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Once upon a time, second base was not often seen as a position that would provide a ton of offensive impact. Boy, have times changed.

Mark your calendars. Spring Breakout is back. The official dates and times of this year’s Spring Training prospect showcase were announced by Major League Baseball on Thursday. The Red Sox and Rays will begin this year’s edition on Thursday, March 13, in Port Charlotte, Fla., and the Reds and Brewers

MLB Pipeline will reveal its 2025 Top 100 Prospects list at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, Jan. 24, with a one-hour show on MLB Network and MLB.com. Leading up to the release of the Top 100, we'll examine baseball's top 10 prospects at each position.

It's that prospect-ranking time of year again. For the 21st consecutive year, prospect rankings are coming to MLB.com, with 2025's set of lists locked in and ready to be unveiled. By the time we're done, we'll be heading into the 2025 season with an entire new roster of rankings: the

The Phillies announced 23 non-roster invitees to Spring Training on Tuesday, including each of their top three prospects: Shortstop Aidan Miller, right-hander Andrew Painter and outfielder Justin Crawford. The Phils have been open about their expectations that Painter -- the club's top pitching prospect and the No. 32 prospect overall,

We are celebrating the small yet mighty canvas that is the Minor League cap for National Hat Day. Clubs across the Minors utilize them as a fun way to represent their teams, regions and sometimes even their parent organizations. Not to mention they also look pretty sweet. Here's a close

The Dodgers understand the importance of a top catcher. While superstars Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman grab plenty of headlines, Will Smith remains one of the pillars of Los Angeles’ success. Since he debuted in 2019, Smith ranks second among all Major League catchers with an 18.5 fWAR,

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The Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday confirmed the club’s non-roster invitees to 2025 Major League Spring Training, which currently consists of 23 players from within the organization and other recent acquisitions.

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The 2025 international signing window opens Wednesday, and this will be perhaps the most interesting period for that since Shohei Ohtani joined the Angels in 2017. Roki Sasaki has until Jan. 23 to sign with a Major League organization as part of the NPB posting rules, so he might not

CHICAGO -- Sergio Santos interviewed for the White Sox manager’s job this past October, fully intending to become the organization’s next leader at the Major League level. That job eventually went to Will Venable, with Santos moving from Double-A Birmingham -- where he managed the Barons to the 2024 Southern