Seigo Masubuchi was ready to go. This would be the 47-year-old's 96th marathon -- a jaunt around his adopted hometown of St. Paul, Minn. A crowd would cheer him on, cups of water would be delivered when he needed them -- and he'd start and finish the race at the

PLAY BALL Weekend is almost here, and Minor League clubs have put together an exciting calendar of events to celebrate MLB’s youth engagement initiative. Some clubs are hosting youth clinics or other events in their home ballparks while others are bringing the joy of baseball and softball into the local

Wednesday was certainly eventful for the Yankees' Double-A affiliate. Giancarlo Stanton and Marcus Stroman made rehab appearances in the doubleheader opener. And the organization's No. 1 and 2 prospects launched back-to-back homers in the nightcap.

There was plenty of offense to go around with plenty of familiar names coming through at the plate, including a handful of Top 100 talent. Pirates teen sensation Konnor Griffin continued his hot-hitting ways at High-A while a pair of Big Apple youngsters flexed their muscles at Double-A. Out west,

We haven’t seen Yankees pitcher Marcus Stroman and slugger Giancarlo Stanton on a big league field together since Sept. 25, 2024. But both were in action Wednesday for the Double-A Somerset Patriots as part of their respective rehab assignments. Stroman, making his first rehab start since landing on the injured

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

ST. LOUIS -- Early Wednesday morning, just hours before the Blue Jays swept the Cardinals, Alan Roden raced wide-eyed around a corner outside the Blue Jays’ clubhouse and nearly crashed into Davis Schneider. “Is he here?!” The two looked like 6-year-olds about to meet their favorite player. Inside was Will

WILMINGTON, Del. -- Travis Sykora has heard the comps plenty, and honestly, you could do a lot worse if you tried to build a Nolan Ryan clone in a lab. It isn’t perfect, of course. The 6-foot-6 Sykora has 4 inches on the 6-foot-2 Ryan. The Hall of Famer also

MILWAUKEE – Top Brewers pitching prospect Jacob Misiorowski is bringing his 6-foot-7 frame and 103 mph fastball to American Family Field, where he’s expected to begin his career against a division rival. Two sources confirmed to MLB.com that the Brewers will promote Misiorowski, No. 4 on MLB Pipeline’s list of

Keep ‘em honest, kid. Growing up, lots of children aspire to put on a Major League uniform. It isn’t everyday you find a kid already sporting an umpire’s uniform. But most kids aren't Bradley Vinson. Vinson looked like a natural last week when he was spotted officiating his own game

PHOENIX – All that Mariners fans and brass can ask for is that ace Logan Gilbert comes out of each rehab start for Triple-A Tacoma feeling healthy and ready to return for what everyone hopes is a long summer and autumn of baseball ahead. But Gilbert will take results, too.

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Since the Draft began in 1965, there has never been a more difficult year than 2020. The pandemic shutdown ended the college and high school seasons in the second week of March, and some prepsters never even took the field. During the three months leading up to the Draft, teams

Summer is near and with it comes some sizzling performances from the Minors' best prospects. Last year’s No. 3 overall Draft pick matched a career high at the plate. A trio of Top 100 teenagers put up big numbers at High-A -- including two who made excellent first impressions with

As the baseball season's halfway point approaches, 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 Podcast, Jim Callis and

On Thursday, the Brewers are off to see the Miz. Milwaukee is calling up No. 68 overall prospect Jacob Misiorowski to the Majors, MLB.com’s Adam McCalvy confirmed Tuesday. The 23-year-old right-hander is slated to make his MLB debut as the Crew’s starting pitcher Thursday against the Cardinals at home at

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The Red Sox have debuted dynamic prospect duos in the same season on several occasions. In the past 30 years, they brought up Nomar Garciaparra and Trot Nixon in 1996, Jonathan Papelbon and Hanley Ramirez in 2005, Jon Lester and Dustin Pedroia in 2006, Jacoby Ellsbury and Clay Buchholz in

ST. LOUIS -- Blue Jays No. 2 prospect Trey Yesavage is headed to Double-A New Hampshire after making just four starts in High-A, a source told MLB.com, building on the best story in a farm system that’s suddenly spilling over with them. The club has not confirmed the move. Yesavage,

This story was excerpted from Ian Browne's Red Sox Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. It was five years ago that the Red Sox selected Blaze Jordan (a child home run prodigy) out of high school at the

Like his prior stay, Chase Burns wasn't bound long for Double-A. MLB's No. 11 prospect was promoted to Triple-A Louisville on Sunday, MLB.com's Jonathan Mayo confirmed. Burns, the No. 3 right-handed pitching prospect, posted a 1.29 ERA, 0.71 WHIP and 11.79 K/9 in 42 innings for Double-A Chattanooga.