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@SamDykstraMiLB
September 10, 2024

We here at MLB Pipeline can never get enough Minor League Baseball. If you're reading this, we're guessing the same can be said for yourself. Now we've made it easy for you to take in four games at a time and up to eight games total, all from the comfort

Mayo steps in at third as Urías lands on IL

September 1, 2024

DENVER -- The Orioles started September with a flurry of roster moves as they hit the heart of the playoff race. The Orioles recalled third baseman Coby Mayo (the club's No. 1 prospect and MLB Pipeline's No. 9 overall), as expected. They also brought up catcher David Bañuelos, who had

DJ Layton highlights

August 30, 2024

Basallo hits first Triple-A homer? No ... wait ... yes, he did!

August 30, 2024

Samuel Basallo hit not one, but two balls out of the park Thursday night during the same at-bat and on back-to-back pitches. The first rocket launched by MLB's No. 10 prospect exited Jacksonville's 121 Financial Ballpark outside the yellow poles in right field, and was promptly deemed to be foul.

Aron Estrada highlights

August 28, 2024

Here are the 10 farm systems with the best infield prospects

August 27, 2024

All farm systems, whether they’re at the top or the bottom of organizational rankings, have differing strengths. We’ve decided to dig deeper into a few of those talent buckets over the next few weeks. This week, we’ll take a look at the top farm systems based on infield prospects. Using

Basallo, MLB's No. 11 prospect, being promoted to Triple-A

20-year-old O's catcher/first baseman will become youngest player at highest Minors level
@JakeDRill
August 25, 2024

BALTIMORE -- For the second time this year, the Orioles will have the youngest player at the Triple-A level -- and it will again be one of the top prospects in baseball. Samuel Basallo, a 20-year-old catcher/first baseman, is being promoted from Double-A Bowie to Triple-A Norfolk this week. The

Holliday comes up big for O's after good luck charm arrives

No. 1 prospect snaps 0-for-20 skid with pinch-hit go-ahead three-run double
@JakeDRill
August 24, 2024

BALTIMORE -- All Jackson Holliday needed to break his 0-for-20 skid on Saturday? The arrival of his own personal Golden Tee Golf arcade game, of course. On the same day a Golden Tee machine arrived at Camden Yards -- spotted in a large package that had Holliday’s name on it

2022 Draft mates making noise on the farm

@JakeDRill
August 21, 2024

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

Embracing 'Slim' alter ego, Povich fires breakthrough gem

@JakeDRill
August 18, 2024

BALTIMORE -- Back in the big leagues for the third time this season, Orioles pitching prospect Cade Povich looked a bit different when he took the mound Saturday at Camden Yards. The 24-year-old left-hander didn’t wear his typical long, baggy pants. He instead wore high black socks. Povich even changed

The good, bad and historic in a wild loss to the Red Sox

Holliday records first 4-hit game, stamps name next to Robinson in O's history books
@JakeDRill
August 17, 2024

BALTIMORE -- It was a wild Friday night at Camden Yards, with a high-scoring game that had a little bit of everything. The Orioles and the Red Sox combined for 22 runs and 31 hits, but Baltimore fell, 12-10, as its multiple comeback attempts fell short. The O’s never led,

Mayo optioned to Triple-A after tough 1st stint in the Majors

@JakeDRill
August 15, 2024

BALTIMORE -- Coby Mayo recorded his first MLB hit on Wednesday night. However, it wasn’t enough to keep the 22-year-old in the big leagues after a tough start to his Orioles career. On Thursday, Baltimore optioned Mayo (the club’s No. 2 prospect and MLB Pipeline’s No. 10 overall) to Triple-A

Here's a look at O's Top 30 Prospects list midseason re-rank

@JakeDRill
August 13, 2024

BALTIMORE -- Some of the Orioles’ top prospects have graduated to the big leagues. Others were dealt leading up to the Trade Deadline, as Baltimore aimed to bolster its roster for a deep postseason run this October. And yet, the O’s farm system is still filled with plenty of promising

Here are the weirdest stats, plays from the past month in the Minors

@BensBiz
August 11, 2024

Welcome to Crooked Numbers, a monthly column dedicated to Minor League Baseball on-field oddities and absurdities. The edition, rounding up the month of July, features intra-organizational no-nos, wild romps, unexpected mound dominance and, of course, much more. Keeping track of this type of thing is a team effort, so get

Get to know Patrick Reilly, an O's prospect acquired in Deadline deal

@JakeDRill
August 10, 2024

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Holliday, Santander give O's much-needed jolt in comeback win

Holliday becomes youngest player in AL history to homer in three straight games
@juliackreuz
August 7, 2024

TORONTO -- A veteran jolt and a breath of fresh air. After some tough injury news and bad bounces on the field, the Orioles needed life. They found it on Wednesday night in the trusted bat of Anthony Santander and the promising power of Jackson Holliday. Santander homered twice in

10 rookies who have stood out over the past month

@thevandalorian
August 7, 2024

Rookies continue to make substantial contributions in the Majors, it just doesn't happen to be the same crop of them who commanded the spotlight earlier in the season. As a result, nine of the best newcomers vaulted onto the latest edition of MLB Pipeline's Rookie Hot List after not being

Griff O'Ferrall highlights

August 5, 2024

Holliday's 2nd career blast headlines O's big youth display

@JakeDRill
August 4, 2024

CLEVELAND -- Jackson Holliday returned to the big leagues on Wednesday in Baltimore. The 20-year-old solidified his status as a big leaguer this weekend in Cleveland. The breakout of MLB Pipeline’s No. 1 overall prospect was on display during the Orioles’ four-game series vs. the Guardians at Progressive Field, and

Holliday looking better in the bigs thanks to ... an arcade game?

@JakeDRill
August 4, 2024

CLEVELAND -- The key to Jackson Holliday’s improved second stint in the big leagues could be his adjusted swing mechanics, or perhaps the more relaxed approach he’s taking onto the field. Or maybe, it’s “Golden Tee Golf,” the arcade game that the 20-year-old started to play while at Triple-A Norfolk

'It’s a reality now': O's No. 3 prospect Mayo makes MLB debut

@JakeDRill
August 2, 2024

CLEVELAND -- When Coby Mayo was an elementary school-aged child in Coral Springs, Fla., he had hopes of growing up to be a professional baseball player, much like plenty of kids that age. For many, such a dream never becomes anything more than just that. But for Mayo, now 22,

Austin Overn highlights

August 2, 2024

Ethan Anderson highlights

August 2, 2024

Vance Honeycutt highlights

August 2, 2024

Keeler Morfe highlights

August 2, 2024