LIVE: Spring Breakout is underway; here's how to track all 16 games

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Spring Breakout returns for its third installment after receiving a great deal of fanfare over the past two years. The weekend gets going with six must-see matchups today and continues through Sunday evening.

As in previous years, all 30 Major League clubs will field teams of their best prospects at the showcase event. These rosters are once again packed with top prospects, with 54 members of the current Top 100 Prospects list, and more than 500 of the 900 players who make up teams’ Top 30 Prospects lists. Fourteen No. 1 prospects are scheduled to participate, as are another 16 ranked No. 2 in their respective organizations.

All 16 games -- the Brewers and Phillies will play twice because of the odd number of teams in the Grapefruit and Cactus leagues -- will be streamed live and blackout-free on MLB’s digital platforms (MLB.com, MLB.TV and the MLB app) and partner platforms. Seven games will air live on MLB Network, with the other nine being shown on tape delay. The full schedule is here.

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Things immediately kick into high gear today with the farm systems of six organizations that rank among the 11 best in baseball -- including three of the top seven – in action. And with 10 games scheduled for the final three days, there will be no shortage of prospect content.

Here's the complete schedule:

Thursday
LIVE -- Marlins @ Astros (Watch free | Gameday)
MLB's No. 62 prospect, Joe Mack, leads the Marlins against the Astros, whose roster features Houston's top two prospects in 18-year-old Cuban outfielder Kevin Alvarez and 19-year-old shortstop Xavier Neyens, the Astros' 2025 first-round pick.

LIVE -- Phillies @ Twins (Watch free | Gameday)*
Phillies prospect Dante Nori comes to Spring Breakout fresh from playing for Team Italy in the World Baseball Classic. Twins fans will have a close eye on 2024 first-rounder and MLB No. 52 prospect Kaelen Culpepper, who hit 20 home runs and stole 25 bases over 113 Minor League games last year.

2 p.m. ET -- Guardians @ Angels (CLE roster | LAA roster | Gameday)
The Guardians' Spring Breakout roster is stacked, with three Top 100 prospects -- Angel Genao (MLB No. 66), Ralphy Velazquez (MLB No. 89) and Cooper Ingle (MLB No. 99) -- and 13 of the club's top 20 prospects. On the other side, the Angels are in position to give 2025 No. 2 overall pick Tyler Bremner his first taste of professional competition.

4:30 p.m. ET -- Nationals @ Cardinals (WAS roster | STL roster | Gameday)
One of the must-watch matchups selected by the experts at MLB Pipeline, this game will feature 2025 No. 1 overall pick Eli Willits leading Washington against No. 5 overall prospect JJ Wetherholt and four other St. Louis prospects on the Top 100, including southpaw Liam Doyle, who was picked four spots behind Willits last year.

7:10 p.m. ET -- Rays @ Mets (TB roster | NYM roster | Gameday)*
Looking for speed? No. 76 overall prospect Theo Gillen, who stole 36 bags in 73 Minor League games last year, leads the Rays against a Mets squad that's highlighted by No. 97 prospect A.J. Ewing, who tallied 70 thefts while posting an .830 OPS over 124 Minor League games last year.

9:05 p.m. ET -- Reds @ Giants (CIN roster | SFG roster | Gameday)*
The Reds expect great things from MLB's No. 4 catching prospect, Alfredo Duno, and 2025 No. 9 overall pick Steele Hall, and the Giants have sky-high hopes for the No. 1 prospect in this year's international class, Luis Hernandez. At 17, the tooled-up shortstop will be the youngest player in Spring Breakout -- and he's facing pro competition for the first time.

Friday
4 p.m. ET -- Royals @ Rangers (KC roster | TEX roster | Gameday)
5:10 p.m. ET -- Mariners @ Brewers (SEA roster | MIL roster | Gameday)*
6:05 p.m. ET -- Red Sox @ Orioles (BOS roster | BAL roster | Gameday)
7:35 p.m. ET -- Tigers @ Pirates (DET roster | PIT roster | Gameday)*

Saturday
1:05 p.m. ET -- Blue Jays @ Phillies (TOR roster | PHI roster | Gameday)
5:30 p.m. ET -- White Sox @ Dodgers (CWS roster | LAD roster | Gameday)*
6:35 p.m. ET -- Braves @ Yankees (ATL roster | NYY roster | Gameday)
7:30 p.m. ET -- Rockies @ D-backs (COL roster | AZ roster | Gameday)**
9:05 p.m. ET -- Padres @ Cubs (SD roster | CHC roster | Gameday)
**Game will begin exactly 30 minutes after the conclusion of the MLB game, which begins at 4:10 p.m. ET.

Sunday
4:05 p.m. ET -- Brewers @ Athletics (MIL roster | ATH roster | Gameday)*

*Game will air live on MLB Network