WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – In the first game of Spring Training, the Nationals got a look at the first overall pick in the 2025 Draft. Eighteen-year-old shortstop Eli Willits, ranked by MLB Pipeline as the Nationals’ top prospect and MLB’s No. 13 overall, was called up from Minor League

The Mets have had young pitching stars before, have they ever, all the way back to the great Tom Seaver. He was a phenom who stayed a star until he won his 300th game -- with the White Sox by then -- when he was 40. Now another young guy,

TAMPA, Fla. -- Spencer Jones has been searching for a swing he can repeat, one that allows the towering Yankees outfield prospect to find consistency without losing his thunder. His latest inspiration comes from one of baseball’s brightest stars: the Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani.

PEORIA, Ariz. -- For the back fields, the ovation was loud. Yet after the show that Kade Anderson put on, it was also substantiated.

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Phillies first-base coach Paco Figueroa has a 5 a.m. wake-up every day in the spring. He gets to BayCare Ballpark early to work out before others arrive. But last year, he noticed somebody wearing headphones on the turf field just outside the weight room. He couldn’t tell

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- What did lefty fireballer Payton Tolle's offseason development look like? “Actually, nothing. I just threw fastballs the entire offseason,” quipped Tolle. The always-entertaining Tolle was just trying to keep things light.

The Andre Dawson Classic is an annual, round-robin collegiate baseball tournament designed by Major League Baseball to highlight Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and their baseball programs. Continuing its goal of highlighting the grand tradition of Black college baseball, the 18th iteration of the tournament (originally known as the

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- MLB Pipeline Top 100 prospect Charlie Condon (COL No. 2/MLB No. 70) checked important boxes for the Rockies even before Saturday, when he made his first career Major League Spring Training start. Condon, 22, selected third overall in the 2024 MLB Draft after a career of record-setting

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. – Left-handed pitching prospect Robby Snelling has been a non-roster invitee at Marlins big league camp in consecutive years, and that’s where the similarities end. Though Snelling felt jitters as Miami’s Grapefruit League opener starter on Saturday afternoon, staring down a trio of All-Stars – Marcus

SARASOTA, Fla. -- Nate George answered a phone call from Orioles Minor League field coordinator Jeff Kunkel on Friday night and got the best possible news a member of Minors camp can receive this early in Spring Training. The 19-year-old outfielder was heading to Baltimore's big league camp -- well,

It’s early days in the college baseball season, but consider the proverbial dust knocked off the BBCOR bats. We’re not talking about just any hitters either -- some of the top names from across the country who are expected to hear their names called early in this July’s Draft have

This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Rangers injury news and transactions.

BRADENTON, Fla. -- They packed up the Pirates’ paraphernalia for the move from Pirate City to LECOM Park. With that, Spring Training has shifted from athletic acclimation to actual evaluation. As the Buccos begin their Grapefruit League season against the Orioles at 1:05 p.m. ET on Saturday at Sarasota’s Ed

Hope everyone is enjoying Spring Training and the start of the college season as much as I am! In my last Pipeline Inbox, I answered the question of when our new organization Top 30 Prospects lists would come out, but I keep getting asked about them daily. So I'll reply

Even after 9 p.m., his day is far from over. Stanford University sophomore Rintaro Sasaki gets going at 8 a.m., moving through weight training, classes, team practice, and then individual workouts. His schedule, mapped out in 30-minute blocks, leaves almost no room to breathe. The only real break comes during

SARASOTA, Fla. -- The final pitch of Elmer Rodríguez’s spring debut turned into a highlight for Kenedy Corona, who raced from his position in center field to rob the Orioles’ Pete Alonso with a splendid catch near the warning track. The rest of the outing belonged to Rodríguez, who is

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Michael Arroyo couldn’t wait to return to his hotel on Friday night, where his older brother, Carlos, would be eagerly awaiting to talk about his big day. Arroyo, the Mariners’ No. 5 prospect and MLB Pipeline’s No. 67 overall, crushed Seattle’s first homer of Cactus League play

MESA, Ariz. -- Before their days as Oklahoma prep stars, early-round Draft picks out of college or teammates inside the Cubs’ clubhouse, Cade Horton and Jaxon Wiggins crossed paths as Little Leaguers. Horton remembers how you did not want to step into the box against Wiggins. “Jaxon’s always been a

Back around this time two years ago, we made bold predictions about who would be the No. 1 prospect for each organization today. Now it’s time to review our prognosticating skills. A couple of disclaimers: A baker’s dozen of our current No. 1 prospects had yet to enter pro ball,

MESA, Ariz. -- Sam Antonacci swiped the spotlight from Munetaka Murakami during the White Sox 8-1 victory over the Cubs on Friday. Murakami understandably drew the main portion of the focus with his White Sox debut during the team’s 2026 Cactus League opener. But Antonacci, the left-handed-hitting second baseman with

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Team Israel’s need for a shortstop in the World Baseball Classic could have the domino effect of increasing the Major League appeal of Rockies No. 3 prospect Cole Carrigg. The switch-hitting Carrigg, an athletic second-round pick in the 2023 MLB Draft out of San Diego State, spent

PEORIA, Ariz. -- The lid has been lifted, and the Mariners are off and running in Cactus League play. Seattle opened its 31-game Spring Training slate on Friday against the Padres, their neighbors at the Peoria Sports Complex.

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BRADENTON, Fla. -- It didn’t take long for baseball’s No. 1 prospect to send one over the fence in live BP this spring. Konnor Griffin was going to go deep; it was only a matter of time. And while Nick Dombkowski probably preferred it to come off someone else, Griffin's

Crossing over from basketball to baseball can be quite difficult -- just look at Michael Jordan and his .556 OPS at Double-A. Over the years, 12 athletes have played in both Major League Baseball and the National Basketball Association, including four who did so in overlapping seasons. The most recent