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MLB's No. 1 prospect celebrates Futures Game nod with 4-hit outing at Double-A

@JesseABorek
12:05 AM EDT

On Wednesday morning, the 2026 All-Star Futures Game rosters were announced. And could you really have a contest that puts the future of the sport on display without Jesús Made, MLB’s No. 1 prospect? The Brewers’ 19-year-old wunderkind celebrated his second consecutive nomination by adding a pair of hits to

20 HR and 30 SB in just 71 games!? This 20-year-old Braves prospect just joined rare company

@JesseABorek
July 1, 2026

Exactly one year ago, Eric Hartman was preparing to rejoin Single-A Augusta after a stint on the injured list. He was a 20th-round Draft choice from 2024 who hit .222 with a .710 OPS through his first 39 pro games, a 19-year-old from Alberta, Canada, who was taking his lumps

Chapman to receive MRI for abdominal injury he's had since April

@JesseABorek
July 1, 2026

PHOENIX – Already down one full-time member of their infield, the Giants saw third baseman Matt Chapman depart Tuesday’s 8-2 loss to the D-backs early due to a lower abdominal strain. The five-time Gold Glover said postgame that he has been battling the ailment in on again-off again fashion since

Prized Giants prospect uses 'wipeout pitch' to tie career high with 11 K's

@JesseABorek
July 1, 2026

PHOENIX -- On a night where nearly nothing went right for the Giants’ big league pitching staff, one of their most prized pitching prospects turned in arguably the best outing of his career to date. Keyner Martinez tied his career high with 11 strikeouts over six dominant frames for Single-A

Mahle's strong outing vs. D-backs marred only by Marte

@JesseABorek
June 30, 2026

PHOENIX -- If things are to come together for the 2026 Giants, it almost certainly will begin during the stretch that got underway Monday. They’ll play 22 consecutive games against clubs that entered the day under .500, allowing them to parlay a past week of strong pitching and timely hitting

MLB's No. 4 prospect electrifies with leadoff inside-the-park homer

@JesseABorek
June 28, 2026

Eli Willits and inside-the-park home runs will always have something of a connection, considering that’s how MLB’s No. 4 prospect collected his first professional roundtripper back on April 15. In the more than two months since, the first overall pick from the 2025 Draft swatted 10 homers over various fences

Double-A batters have 99 problems and Kade Anderson is certainly one

Mariners' top pitching prospect moves into second place on MiLB K leaderboard
@JesseABorek
June 27, 2026

Every Friday night (and one Saturday because of rain) has been an occasion in the Double-A Texas League in 2026. Somewhere on the circuit, the Arkansas Travelers fill out the lineup card with one name in the starting pitcher slot: Kade Anderson. The third overall pick from the 2025 Draft

6-foot-7 Yanks prospect -- a Bronx native! -- strikes out career-high 12 at Single-A

@JesseABorek
June 26, 2026

Henry Lalane has long been something of a pitching enigma. Standing 6-foot-7 with a mid-90s fastball and above-average changeup, the ingredients have been there for the Bronx native to break out in the Yankees’ system. The latest sign of it all coming together for the Yankees’ No. 14 prospect took

Top 100 prospect hits for the cycle ... in just a 7-inning game!

@JesseABorek
June 26, 2026

When Felnin Celesten joined the Mariners organization at the start of the 2023 international signing period, he was touted as potentially the highest upside shortstop on the market in a decade. Seen as a potential five-tool player as he fills out, the hype has continued to grow. The only thing

Watch future top prospects play in MLB's Amateur Scouting League

@JesseABorek
June 26, 2026

On Opening Day 2026, 26.3 percent of players on Major League rosters were born outside of the United States. The sport continues to expand globally, and MLB continues to make efforts to ensure the next generation of international players has the exposure necessary to enter professional baseball and potentially one

On same night as Bratt's MLB debut, another piece of Kelly deal dominates

@JesseABorek
June 25, 2026

Time will tell how long the tentacles fan out from last July’s trade that saw the D-backs send veteran right-hander Merrill Kelly to the Rangers in exchange for three promising pitching prospects -- David Hagaman, Mitch Bratt and Kohl Drake. But Wednesday night was a crystal clear snapshot of the

The big 6-0! Dodgers' No. 4 prospect enters elite territory with on-base streak

@allisonmast13 and @JesseABorek
June 25, 2026

Since Mike Sirota began getting on base at least once a contest back on April 9, several significant sports moments have captured headlines. Golden Tempo won the Kentucky Derby, the New York Knicks began the playoffs and were eventually crowned NBA champions and the World Cup brought soccer fans from

This under-the-radar Red Sox prospect keeps stacking up K's in his latest High-A start

@JesseABorek
June 24, 2026

Both the first and 84th pitch Devin Futrell threw Tuesday night went to nearly the exact same spot. One was a heater that a batter swung through, the other was a backdoor curveball that left a hitter frozen. Both offerings were emblematic of a career-best 12-strikeout performance for the 23-year-old.

