ST. PETERSBURG -- Junior Caminero could hardly keep the smile off his face or the emotion out of his words. About a decade after meeting one of his baseball idols, one of the reasons he now wears a No. 13 jersey for the Rays, baseball’s top prospect got to share

SAN DIEGO -- Leodalis De Vries' breakout first professional season may be coming to an early end. The Padres' 17-year-old shortstop prospect -- MLB Pipeline's top-ranked international signing in the current class -- suffered a strained right shoulder while diving for a ball on Sunday. Per team sources, De Vries'

SAN DIEGO -- Here we go again. The Padres traded away a treasure trove of prospects, and the baseball world is wondering how quickly they can revamp a depleted farm system. Sound familiar? Judging by recent evidence, we should know the answer. Under general manager A.J. Preller, the Padres are

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Welcome to Crooked Numbers, a monthly column dedicated to Minor League Baseball on-field oddities and absurdities. The edition, rounding up the month of July, features intra-organizational no-nos, wild romps, unexpected mound dominance and, of course, much more. Keeping track of this type of thing is a team effort, so get

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WASHINGTON -- The Padres’ aggressive Draft plan appears to be paying off. San Diego has agreed to deals with a number of its top picks, per MLB Pipeline’s Jim Callis, including first-rounder Kash Mayfield, a left-hander out of Elk City High School in Oklahoma. Mayfield will receive a $3.44 million

SAN DIEGO -- The Padres rounded out their 2024 Draft class with 10 more selections on Tuesday, bringing their total to 22 overall -- five high schoolers and 17 college players; 13 position players, eight pitchers and one two-way player.

SAN DIEGO -- No team in baseball had more Day 2 Draft picks than the Padres, who selected 10 players on Monday afternoon. In addition to their eight scheduled selections in Rounds 3-10, San Diego received two comp picks after the fourth round when Josh Hader and Blake Snell turned

SAN DIEGO -- The Padres have had plenty of success lately drafting high school players. On Sunday, they stuck to the formula that’s been working for them. To the surprise of no one, San Diego selected a pair of high-upside high school pitchers in the first two rounds of the

Leo De Vries has perhaps never deserved his nickname of “El Mutante” more than on Friday night when he left the yard twice for the first multihomer game of his very young pro career. But that’s not where his otherworldly abilities end -- the 17-year-old homered from both the right

It took 36 games, but Leodalis De Vries connected on his first professional home run at age 17. MLB’s No. 78 prospect received an aggressive assignment to Single-A Lake Elsinore after signing with the Padres in January as the top-ranked international free agent. He racked up a four-RBI performance in