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Here's the best defensive prospect for each club

April 15, 2026

Sometimes, the easiest way a rookie position player can impact the Major League club upon his first callup is by playing high-quality defense, and there’s evidence that prospects are more defensively ready in the bigs than they’ve ever been before. To wit, there have been 19 total rookies who have

Birthday plans: Get some hits! Clean the dugout? Sox top prospect does it all

@JesseABorek
1:45 AM EDT

On the field, Braden Montgomery’s 23rd birthday was just another night at the office: three hits, two RBIs, on base four times. So why would it be anything different off of it? For years, win or lose, the White Sox No. 1 prospect has made a habit of cleaning up

Cards prospect acquired in Donovan deal hits for cycle, leads Peoria to 24 runs

1:52 AM EDT

The scoreboard at Appleton's Neuroscience Group Field looked more like a football score than a High-A contest. And at the center of it all was Tai Peete, who hit for the cycle to snap out of an early-season slump to power High-A Peoria past Wisconsin, 24-7, on Thursday night. The

Southpaw showdown: Top 100 prospects White, Smith live up to billing at Triple-A

12:18 AM EDT

On an otherwise ordinary mid-April night at the ballpark, two of the sport's up-and-coming left-handers offered up a glimpse of the near future in real time. Neither disappointed. Thomas White (MIA No. 1/MLB No. 14) and Hagen Smith (CWS No. 4/MLB No. 64) went toe-to-toe at Triple-A on Thursday, seemingly

Watch Bucs fireballing phenom Hernandez take on Yankees' Single-A talent FREE this afternoon

@brendan_samson
2:21 AM EDT

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Cole to begin Minor League rehab with Double-A start Friday

April 16, 2026

NEW YORK – Gerrit Cole is scheduled to make his first Minor League rehab start on Friday, when he’ll take the mound for Double-A Somerset. Cole, who is recovering from Tommy John surgery performed in March 2025, is slated to face the Phillies’ Double-A Reading affiliate at 6:35 p.m. ET.

Slugging prospect conquers High-A Green Monster during 2-HR night

@JesseABorek
April 16, 2026

Three years ago, Boston's highly touted prospect trio of Roman Anthony, Marcelo Mayer and Kristian Campbell called High-A Greenville home. Last season, Red Sox No. 2 prospect Franklin Arias impressed during his spin there. Who’s going to be the name to watch for the Drive in 2026? Yoeilin Cespedes made

Phillies 2025 draftee rocks rehabbing former All-Star on 4-XBH night at Single-A

@JesseABorek
12:43 AM EDT

Through the front eight rounds of the 2025 MLB Draft, the Phillies stuck with a common theme: pitchers. But the club shrewdly was able to nab an under-slot signing here and there, opening the door for a big swing in the ninth round, when they landed New Jersey prep shortstop

Cubs No. 8 prospect carries sizzling spring into the regular season at Triple-A

April 16, 2026

At such an early point in the season, big league promotions are often predicated on need rather than a player's production. Pedro Ramírez is doing his best to test that notion. The Cubs' No. 8 prospect continued his torrid start with a homer, four hits and a career-high five RBIs

Strider notches 3 K's over 3 1/3 scoreless frames in 1st rehab start

April 16, 2026

Spencer Strider took another step toward his bid to rejoin Atlanta’s rotation in early May. Strider recorded three strikeouts, issued two walks and allowed just one hit over 3 1/3 scoreless innings during High-A Rome’s 2-0 win over the Jersey Shore BlueClaws on Thursday night. This was the first of

Here's every new Minor League alternate identity debuting in 2026 ... so far

April 16, 2026

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,

Mo'ne Davis, Giants prospect reunite for Minor League first pitch

@bmags94
April 15, 2026

Little League legend Mo'ne Davis threw out the first pitch before a Double-A game between the Richmond Flying Squirrels (Giants’ affiliate) and Hartford Yard Goats (Rockies) at Dunkin' Park on Wednesday. Making the occasion even more special is that she threw the first pitch to Flying Squirrels outfielder Scott Bandura,

No. 1 pick Willits hits inside-the-parker for first pro homer

@@maxralph_
April 15, 2026

Eli Willits has plus speed. And defenders need to be on high alert because of it. Willits, the No. 1 pick in the 2025 Draft, used every bit of his 60-grade wheels to record his first professional home run for Single-A Fredericksburg -- on an inside-the-parker.

