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SARASOTA, Fla. – The Orioles have developed their franchise cornerstone catcher in Adley Rutschman. They’ve developed a top-two shortstop in baseball in Gunnar Henderson and a former No. 1 overall prospect at second base in Jackson Holliday. They’re developing big boppers Samuel Basallo (BAL No. 1/MLB No. 13) and Coby

MONTERREY, Mexico -- Kristian Campbell’s meteoric rise through the Red Sox’s farm system culminated in MLB Pipeline’s No. 7 overall prospect being informed by the club on Sunday he will be on the team’s Opening Day roster, a source told MLB.com. The right-handed hitter earned his promotion less than two

GOODYEAR, Ariz. – Call it the Tito effect.

LAKELAND, Fla. -- The Tigers rotation includes one of baseball’s top pitching prospects and one of baseball’s former top overall Draft picks. Detroit formally welcomed Jackson Jobe and Casey Mize to the final starting group on Saturday morning by optioning Keider Montero to Triple-A Toledo. Jobe, MLB Pipeline’s No. 5

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- There's bad luck, and then there's the bad luck endured by several of the Blue Jays' top pitching prospects in 2024. Landen Maroudis and Brandon Barriera -- two of the club's current top 15 prospects -- underwent elbow surgeries early last year, knocking them out for the

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SURPRISE, Ariz. -- In 2023, the Royals lost 106 games, winning just 56. They experienced a 30-game turnaround a year later and those 86 wins earned them a playoff spot for the first time since their 2015 run to a World Series title. That big league about-face has a trickle

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The Dodgers are coming off their second World Series championship in five years and have made 12 straight trips to the playoffs, averaging 99 victories per full season during that span. They didn't rest on their success this offseason, shelling out more than $400 million in free-agent

From California to Massachusetts, from Arkansas to Iowa, leadership in professional baseball is evolving. Coming into the 2025 season, there are 14 women in general manager positions across Minor League Baseball. When most fans think of the GMs in baseball, they likely assume the job is all about building a

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Though the Diamondbacks placed 22nd in MLB Pipeline's new farm system rankings, that doesn't mean they're bereft of talent. They counterbalance their lack of Top 100 prospects (just one, shortstop Jordan Lawlar) with one of the deeper systems around. Some of that depth comes from three of

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- The Guardians had one of the most impressive turnarounds of 2024 with 16 more victories than they had the previous year, winning the American League Central Division and advancing to the AL Championship Series. As has always been the case, they leaned heavily on homegrown players, using

PEORIA, Ariz. -- For the first time in 26 years, Triple-A Tacoma will have a new voice on the radio airwaves, and as Rylee Pay embarks on this new journey as the incoming lead play-by-play commentator for the Rainiers, she’s connecting with as many people as possible.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – An outfielder wearing a red Nationals No. 22 Soto jersey warmed up in right field at CACTI Ballpark of the Palm Beaches. In the opposing Mets clubhouse, Juan Soto was getting ready for the game. Wait, what?

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- For A’s No. 25 prospect Myles Naylor, the past week of Spring Training has doubled as a family reunion of sorts.

JUPITER, Fla. -- Being hired during the offseason to take over a player development department can be a daunting task. That first Spring Training, when you’re still learning staff names -- not to mention putting hundreds of faces together with names on the backs of jerseys -- can be a

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- In the past two years, the Giants' farm system has produced three starting position players in All-Star Heliot Ramos, Gold Glover Patrick Bailey and Tyler Fitzgerald, the most productive hitter on the big league club in 2024. It also graduated former Top 100 prospects Marco Luciano, Luis

LAKELAND, Fla. -- The Tigers surged to the top spot in MLB Pipeline's 2025 preseason farm system rankings, and two large reasons for the jump involved late-season breakouts by catching prospects Thayron Liranzo (now ranked as the No. 81 overall prospect) and Josue Briceño (No. 94). The switch-hitting Liranzo slashed

One of the main changes in the second edition of Spring Breakout was the extension of games. Instead of playing abbreviated seven-inning contests like in 2024, the prospect showcases lasted a full nine frames. That revision meant more of everything: more at-bats, more filthy pitches and most importantly, more eye-popping

This story was excerpted from Alex Stumpf's Pirates Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. BRADENTON, Fla. -- One look at David Matoma and you would never guess that the skinny 19-year-old right-hander from Uganda may have the hottest

With Spring Training reaching the home stretch, teams are beginning the process of finalizing their Opening Day rosters. A number of the game's up-and-coming prospects remain in the mix for big league jobs at this critical juncture, vying for final roster spots that have yet to be decided upon. Here’s

The group of 17 hitters who made Opening Day roster with fewer than 100 games between the Minors and Majors includes four first-ballot Hall of Famers and two of the best athletes in baseball history.

CLEARWATER, Fla. – The Phillies believe Justin Crawford is ready for the next big challenge. He will start the season with Triple-A Lehigh Valley, despite turning just 21 in January and having only 180 plate appearances above High-A Jersey Shore. Crawford is the Phillies’ No. 3 prospect and the No.

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TEMPE, Ariz. -- The Angels are known for expediting draftees to Anaheim. They had the first player from the 2021 Draft to arrive in the Majors (Chase Silseth), the first three from 2022 (Zach Neto, Ben Joyce, Victor Mederos), the first from 2023 (Nolan Schanuel) and now have a leading