Yankees land premier RHP prospect from Taiwan as part of '26 int'l class

@JesseABorek
June 23, 2026

The quest for adding as much talent to an organization is one that never rests. Which is why the Yankees tapped into an under-the-radar market Tuesday, coming to terms with right-hander Chien-Fan Lai, one of the premier Taiwanese prospects in the 2026 international class.

Stanford slugger, former Japanese HS star, puts on show during 2026 Draft Combine

@JesseABorek
June 23, 2026

PHOENIX -- Night game, day game, before 9 a.m. at a Major League ballpark -- Rintaro Sasaki’s power is legit. The 2026 Draft Combine kicked off Tuesday at Chase Field with an electric batting practice display from the slugging first baseman, who posted the highest exit velocity of the early

Pitching, defense keep Twins within striking distance until late rally seals win

@JesseABorek
June 21, 2026

PHOENIX – A day after the Twins' offense could seemingly do no wrong, it took them some time to find when things would finally go right. But the floodgates finally came open in the seventh when four singles – all hit 97 mph off the bat or harder – found

Rojas comes off IL, rejoins Twins; Lawrence DFA'd

@JesseABorek
June 21, 2026

PHOENIX -- After receiving bad news on the pitching front Saturday in the form of Mick Abel’s setback, the Twins got the yang to their yin Sunday with left-hander Kendry Rojas being activated from the 15-day injured list before the series finale vs. the D-backs. Rojas last appeared on May

Marlins' top 2026 int'l signee off to hot start in Dominican Summer League

@JesseABorek
June 19, 2026

Take just one look at Santiago Solarte, the 6-foot-5 shortstop that headlined the Marlins’ 2026 international class, and you can see where the power potential comes from. Still just 17 years old, the native of Estado Merida, Venezuela, has begun to put it on display during game action as his

15 up, 15 down: Dodgers' No. 9 prospect untouchable in latest High-A start

@JesseABorek
June 19, 2026

Fifteen batters dug into the box opposite Christian Zazueta on Thursday night and 15 went back to the bat rack shaking their heads. The Dodgers’ No. 9 prospect turned in his best start of 2026, pumping premium velocity coupled with a nasty changeup across five perfect innings in the second

Waldschmidt crushes homer in first game back at Triple-A

@JesseABorek
June 18, 2026

A home run eluded Ryan Waldschmidt in his first taste of the big leagues over the past month or so. But in his first game back at Triple-A, the D-backs’ No. 1 prospect hammered a roundtripper off rehabbing big leaguer Germán Márquez. Since early May, Waldschmidt had spent most of

Known for his hit tool, D-backs' No. 5 prospect flips script and drills first Double-A homer

@JesseABorek
June 17, 2026

When Demetrio Crisantes’ 2025 season came to an abrupt halt on a check swing last May 14, ultimately ending his year, it was a rare blip dulling his prospect star. But that glow is raging bright once again, as the D-backs’ No. 5 prospect ripped his first Double-A homer on

New rehab level, same result: Twins' top prospect Jenkins slugs another homer

@JesseABorek
June 17, 2026

When Walker Jenkins is healthy and getting off his "A" swing, he’s as dangerous as any prospect for an opposing pitcher to face at any level, at any time. Jenkins joined the High-A Cedar Rapids lineup on Tuesday night to continue his rehab from a left shoulder sprain and promptly

Two-way standout, a projected top pick in KBO Draft, signs with D-backs

@JesseABorek
June 16, 2026

Almost exactly five months after the 2026 international signing period opened, the D-backs have landed another major signing. Jun-Sang Eom, a two-way player from South Korea, officially joined the organization in a ceremony at Chase Field on Tuesday afternoon, which he celebrated by taking batting practice on the field with

'That was just electric': 2026 Draft prospect twirls 15-K gem at Men's College World Series

@JesseABorek
June 14, 2026

There's been a lot of buzz about 15-strikeout performances across baseball this weekend. One day after the Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski hit that mark while delivering one of the best single-game pitching efforts in Major League history, Georgia right-hander Joey Volchko followed suit during his first career complete game, an effort

Leo De Vries rocks number 12. Naturally, he can't stop homering on the 12th!

@JesseABorek
June 13, 2026

Baseball and magic numbers go hand in hand. But this run from Leo De Vries has nothing to do with clinching a playoff spot. Rather, it’s a bit of celestial happenstance that seems fitting for one of the game’s youngest rising stars. The Athletics’ No. 1 prospect crushed his sixth