Left-handed pitcher Nestor Cortes signed a Major League contract with the Phillies on Wednesday and was optioned to Single-A Clearwater. To make room for Cortes on the 40-man roster, right-hander Brian Keller was designated for assignment.

Ace Reese is having an incredible start to his professional baseball career. Reese, the No. 24 pick in the 2026 Draft to the Mariners, launched his second home run on Tuesday to go along with a pair of doubles. The 3-for-4 night helped lead Single-A Inland Empire to a 10-7

Trevor Condon made his professional debut on Tuesday, and he showed off pretty much everything that made the Cardinals select him with the 13th overall pick in the 2026 Draft. Condon, now rated as St. Louis’ No. 6 prospect, finished the game 2-for-5 with a double, a run scored and

Jefferson Rojas hasn’t let a change of scenery slow him down. Rojas, the Mets’ top prospect and MLB Pipeline’s No. 76 prospect overall, crushed his second home run since being traded from the Cubs for Clay Holmes and Tyrone Taylor. Rojas’ homer aided a 4-3 victory on Tuesday for Double-A

After a sluggish June, Justin Gonzales simply could not be stopped in July and August -- and it has earned him a promotion. The No. 2 Red Sox prospect and MLB Pipeline’s No. 79 prospect overall is moving up to Double-A Portland.

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Calling all comic lovers and baseball fanatics: All Baseball Comics is debuting a collection of three officially licensed books to expand your collection. Centered on the thesis that baseball is “the story of America,” the trio of issues features one spotlight on each of the Yankees, Dodgers and Cubs. They

Bryce Rainer boasts 60-grade power, and he’s shown why over a red-hot August. The Tigers’ No. 3 prospect and MLB Pipeline’s No. 48 prospect overall crushed a home run in his third straight game on Sunday, his fourth in the month. Rainer went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs Sunday

When the Yankees dealt a quartet of prospects to acquire left-handed pitcher Ryan Weathers from the Marlins this offseason, a few things stood out. For starters, Weathers was the seventh overall pick in the 2018 Draft and had flashed the top-line stuff that gave him such a pedigree. His 2024

Kelsie Whitmore was the top overall Draft pick in the inaugural season of the Women’s Professional Baseball League for a reason. And she’s been showing off lately. Whitmore mashed two more home runs on Friday -- including a grand slam -- after recording the first three-homer game in WPBL history

In just his second professional game, Robbie Lavey checked off a pair of milestones -- with one swing. Lavey notched his first hit and home run for High-A Fort Wayne on Friday, just one month after the Padres selected him in the fourth round of the 2026 Draft. The TinCaps,

Two of the key pieces in the blockbuster Adley Rutschman trade, Anthony Eyanson and Kyson Witherspoon have each pitched twice with their new organization. Each time, they’ve flashed their big-time stuff on the same night, just at different levels. The duo combined for 10 1/3 innings with 16 strikeouts while

As part of our celebration of America 250, MLB's content team has created 25 top 10 lists that capture the plays, people, rituals and moments that make baseball America’s game. We’ll be revealing five lists per week over the course of five weeks.

The Mets, Yankees, Dodgers and Phillies are among those to be linked to star Japanese slugger Teruaki Sato, according to a report from Jon Heyman of the New York Post. Sato, 27, could come to MLB in the offseason through Nippon Professional Baseball’s posting system. Heyman specifically pointed out the

Elmer Rodríguez has been cruising in his past few starts at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, and none have been better than Thursday’s dominance. Rodríguez completed seven scoreless innings, including seven strikeouts and 13 whiffs, during a 5-1 win for his RailRiders over Lehigh Valley at Coca-Cola Park. The 22-year-old righty scattered just

After being the Giants’ headlining acquisition during this year’s Trade Deadline, Marcelo Mayer began his time in the organization with a bang. Mayer homered in his first rehab game with Triple-A Sacramento on Thursday, aiding a 4-3 win for the River Cats over Las Vegas at Las Vegas Ballpark. Mayer

There’s plenty of green at Thursday’s MLB at Field of Dreams Game between the Phillies and Twins, but no, it’s not just the corn stalks lining the outfield. There’s also a fuzzy green being roaming the iconic ballpark and its surroundings. That, of course, is the Phillies’ famous mascot, the

Aaron Judge helped create a lifelong memory on Tuesday for 232 young baseball players from the Bronx. Judge, through his Aaron Judge ALL RISE Foundation, hosted his annual free baseball ProCamp at Fordham University. The Little Leaguers, who hailed from nine different Bronx Little League programs, had the chance to

Now that’s a good early impression. Carson Tinney, the Twins’ second-round pick in this summer’s Draft at No. 43 overall, mashed a pair of home runs on Wednesday, his first multi-homer game in just his 10th appearance with Single-A Fort Myers. That included a walk-off, two-run blast to lift the

Phenix City, Ala., is heading back to the Little League World Series for the first time since 1999, and a family rich with both LLWS and MLB history is at the forefront. Kinley Rasmus, the daughter of former big league pitcher Cory Rasmus, threw a complete-game shutout to help lead

Sometimes, baseball players have to improvise. With a man on third base with one out in the second inning Tuesday at FirstEnergy Stadium, the Reading Fightin Phils (Phillies Double-A) pulled their infield onto the grass to try to stop the run from scoring. Pitcher Jean Cabrera did what was needed,

Elian Peña chose quite a way to extend a 12-game hitting streak with Single-A St. Lucie. The Mets’ No. 4 prospect went deep twice on Tuesday, the first multi-homer game of his young career, during a 3-2 loss for St. Lucie against Jupiter at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium.

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As part of our celebration of America 250, MLB's content team has created 25 top 10 lists that capture the plays, people, rituals and moments that make baseball America’s game. We’ll be revealing five lists per week over the course of five weeks.

Could Tarik Skubal return to the Tigers in free agency? Skubal -- whom the Dodgers acquired at Monday’s Trade Deadline in a deal that sent prospects Zyhir Hope, River Ryan and Brady Smith to Detroit -- left the door to a return open on Friday. He is eligible to become

Getting the chance to call a baseball game from the radio booth is a dream for many fans of the game. That dream came true for Lewis Kalb this week, and he certainly made the most of it. Kalb, 73, took over from Phillies radio voice Scott Franzke for the

When the Red Sox traded Marcelo Mayer to the Giants at the Trade Deadline, hard-throwing lefty reliever Erik Miller was the headlining return. But Boston also brought in Carlos Gutierrez, a Mexico-born outfielder who now ranks as the club’s No. 14 prospect. Gutierrez made his debut with High-A Greenville on