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White Sox No. 3 prospect answers questions about power with 3-HR game

@benweinrib
9:38 PM PDT

When the White Sox selected Caleb Bonemer in the second round of the 2024 Draft, they knew they were getting a player with some of the best bat speed in his class -- even if there were questions about how that might translate into games. Less than two years later,

What to expect from Yankees righty Rodríguez in big league debut

April 28, 2026

With the way he has been pitching over the last two years in the Yankees system, it only felt like a matter of time until Elmer Rodríguez got his chance in the Major League rotation. As it turns out, that chance is coming this week. The Yankees are calling up

Bazzana's trip to The Show a whirlwind journey -- for the whole family!

@tim_stebbins
April 28, 2026

CLEVELAND -- With Triple-A Columbus rained out in Buffalo on Saturday, Travis Bazzana and some of his Clippers teammates made a quick trip north of the border. The Guardians and Blue Jays were squaring off in Toronto, and Bazzana and Co. decided to go catch a ballgame. Sitting inside Rogers

Yanks promoting No. 1 prospect Lombard to Triple-A (source)

9:50 PM PDT

ARLINGTON -- The Yankees believe George Lombard Jr. is built for New York, forecasting his ascent as an elite defender who will continue to fill out physically and improve his consistency at the plate. The organization’s top prospect now stands one level away from the Bronx. Ranked as the No.

Watch LIVE: Scorching Red Sox prospect Arias takes on Yankees' Double-A talent

@brendan_samson
7:52 AM PDT

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Yesavage shuts down Red Sox without best stuff in season debut

April 28, 2026

TORONTO -- What does Trey Yesavage have in store for his second act? How can he clear the bar he’s already set so high? Yesavage is the pitching prospect we’ll compare big-league debuts to forever in Toronto. There are Blue Jays pitching prospects who haven’t even been born yet who

MLB's No. 4 prospect De Vries, just 19, continues raking with monster game

April 28, 2026

Leo De Vries doesn't need any help filling up his stat sheet. The 19-year-old is one of the youngest players at the Double-A level and is MLB Pipeline's No. 4 prospect in baseball. Still, the native of the Dominican Republic got an assist on a home run that was part

Padres No. 2 prospect has homered from leadoff spot in 3 straight games ... as a catcher!

@JesseABorek
April 28, 2026

Two years ago, Ethan Salas began the season as MLB’s No. 8 overall prospect. Then a 17-year-old wunderkind who commanded a $5.6 million signing bonus on the international market in January 2023, the hype train was in full force. It may have taken a bit longer than expected, but that

Breaking the door down? Mets No. 3 prospect Ewing takes that literally in Triple-A debut

@JesseABorek
10:04 PM PDT

As prospects make their way up the ladder in a crowded and talented system, it’s often said “you have to break the door down” in order to stand out. Well, A.J. Ewing appears to have taken that to heart. The Mets’ No. 3 prospect made his Triple-A Syracuse debut Tuesday

What to expect from Guardians top prospect Bazzana in the big leagues

@benweinrib
April 28, 2026

The 2024 Draft already looks like one of the best classes in years. Nick Kurtz (No. 4 overall pick) was a runaway AL Rookie of the Year pick after mashing 36 homers last year. Konnor Griffin (No. 9) is the game's much-ballyhooed top prospect with a $140 million deal. Trey

Dodgers top two prospects De Paula, Hope both homer, continuing hot streak

@ByJasonFoster
April 28, 2026

The Dodgers' top two prospects continue to rake in the Minors. Josue De Paula and Zyhir Hope, LA's No. 1 and No. 2 prospects per MLB Pipeline, each homered Tuesday in Double-A Tulsa's 17-7 rout of San Antonio at ONEOK Field.

Two top prospects, two HRs each -- including a 118.3 mph blast

@Spokes_Murphy
April 28, 2026

A home run derby suddenly broke out during Tuesday's Triple-A game between the Iowa Cubs and the St. Paul Saints, with 10 balls flying out of CHS Field.

