As temperatures continue to heat up, so have top prospects across the sport. Multiple top hitters kicked off June by sending baseballs out of the yard. Although dominated by a handful of sluggers, Sunday's top performers also featured a few rising arms turning the corner in 2025.

HOUSTON -- The Rays made the surprising, difficult decision to option rookie speedster Chandler Simpson to Triple-A Durham on Friday morning as they reinstated outfielder Jake Mangum from the 10-day injured list.

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The weekend kicked off with some of baseball's best and brightest prospects coming through. Homers by Top 10 prospects Marcelo Mayer and Jac Caglianone provided fireworks at Triple-A, while Kumar Rocker got back on the mound and tossed zeros during a rehab start. Not to be outdone, Mariners Single-A prospect

Outstanding nights in the Minor Leagues came from a wide variety of sources and across almost every level on Wednesday. While Phillies top prospect Andrew Painter racked up a season high in strikeouts at Triple-A, a High-A prospect found the seats not once, not twice, but three times. Meanwhile out

When a pitcher throws 103 mph, you’re likely to shoot up in your chair. Even in this era of elevated velocity, that isn’t a reading you see very often, especially in the Minor Leagues. Only 15 Major Leaguers have touched such a number in the Statcast era (since 2015), and

This story was excerpted from Adam Berry's Rays Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. TAMPA -- In some ways, it’s been a productive start to the Rays’ Minor League season. With their big league outfield depth depleted by

MIAMI -- Chandler Simpson was not in the Rays’ lineup on Sunday afternoon after injuring his right hand on Saturday night during a slide at home plate in the ninth inning of Tampa Bay’s 4-0 win over Miami.

With more than six weeks of the Minor League season in the books, the sample sizes are swelling, and trends are beginning to emerge. It's time to start taking stock, which is what MLB Pipeline's recent market-corrected Top 100 Prospects list shakeup is all about. With that in mind, the

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Wednesday's Minor League action had a little bit of everything. Multihomer games, walk-offs, continued dominance on the mound from the Blue Jays' 2024 first-round pick and other rookies who have made a seamless transitions to the pro ranks. To top it all off, a Rangers southpaw in the Double-A Texas

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Two of the game's best young pitchers played the part with dominant starts while stealing some of the spotlight from their offensive counterparts. There were more multihomer games -- including a trio of jacks from a Clingstone -- among plenty of action from another day in the Minors:

Youth was served in the Minors on Tuesday, which featured a pair of heavy-hitting outbursts from two teenagers who rank among the best in their respective organizations. But they weren't alone as a number of Top 100 prospects came through with notable performances to kick off another week of Minor

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TAMPA -- The fastest man in baseball had to hurry to George M. Steinbrenner Field on Friday night.

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TAMPA -- Amid a 13-game homestand with no days off, the Rays are taking a look at one of their Spring Training standouts. Tampa Bay recalled hard-throwing right-hander Joe Boyle from Triple-A Durham on Sunday morning to make a spot start against Atlanta opposite Chris Sale in the series finale

With the Minor League season opening this week, here's where Tampa Bay’s Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:

1. Carson Williams (MLB No. 8), SS -- Durham (Triple-A)
2. Xavier Isaac (MLB No. 49), 1B -- Injured (elbow)
3. Brayden Taylor (MLB No. 65), INF -- Montgomery (Double-A) 4.

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- The Rays sent a big group of players down to Minor League camp on Wednesday, a mix of MLB-ready reserves and top prospects who could all contribute in the big leagues later this year. The Rays reassigned shortstop Carson Williams (their top prospect and MLB Pipeline’s

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Mediocrity can be a front office’s worst enemy. As the summer months arrive, teams in no man’s land often have difficult decisions to make. Do you get aggressive at the Trade Deadline and try to bolster your roster with the hopes of a late-season run to

The inaugural edition of Spring Breakout was a rousing success last year. Sixteen games showcased not only many of baseball's best prospects but also some of the most jaw-dropping tools in the Minors. Of the 10 best individual attributes we highlighted a year ago, nine belonged to players who reached

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- For one moment, the future was the present along Florida’s Gulf coast. Roughly 90 minutes before first pitch of Thursday’s Spring Breakout opener between the Red Sox and Rays at Port Charlotte Sports Park, Red Sox No. 1 and 3 prospects Roman Anthony and Marcelo Mayer

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- With two of the fastest prospects in baseball batting back to back in Spring Breakout, it might come as no surprise that a track meet broke out. Rays outfielders Chandler Simpson and Homer Bush Jr. put on a display of pure speed in the Rays’ 7-5

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- The Rays have arguably the deepest Minor League system in baseball, with talented prospects at all levels from the big leagues down to the Rookie-level complex leagues. For one night, they’ll get many of those players to share the same field. Rosters were announced Thursday for