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LIVE: Angels' Nimmala (MLB No. 37) digs in against Reds prospects at Double-A

@brendan_samson
9:42 AM PDT

All season long, baseball fans can watch Minor League Baseball games for free on the Bally Sports Live app or at BallySports.com. Fans may also purchase an MLB+ subscription, which includes access to MiLB games live and on demand, live MLB audio for all 30 teams, MLB Network, and MLB

Willits joins elite company with HR, 4-hit game as 18-year-old at Double-A

@brendan_samson
September 12, 2026

Eli Willits’ first full professional season is going about as well as anyone could have hoped. The 2025 No. 1 overall pick has burst onto the scene, flashing electric tools and a strong baseball IQ, all while reaching Double-A Harrisburg as an 18-year-old. On Saturday, in his third game since

Dodgers' Quintero and Davalan, Giants' Flora promoted to Double-A

11:04 AM PDT

Here is the latest on injuries and roster moves involving MLB Pipeline's Top 100 prospects:

Emmanuel Rodriguez's 'mesmerizing' day continues with homer in first AB

September 12, 2026

MINNEAPOLIS -- Emmanuel Rodriguez’s moment in the Majors finally arrived on Saturday afternoon -- and he’s already living up to the hype. The Twins’ No. 5 prospect was called up from Triple-A St. Paul and made his MLB debut in a 4-3 victory over the Guardians at Target Field. After

On epic heater, top prospect Rodriguez leads Cardinals' catchers homer barrage

@JesseABorek
9:05 PM PDT

In late August, MLB Pipeline ranked the Cardinals as having the second-best system in baseball as it pertained to talent behind the dish. Saturday night was a thunderous exclamation point backing that up. Rainiel Rodriguez, St. Louis’ No. 1 prospect, drilled his second homer in as many nights and third

Fischer for 48! Brewers prospect continues historic campaign with another long ball

@maxralph_
8:54 AM PDT

He simply can’t be stopped. Brewers’ No. 5 prospect Andrew Fischer launched another home run on Saturday, his 48th of the season, to extend his lead for the most homers in a Minor League season this century. While this one came off a position player in a 19-1 blowout at

Mariners No. 3 prospect Arroyo collects first MLB hit, then homers!

11:22 PM PDT

WEST SACRAMENTO – Someone leaned the Mariners’ home run trident -- a gold trophy about 6 1/2 feet tall with three prongs jutting from one end -- against the wall of the trainer’s room in the visitors’ clubhouse. Someone considerate, obviously. The trident had just been through an exhaustive Saturday

Cubs No. 5 prospect has been the ultimate table-setter across the Minors in 2026

9:51 PM PDT

Get on. Get over. Get in. It's what Kane Kepley has done better than almost anyone in 2026. Between two Minor League levels, the Cubs’ No. 5 prospect has shown an exceptional feel for the zone, drawing 120 free passes, the fifth-most by a Minor Leaguer in a single season

Mariners prospect machine keeps churning as Farmelo enjoys career night

@allisonmast13
10:16 PM PDT

With the Double-A and Triple-A playoffs not yet underway, it might be too early to begin assembling the season’s retrospective. But even a cursory glance at the Minor League headlines would reveal that oftentimes, the Mariners’ farm system was a topic of conversation. Jonny Farmelo, currently the organization’s No. 6

Inbox: Which '25 Draft classes have performed the best?

September 11, 2026

We’re hitting the stretch run, with Minor League playoffs going on and top prospects like Josue De Paula still getting called up. And Arizona Fall League rosters are just around the corner! Folks still had plenty of good questions prospect-wise (we answered one about Murf Gray on this week’s MLB

Here's every ranked prospect on MiLB playoff rosters

September 8, 2026

The curtain has drawn on the Single-A and High-A regular seasons, but the prospect action is far from finished. The playoffs for the lower-level systems get underway this week, and some of the game's brightest up-and-coming stars will be vying for championships. On the latest MLB Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis

Rays call up RHP prospect Hopkins, who throws 102

9:44 AM PDT

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays are adding some big-time velocity to their bullpen, as they called up pitching prospect Brody Hopkins from Triple-A Durham on Saturday.

