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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.

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PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- There weren’t many highlights for the Rays in a 12-3 loss to the Tigers on Saturday afternoon at Charlotte Sports Park, but Xavier Isaac provided one of the best moments of Spring Training in the eighth inning. Coming back from “life-saving” surgery to remove a brain

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Kade Anderson was already pacing towards the dugout before the umpire’s call. No automated ball-strike system needed; he knew he’d dotted the outer half for strike three. No fear pitching against established big leaguers for the first time. No doubt in his belonging on this stage.

LAKELAND, Fla. -- The Tigers were staring at a week-long winless streak to open Grapefruit League play as MLB No. 2 overall prospect Kevin McGonigle stepped to the plate to lead off the bottom of the sixth inning Friday afternoon. A two-run lead had vanished in the top of the

NORTH PORT, Fla. -- Peyton Glavine was born four years after his dad delivered his Game 6 masterpiece for the Braves in the 1995 World Series. Still, while growing up in Atlanta, he was well aware of the legend his father had created while becoming one of the most successful

TAMPA, Fla. -- Commuting on Florida’s highways is no vacation. On any given day, Sunshine State motorists deal with traffic-snarling construction, tropical downpours or Disney World-bound tourists who have no idea which exit to take. Now drivers must contend with Spencer Jones’ power, too.

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Every now and then, you need to lighten things up to break up the monotony of Spring Training. In lefty Payton Tolle, who is probably the most fun-loving person on the Red Sox’s Spring Training roster, manager Alex Cora found the perfect person to do so.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Scottsdale Stadium has been good to MLB Pipeline No. 70 prospect Charlie Condon, who homered the opposite way to right field in the Rockies’ 11-3 victory over the Giants on Thursday afternoon. Given the ball flight of the shot off Reiver Sanmartin, who will represent Colombia in

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Rangers pitching prospect Caden Scarborough was diagnosed with a malignant melanoma after going in for a routine scan this offseason. He had surgery on Feb. 2 to have it removed and has just arrived in Surprise. “It's been … not easy, I'll be honest,” Scarborough said. “I’ve

JUPITER, Fla. -- One is a quiet kid from Massachusetts with a skater boy aesthetic. The other is a sociable outdoorsman from Nevada with cowboy boots. Together, Marlins farmhands and roommates Thomas White and Robby Snelling-- ranked as MLB Pipeline’s No. 17 and No. 39 prospects, respectively -- make up

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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

MESA, Ariz. -- As soon as Nick Kurtz stepped onto the practice field with the Athletics last year for his first big league Spring Training, he was so advanced as a hitter that the sense around camp was that it would not be long until he debuted in the Majors.

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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

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.