Minor League Baseball is full of quirks and joy, two of its most endearing qualities. That extends not only to the games and teams but the players themselves. Across 120 full-season teams and more than 6,000 players, there are countless characters with incredible nicknames to match. Some of them may

MLB Pipeline hands out prospect grades on the 20-80 scouting scale, projections of what players' tools might bring to the table at the big league level. Not among the five standard ones for position players is an unspoken and elusive one: the clutch gene. Unofficially, Jesús Made is beginning to

Someone might be running out of levels for this gamer. In the midst of a scorching stretch, Jhonny Level recorded his second two-homer game in the past three days, powering Single-A San Jose to a 9-7 victory over Stockton on Thursday at Excite Ballpark. MLB's No. 64 prospect matched his

The Braves saw another flash of the power potential Alex Lodise possesses on Wednesday. Actually two flashes. Atlanta's No. 4 prospect went yard twice in his second multihomer game of his career in Single-A Augusta's 5-4 victory over Columbia at SRP Park. Lodise went 3-for-4 with four RBIs to bump

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Leo De Vries helped drive the offense at the plate and Jamie Arnold handled the rest on the mound Thursday night. It's a recipe for success the Athletics hope to see much more of in the coming years from two of their top prospects.

Allen Facundo just might consider the number 13 lucky after Thursday's start. The Yankees' No. 26 prospect struck out a career-high 13 batters over five innings High-A Hudson Valley’s 7-3 win over Brooklyn at Maimonides Park. Facundo allowed three runs on four hits and two walks en route to his

MIAMI – Left elbow surgery has been recommended for Marlins No. 2 prospect Robby Snelling, whose timetable for a return was not immediately clear. Dr. Keith Meister will perform the surgery in Dallas on Friday. "Disappointing for him, us," manager Clayton McCullough said. "That's an unfortunate part of our industry.

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Cooper Pratt seems to have found his groove. The Brewers' No. 4 prospect per MLB Pipeline connected for his third home run in his past four games on Wednesday for Triple-A Nashville, and collected his 10th RBI in his past seven games in the Sounds' 10-2 win over Durham at

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,

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There’s a phrase baseball fans became familiar with in the early 2000s -- “Manny being Manny.” Whenever 12-time All-Star Manny Ramirez high-fived a fan mid-play or disappeared into the Green Monster, it was just Manny being Manny. And it turns out the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.

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The 2026 season may not be going as expected for the 20-27 Giants, but down on the farm, the kids are alright. For the fifth time in six weeks, San Francisco has a player on the Prospect Team of the Week. The Giants have had six different prospects grace the

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"Grass Routes," the Minor League Baseball docuseries hosted by MLB Pipeline's Jonathan Mayo, celebrates the unique vibe of Minor League cities and spotlights how the local baseball teams are woven into the fabric of the community. The second episode of Season 2 aired today on MLB Network and is available