SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- In a late July at-bat for Single-A Myrtle Beach, Owen Ayers couldn’t shake the feeling something was wrong. He pushed through the plate appearance, but didn’t put his catcher’s gear back on the next inning. It turned out his right hand was broken. And amid the club’s Carolina League playoff push, it looked like his 2025 was over.

Then came the Arizona Fall League.

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The premier prospect circuit offered Ayers, 24, a lifeline to end his campaign on a positive note. After enjoying a successful July in which he collected 18 RBIs in 18 games, he brought that hot bat to the Fall League and rode it to the league’s Breakout Player of the Year award after slashing .379/.539/.591 with three homers and 16 RBIs. He walked more times (22) than

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