Captains Pitchers Braylon Doughty and Franklin Gómez Named 2026 Midwest League All-Stars

Captains Pitchers Braylon Doughty and Franklin Gómez Named 2026 Midwest League All-Stars

Published on September 16, 2026 under Midwest League (MWL)

Lake County Captains News Release

EASTLAKE, Ohio - On Wednesday, Sept. 16, Minor League Baseball (MiLB) announced its High-A League All-Star Teams and award winners for the 2026 season.

Two Lake County Captains were named Midwest League All-Stars for the 2026 campaign.

RHP Braylon Doughty, MLB Pipeline 's No. 3 Guardians and No. 71 MLB prospect, and LHP Franklin Gómez were both honored for their efforts with the Captains this year.

Lake County now has five Midwest League All-Star pitchers since the 2024 season. Doughty and Gómez join LHP Josh Hartle (2025 Midwest League Pitcher of the Year), MLB Pipeline 's No. 30 Nationals prospect, and the 2024 duo of RHP Austin Peterson and LHP Matt Wilkinson, MLB Pipeline 's No. 30 Giants prospect, as Captains pitchers to be named Midwest League All-Stars over the last three years.

BRAYLON DOUGHTY, STARTING PITCHER

Doughty had a stellar showing for the Captains in 2026, which resulted in his promotion to the Double-A Akron RubberDucks on June 30. The right-hander made 14 starts for Lake County, goin...