Be yourself, unless you feel like being something else. This is now an established Minor League Baseball promotional strategy, as teams across the country regularly assume alternate identities in lieu of their day-to-day primary identities. These alternate identities often have a local connection, with teams celebrating their region's culinary specialties,

A version of this story appeared on MiLB.com in 2021. We present it here, with updates, as MiLB and MLB celebrate Black History Month. It's easy to forget that less than 20 years separated Jackie Robinson's integration of affiliated baseball in 1946 and Dick Allen's Triple-A debut in 1963. Between

NEW YORK -- Every year, National Girls and Women In Sports Day recognizes trailblazing women in the sports world. But a crucial part of this annual celebration is to show young girls and women that they can become the next wave of trailblazers, and to help them along in that

Check out the latest episodes of The Show Before the Show, MiLB.com's official podcast. A segment rundown is listed below, in case you want to skip to a particular section. Like the podcast? Subscribe, rate and review on Apple Podcasts. The podcast is also available via Spotify, Megaphone and other

From bat-to-ball ability to speed, arm strength and defensive feel, the Cubs' farm system features prospects flashing loud tools that should give them a chance to impact games at the highest level. Here’s a look at the Cubs prospects with the best individual tools in the system:

Emma Tiedemann, the voice of the Portland Sea Dogs, has been calling baseball games for over a decade. A notable career highlight occurred on Aug. 24, 2024, when she and Rylee Pay comprised the first all-female broadcast booth in Boston Red Sox history. In August 2025, she returned to Fenway

A version of this article was first published on MiLB.com on Feb. 1, 2018. The first Super Bowl took place on Jan. 15, 1967, when the Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs. The Packers won the Super Bowl again the following season, this time over the Oakland Raiders.

Benjamin Hill travels the nation collecting stories about what makes Minor League Baseball unique. This excerpt from the Baseball Traveler newsletter, presented by Circle K, is a mere taste of the smorgasbord of delights he offers every week. Read the full newsletter here, and subscribe to his newsletter here.

The Akron RubberDucks' newest alternate identity features an anthropomorphic dip container dipping a chip into its own brain. Call it food for thought. On June 19 and 20 the RubberDucks -- Double-A affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians -- will take the field as the Chip Dippers. It's an homage to

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With pitchers and catchers set to report to Spring Training in the coming days and full-squad workouts beginning shortly thereafter, the beginning of the baseball season continues to get that much closer. Spring Training provides the opportunity for players to potentially earn spots on the Opening Day roster. Additionally top

The Yankees have made a habit of inviting top prospects to big league camp in recent years, and 2026 is no different. The club’s new cohort of non-roster Spring Training invitees features each of New York’s top two prospects in George Lombard Jr. (MLB No. 32) and Carlos Lagrange (MLB

Frosty weather may be gripping much of the nation, but Spring Training is right around the corner. Players start officially reporting to camps next week and the exhibition schedule kicks off with seven games on Feb. 20. To further whet your appetite, we're going to highlight an interesting prospect from

The Pipeline Inbox gets questions almost daily about when we're going to release our new organization Top 30 Prospects list for 2026, so let's get that one out of the way immediately: the first week of March. Now on to more in-depth queries.

The full rosters for the 2026 World Baseball Classic were revealed Thursday on MLB Network, so let's take a deeper dive into the top young talent who will be representing their roots on the world stage in a few weeks. There will be 30 prospects from organizational Top 30 Prospects

The Red Sox struck gold with their non-roster Spring Training invitees in 2025. The group featured 10 eventual Major League contributors, including three 2025 preseason Top 100 prospects in Roman Anthony (No. 2), Kristian Campbell (No. 7) and Marcelo Mayer (No. 12). Boston’s “Big Three,” as they were dubbed at