Yankees No. 3 prospect sports a 1.15 ERA following another dominant Triple-A start

April 15, 2026

What appeared to be nothing more than a rare intradivision trade between heated rivals might actually have turned into something much more. Elmer Rodríguez is making sure of that. The Yankees' No. 3 prospect extended his nearly spotless start to the campaign by striking out six over 5 2/3 scoreless

This 19-year-old top prospect is on fire for Dodgers’ new Single-A affiliate

@JesseABorek
April 16, 2026

It’s been 79 years since professional baseball has called Ontario, Calif., home, so during the first few weeks of ONT Field's existence, it seems beneficial for the Dodgers’ new Single-A affiliate to have a name that can be tossed on the marquee as a must-see attraction. If early returns are

Sanchez to join Parker in Single-A, forming quite the prospect tandem (source)

April 16, 2026

MILWAUKEE -- Blue Jays fans have been waiting for that next duo of top prospects. There may never be another era like “Vladdy and Bo” when those two came up through the system, but in JoJo Parker and Juan Sanchez, there’s something worth watching down in Single-A again. Sanchez has

It's the 80th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s lone Minor League season – here’s how it went

April 15, 2026

April 15, 1947, stands as an important date in baseball history and in American history, and every year on April 15, Major League Baseball and teams at every level of play celebrate Jackie Robinson Day to mark the anniversary of Robinson's debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers. But relatively few fans

Yankees top prospect Lombard Jr. shows promise in first pro start at the hot corner

@brendan_samson
April 15, 2026

George Lombard Jr. garnered praise at Spring Training for his Major League-level defense at shortstop. He tested those skills at a new spot on Tuesday. With Anthony Volpe manning shortstop as he rehabs a left-shoulder injury, MLB’s No. 27 prospect started at third base for the first time as a

Jaider Suárez highlights

April 13, 2026

Four Top 100 prospects highlight first Team of the Week for 2026

@benweinrib
April 13, 2026

Baseball is officially back in full swing, as all four levels of full-season Minor League ball are in action once again. And with that comes the return of the Pipeline Prospect Team of the Week. Although the Triple-A season started March 27, we'll be keeping things even by counting stats

Draft stock watch: Cholowsky, Lebron impress; pair of college arms have career starts

April 13, 2026

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Cards' No. 26 prospect Jordan off to blazing start in '26

April 13, 2026

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Watching baseball at THE legend's old stomping grounds on Jackie Robinson Day

April 13, 2026

This Wednesday, April 15, as Major League Baseball salutes one of the greatest heroes of the game -- and the nation -- with Jackie Robinson Day, Minor League teams will be playing at and hosting celebrations in ballparks that were central to Robinson's career with the Brooklyn Dodgers. In other

These top Rox prospects put on a seismic show at Triple-A

April 13, 2026

A couple of future Rockies delivered on their bombastic potential on Sunday. Charlie Condon and Cole Carrigg teamed up for six hits and seven RBIs in Triple-A Albuquerque's 19-12 extra-inning win over El Paso at Southwest University Park. In perhaps typical Pacific Coast League fashion, the Isotopes broke out for

A's top prospect Leo De Vries pops his first two homers of the season at Double-A

April 12, 2026

"El Mutante" stuck the landing. Leo De Vries, whose nickname translates to "The Mutant," bolstered a scorching weekend with his first two home runs of the season on Sunday. It was the fifth career multihomer game for MLB's No. 4 prospect.