On Sunday night, an impressive group of amateur players will make the leap from talented prospects to actual MLB Draft picks. So start getting to know them now ... before they become a key part of your favorite team's future. The MLB.com research team dug into MLB Pipeline's top 10

Just like every year, the 2025 MLB Draft will feature some very recognizable last names. That was the case again in 2024, with the sons of such MLB stars as Kevin Brown and Manny Ramirez hearing their names called. Who could be the next draftee to cause a little nostalgia?

PHOENIX -- Every Thanksgiving and every Christmas, Alex and Kyle Lodise knew what they were getting into. The cousins -- who grew up roughly 90 minutes apart in Florida and Georgia, respectively -- cherished the opportunity to spend the holidays together, but also to compete 3-on-3 family style. Alex, his

It’s the spirit of competition that has kept Talon Haley going. That’s how it is for this 6-foot-2 left-hander when a batter steps in the box and he goes into his delivery. And that’s how it is when health deals its harshest. “I’ve always been a competitor,” Haley said in

PHOENIX -- If you paid attention to college baseball in 2025, odds are that you saw Tennessee’s Liam Doyle. He was likely bounding off the mound after one of his program-record 164 strikeouts, exuberantly celebrating winning another one-on-one battle. Doyle opened the season as MLB Pipeline’s No. 75 Draft prospect

The Draft signing deadline came and went at 5 p.m. ET on Thursday with very little drama. The final two unsigned first-rounders came to terms in the morning. East Carolina right-hander Trey Yesavage (No. 20 overall) agreed to a $4,177,500 deal with the Blue Jays and North Carolina outfielder Vance

Below is a list of every player drafted in the first round of the 2024 MLB Draft. Each club had until 5 p.m. ET on Thursday, Aug. 1, to come to terms with its Draft selections. If a player has exhausted his collegiate eligibility, he can sign at any time

After 315 players were selected over the first two days of the 2024 MLB Draft, 300 more players heard their names on Tuesday as the Draft concluded with Rounds 11-20. As a reminder, the late rounds can be more than just opportunities to fill out a farm system. This year’s

The 2023 Draft class wasted no time getting players to the Majors. Nolan Schanuel joined the Angels last August, just 37 days after turning pro. Wyatt Langford became the third-fastest drafted position player to make an Opening Day roster, claiming a starting role with the defending World Series champion Rangers.

BOSTON -- Could you imagine? It’s the question Baseball Hall of Famer and Boston legend David Ortiz asked three years ago when presented with the idea that one day his son D’Angelo might also end up wearing a Red Sox uniform. That once seemingly far-fetched dream took a big step

BURKE, Va. -- When Stephanie Miller saw the baby boy, her heart melted. In an instant, all the pain and frustration Stephanie and her husband, Richard Green, had endured in their inability to conceive a child went away. Because there, on a VHS cassette sent along by an adoption agency,

FORT WORTH, Texas -- At the Stockyards historic district, where the 2024 MLB Draft took place Sunday night, you could test your rodeo skills and ride a mechanical bull. And odds are, you would have had much better luck staying on that bucking, spinning, twisting steer for a full minute

SEATTLE -- The Mariners went bold with the first-round selection in the 2024 MLB Draft on Sunday, taking switch-pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje out of Mississippi State University with their top pick at No. 15 overall. Yes, you read that right. And with their second-round pick, they selected high-school right-hander Ryan Sloan,

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The Demons were out on Sunday night during the first round of the 2024 MLB Draft. Demon Deacons, that is. Three players from Wake Forest University were selected among the top 10 picks in Sunday’s Draft, making the Atlantic Coast Conference school only the second in history to have three

If you’re trying to describe the type of hitter the Guardians prefer to have in their organization, you’ll probably think of a gritty, versatile player with elite contact ability, off-the-charts plate discipline and some potential for power. That’s why Travis Bazzana and Cleveland are a match made in heaven.

Baseball is certainly a family affair for some. That was especially evident during the 2024 MLB Draft, which saw a slew of relatives of former big-leaguers selected to begin professional careers that could someday result in a place on an MLB roster. Relatives of All-Stars, an MVP and even one

MLB's stars of tomorrow are becoming the stars of today in very short order these days. To wit, two dozen players who were selected in the previous two Draft classes have already made their Major League debut, including six players who were drafted just one year ago. On July 13-14

Slater de Brun, the No. 24-ranked prospect on MLB Pipeline's Draft board, can bring a lot to a team once he's selected on Sunday. The lefty's been graded at a 55 hit tool, 60 field and 65 run. His 5-foot-10 stature and excellent speed have him drawing comparisons to two-time

It may seem like baseball players continue to grow bigger and larger, more of the league resembling athletic monsters like Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani every season. While scouts and front offices salivate over the enormous frames that can pack on pounds of muscle, adding extra oomph to fastballs and

The Futures Game is tomorrow. The Draft starts Sunday. Let's go! But first, your questions . . .

Wake Forest's Chase Burns, Nick Kurtz and Seaver King made history when they all heard their names called in the top 10 picks of the 2024 MLB Draft. With Burns going to the Reds, Kurtz going to the A's and King going to the Nationals, they became the second trio

The High School Home Run Derby is back for its 12th rendition and will once again provide a jolt of power to the lineup of electric All-Star-related events. Prep sluggers have taken their best hacks over the years. Sure, a Home Run Derby is not a direct predictor for big

On Sunday, the Nationals hold the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 Draft, the third time they've done so in franchise history (Expos included). After selecting Stephen Strasburg (2009) and Bryce Harper (2010) in consecutive Drafts earlier this century, the Nats are hoping they can strike gold yet again.

We are just days away from the 2025 Draft, and as always, there will be a lot of excited youngsters ready to make their way to The Show and teams building their foundation for future success.