It's mid-August, the dog days of summer. But players are acting like the season just began, still motivated and energized. On Sunday, the best performances from across the Minor Leagues came from familiar faces excelling at higher levels, both at the plate and on the mound. Here is a sampling

HOUSTON -- When Triple-A Norfolk manager Tim Federowicz invited Samuel Basallo to breakfast on Saturday morning, the Orioles’ top prospect didn’t think anything of it. The two cultivated a strong relationship this year, so it wasn’t abnormal to get together.

The signing of Samuel Basallo for $1.3 million in January 2021 might not seem like that big of an event, just another of many acquisitions by a Major League team on the international amateur market. But prior to that point, the Orioles had largely ignored that pool of potential big

Minor League teams love to play night games on Saturdays so that fans can watch the sky be lit up with fireworks afterwards, weather permitting. But there were plenty of proverbial fireworks during game action as well on this Saturday. Nine members of the Top 100 Prospects list combined for

HOUSTON -- The wait finally ended for Dylan Beavers on Friday night, when Triple-A Norfolk manager Tim Federowicz gathered his team inside of the visitors’ clubhouse at VyStar Ballpark in Jacksonville. “Real quick, got a lot of questions about this the last couple of weeks, so I’m just going to

A busy night around the Minors included a cycle, a Triple-A first and plenty of strong performances at the plate and on the mound. The Reds' Sal Stewart continues to take Triple-A by storm, hitting .400 during his first three weeks there, while the Mets' Jett Williams cleared the fence

BALTIMORE -- The Orioles’ farm system looks much different than it did at the beginning of 2025 -- and even quite different than it did at the beginning of July. After the 2025 MLB Draft -- which took place from July 13-14 -- the O’s operated as sellers ahead of

On Sunday across the Minor Leagues, the good times kept rolling for some of the game's top prospects. The Minor Leagues' home run leader reached an impressive milestone and strikeout leader cashed in one more great start before jumping up to a new level. That was just the beginning.

Aug. 6 is National Root Beer Float Day. It’s also National Fresh Breath Day and National Wiggle Your Toes Day. Something sweet, something comforting and something … quirky. There was a fair share of each of these elements across the Minors as new faces continued to star in new places

The elite separates from the pack during the dog days of summer, or in Minor League Baseball parlance, when the top prospects come out to play. There was plenty of that across the country as top Mets pitching prospect Jonah Tong’s once-in-a-decade run continued on the hill while some of

PHILADELPHIA -- The knocking on the Major League door can’t get much louder. As the Orioles were blanked during a 5-0 loss to the Phillies on Tuesday night at Citizens Bank Park, Samuel Basallo and Dylan Beavers continued to bolster their cases for promotions to the big leagues in the

The dog days of August are upon us, and they bring familiar faces in new places across the Minor Leagues. To that end, prospects acquired at the Trade Deadline and players adjusting to recent promotions within their own systems made impressions on their new clubs. Some big names enjoyed big

CHICAGO -- A lot of new prospects were acquired by the Orioles via trades in July -- 15 to be exact, including a dozen who joined the organization on Thursday ahead of the Trade Deadline. Here’s a closer look at the prospects who have been added to Baltimore’s Top 30

The dust has barely settled following the frenzy of activity during the 2025 Trade Deadline after prospects had just barely gotten settled on new Top 30 lists. But you know us at MLB Pipeline ... we just love to rank things! A total of 97 prospects headed to new organizations,

CHICAGO -- For much of July, the Trade Deadline loomed over the Orioles, whose disappointing season made them likely sellers. The final days leading up to Thursday featured a few minor moves, but the club still had most of its major trade chips entering Deadline Day. Would Baltimore trade core

BALTIMORE -- The third player to be moved amid the Orioles’ Trade Deadline sale is another reliever -- one who didn’t have far to go to join his new team. Baltimore sent right-hander Seranthony Domínguez and cash considerations to Toronto in exchange for righty Juaron Watts-Brown (the Blue Jays’ No.