TAMPA, Fla. – The bullpen beneath George M. Steinbrenner Field’s right-field stands offered a glimpse of the future on Saturday afternoon, with Carlos Lagrange flashing the electricity that has the Yankees so intrigued. As Lagrange fired pitch after pitch -- including a fastball that has touched 102 mph in games

Living in Pittsburgh, our winter has been harsher than usual. Huge snowstorm, subarctic temperatures. But I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the sun has come out, it’s warmed up and the snow has begun to melt right at the same time that Spring Training has begun.

And just like that, we’re back! The college baseball regular season got underway Friday and there’s no bigger showcase to open the season than the eight-team field on hand in Arizona for the seventh iteration of the Desert Invitational. There are four first-time participants among this year’s field (Air Force,

BRADENTON, Fla. -- Konnor Griffin is just 19 years old. You’ll get sick of hearing that this season, probably sooner than not. But it’s important to remember, and there's a good reason people can’t seem to stop mentioning it. How can baseball’s No. 1 prospect already be so confident --

Crossing over from basketball to baseball can be quite difficult -- just look at Michael Jordan and his .556 OPS at Double-A. Over the years, 12 athletes have played in both Major League Baseball and the National Basketball Association, including four who did so in overlapping seasons. The most recent

It wasn’t long into the 2026 college baseball season by the time Baylor’s Tyce Armstrong made some serious history. During the Bears’ season opener Friday against New Mexico State at Baylor Ballpark in Waco, Texas, Armstrong pulled off an amazing feat at the plate -- one no Major Leaguer has

MESA, Ariz. -- The buzz surrounding Gage Jump is palpable. Upon taking the mound on the second day of Athletics Spring Training for his first bullpen of camp, the energy on the backfields of Hohokam Stadium was different. Suddenly, all eyes were locked in on Jump. Among the spectators: A’s

The road to Omaha starts on Friday. College baseball returns this weekend with a full slate of games featuring top Draft prospects and the best programs in the country -- and the action spans six time zones. Opening Day gets an early start with Houston taking on No. 21 Wake

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Rangers top prospect Sebastian Walcott -- No. 7 overall, per MLB Pipeline -- has a UCL tear in his right elbow and will miss most, if not all, of the 2026 season, president of baseball operations Chris Young told reporters on Thursday morning. Walcott will undergo surgery

PEORIA, Ariz. -- His ‘A’ hacks were among the loudest of the afternoon. As they echoed on a Peoria Sports Complex back field on Wednesday, each boom audibly showed why the Mariners believe Colt Emerson is knocking on the Major League door.

The point of prospecting is to gaze into our collective crystal ball and predict who will be the best and most productive Major Leaguers years down the line. But every winter, we also take another tack: We gaze into that same crystal ball and predict who will be the best

The hype around Konnor Griffin is well documented. Currently ranked MLB's No. 1 overall prospect, MLB Pipeline's Jonathan Mayo recently examined where the 19-year-old places among the best prospects of this century. Griffin also joined the MLB Pipeline Podcast as a guest recently for a conversation about his extraordinary journey

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Representing Australia in the World Baseball Classic is something that has always been on Travis Bazzana’s radar. It’s a dream that dates to his childhood, when the now-23-year-old would glue himself to a TV to watch his idols play for his native country’s national team. When the

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Bryce Eldridge knew he didn’t have a realistic shot at cracking the Giants’ Opening Day roster last spring. The 21-year-old slugger came into his first Major League Spring Training as the club’s No. 1 prospect, but he had played only 17 games above High-A Eugene and recognized

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Spring Training is going to be packed with top prospects this year -- but who will be able to use it as a springboard to Opening Day rosters? In all, 72 prospects from MLB Pipeline's overall Top 100 list are taking part in big league camp, including all but 2025

With pitchers and catchers set to report to Spring Training in the coming days and full-squad workouts beginning shortly thereafter, the beginning of the baseball season continues to get that much closer. Spring Training provides the opportunity for players to potentially earn spots on the Opening Day roster. Additionally top

The full rosters for the 2026 World Baseball Classic were revealed Thursday on MLB Network, so let's take a deeper dive into the top young talent who will be representing their roots on the world stage in a few weeks. There will be 30 prospects from organizational Top 30 Prospects

The first two years of Spring Breakout play produced several memorable moments. Paul Skenes throwing a 102-mph fastball to Jackson Holliday and striking him out on a 92-mph slider, and Spencer Jones walloping 826 feet worth of home runs in 2024. Four of the game's top dozen prospects homering in

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

JUPITER, Fla. -- Tink Hence is well aware that his stock has fallen. “I’ve seen the rankings," he said Friday. The right-handed pitcher with big talent and a relatively small frame was a Top 100 prospect prior to each of the past three seasons, reaching as high as No. 64

On Friday, MLB.com D-backs beat reporter Steve Gilbert held an Ask Me Anything on Reddit with fans at r/azdiamondbacks. This mailbag features questions and answers from there, lightly edited for clarity. The full AMA can be read here.

MESA, Ariz. -- Cubs Hall of Famer Fergie Jenkins walked over to an entrance in the back of the team’s complex on Friday morning and called out to Rick Sutcliffe. “Hey, where’s your friend?” Jenkins said with a smile.

JUPITER, Fla. -- An offseason headlined by change doesn’t end once Spring Training begins. Teams are still trying to make moves to augment their 2026 rosters, and the new-look Cardinals are no different. St. Louis is continuing to monitor the outfield market, president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom said Thursday,

BRADENTON, Fla. -- Jhostynxon Garcia is pronounced just like it’s spelled. Promise. But practice the name just in case, so it can roll effortlessly off the tongue once the 23-year-old outfielder earns his place on the Pirates’ roster.