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Watch two '23 first-rounders for FREE as Giants, Mariners prospects meet

@thevandalorian and @brendan_samson
an hour ago

Once again in 2024, baseball fans can watch Minor League Baseball games across all of MLB's digital platforms. MLB.TV and At Bat subscribers can watch their favorite team's Minor League affiliates in the app at no additional cost, while all MiLB games will be available on MiLB.TV, on the web

Surprise! One encouraging prospect-related development for each team

@SamDykstraMiLB
27 minutes ago

Six weeks into the Minor League season, we have witnessed plenty of pleasant prospect developments. Athletics 2023 first-rounder Jacob Wilson is batting a sizzling .438 and already has reached Triple-A. Mets right-hander Jonah Tong has been a revelation with elite fastball characteristics and a Minors-best 0.33 ERA. As one Chourio

Return of 'The Martian': Domínguez singles on first pitch he sees in '24

@JoeTrezz
May 14, 2024

“The Martian” is back. Healthy again, Jasson Domínguez got back in the batter's box for the first time since last September. MLB's No. 32 overall prospect grounded a single to right field on the first pitch he saw from former Yankees starter Domingo Germán, a 90.9 mph four-seam fastball. Domínguez

Here are the top 11 switch-hitting prospects in the Minors

@benweinrib
May 14, 2024

In an era that places a premium on platoon advantages, switch-hitters can be the most versatile members of a lineup -- even if they've become increasingly hard to find. Over the past four seasons, the number of switch-hitting batters in the Majors has slowly ticked down from 10.7 percent in

A pair of former Giants first-rounders get promoted to Triple-A

@mi_guardado
3:28 PM EDT

This story was excerpted from Maria Guardado’s Giants Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

Here's the freshly updated Top 100 Prospects list

@SamDykstraMiLB
May 14, 2024

Break out the caps and gowns. It’s time for a whole bunch of graduations and an updated Top 100 Prospects list. Young players who began the 2024 season on a Major League Opening Day roster with zero MLB service time exhausted their prospect status Sunday by way of the 45-day

Standout stats for 8 new Top 100 prospects

@SamDykstraMiLB
May 14, 2024

This story was excerpted from MLB Pipeline's newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

Pagés' first MLB hit a big one in Cardinals' victory

@bmags94
2:05 AM EDT

ANAHEIM -- In the aftermath of Willson Conteras’ fractured forearm that will keep him out for six to eight weeks, catcher Pedro Pagés figures to play an important role for the Cardinals over the coming weeks as the backup to Iván Herrera. On Tuesday, Pagés had his first signature moment

How Jobe reclaimed top prospect status with Tigers

May 14, 2024

This story was excerpted from Jason Beck’s Tigers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. DETROIT -- Meet the Tigers’ new top prospect, same as the Tigers’ old top prospect. And yet, with Jackson Jobe, there’s a lot we’re

'It's frustrating': Leiter struggles to finish off batters in home debut

1:28 AM EDT

ARLINGTON -- In his first start at home in a Rangers uniform, rookie and former No. 2 overall Draft pick Jack Leiter got too aggressive for his own good a few times Tuesday night after getting ahead in the count, and that cost him dearly in a 7-4 loss to

The Orioles unearth diamond in Etzel in the MLB Draft League

@JakeDRill
12:09 PM EDT

This story was excerpted from Jake Rill's Orioles Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

Pipeline Podcast: Breaking down updated Top 100 Prospects list

May 14, 2024

The first Top 100 Prospects list refresh of the season dropped on Monday and there's plenty to discuss. On this week's edition of the Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff dive into the updated list and break down the eight prospects who were added to the Top

Where Chourio stands after graduation from prospect

May 14, 2024

This story was excerpted from Adam McCalvy’s Brewers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. MILWAUKEE -- MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 Prospects list has a new look this week. You’ll no longer find Jackson Chourio’s name near the top.

Top prospect Leiter anticipating first home start for Rangers tonight

May 14, 2024

ARLINGTON -- Rangers rookie Jack Leiter has been reminded over the past two months that even a top Draft pick with a big league pedigree is not immune to the rigors of bouncing to and from Triple-A as he tries to find a more permanent spot in the Majors. Most

Top Minor League plays of 2024

May 13, 2024

Paul Skenes' top moments so far

May 13, 2024

Healthy Veen 'staying grateful and having fun'

May 13, 2024

This story was excerpted from Thomas Harding’s Rockies Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. DENVER -- Double-A Hartford outfielder Zac Veen’s path to his current lofty positions -- the leading hitter in the Eastern League and the No.

No need to panic about Bleis' slow start

May 13, 2024

This story was excerpted from Ian Browne’s Red Sox Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. BOSTON -- The most toolsy prospect in the Red Sox’s farm system will play his 100th game in professional baseball this week. It’s

After quick debut, Beeter looks ready for more of The Show

May 13, 2024

This story was excerpted from Bryan Hoch's Yankees Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. ST. PETERSBURG -- Clayton Beeter secured a piece of history with a blink-and-you-missed-it Major League debut on March 29 in Houston, providing a brief

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Another record for Bazzana: OSU's all-time hit mark

@JoeTrezz
May 12, 2024

Travis Bazzana keeps rewriting the Oregon State record books. MLB Pipeline's No. 2 Draft prospect already claimed the program’s all-time and single-season home run records this season. Now he has set another major school mark. Bazzana became OSU’s all-time hits leader on Sunday, setting the school record with a run-scoring

Harris comes back to PNW for first big league road series

A's drop series finale in Seattle for sixth loss in eight games
@MartinJGallegos
May 12, 2024

SEATTLE -- Brett Harris feels right at home in the Pacific Northwest. Soon after high school, Harris entrenched himself with the state of Washington, where he continues to reside for part of the offseason when he’s not back in his hometown of Chicago. Following two years at the University of

A splinker? Skenes' hybrid pitch may be his most electric

@AlexJStumpf
May 12, 2024

PITTSBURGH -- When rehabbing with Triple-A Indianapolis last month, Yasmani Grandal got a chance to catch Paul Skenes and see his stuff first-hand. Much has been written about the right-handed phenom’s triple-digit fastball and wipeout slider, the two pitches he rode to the heights of the College World Series with

This Twins 18-year-old prospect is throwing heat

@dohyoungpark
May 12, 2024

This story was excerpted from Do-Hyoung Park's Twins Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

Estes delivers first Major League win; A's bounce back to beat Mariners

@MartinJGallegos
May 12, 2024

SEATTLE -- Joey Estes had a certain intense look about him as he asked home plate umpire Roberto Ortiz for a new ball after watching Cal Raleigh circle the bases on a home run to begin the bottom of the second inning. Since his first call to the Majors last