It's been a few weeks since my last update on the Cape Cod Baseball League, so the All-Star break feels like a great time to dig into some recent news. Today, we will highlight some All-Star weekend performers, talk about who got drafted, give a rundown on the standings, and highlight some of my live look standouts from the past couple of weeks.

All-Star Weekend

All-Star weekend is always one of the highlights of the Cape season. This year, over 7,000 fans showed up to Red Wilson Field, home of the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox, to watch the best players on the Cape put on a show.

The day started with the annual home run derby. Arkansas outfielder and current Bourne Brave Kuhio Aloy put on an absolute display. Aloy hit a total of 28 home runs on the day, including some 430-foot blasts, and defeated Carson Tinney (Brewster/Texas) and Easton Breyfogle (Wareham/Arizona) in the finals. Aloy joins an impressive list of derby winners in the Cape League. The past two years have been won by Ethan Petry and James Tibbs. Aloy has been one of my favorite players to watch this summer. He has some hit tool concerns, but the power has been on full display long before the derby. He also has one of the strongest outfield arms I have seen this summer, comfortably a 60-grade tool. He should be in line for a monster spring at Arkansas.

The All-Star Game itself was a shootout this year. The East Division topped the West by a final score of 13–8. Dalton Wentz (Brewster/Wake Forest) led off the scoring with a home run. There were plenty of other home run hitters in this game as well. Dee Kennedy (Harwich/Kansas State), Ashton Larson (Chatham/Texas), Daniel Jackson (Chatham/Georgia), Aiden Robbins (Harwich/Seton Hall), Bear Harrison (Falmouth/Texas A&M), and Chase Krewson (Wareham/UCF) all went deep.

Tre Broussard (Harwich/Houston) won MVP for the East Division. Broussard went 3-for-3 with two doubles and two runs scored. He has stood out as one of the better contact hitters I have seen this summer. For the West Division, Antonio Morales (Falmouth/Wake Forest) took home MVP honors after going 2-for-2 with a double. All-Stars on the Cape have an extremely lengthy track record of MLB success, so keep close tabs on these players.

Draft Update

Most players on the Cape will not be draft-eligible until the 2026 season, but several notable 2025 eligibles were selected this past week, and their respective Cape teams will certainly feel those losses in their lineups.

LHP Mason Peters was drafted with the 122nd pick by the Seattle Mariners. Peters pitched 9.2 innings for Chatham this summer. Matthew Miura was drafted with the 180th pick by the St. Louis Cardinals. Miura was one of my favorite selections in the draft, but it is a massive loss for the Hyannis roster. He has some of the best bat-to-ball skills in the class and was one of the top performers on the Cape. Boston College outfielder Joshiah Ragsdale is heading to Milwaukee after being drafted with the 215th pick. Ragsdale was one of the toolsiest players on the Cape and was leading the league in stolen bases for Brewster.

Those are the most notable names drafted from this past season, although there were a few others. The draft was, of course, loaded with Cape standouts from previous years as well. Some of the top names Cape League fans may remember who were drafted early include Liam Doyle, Aiva Arquette, Kyson Witherspoon, Marek Houston, Ethan Conrad, Gage Wood, Jace LaViolette, Patrick Forbes, and Caden Bodine, among dozens of others.

Current Standings

The East Division is tight throughout. Brewster and Y-D have been in a battle for first place all season. YD currently holds a one-point edge over Brewster with a 15-11-2 record. Harwich is knocking on the door, sitting just three points back of first place with a 13-11-3 record. The Mariners are riding a two-game win streak coming out of the break and have the best run differential in the division at +18. Orleans (28 points) and Chatham (27 points) are currently battling each other for the final playoff spot, but a hot couple of weeks could see either of them jump into contention and shoot up the standings.

The West Division is also a tight race. Wareham has climbed all the way out of last place to the top of the division with a 14-14 record and 28 points. Bourne and Hyannis are tied for second place with 27 points each. Falmouth holds the final playoff spot with 25 points, followed closely by Cotuit in fifth place with 24 points. It is still anyone’s division, with just a four-point difference separating first-place Wareham from last-place Cotuit.

As rosters finally begin to stabilize and a few players return from Team USA, it will come down to who wants it the most. Last year, Harwich sat at the bottom of the standings for most of the season before catching fire and winning the championship. On the Cape, it is always anyone’s league to take, and that holds true in 2025 with both divisions locked in a 1–5 battle.

Live Looks

I always like to finish off with three or four players who have stood out to me in my live looks since the last article. Another Arkansas standout, Cam Kozeal, has made his way to the Cape and is playing for the Bourne Braves.

Kozeal is coming off a Team USA stint and has been one of the top players I have scouted this summer. A .184 average does not exactly jump off the page, but I am confident the results will come. Kozeal has some of the soundest barrel accuracy I have seen live this year, and the ball just sounds different off his bat. It is consistent, loud contact. Kozeal is a twitchy defender at second base, where he projects best in pro ball despite having played all over the diamond at Arkansas. He is also one of the highest-character players in the league, and you can feel his positive energy throughout the game. Between Kuhio Aloy and Kozeal, the Bourne Braves are giving Razorback fans a sneak peek at what should be a strong 2026 lineup.

Cincinnati/Bourne right-handed pitcher Dominic Mauro really caught my eye as one of the better arms I have seen on the Cape.

It was primarily a fastball/slider mix, although he appeared to be throwing both a gyro-type slider and a sweeper. The sweeper was his most dominant pitch and helped lead Mauro to 14 whiffs in just a few innings. It is incredibly rare to see that kind of swing-and-miss stuff on the Cape nowadays. Mauro was facing a strong Wareham lineup and made Tennessee slugger Levi Clark look silly with his sweeper in the video above. As far as pro projection, Mauro profiles as a bullpen arm for me due to the limited arsenal and less-than-ideal fastball shape, but I think there is a legitimate chance he becomes a major league pitcher in some capacity.

The Brewster Whitecaps have two excellent players up the middle in Cal Fisher and Dalton Wentz. Both have standout frames and should fit right in physically when they make the jump to pro ball. Fisher showcased excellent plate discipline when I saw him, with a keen ability to foul off pitches until he gets one he likes. His natural strength is also evident. He muscled his way to a base hit by dropping a ball into left field despite breaking his bat. Fisher should be a staple in Florida State’s 2026 lineup. Wentz also has a big-league frame and plenty of present bat speed from both sides of the plate. He had an excellent freshman season at Wake Forest in 2025 and should be one of their top hitters again in 2026. Both Fisher and Wentz have early-round upside when they become draft-eligible.