Each week, MiLB.com profiles an elite prospect by chronicling the steps he's taken toward achieving his Major League dream. Here's a look at second-ranked Dodgers prospect Josue De Paula. For more stories about players on The Road to The Show, click here. Born in New York but signed out of

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (69-61) (35-29) held off the Dayton Dragons (74-57) (40-25) winning 6-5 in the season finale on a windy 69-degree partly cloudy Sunday afternoon at Dow Diamond. - Three Loons walks tallied their first run in the first inning. Sean McLain’s bases-loaded base on

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (68-61) (34-29) struck out 12 Dayton Dragons (74-56) (40-24) in a dominant 3-0 win on a windy 60-degree sunny Saturday night at Dow Diamond. Jose Rodriguez finished six innings, a career-best, striking out five. The right-hander did not permit a hit, walking two.

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (67-61) (33-29) and the Dayton Dragons (74-56) (40-24) each struck out 13 times with a three-run three-hit inning propelling Dayton to a 4-1 win on windy 60-degree cloudy Friday night at Dow Diamond. - Josue De Paula scored the game’s first run with

MIDLAND, Mich. –Great Lakes Loons (67-60) (33-28) pitching struck out 15 Dayton Dragons (73-56) (39-24) batters in a 7-0 win on an 84-degree partly cloudy Thursday night at Dow Diamond. - The Loons 7-0 win is their sixth shutout win of the season. Three have come in the last 21

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (66-60) (32-28) tallied five runs in the fourth inning to take the eventual final, a 6-3 win over the Dayton Dragons (73-55) (39-23) 6-3 on a 78-degree clear Wednesday night at Dow Diamond. - The Loons converted back-to-back two-out hits to grab a

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (65-60) (31-28) allowed one unearned run off one hit but were shutout by the now Midwest League East 2nd Half champion Dayton Dragons (73-53) (39-22) 1-0 on a 71-degree sunny Labor Day Monday afternoon at Dow Diamond. - Peter Heubeck was excellent going

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Both the South Bend Cubs (50-76) (23-36) and Great Lakes Loons (65-57) (31-26) pitching staffs struck out 12, with a Cubs homer and Loons wild pitch the difference in a 2-0 South Bend win on a 71-degree clear skied Sunday night at Four Winds Field. -

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – After nine scoreless innings and down to their final strike across three different batters, South Bend Cubs (48-76) (21-36) left fielder Pedro Ramirez launched a grand slam to beat the Great Lakes Loons (65-56) (31-24) 4-1 in 10 innings on a 84-degree cloudy Friday night at

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Great Lakes Loons (65-56) (31-24) held the South Bend Cubs (47-76) (20-36) scoreless in all three extra innings, with a Sean McLain two-run homer in the twelfth, the difference in a 6-4 win in 12 innings on an 87-degree partly cloudy Thursday night at Four

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (62-56) (28-24) went 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position dropping a series finale to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (73-46) (31-22) 5-2 on a 85-degree sunny Sunday afternoon at Dow Diamond. - Wisconsin was worst with runners in scoring position, going 0-for-14. Their first

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (61-54) (27-22) took a lead into the ninth inning, but the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (71-45) (29-21) rallied for two runs to take it 5-4 on a 76-degree clear Thursday night at Dow Diamond. - Josue De Paula for the second time this week,

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (60-53) (25-21) late offensive surge topped the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (70-44) (28-20) 4-2 on a clear 69-degree Tuesday night at Dow Diamond. - Wisconsin scored the game’s first run in the first inning. Three straight reached with two outs, with a Jadher Areinamo

EASTLAKE, Ohio. – The Great Lakes Loons (59-53) (25-21) grabbed their third straight win behind a Jacob Meador six-inning outing and the top three in the Loons order reaching base 10 times in a 5-2 victory over the Lake County Captains (65-47) (24-22) on a rainy 75-degree Friday night at

EASTLAKE, Ohio. – The Great Lakes Loons (58-53) (24-21) took two games of a twinbill over the Lake County Captains (65-46) (24-21) on a 77-degree partly cloudy Thursday night at Classic Auto Group Park. Game One - Two Captains’ errors aided the Loons’ first run in the first inning. Josue

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (56-51) (22-19) totaled 11 hits and six runs in the series finale an 8-2 win over the Lansing Lugnuts (51-56) (19-23) on a 71-degree cloudy Sunday afternoon at Dow Diamond. - The first four runs of the game were solo home runs, two

MIDLAND, Mich. – Great Lakes Loons (55-51) (21-19) pitching protected a one-run lead over the final three innings downing the Lansing Lugnuts (51-55) (19-22) 5-4 on a 65-degree cloudy Saturday night at Dow Diamond. - Kelvin Ramirez recorded the final six outs, his 10th save of the season. The right-hander

MIDLAND, Mich. –Great Lakes Loons (54-50) (20-18) pitching conquered the Lansing Lugnuts (50-54) (18-21), earning their fourth shutout of 2024, a 5-0 win on an 80-degree sunny Thursday night at Dow Diamond. - Maddux Bruns finished four innings for the third time in his seventh outing of 2024. The left-hander

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. – The Great Lakes Loons (51-49) (17-17) rallied for four consecutive two-out hits in a six-run top of the third inning, all that was needed to best the Cedar Rapids Kernels (55-44) (18-17) 6-1 on an 86-degree sunny Saturday night at Veterans Memorial Stadium. - The Loons

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. – The Great Lakes Loons (48-49) (14-17) scored 15 runs off 13 hits dominating the Cedar Rapids Kernels (55-41) (18-14) 15-3 on a hot 79-degree sunny Wednesday afternoon at Veterans Memorial Stadium. - Six of the first nine Loons batters walked. Their first run came on a

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Lake County Captains (56-36) (15-11) homered twice and held the Great Lakes Loons (45-47) (11-15) to three hits, winning 8-2 on a 78-degree partly cloudy Thursday night at Dow Diamond. - Both teams traded runs in the first two innings. Noah Miller walked in the first,

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Lake County Captains (55-36) (14-11) six runs through the first four innings were enough, with the Great Lakes Loons (45-46) (11-14) falling by a run, a 6-5 final on a 77-degree Wednesday night at Dow Diamond. The Loons tonight transformed into the Malmo Oat Milkers, for

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (45-45) (11-13) notched their sixth walk-off win of 2024, with a Jake Vogel two-run automatic double in the bottom of the ninth clinching a 4-3 victory over the Lake County Captains (54-36) (13-11) on a 73-degree cloudy Tuesday night at Dow Diamond. -

LANSING, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (44-45) (10-13) were shutout for the eighth time this season, falling 1-0 to the Lansing Lugnuts (43-46) (11-13) on an 80-degree partly cloudy Sunday afternoon at Jackson® Field™. - Peter Heubeck hurled three scoreless innings. The right-hander stranded three Lugnuts on base. -

LANSING, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (43-44) (9-12) knocked two home runs in the fifth inning, their first multi-homer inning this season, in a 4-2 win over the Lansing Lugnuts (42-45) (10-12) on a 74-degree partly cloudy Friday night at Jackson® Field™. - Five of the seven hits for