First-year player Justin Turner -- yes, that one -- and a plethora of former Major League Baseball players helped the Toros de Tijuana win the 2026 Liga Mexicana de Beisbol (LMB) Serie del Rey on Tuesday. Tijuana defeated the Olmecas de Tabasco in six games for the title. It was

Jesús Báez just added one more monumental moment to his already massive breakout in 2026. Báez demolished a walk-off home run for Double-A Springfield in the first game of the Texas League semifinals, defeating Tulsa 9-7 at Route 66 Stadium. Báez’s game-winner helped his Cardinals weather four lead changes and

Mets fans at Citi Field showered Pete Alonso with cheers after he hit career home run No. 300 Tuesday night, treating the franchise’s leading home-run hitter as if he’d never left New York -- even as the blast helped the Orioles send the game into extra innings. Alonso certainly returned

Mike Sirota and Charles Davalan, two of the three Top 100 prospects at Double-A Tulsa, put on a show in a playoff-opening barnburner for the Drillers. Both players went deep in the game, which ended as a 9-7 loss via walk-off home run from Springfield’s Jesús Báez at Route 66

Josue De Paula earned comparisons throughout his Minor League career to some of MLB’s best players, whether for his overall offensive profile to Yordan Alvarez or his plate approach to Juan Soto. That’s why he’s been ranked as one of the sport’s best hitting prospects, making his big league debut

Bunting in Major League Baseball is certainly not as en vogue as it once was, even if the play is having a bit of a renaissance in 2026. But in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball, where small ball is much more common and offense more frequently takes an old-school approach, bunts

It’s not every day you get to throw a bullpen with a Major League All-Star, but Bryan Woo recently gave one young fan such a chance. Woo strolled over to a group of fans scouting the Mariners’ bullpen before a home game and spotted the young fan who happened to

In a big year for the Cardinals’ Minor League system, featuring names like Rainiel Rodriguez, Joshua Báez and Leo Bernal, don’t overlook Jesús Báez. The No. 15 St. Louis prospect launched his 39th home run of 2026 on Sunday in Double-A Springfield’s regular-season finale. Though the Cardinals fell to Arkansas

After two days off to tend to a sore right ankle, Yordan Alvarez returned to the Astros’ lineup on Sunday. He was 0-for-1 with a walk before being lifted in a blowout 14-4 loss, hopping back in the saddle in his quest for the batting Triple Crown. Alvarez, the frontrunner

The Diamondbacks have designated veteran outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. for assignment, the club announced on Sunday. Rookie infielder Jose Fernandez was recalled from Triple-A Reno in a corresponding move.

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

Veteran left-handed reliever Matt Strahm, currently a free agent, reportedly underwent successful right knee surgery that should have him fully healthy in 2027. FanSided’s Robert Murray reported the news on Sunday. After being traded from the Phillies to the Royals in December, Strahm battled knee ailments all season and knew

Anyone who has played youth baseball or been around it has probably heard it from the dugout: “We’ve got ice!” immediately following a hit-by-pitch. Brooks Lee won’t be needing any ice after a pitch that put him on base Saturday. Guardians lefty Joey Cantillo wound to deliver the first pitch

All rise! The captain is BACK.

Aidan Miller is back from injury, showing off all the tools that have made him such a hyped-up prospect over the past two years. And he helped Double-A Reading clinch its first playoff berth since 2019 in just his second game back with the club. Miller collected his first Double-A

Marlins 2026 first-round Draft pick Jacob Lombard is showing a knack for the big swing. Lombard whacked a two-run home run on Thursday, helping Single-A Jupiter to a victory in the Florida State League semifinals, 13-2, over Daytona at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. Lombard and the Hammerheads are now heading

The Cubs have the highest position player FanGraphs Wins Above Replacement of any team in 2026, as both their offense and defense have been the best in baseball, according to some measures. Led by National League MVP favorite Pete Crow-Armstrong, the Chicago defense, in particular, is performing at a higher

For the vast majority of the 2026 season, Jacob Misiorowski and his historic fastball have been the frontrunner for the National League Cy Young Award. That’s still the case entering Friday, after Misiorowski bounced back from his worst outing of the year with 6 1/3 innings of one-run ball against

Lazaro Montes is 6-foot-5 and 250 pounds. He used all of it to hit a mammoth home run on Monday, carrying 474 feet into the night, the longest homer at T-Mobile Park in the Statcast era (2015). What fuels the Mariners’ larger-than-life rookie? Montes has a sweet answer that might

Jonathan Santucci might have needed some time to adjust to Triple-A after earning a promotion to Syracuse on Aug. 1, but he turned in his best start at the level on Wednesday in a sparkling outing. Santucci managed five innings, allowing just one run on five hits while striking out

Any time you break a club record previously held by Jackson Chourio, you’re doing something right. Collecting his 90th RBI of the 2026 season on Wednesday, Jesús Made toppled Chourio’s record (89 in 2023) for most runs driven in during a season for Double-A Biloxi. Made grounded a ninth-inning single

Bo Davidson was quite a find when the Giants signed the undrafted free agent out of Caldwell Tech Community College in 2023. Now ranked as the team’s No. 8 prospect, Davidson has absolutely raked at Triple-A Sacramento. The outfielder posted four hits in the River Cats’ 11-1 win over Las

Daniel Eagen, whom the Cardinals acquired from the Diamondbacks in the Lars Nootbaar trade, has been nasty since coming over to the St. Louis organization. The right-handed pitcher struck out 11 batters in his latest start on Tuesday, marking the third time in his past four outings with double-digit punchouts.

Aaron Judge is back for the Yankees. After not playing since May 31, the three-time MVP was activated from the 60-day injured list Monday night and penciled in as the right fielder, batting third, for the Yankees' opener against the Rockies in the Bronx on Tuesday night. Few would argue

Rookie traditions are still alive and well across Major League Baseball, and the Nationals began their West Coast road trip with one of their own. The club shared photos on social media of rookies Yohandy Morales, Harry Ford, Riley Cornelio and Andrew Alvarez leaving for Dodger Stadium dressed like America’s