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Dodgers greats Newcombe and Campanella made history as Minors teammates

February 1, 2025

A version of this story originally appeared on MiLB.com in 2006. We present it here once more as Minor League Baseball celebrates Black History Month with stories of Black baseball pioneers.

15 prospects primed to bounce back from injury in 2025

@benweinrib
February 9, 2025

A lot of players will be getting a fresh start heading into the 2025 season. Prospects who missed significant time due to injury have had upwards of six months between regular-season games to return to health. Now they'll be looking to re-establish their value and maybe even reach new heights.

Check out the newest Minor League team logos for 2025

@BensBiz
February 7, 2025

Benjamin Hill travels the nation collecting stories about what makes Minor League Baseball unique. This excerpt from his newsletter is a mere taste of the smorgasbord of delights he offers every week. Read the full newsletter here, and subscribe to his newsletter here.

Tigers' top catching prospect leads list of non-roster invites

February 10, 2025

LAKELAND, Fla. -- The Tigers will have all three players from last summer’s Jack Flaherty trade in their Major League camp this Spring Training, including the guy they traded away. Top catching prospect Thayron Liranzo, who vaulted into MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 rankings at No. 82 on the strength of

Yard Goats' GM joins The Show Before the Show

February 7, 2025

Check out the latest episodes of The Show Before the Show, MiLB.com's official podcast. A segment rundown is listed below, in case you want to skip to a particular section. Like the podcast? Subscribe, rate and review on Apple Podcasts. The podcast is also available via Spotify, Megaphone and other

Did you know the Superdome was once home to a Minor League team?

February 6, 2025

On Sunday, one of the world’s most-watched sporting events will take place at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. Believe it or not, decades before Super Bowl LIX came to town, the same building was home to a Minor League Baseball team for one season. The 1977 Triple-A New Orleans Pelicans

Top Cubs prospect Shaw receives non-roster invitation to Spring Training

February 7, 2025

The Cubs released a list of 20 non-roster invitees to Major League Spring Training on Friday that was headlined by top prospect Matt Shaw, who ranks 19th on MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 Prospects list and looks positioned to compete for Chicago’s starting third-base job. Shaw was one of four Top

Here are 18 prospects who also starred on the gridiron

@benweinrib
February 6, 2025

The two-time defending-champion Kansas City Chiefs are set to meet the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX, and plenty of baseball prospects will be keeping a close eye. After all, many current Minor Leaguers played football at a high level before committing fully to the diamond. No, there aren't any

Super Bowl and the Minor Leagues? These players did both

@BensBiz
February 6, 2025

A version of this article was first published on MiLB.com on Feb. 1, 2018. The first Super Bowl took place on Jan. 15, 1967, when the Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs. The Packers won the Super Bowl again the following season, this time over the Oakland Raiders.

How a Black pitcher's brief PCL stint in 1916 generated a historic card

@BensBiz
February 1, 2025

A version of this story originally appeared on MiLB.com in 2010. We present it here once more as Minor League Baseball celebrates Black History Month with stories of Black baseball pioneers.

Jones set a Midwest League record -- then made history as a Black manager

February 1, 2025

A version of this story originally appeared on MiLB.com in 2008. We present it here once more as Minor League Baseball celebrates Black History Month with stories of Black baseball pioneers.