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

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

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

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

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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.

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

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

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

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

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,

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,

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

"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.