The Golden Spikes Award has been presented by USA Baseball to the best amateur player in the country each year since its inception in 1978. Past winners include Adley Rutschman (2019), Kris Bryant (2013), Bryce Harper (2010), Stephen Strasburg (2009), Buster Posey (2008), David Price (2007) and many others who...

I'm back from the Draft Combine, looking forward to the College World Series finals this weekend and can sort of see the light at the end of the Draft tunnel. In 23 days, we'll know who the Nationals will take with the No. 1 overall pick. Let's answer your questions,...

Between the Draft Combine and the Men's College World Series, the 2025 Draft is on everybody's mind this week. The MLB Pipeline Podcast crew is on site at Chase Field for the Combine as the best Draft-eligible prospects look to boost their respective stocks. Each week leading up to the...

PHOENIX – Brandon Compton had sat in the seats at Chase Field many times. Growing up in Buckeye, Ariz., less than an hour west of the D-backs’ home ballpark, the 21-year-old came to countless games, cheering on his hometown squad. But he had never stepped into the batter’s box and...

PHOENIX -- The Draft Combine continued with more pro-style workouts during Day 2 on Wednesday. Position players took batting practice and participated in defensive drills, while pitchers threw off the mound at Chase Field. On the heels of Tuesday's workout standouts, these players impressed today:...

Recapping the 2025 MLB Draft Combine in Phoenix, Arizona

Dan O'Dowd sits down with twin pitchers Malachi and Kyson Witherspoon at the 2025 MLB Draft Combine

Take a look at Brandon Compton's batting practice during the 2025 MLB Draft Combine where he hit three balls over 116 mph

Jim Callis shares his biggest takeaways and standout players from Day 1 of the 2025 MLB Draft Combine

Cooper Underwood strikes out two batters in his inning of work during the 2025 MLB Draft Combine Series Game at Chase Field

There’s always an MLB Draft taking place beneath the MLB Draft -- a behind-the-scenes series of last-second phone calls and offers and life-altering decisions. Oregon slugging first baseman Jacob Walsh knows a bit about that. Coming out of high school in the Las Vegas area in 2021, he was a...

MLB's fifth annual Draft Combine gives teams the opportunity to gather more information on and off the field about several of the top talents in this year's crop. A total of 322 prospects accepted invitations to the event, which opens Tuesday and runs through Saturday at Chase Field in Phoenix....

You have to see how this MLB Draft prospect throws his breaking ball. Reid Worley is showcasing some crazy spin rates at the MLB Draft Combine this week -- and an even crazier pitch grip. The high school right-hander from Georgia was ripping off 3,000-plus rpm breaking balls on Tuesday...

The Iowa native left home, venturing, solo, into the real world to pursue his chosen career path. He was 14 years old. You’ve got to have a pretty strong belief in your abilities as a ballplayer to do what Sean Gamble did a few years back. It was, well, a...

PHOENIX -- The MLB Draft Combine gives high school and college players alike opportunities to impress all 30 teams in a variety of ways. Some just come to get their medicals done and have face-to-face meetings with front-office decision-makers. Many take advantage of the chance to provide glimpses of what...

Bruin Agbayani crushes a ball to center field and legs out a triple during the 2025 MLB Draft Combine Series Game at Chase Field

Nathan Eisfelder launches a solo home run to left-center field during the 2025 MLB Draft Combine Series Game at Chase Field

Parker Rhodes strikes out three batters in an inning during the 2025 MLB Draft Combine Series Game at Chase Field

Rashad Hayes catches a sharp liner and throws back to first to double off the runner during the 2025 MLB Draft Combine Series Game

Aiden Barrientes strikes out two batters during the 2025 MLB Draft Combine Series Game at Chase Field

With a 6-foot-6, wildly successful Hall of Famer as a father, Carsten Sabathia was bound to have the genes and the means to give baseball an earnest effort on the field if he chose. But what was not as much of a given was how much the oldest child of...

PHOENIX – Competition is rife at the 2025 MLB Draft Combine. Players are constantly in search of something to differentiate themselves from the pack. Daniel Pierce, MLB’s No. 18 Draft prospect, has a unique flex he can break out: LeBron James followed his dad, Paul Pierce, on X -- for...

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The Nationals still are evaluating 7-8 players for the No. 1 overall pick, a group that consists of most of the consensus upper-tier of talent: two high school shortstops (Ethan Holliday and Eli Willits), the best of the college arms (lefties Kade Anderson of Louisiana State, Jamie Arnold of Florida...

The big moment is merely a month away. On July 13, Nationals brass will call in the No. 1 pick and kick off the 2025 Draft. The best glimpse into this year’s talent pool is the MLB Draft Combine. Being held at Chase Field in Phoenix for the third consecutive...

For those of us who have covered the Draft, or those who have been in the scouting industry for that matter, for a long time, our body clocks haven’t quite adjusted to the Draft taking place in July. If we were still operating under the old system, we’d be doing...

Since the Draft began in 1965, there has never been a more difficult year than 2020. The pandemic shutdown ended the college and high school seasons in the second week of March, and some prepsters never even took the field. During the three months leading up to the Draft, teams...

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Major League Baseball on Monday officially announced details for the 2025 MLB Draft presented by Nike, which will be featured once again during All-Star Week. The Draft will take place over a two-day period from July 13-14 with opening night of the Draft on Sunday, July 13 broadcast live on...

Seth Hernandez has established himself as the top high school pitching prospect in the nation, coming in as MLB's No. 2 overall Draft prospect. Now the California native can add some hardware to back that up: on Thursday, he was named the 2024-25 Gatorade National Baseball Player of the Year....

Check out some of the Top prospects compete in a exhibition game during the 2025 MLB Draft Combine Series Game at Chase Field

The MLB Tonight crew is live from the MLB Draft Combine, discussing the prospects, different players and more at the conclusion of Day 1

Kayson Cunningham shares his mindset on being a .500 hitter and how he approaches heading to the plate

Top Prospect Quentin Young on his experience at the Combine, his game and more

Watch the top moments from Day 1 of the 2025 MLB Draft Combine

Isaiah Jackson, a left handed pitcher from Prestonwood Christian Academy, is expected to be selected in the 2025 MLB Draft

Greg Amsinger is joined by prospect Jake Casey and his father Sean at the Draft Combine to discuss recovering from Tommy John surgery and more

Cardell Thibodeaux and Reggie Waller join Harold Reynolds after the rosters are revealed for the HBCU 2025 Swingman Classic

Tervell Johnson chats with Harold Reynolds about his experience at the Draft Combine and his aspirations to get to the next level

Manny Ramirez Jr. talks about growing up with his father being a pro and being able to play with for pro players kids and learning the game from them