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Here are the standouts from Day 1 of the 2026 Draft Combine

June 23, 2026

PHOENIX -- Most players who have true Draft aspirations and have been invited to the annual MLB Draft Combine have been involved in more than their fair share of pro-style workouts. Taking batting practice, as well as infield/outfield for position players, and throwing bullpens for pitchers are the norm at

The hits keep on coming: Brewers' No. 5 prospect tallies first career five-hit game

2:10 AM EDT

Luis Lara put on an offensive clinic Tuesday night. The Brewers' No. 5 prospect turned in a perfect 5-for-5 night, which featured a double and two RBIs in Triple-A Nashville’s 12-5 win over Gwinnett at First Horizon Park. It was the first five-hit game of Lara's career and his 21st

Here's everything you need to know about this week's Draft Combine

June 23, 2026

The sixth annual MLB Draft Combine is here, beginning with Day 1 on Tuesday and running through Friday, June 26, as the event returns to Chase Field in Phoenix for the fourth consecutive year. The home of the Arizona Diamondbacks is hosting 334 MLB Draft prospects, including 194 collegiate players

Just like the big league club: Astros prospect trio launches back-to-back-to-back homers

June 23, 2026

Houston, the future is rising at Single-A. A trio of Astros prospects -- including two ranked inside the MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 Prospects list -- launched homers consecutively in Fayetteville's 9-1 rout of Delmarva on Tuesday at Segra Stadium. The big league club did the same in Toronto.

Watch scorching Cards prospect Joshua Báez face the Triple-A Marlins today for FREE

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June 23, 2026

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Stanford slugger, former Japanese HS star, puts on show during 2026 Draft Combine

@JesseABorek
June 23, 2026

PHOENIX -- Night game, day game, before 9 a.m. at a Major League ballpark -- Rintaro Sasaki’s power is legit. The 2026 Draft Combine kicked off Tuesday at Chase Field with an electric batting practice display from the slugging first baseman, who posted the highest exit velocity of the early

Yankees land premier RHP prospect from Taiwan as part of '26 int'l class

@JesseABorek
June 23, 2026

The quest for adding as much talent to an organization is one that never rests. Which is why the Yankees tapped into an under-the-radar market Tuesday, coming to terms with right-hander Chien-Fan Lai, one of the premier Taiwanese prospects in the 2026 international class. The 18-year-old has been clocked as

Keep an eye on these 12 prospects at the Draft Combine

June 23, 2026

PHOENIX -- The sixth annual MLB Draft Combine gets started here, at Chase Field to be precise, on Tuesday and vast quantities of people involved in the Draft, from players to all 30 big league organizations will be on hand. Players who attend the Combine will participate in a number

This under-the-radar Red Sox prospect keeps stacking up K's in his latest High-A start

@JesseABorek
12:14 AM EDT

Both the first and 84th pitch Devin Futrell threw Tuesday night went to nearly the exact same spot. One was a heater that a batter swung through, the other was a backdoor curveball that left a hitter frozen. Both offerings were emblematic of a career-best 12-strikeout performance for the 23-year-old.

How Rangers' first-round pick turned page from turbulent 2025

June 23, 2026

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Top Twins prospect Jenkins activated off IL and heading back to Triple-A

June 23, 2026

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This prospect is fixing his chase rate through MLB The Show, R&B music

June 23, 2026

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Men's College World Series Championship Series results

June 22, 2026

The most exciting event of the college baseball calendar saw eight teams face off in Omaha in their quest to be crowned the best in the nation at the Men's College World Series. Ten of MLB Pipeline's Top 200 Draft prospects took center stage in the best-of-3 Championship Series, which

Rockies prospect Montgomery, a first-round pick in 2021, retires

@jared_greenspan
June 22, 2026

Benny Montgomery, the eighth overall pick by the Rockies in the 2021 Draft, has retired from professional baseball. Montgomery, 23, was hitting .203 with a .644 OPS in 41 games this season for Double-A Hartford, where he has spent each of the past three injury-plagued seasons. He posted a .249/.325/.374

Pair of teammates and Top 100 prospects headline latest Team of the Week

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June 22, 2026

With 202 different teams to choose from, you might think that the top performers each week would be spread out across the Minor Leagues. That's certainly the case on the whole, but a pair of Memphis Redbirds are making sure to stand out -- together. Across 11 full weeks of

These two under-the-radar arms rising in Padres' system

June 22, 2026

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Draft stock watch: Analyzing top hitter performances at Men's College World Series

June 22, 2026

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Darian Rojas highlights

June 22, 2026

Lagrange K's 2 in scoreless inning, continuing transition into 'pen

@maxralph_
June 22, 2026

As he continues adjusting to his new role out of the bullpen, Carlos Lagrange delivered the goods on Sunday. Lagrange, the Yankees’ No. 4 prospect and MLB Pipeline’s No. 72 overall, struck out a pair in a scoreless seventh inning Sunday. The flamethrowing righty helped preserve a narrow lead for

Fien collects 1st multi-homer game, Willits homers AGAIN in big day for Nationals prospects

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June 22, 2026

Gavin Fien has been tearing up Single-A in June. The Nationals’ No. 8 prospect went yard twice on Sunday, the first multi-homer game of his young career, to power Fredericksburg to a 3-0 win over Salem. Fien finished the day 2-for-4 with two RBIs on the pair of solo shots,

Rays top prospect Gillen promoted to Double-A

June 22, 2026

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays’ top prospect is ready for a new challenge. Outfielder Theo Gillen, Tampa Bay’s No. 1 prospect and No. 40 overall according to MLB Pipeline, was informed that he is being promoted from High-A Bowling Green to Double-A Montgomery. The 20-year-old center fielder got the news

3 questions the Blue Jays must answer leading up to the Deadline

June 22, 2026

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Joshua Báez wraps up memorable week by hitting 25-homer milestone at Triple-A

June 22, 2026

On a day particularly meaningful to Joshua Báez, the Cardinals slugger continued his Triple-A reign. MLB's No. 64 prospect joined the Diamondbacks' Manuel Pena as the only Minor Leaguers who have reached 25 home runs so far this season. Báez wasted no time on Father's Day, hitting the mark in

Brewers No. 11 prospect flips on the power switch at Triple-A

June 21, 2026

Luke Adams had played 314 career games in the Minors without a multihomer game. That changed dramatically on Sunday. The Brewers’ No. 11 prospect was unstoppable with three long balls and five RBIs in Triple-A Nashville’s 10-8 loss to Memphis at AutoZone Park. Adams' big day pushed his OPS to