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Watch FREE: O's Holliday, Dodgers' Busch meet in Triple-A National Championship

@Kelsie_Heneghan
September 29, 2023

LAS VEGAS -- At Triple-A, the only constant is change. With hundreds of transactions a season, the roster can be a revolving door. But when a club is a part of one of the best farm systems in baseball, it’s a lot of top prospects replacing top prospects. As affiliates

Inbox: Prospects to keep an eye on in the AFL

September 29, 2023

After spending a couple of days talking to this year’s Arizona Fall League players, with the season starting up on Monday, I’m excited to watch some of the game’s best prospects in action. Until that gets going, I’ll get to some of your questions, starting off, of course, an AFL

Henderson named '23 Most Valuable Oriole

22-year-old infielder becomes 4th rookie to win award and 2nd in a row, following Rutschman
10:58 AM EDT

BALTIMORE -- For the second straight year, a Baltimore player has gone from MLB Pipeline’s No. 1 overall prospect to standout rookie to Most Valuable Oriole over the course of a season. On Saturday, Gunnar Henderson was named the winner of the 2023 Louis M. Hatter Most Valuable Oriole Award,

A look at the new rules coming to the Arizona Fall League

September 29, 2023

The Arizona Fall League will experiment with several rules in 2023, according to sources familiar with a Friday conference call that included MLB officials, team farm directors and AFL staff. The experiments in the AFL, a circuit for premier prospects that will run from Oct. 2 through Nov. 11, include

Here are the Top 50 international prospects for the 2024 signing period

September 28, 2023

The ultimate destination for international prospects is playing in the Major Leagues, and the first step toward reaching that goal is only a few months away. The 2024 international signing period -- when prospects from across the globe become eligible to sign with big league clubs -- starts on Jan.

Each club's best prospect headed to the Arizona Fall League

@SamDykstraMiLB
September 27, 2023

Opening Day is right around the corner. The Arizona Fall League begins play next Monday, Oct. 2, and runs through the championship game on Nov. 11.

  • MLB Pipeline | Top 100 prospects | Prospect video Known as a prospect finishing school, the AFL has boasted some big names in

Ford, Young earn Mariners organizational awards

September 29, 2023

This story was excerpted from Daniel Kramer’s Mariners Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

Winning is contagious: Holliday, Mayo lead O's Triple-A club to crown

@memheller
September 29, 2023

On the same night the big league club clinched its first AL East crown since 2014 with its 100th victory of the season, the Triple-A Norfolk Tides put an exclamation mark on their winningest season by capturing the International League championship for the first time in 38 years. Norfolk captured

Podcast: Breaking down the Hitting Prospect of the Year

September 27, 2023

With the first MiLB Awards Show less than a week away, the MLB Pipeline Podcast turns its attention to some of the biggest awards. This week, Sam Dykstra, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff discuss the Hitting Prospect of the Year finalists -- Michael Busch, Junior Caminero and Jackson Holliday --

Here are the finalists for the inaugural MiLB Awards Show

Winners to be announced Oct. 2 as part of MLB Network showcase
September 27, 2023

The 2023 Minor League season was one for the books. Now it’s time to hand out some hardware. Tune in at 8 p.m. ET on Oct. 2 as MLB Network showcases the best of what Minor League Baseball has to offer with the inaugural MiLB Awards Show. The first-of-its-kind hour-long

Prospects set record number of 20-20 seasons in Minors this season

@SamDykstraMiLB
September 26, 2023

The decade of the 2020s is turning out to be the decade of the 20/20s. Thirty-three Minor League players met or exceeded the 20-homer, 20-steal plateau during the 2023 season, beating out the previous record (since data first became available in 1958) total of 27 set just last year. Most

Watch FREE: O's Holliday, Dodgers' Busch meet in Triple-A National Championship Game

@JoshJacksonMiLB
September 28, 2023

For the first time, MLB.TV and MLB app subscribers have been able to watch their favorite team's Minor League affiliates in the app this season. All MiLB games are also available on MiLB.TV on the web and the First Pitch app. And with or without a subscription, you can watch

Here are the 2023 Arizona Fall League rosters

@SamDykstraMiLB
September 22, 2023

Feel the crispness in the air. Fall is on our doorstep, and you know what that means: We'll see you in the desert. The Arizona Fall League announced its 2023 rosters Friday with several of baseball's top young talents scattered across the six rosters in the Grand Canyon State's Valley

Double-A affiliate honors 'worst baseball player of all time'

@brendan_samson
September 29, 2023

Throughout MLB history, over 20,000 players have taken the diamond. A common debate among fans is who is the best of this group, Babe Ruth? Barry Bonds? Willie Mays? The list goes on. However, a rarely explored topic is who is the worst player of all time? Never fear, we

Horton shines in Smokies’ title run

September 28, 2023

This story was excerpted from Jordan Bastian’s Cubs Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. The pace at which Cade Horton has climbed the Cubs’ organizational ladder makes it seem possible that the big leagues could come calling at

Dodgers' Triple-A affiliate sweeps to championship

@benweinrib
September 28, 2023

The Oklahoma City Dodgers roster has undergone a lot of change throughout the 2023 season. Key players have been promoted to the Majors, and some have returned. But all of that big-game experience paid off as the Triple-A club swept the best-of-3 Pacific Coast League Championship Series against the Round

Estes flashes grit in rebound from rough debut

@MartinJGallegos
September 28, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS -- Shortly after taking the ball from Joey Estes with a runner on, one out and only 75 pitches in the sixth inning, manager Mark Kotsay pulled the rookie aside in the A’s dugout for a discussion. “I told him, ‘Your future is bright,’” Kotsay said. “You’re going to

D-backs' Double-A affiliate slams way to championship

@memheller
September 28, 2023

Amarillo set up shop as a Double-A affiliate five years ago, and the Sod Poodles have scored two Texas League championships in that time. The second one was secured by D-backs prospects in grand fashion Wednesday night. Behind a bases-loaded homer by Camden Duzenack, the Amarillo Sod Poodles routed the

Rangers prospects Langford, Leiter find way to Triple-A

@kennlandry
September 27, 2023

This story was excerpted from Kennedi Landry’s Rangers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

These Guardians prospects finished 2023 strong

September 27, 2023

This story was excerpted from Mandy Bell’s Guardians Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

Minor League standouts collect honors from Nats

@jessicacamerato
September 27, 2023

This story was excerpted from Jessica Camerato’s Nationals Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

'A good step': Top prospect Miller gets stretched out in relief

@MartinJGallegos
September 27, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS -- Looking beyond this rebuilding 2023 campaign, the A’s envision a future with Mason Miller as their bona fide ace. For now, however, the focus is getting the rookie right-hander across the finish line. An ulnar collateral ligament sprain in his right elbow brought Miller’s rapid ascension to a

Cubs' Double-A affiliate wins first outright title in 45 years

@benweinrib
September 27, 2023

With Cade Horton on the mound Tuesday, the Cubs' Double-A affiliate had reason to be confident about their prospects of winning the franchise's first outright Southern League title in 45 years. And once the Tennessee Smokies scored four runs in the first three innings, it felt like that was very

No. 9 prospect Gonzalez gets 1st taste of Fenway in awards ceremony

Hard-throwing righty tabbed organization's Starting Pitcher of the Year
September 27, 2023

BOSTON -- Soaking in the ambiance of Fenway Park for the first time, Boston's No. 9 prospect Wikelman Gonzalez was on hand to receive the organization’s Starting Pitcher of the Year Award prior to Tuesday night’s 9-7 loss to the Rays. This was an award Gonzalez couldn’t have been considering