SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- You can’t keep Arjun Nimmala down for long, especially in an Angels uniform. MLB Pipeline's No. 34 overall prospect went 5-for-7 with a homer, a double, three runs scored, two RBIs and a stolen base on Thursday in Mesa's 21-5 rout of Salt River at Salt River

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Owen Carey has one word on his mind a lot. Jumpy. Finding the right balance between the positive and negative sides of that adjective has been one of the defining parts of his life dating back to his days as a baseball and hockey star in his

PEORIA, Ariz. –- When you’ve traveled as much as Boston Smith has in 2026, you’re bound to bump into old friends. The Mariners’ No. 13 prospect did that twice in the Arizona Fall League on Wednesday, facing White Sox right-handers Mathias Lacombe (who he caught 10 times in the Chicago

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Jarlin Susana has grabbed plenty of attention with his triple-digit fastball velocity in the Arizona Fall League this year. On Tuesday, the Nationals right-hander’s line turned plenty of heads too. MLB Pipeline's No. 66 overall prospect lasted five innings in a start for the first time since

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Sam Horn had to flip the mental switch immediately. A two-sport athlete at the University of Missouri, Horn went to the Dodgers in the 17th round of the 2025 Draft despite pitching only 15 total innings over three seasons in the SEC. Tommy John surgery got in

The release of the Arizona Fall League rosters always acts as a wonderful balm for prospect fans. The Minor League season is winding down with the postseason and the fear of not being able to track future stars until next season is assuaged with the knowledge that some of the

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Caleb Bonemer arrived in the Arizona Fall League with clear instructions: pack your outfield glove, and get as much in-game action as you can. Three weeks into the AFL season, MLB Pipeline’s No. 27 overall prospect is repacking that same glove and headed into the offseason, leaving

PEORIA, Ariz. -- When Boston Baro connected on a three-run homer to the right of the batter’s eye at Peoria Sports Complex on Thursday, there were the typical big-moment caveats. It gave Surprise a 5-1 lead over Peoria in the sixth inning. It was the first of five combined homers

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Tekoah Roby returned to the mound at full throttle, or so it seemed. After last year’s Tommy John surgery, the Cardinals’ No. 14 prospect made his 2026 debut for Peoria in the Arizona Fall League on Oct. 9 and averaged 97.0 mph over 15 four-seam fastballs thrown

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. –- Kevin Bazzell hadn’t caught fellow Nationals prospect Jarlin Susana until Aug. 11 with High-A Wilmington, Susana’s first rehab outing of the season following last year’s lat surgery. Bazzell was behind the plate for Susana once more during the regular season on Sept. 12 for Double-A Rochester and

You can only make one first impression. Organizations handle recent Draft picks in all sorts of ways. Sometimes, they’ll hold them back for lighter work at the Spring Training complex, work that continues into fall instructs or bridge-league play. Sometimes, they’ll push them out to an affiliate to get their

PEORIA, Ariz. -– Unable to bear watching the 2025 Draft, Justin DeCriscio went upstairs in his Southern California home to flip through his phone, catch something else on TV, basically anything that would help distract him while parents John and Jill watched broadcast downstairs. DeCriscio had been through it the

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Tai Peete was the owner, operator and main supplier of the electric factory at Scottsdale Stadium on Monday. Here’s just some of what the Cardinals’ No. 17 prospect accomplished in Peoria’s 5-0 win over Scottsdale: a 109.4 mph leadoff double, a 112 mph third-inning triple, a fifth-inning

GOODYEAR, Ariz. – Miguel Mendez has signature heat, and the Padres know it well from his time in the organization that ran until this most recent Trade Deadline, when he was moved to the Giants in a deal for Robbie Ray. As part of an Arizona Fall League tripleheader at

GOODYEAR, Ariz. – Patrick Forbes played both ways as a University of Louisville freshman and for one plate appearance as a Cardinals sophomore until a broken hand put an end to that, forcing him onto the mound full-time. The move paid off. He went to the D-backs with the 29th

SURPRISE, Ariz. – Call Sebastian Walcott the Windbreaker. With gusts blowing in from right-center around 20 mph at Surprise Stadium on Friday, MLB Pipeline’s No. 8 overall prospect crushed maybe the truest-hit ball of the afternoon in the first inning of Surprise’s 12-5 win over Mesa, a 98 mph, 397-foot

Nathan Flewelling got 486 plate appearances for High-A Bowling Green during the regular season. That’s the fourth most by a catcher at High-A in their age-19 or younger season since 2006, trailing only Tommy Joseph (560, 2011), Eduardo Tait (520, 2026) and Carter Jensen (497, 2023). Flewelling also played 656

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Alex McCoy has brought the thunder to the Valley of the Sun. The Padres’ No. 26 prospect connected on a 118.2 mph, 435-foot homer in the fourth inning of Peoria’s 8-5 loss to Scottsdale at the Peoria Sports Complex on Thursday. That made it the fourth-hardest-hit ball

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- One year ago at their Spring Training facility, the Royals gave Justin Lamkin, the 71st overall pick in the 2025 Draft, his first major development assignment: get another breaking ball. “I didn't have a curveball in college,” the Texas A&M product said. “That was something I took

This was meant to be the first full season for Ty Harvey as a pro, emphasis on the full. The Padres selected the catcher out of Inspiration Academy in Bradenton, Florida, in the fifth round last year and signed him away from a Florida State commitment with a $1.5 million

Scott Harris was a man of his word. At the Tigers’ 2025 end-of-season press conference, the club's president of baseball operations mentioned two 20-year-olds who dominated Double-A that season -- a pair everyone watching knew to be Kevin McGonigle and Max Clark -- would factor into their 2026 Major League

When Braylon Payne arrived at the Brewers' Double-A affiliate on Aug. 14 through to the end of the season, the Biloxi Shuckers may as well have been a Minor League All-Star team. Among those to roll through the Southern League club in 2026 were three Top 100 prospects (Jesús Made,

The Cardinals farm system was defined by its depth, built up through positive development from stars in the system, breakouts galore, a strong 2026 Draft class and notable Trade Deadline acquisitions. But when considering how to rank a system that felt like it was growing in talent by the month,

Benny Agbayani only played parts of four seasons with the Mets, but for any fan who saw his rise in 1999 or his walk-off homer in NLDS Game 3 against the Giants a year later, he had the impact of someone who played in Queens three times as long. So

Action in the Arizona Fall League kicked off over the weekend with a full slate of games, with big names already turning heads. While a lot of attention is understandably given to the high-profile prospects -- the late additions of Sebastian Walcott, Aidan Miller and Angeibel Gomez created some fun