horton. He then capped his night in the ninth with a solo homer to straightaway centerfield against reliever Jack Neely, who made his MLB debut with the Cubs last season.
The game was part of an on-going comeback for Fontenelle. The former TCU standout was limited to 22 games with Rocket City last season after a horrific leg injury against Birmingham in early May. At the time, he was hitting .278 with two homers and nine RBI while slashing .404/.417/.821
The second annual Spring Breakout featured 68 of MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 Prospects entering the 2025 season. The top overall prospects for 17 of the 30 MLB Clubs, according to MLB Pipeline’s rankings participated, as did 21 of the 30 No. 2 prospects. Twenty-eight of the 30 first-round draft picks from the 2024 draft were on Spring Breakout rosters.
The Angels top two prospects, infielder Christian Moore and RHP Caden Dana, participated in the game. Moore was the Angels first-round draft choice from a season ago.
The Trash Pandas open their fifth season at Toyota Field on April 4 against the Chattanooga Lookouts. For group outings, visit trashpandasgroups.com or call 256-325-1403 option 2.
For single-game tickets, visit tptix.com.
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