It's easy to forget sometimes that Padres No. 2 prospect Ethan Salas is still just 19 years old.

• Get tickets to a Minor League game He was the No. 1 international prospect in 2023 and a top 10 prospect in MLB in 2024. The lefty-hitting catcher appeared to be

An immediate impact from a newcomer. A bona fide star back from injury and looking like his old self. A young player making the best of an expanded opportunity. Those are a few examples of how teams can turn a weakness into a strength.

A home run derby suddenly broke out during Tuesday's Triple-A game between the Iowa Cubs and the St. Paul Saints, with 10 balls flying out of CHS Field.

• Get tickets to a Minor League game The Saints, the Twins' Triple-A affiliate, supplied six of those home runs, thanks in

Padres closer Mason Miller put together one of the most dominant runs by a reliever in MLB history. All good -- even great -- things, however, must come to an end, and that happened in San Diego's 9-7 win over the Cubs at Petco Park on Monday night.

Cardinals outfielders not named Jordan Walker have a meager .212/.257/.311 slash line across 216 plate appearances this season. If the club desires reinforcements, it only has to look to Triple-A Memphis, where one of its best prospects is on pace for another big year.

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There's never a bad time to revisit Aaron Judge homers, but his birthday is as appropriate a moment as any. The Yankees slugger turns 34 years old on Sunday, so as he blows out the candles, let's celebrate by taking a look back at the best home runs from his

If you look at James Triantos' prospect profile, you'll see he has 35-grade power. That's pretty low on the 20-80 scouting scale. But this season, the Cubs' No. 9 prospect is showing more pop than that grade would suggest.

Franklin Arias just can't stop hitting home runs. Even when he gets a day off and sits on the bench for eight innings, he still finds a way to go yard.

• For a limited time get $10 tickets to select Minor League games » Such was the case Saturday.

If you need a hit, you want Braves No. 4 prospect Tate Southisene in the batter's box right now. Fortunately for the Single-A Augusta GreenJackets, that's what played out in the top of the ninth inning of Friday's game against the Columbia Fireflies at Segra Park.

Andrew Fischer homered just twice in his first 34 games as a pro. He's exceeded that total in the past 48 hours. The Brewers' No. 5 prospect and 2025 first-round Draft pick went deep twice in High-A Wisconsin's 9-7 win over Fort Wayne at Parkview Field on Thursday and followed

Ellie Rodriguez, a superb defensive catcher who was the first All-Star in Royals franchise history, has passed away, the team announced Saturday. He was 79 years old. Rodriguez was born in Puerto Rico, but he grew up in Bronx, N.Y. Appropriately, he made his MLB debut with the Yankees on

Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong started in center field for each of the Cubs’ first 24 games this season. For game No. 25, he’ll get a breather. PCA was not in Chicago’s starting lineup for Thursday’s game against the Phillies, who are sending left-handed ace Christopher Sánchez to the mound. Crow-Armstrong’s

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The Cubs drafted outfielder Josiah Hartshorn in the sixth round of the 2025 Draft, but they valued him much more than his slot as the No. 181 pick. The team gave Hartshorn a $2 million signing bonus -- a record for a sixth-rounder and much closer to what players drafted

Colt Emerson's future with the Mariners is already secure. He's trying to turn that future into the present as soon as possible.

Never take your friends for granted. Especially those who are willing to dress up like a hot dog to celebrate you at a baseball game. One Cubs fan celebrated her 50th birthday at Wrigley Field on Saturday, and she had one rule for her friends -- nearly 100 of them

The start time for Saturday’s Rays-Pirates game at PNC Park has been moved up 3:30 p.m. ET due to expected impending storms later tonight. The game was originally scheduled for 4:05 p.m. ET. The Pirates won the series opener on Friday, 5-1. Oneil Cruz homered, and starting pitcher Bubba Chandler

Marlins top prospects Robby Snelling and Joe Mack are not too far away from breaking into the big leagues. They showed why on Friday for Triple-A Jacksonville.

CHICAGO -- The Mets crafted a new lineup in an effort to rouse their scuffling offense, but the results were mixed after the club's ninth straight loss. Rookie outfielder Carson Benge batted leadoff and went 1-for-4 during Friday's 12-4 defeat to the Cubs at Wrigley Field. He hadn’t hit higher

Here is the list of runs that Royals starter Michael Wacha has allowed this season. --Solo homer to the Guardians' Steven Kwan on April 6. That's it. That's the list. When the veteran right-hander climbs the mound tonight in New York against the Yankees, he'll take the second-best ERA among

We’re a tad more than three weeks into the 2026 regular season, and a quick check of the standings gives you a mix of the familiar and the unexpected.

Baseball has a long history of fathers and sons who played the game at a high level, but rarely at its highest level. The Fielders -- dad Cecil and son Prince -- are among that group. Prince was the special guest on the latest episode of The 6-1-1 Podcast with

We’ll be treated to the next sight of Shohei Ohtani the pitcher on Wednesday night, when he takes his 0.00 ERA to the mound against the Mets at Dodger Stadium (10:10 p.m. ET, ESPN). Ohtani was not in the starting lineup as a hitter when it was posted about four

We hadn’t seen two three-time MVPs each hit multiple home runs in the same game in 70 years -- until Mike Trout and Aaron Judge did the trick during Monday’s Angels-Yankees thriller. But that game actually contained another piece of history, thanks to a couple other Bronx Bombers.