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Each club's most pleasant prospect surprise

@SamDykstraMiLB
May 21, 2025

Every Minor League season features its share of pleasant developments. Dodgers outfielder Mike Sirota is topping the Minors in slugging (.745) and OPS (1.214) in his pro debut. Royals outfielder Asbel Gonzalez is challenging for the Minor League lead in steals (35 in 37 games) in his first extended taste

Triple-A club wins in a walk-off fashion you've almost certainly never seen before

1:52 AM EDT

There have been some bizarre walk-off wins in baseball history. Remember how Game 4 of the 2020 World Series between the Dodgers and Rays ended? Well, this one might top them all. In a Pacific Coast League game between Triple-A Reno (D-backs) and Albuquerque (Rockies) on Wednesday night at Greater

Everett's Montes homers to same spot -- over batter's eye! -- on consecutive nights

@JesseABorek
1:20 AM EDT

Much of the baseball world has been fascinated with the Mariners' High-A affiliate this spring because of switch-pitching sensation Jurrangelo Cijntje, but the Everett AquaSox also hold the unique distinction of having four Top 100 overall prospects among their everyday starting nine. And no one among that group has light-tower

Here are Wednesday's top prospect performances from the Minors

@MavalloneMiLB
1:43 AM EDT

Outstanding nights in the Minor Leagues came from a wide variety of sources and across almost every level on Wednesday. While Phillies top prospect Andrew Painter racked up a season high in strikeouts at Triple-A, a High-A prospect found the seats not once, not twice, but three times. Meanwhile out

Watch LIVE: 4 Top 100 prospects lead Mariners' High-A affiliate vs. D-backs' Waldschimdt

@brendan_samson
9 minutes ago

All season long, baseball fans will be able to watch Minor League Baseball games across all of MLB's digital platforms. MLB.TV and MLB app subscribers can watch their favorite team's Minor League affiliates in the app at no additional cost, while all MiLB games are available on MiLB.TV, on the

D-backs No. 4 prospect Crisantes (shoulder) to miss remainder of '25

@SamDykstraMiLB
May 21, 2025

One of the D-backs’ most promising hitting prospects will miss out on the rest of the 2025 season. Demetrio Crisantes has suffered a posterior labral tear in his left shoulder and will undergo season-ending surgery, D-backs director of player development Chris Slivka told MLB.com on Wednesday. Arizona's No. 4 prospect

Vote now in New Era Clash of the Caps Round 2!

May 19, 2025

New Era Clash of the Caps -- in which fan voting will select one winner from the 120 unique and creative home caps of Minor League Baseball teams -- is rounding first base.

  • VOTE NOW » Winners from each full-season Minor League were crowned in last week's opening round.

These are some of the most interesting pitches in Triple-A

@SamDykstraMiLB
May 21, 2025

When a pitcher throws 103 mph, you’re likely to shoot up in your chair. Even in this era of elevated velocity, that isn’t a reading you see very often, especially in the Minor Leagues. Only 15 Major Leaguers have touched such a number in the Statcast era (since 2015), and

John Oliver picks the MiLB team that he'll rebrand

@BensBiz
May 19, 2025

On May 4, “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” featured an in-depth segment on Minor League Baseball promotions, which concluded with an offer that teams couldn’t refuse. “We are willing to use all our resources and stupidity to give one Minor League Baseball team a total rebrand,” said Oliver. “We

Check Swing Challenge system comes to Florida State League

@SamDykstraMiLB
May 20, 2025

Major League Baseball will begin experimenting with using bat-tracking technology to call check swings starting tonight in the Single-A Florida State League. The system, which was first tested in the Arizona Fall League last year, is designed to provide a definition of what constitutes an actual swing considering that none

484 feet?! D-backs farmhand crushes longest homer of Minor League season

@benweinrib
May 21, 2025

Aramis Garcia has hit a lot of home runs in his 11 seasons of pro ball -- 106 to be exact. But none measured up to the one he sent into orbit on Tuesday. The D-backs farmhand demolished a 484-foot homer, per Statcast -- the longest by any player in

2025's best Triple-A Statcast pitches

May 21, 2025

These 10 prospects should be called up to the big leagues

May 21, 2025

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5 intriguing prospects from the AL West, 1 from each team

@RobTnova24
May 21, 2025

As the second month of the baseball season nears its end, the sample sizes for prospects continue to expand. The MLB Pipeline crew is taking the opportunity to dig a little deeper to highlight players who are balling out, but might still be flying under-the-radar. On the latest MLB Pipeline

'World-class competitor': Rangers sign Korean two-way high schooler Kim

@kennlandry
May 21, 2025

ARLINGTON -- Have the Rangers signed the “Korean Ohtani”? Well, they sure hope so. The club announced on Sunday that it signed Korean two-way player Seong-Jun Kim as an international free agent.

Here are Tuesday's top prospect performances from the Minors

@MavalloneMiLB
May 21, 2025

There were plenty of notable names coming through with primetime performances as another week of Minor League action got underway. Red Sox phenom Roman Anthony continued to trek toward Boston, Reds 2024 first-rounder Chase Burns dominated and a pair of newly promoted Top 100 prospects -- Blue Jays hurler Trey

How Bucs' top prospects are faring

@AlexJStumpf
May 20, 2025

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Angels' top prospect Christian Moore promoted to Triple-A

May 20, 2025

WEST SACRAMENTO -- Angels prospect Christian Moore was promoted to Triple-A Salt Lake on Tuesday, as the organization wants to challenge him by moving him up a level from Double-A Rocket City. Moore, the club’s No. 1 prospect and MLB’s overall No. 60 prospect per MLB Pipeline, had been performing

Promoted to Triple-A, could No. 4 prospect Morales solve A's rotation puzzle?

@MartinJGallegos
May 20, 2025

WEST SACRAMENTO – The return of J.T. Ginn from the injured list for the Athletics in Monday’s 4-3 loss to the Angels at Sutter Health Park served as a reminder of the unsettled back end of their rotation, which could soon present an opportunity for fast-rising young right-hander Luis Morales.

Lebarron Johnson Jr. highlights

May 19, 2025

Jose Cabrera highlights

May 19, 2025

Here are Sunday's top prospect performances from the Minors

@thevandalorian
May 18, 2025

The weather is beginning to heat up all across the Minor Leagues, and the stat lines just keep simmering. On Sunday, one speed demon pulled off a rare feat on the basepaths, some of the Minors' hottest sluggers went deep, and several starters dominated on the mound. Here are the

Switch-pitcher Cijntje rides High-A no-hit bid to career high in innings

@thevandalorian
May 18, 2025

Thrown off his regularly scheduled Saturday routine, Jurrangelo Cijntje didn't flinch. The Mariners' switch-pitching prospect got his weekend start for High-A Everett pushed back a day into the first contest of Sunday's doubleheader, and he carried a no-hit bid into his final frame while twirling a career-high six innings. MLB's

Seong-Jun Kim highlights

May 18, 2025