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Konnor Griffin continues to prove he belongs. The 19-year-old Pirates phenom -- MLB Pipeline’s top overall prospect -- wasted no time in slugging his third home run of Spring Training in Sunday’s 6-1 win over the Cardinals in Jupiter, Fla. On just the second pitch he saw in his first

SARASOTA, Fla. -- The Orioles player with the most home runs so far this Spring Training isn’t even a member of big league camp. He has three homers (tied with five others for the MLB spring lead entering Sunday), and most impressively, they’ve come in his only three Grapefruit League

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LAKELAND, Fla. -- A.J. Hinch didn’t want a discussion on defensive metrics for Kevin McGonigle on a Sunday morning. He wanted to see plays. “Watch him play,” the Tigers manager said. “And then watch him grow.”

SCOTTSDALE Ariz. -- Daniel Espino finished his warmup routine in the bottom of the first inning at Salt River Fields on Sunday. Before he took the mound for his start against the D-backs, he bent down and drew the No. 14 in the dirt, in a nod to his late

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Power wins games. As MLB Network insider Tom Verducci has noted, the last six World Series champions have ranked first, third, fourth, third, third and second in regular-season home runs.

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,

Minor League Baseball is coming back to Rickwood Field this year. The oldest professional ballpark in the United States is set to host a Southern League matchup between the Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Double-A MIA) and the hometown Birmingham Barons (Double-A CWS), the Blue Wahoos announced on Monday. In a tribute

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PEORIA, Ariz. -- Ryan Sloan jogged from beyond the left-field fence and settled in on the Peoria Sports Complex mound prior to the fourth inning of Sunday’s 9-4 loss to the Rangers, pumping his high-octane arsenal during his warmup pitches. The music between innings died down and he toed the

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Brennen Davis’ ceiling appeared limitless. After hammering a pair of home runs en route to MVP honors at the 2021 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game, Cooperstown was already calling -- they wanted to display his bat at the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Spring Training is in full swing and the college baseball season is well underway. It’s a good time to be a prospect fan, no? I got quite a few Draft-related questions this week, including one about comparing Roch Cholowsky to other past college shortstops who’ve gone at the top of

Who will be the next great superstar? Which diamond in the rough could be an everyday player? Is the industry too high on a recent high Draft pick? These are questions we ask during the Herculean task of building a Top 100 Prospects list. In combing through in-person looks, video

BRADENTON, Fla. -- The Pirates announced their 2026 Minor League coaching assignments on Thursday, a list that includes new skippers at three levels. Eric Patterson, Triple-A Indianapolis’ bench coach in 2025, was promoted to manager for the upcoming season. He replaces Shawn Bowman, who was promoted to Major League field

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Can you feel it? Baseball is in the air! Spring Training games are in full swing, the calendar is about to flip to March and a pair of MLB Pipeline's Top 100 prospects are already grabbing headlines -- Konnor Griffin (No. 1) and Travis Bazzana (No. 20) -- for launching

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It’s been over a month since the 2026 international signing period opened, giving the proverbial ink on contracts time to dry. It’s also given MLB Pipeline a chance to take stock of which organizations have pulled in the best overall hauls.

Konnor Griffin's long list of admirers now includes a two-time MVP. In the Pirates' 4-3 Grapefruit League victory over the Phillies on Sunday, MLB's No. 1 prospect laced a 109.1 mph line drive to right field in the top of the sixth inning, and Bryce Harper -- who was doing

Hope everyone is enjoying Spring Training and the start of the college season as much as I am! In my last Pipeline Inbox, I answered the question of when our new organization Top 30 Prospects lists would come out, but I keep getting asked about them daily. So I'll reply

A version of this story previously appeared on MiLB.com. We present it here as Minor League Baseball and Major League Baseball celebrate Black History Month. He was well past his prime by the time he got a chance in integrated ball, but Sam Jethroe didn't waste a minute once he

Back around this time two years ago, we made bold predictions about who would be the No. 1 prospect for each organization today. Now it’s time to review our prognosticating skills. A couple of disclaimers: A baker’s dozen of our current No. 1 prospects had yet to enter pro ball,

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The Rockies’ Minor League managers and coaching staff were released to the public this week. There was a reason the hiring process extended into the start of Major League workouts.