  • Get tickets to a Minor League game The Saints, the Twins' Triple-A affiliate, supplied six of those home runs, thanks in

Blue Jays prospects combine to throw a unique no-hitter at Double-A

@JesseABorek
April 28, 2026

There are many ways to describe a no-hitter. Exhilarating. Historic. But … delicious? That is where the New Hampshire Fisher Cats -- playing as the Chicken Tenders -- come into play.

Pause the game, you're getting the call: Yanks No. 3 prospect Rodríguez set for MLB debut

6:44 AM PDT

ARLINGTON -- Elmer Rodríguez was already on a mission when the call came -- just not the kind he’d been chasing his whole life. The young Yankees pitcher was in a Pennsylvania hotel room late on Monday evening, deep into Call of Duty: Warzone, when the front desk buzzed up.

These prospects weren't in the discussion for the Top 100 entering the season ... they are now

April 28, 2026

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Trio of Braves joins MLB's No. 26 prospect on Team of the Week

@benweinrib
April 27, 2026

Pitchers across the Minor Leagues are putting up eye-popping numbers and lighting up radar guns. Just last week, right-handers Seth Hernandez, Carlos Lagrange and Anthony Eyanson were standout performers -- and yet they still weren't quite good enough to make the third Pipeline Prospect Team of the Week for 2026.

Homecoming magic: Wetherholt comes up big for Cards at PNC Park

April 27, 2026

PITTSBURGH -- JJ Wetherholt has been to PNC Park plenty of times, but he’d never had a night like Monday. The Cardinals’ rookie second baseman hit a game-tying homer during a four-run ninth inning as the Redbirds rallied for a 4-2 victory in the opener of a four-game series. St.

Brewers No. 2 prospect Peña 'fine' after brief hospitalization

11:48 PM PDT

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

Crews, Ford working their way up in Triple-A Rochester

8:24 AM PDT

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Yankees No. 6 prospect Jones goes deep twice in first multi-homer game of 2026

@@maxralph_
6:14 AM PDT

It took a short while to begin 2026, but Spencer Jones is now back to crushing the ball in a way few others can. The Yankees’ No. 6 prospect hammered two home runs for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday night, his first multi-homer outing of the young season, in a 9-6

Fuentes steps up in crucial role amid Braves' pitching injuries

April 28, 2026

ATLANTA -- Didier Fuentes was expecting to make his scheduled start for Triple-A Gwinnett until he received a phone call around 9 a.m. ET on Tuesday. Less than 12 hours later, the 20-year-old phenom came out of the Truist Park bullpen and helped the Braves stay hot with a 5-2

Top prospect Tolle K's 4 in limited work vs. another AL East rival

April 28, 2026

TORONTO -- The formula for the Red Sox has been quite simple this season. Get six-plus innings from their starting pitching, and they’ll find themselves in position to win. Get five or fewer, and they can’t find a way to claw back into a ballgame. The trend continued on Tuesday

Bazzana driven by passion for baseball from Down Under to MLB

@tim_stebbins
April 28, 2026

CLEVELAND -- An 18-year-old Travis Bazzana arrived at the airport in Sydney, Australia, in June 2021, set to embark upon a trip across the world to play college baseball at Oregon State. As he approached the start of a new life in the United States, Bazzana brought a customary two

Twins notebook: Abel progressing, Acton sidelined and prospect Quick promoted

April 28, 2026

MINNEAPOLIS -- The timing was terrible for Mick Abel to suffer a bout of right elbow inflammation, just as he was starting to get on a roll in his second big league season. The good news is Abel is progressing well and remains confident that the issue is minor.

Guards call up Aussie Bazzana, No. 1 overall Draft pick from 2024

@tim_stebbins
April 28, 2026

CLEVELAND -- Get ready, Cleveland. The Travis Bazzana era is officially underway. The Guardians called up Bazzana (their No. 1 prospect and No. 16 overall, per MLB Pipeline) from Triple-A Columbus ahead of Tuesday night's game against the Rays at Progressive Field, slotting him in as the No. 7 hitter