With the glorious World Baseball Classic in the rearview mirror and the 2026 Major League Baseball season just days away from getting started, it’s time for MLB.com’s Will Leitch and Mike Petriello to get together for their annual World Series draft. From 1-30, Mike and Will choose teams based only

The third annual edition of Spring Breakout, which takes place Thursday through Sunday, features hundreds of the top prospects from around the game. The rosters are stacked, highlighted by 54 players on MLB Pipeline's Top 100 Prospects list and more than 500 of the 900 players on organizational Top 30

Spring Breakout returns for its third installment after receiving a great deal of fanfare over the past two years. The weekend gets going with six must-see matchups on Thursday and continues through Sunday evening. As in previous years, all 30 Major League clubs will field teams of their best prospects

Blue Jays right-hander Trey Yesavage will begin the season on the injured list with a right shoulder impingement, the club announced on Thursday. The expectation is that the 22-year-old will continue to throw. His next scheduled session off a mound is next Wednesday, March 25. Yesavage had yet to appear

The tale of Mike Trout's career can pretty clearly be broken up into two parts. There’s the first part of his career, when Trout established himself as the best player in baseball by compiling one of the most impressive peaks of all time. From 2012-19, Trout posted a .308/.422/.587 slash

Officially, it's been well over a year since someone threw a no-hitter at the Major League level. Unofficially -- and if you'll allow for a bit of creative math -- Didier Fuentes (the Braves' No. 3 prospect) completed one on Wednesday, and you're going to want to see this.

If you’ve ever wanted to be a part of Opening Day festivities, Netflix has the perfect opportunity for you.

Unlike “Michael’s Secret Stuff” from “Space Jam,” the elixir propelling Team Italy to the 2026 World Baseball Classic semifinal was pretty well-known — even before Vinnie Pasquantino mashed the first three-home-run game in tournament history. After each of Pasquantino’s trots around the diamond, he marched into the dugout to pour

Fifty-four members from MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 are scheduled to play in the third edition of Spring Breakout, including shortstops Konnor Griffin (Pirates, No. 1), Jesús Made (Brewers, No. 3), Leo De Vries (Athletics, No. 4), JJ Wetherholt (Cardinals, No. 5), Colt Emerson (Mariners, No. 9) and outfielder Max Clark

It’s no surprise that Nolan McLean has Mets fans buzzing about his potential. But the hype train for New York’s pitching phenom has an unexpected passenger: Bryce Harper. The Phillies slugger admittedly isn’t one to gush about pitchers, much less pitchers who play for the rival Mets. But he found

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Underneath a sizzling Arizona sun, Shohei Ohtani rivaled the dry desert conditions with some heat of his own on the mound.

The third annual Spring Breakout is going to provide a first look at some of the biggest names in the 2025 Draft. A number of them have seen limited action during Spring Training while others will be making their unofficial debuts in the prospect showcase. Fans will get to scout

After an undeniably thrilling World Baseball Classic, it’s time to shift our attention back to Spring Training, with just one week to go until the real thing. Yes, that’s right, and we double-checked our calendars. Opening Night is just one week away, with the Giants and Yankees squaring off to

TAMPA, Fla. – Cam Schlittler and Carlos Rodón were mid-conversation with a couple of visitors early on Wednesday morning when Gerrit Cole approached, his game face already applied as he changed into a hooded sweatshirt and shorts. “Hey Gerrit. You excited?” Schlittler said. “Big day.”

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- The Phillies opened Spring Training last month with a few questions about the rotation. So far, they like the answers they’ve gotten. Phillies right-hander Zack Wheeler threw a two-inning live BP on Wednesday morning inside a mostly empty BayCare Ballpark. It was his second live BP of

It’s the final week of Spring Training, believe it or not. After more than a month of camp, Opening Day is very much in sight. MLB.com’s American League Central beat reporters, scattered throughout Florida and Arizona, have been watching their teams closely since mid-February, learning and assessing. Now, as the

The preliminary player pools have become the final rosters, and now we have a better understanding of which prospects will next take the Spring Breakout stage. In two short years, the Spring Breakout alumni list is already a doozy, filled with a Cy Young winner, multiple Rookies of the Year,

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- The bad news is that José Berríos has a stress fracture in his right elbow. The good news? That might sound scarier than it actually is. This diagnosis finally comes at the end of a frustrating process for Berríos, who only discovered there was inflammation in his

TAMPA, Fla. – Carlos Lagrange didn’t wait for the interpreter to finish. Asked if he believed his spring performance proves that he’s ready for the big leagues, the Yankees’ top pitching prospect nodded and said: “Yeah.”

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The third annual Spring Breakout gets underway Thursday, and some of the game’s future stars are set to receive unique guidance from a few of the game’s former stars. Four Hall of Fame inductees and plenty more well-known former big leaguers will serve as honorary coaches when the Spring Breakout

MIAMI – Eugenio Suárez flung his head back and looked up into the rafters. The sound bouncing off loanDepot park’s steel roof washed over the Venezuelan designated hitter as he held out his arms and motioned for more. More noise. More love. More joy.

LAKELAND, Fla. -- The Tigers clearly like developing hitters, especially those who hit left-handed. Several of them have gotten plenty of attention, starting with No. 2 overall prospect Kevin McGonigle, who is ready to break with the big league team on Opening Day. He’s far from alone at the upper