Rays No. 5 prospect Flemming bashes grand slam as Single-A Charleston advances to championship

September 12, 2026

The championship aspirations in the Rays' organization extend beyond its postseason-bound Major League club.

Yanks prospect Cunningham closes his year at Double-A with season-best start

September 12, 2026

Bryce Cunningham ended his 2026 stint at Double-A on a very high note.

High-A Blue Jays claim 2026 title -- these are the prospects who led them

@allisonmast13
September 12, 2026

In a 12-inning game that stretched late into the night, the High-A Vancouver Canadians outlasted the Eugene Emeralds on Friday to complete a three-game sweep and secure the 2026 Northwest League title. Much like the first two games of the series, the clincher was a back-and-forth affair. The Canadians led

Hartshorn, 3rd HS hitter from '25 Draft to reach Double-A, shines in debut

@benweinrib
September 12, 2026

Josiah Hartshorn isn't your typical sixth-round pick -- that much was clear when the Cubs signed him to a record $2 million bonus last July. At just 19, the switch-hitting phenom is capping his outstanding debut season with his second promotion, and he seems to be fitting in just fine

Druw Jones ties for Minors OF assist lead with INCREDIBLE throw from center

@JesseABorek
September 11, 2026

Druw Jones has spent the past four Minor League seasons establishing himself as one of the game’s premier defensive players. There’s a lot of hardware on his mantle, most recently having been named the 2025 MiLB Defender of the Year. And yet, baserunners are still tempted to try and score

Bringing the heat: Cards' No. 9 prospect reaches 102 mph in dominant Double-A debut

September 12, 2026

Summer might be in its waning days, but all it takes to turn the heat back up is a few Brandon Clarke fastballs. The Cardinals’ No. 9 prospect twirled four brilliant innings in his Double-A debut, striking out seven and topping out at 102 mph during Springfield’s 5-3 win over

Trio of Dodgers top prospects spent season raking atop High-A lineup

@JesseABorek
September 11, 2026

The nature of MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 Prospects list means that at any given time, there are a set number of hitters and pitchers ranked among the game’s future elite. With 30 big league organizations, most would be happy to have three members of their system among that group. While

What to expect from Dodgers top prospect De Paula in The Show

September 10, 2026

Soon after signing Josue De Paula for $397,500 out of the Dominican Republic in 2022, the Dodgers began calling him the most advanced young hitter they've had since Corey Seager and the best international bat since longer than they could remember. And now De Paula is doing something Seager didn't,

Brewers prospect hits the most homers in a season this century

September 10, 2026

Some seasons are breakouts. Others become benchmarks. Andrew Fischer has put a stamp on a 2026 campaign that has long since crossed that line. As the Double-A regular season winds down, Milwaukee’s No. 5 prospect is putting the finishing touches on a year that places him in some rare Minor

Predicting each organization's top prospect in 2028

September 9, 2026

With the Minor League regular seasons wrapping up this month, it’s tempting to say we’re already looking ahead to 2027. But in this case, we’re going one step beyond that.

De Paula's 1st career hit? A 416-foot, 3-run BLAST!

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MIAMI -- Two days after making his Major League debut, Josue De Paula got his first Major League hit -- and he made it count.

Pirates' rookie pitchers falter as margin for error shrinks in NL Wild Card race

September 12, 2026

CHICAGO -- As Hall of Fame manager Jim Leyland used to say, momentum is only as good as tomorrow’s starting pitcher. Looking for their fifth straight win, the Pirates relied on three rookie pitchers to piece the puzzle together.

De Paula gets 1st taste with 'the big boys' in MLB debut

September 12, 2026

MIAMI -- Josue De Paula didn’t think skipping Triple-A was even possible. So when Double-A Tulsa manager Eric Wedge called MLB Pipeline’s No. 6 overall prospect into his office on Wednesday and told him he was headed to the Major Leagues, the 21-year-old needed clarification.