Twins' prospects get to dream big in Spring Breakout
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- As the Twins rallied back from an early deficit to win Saturday’s Spring Training game against the Rays, 6-5, a couple of Minnesota’s prospects took a pass through the big league clubhouse at Hammond Stadium. In full uniform with their own game scheduled to start after
LIVE: Rays-Twins Spring Breakout
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- On Saturday, March 16, the Twins will host the Rays at Hammond Stadium in Spring Breakout, a first-of-its-kind exhibition featuring the top prospects in each farm system. Here’s everything to know about that game and this exciting new event. What is Spring Breakout? MLB Spring Breakout
Ben's Biz: 2024 Triple-A promotional night highlights
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Best of Spring Breakout: Catchers, pitchers, infielders, outfielders
Spring Breakout is here, and if you can’t tell, we’re just a little excited. It all started on Thursday, when No. 7 Reds prospect Cam Collier hit the first homer in a 4-1 victory over the Rangers' prospects, and the showdown of the night saw MLB Pipeline's No. 3 overall
'Emma,' outfield lead Twins’ Breakout group
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Here's the Twins' Spring Breakout roster
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- For all the hype that Walker Jenkins has generated with the stories, the exemplary numbers and the snippets of video that pop up on social media courtesy of the Twins’ player development team, he’s largely been out of the spotlight as he has geared up for
Ranking the 10 best Spring Breakout rosters
The 2024 MLB Pipeline preseason Farm System Rankings were published Friday night, giving fans an idea of how the young talent of each organization lines up. Supporters for all 30 clubs will get a closer look at the next generation of stars this week during MLB's inaugural Spring Breakout --
Twins top prospect Jenkins passing every test at camp
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The Twins knew they were in for a promising pick when they jumped from No. 13 to No. 5 in the 2023 Draft lottery. There was a Big Five in the Draft class between four stellar outfielders (two from college, two from high school) and a
Top pitching prospect Festa building endurance
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- David Festa uses various terms to describe his physique over the years -- “premature for my build” is one of them, and, well, “tall and skinny” is really the more blunt way he puts it, as is apparent when standing near him in a room. He
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Here are the Twins' 2024 Top 30 prospects
The Royce Lewis prospect era is finally over. The former No. 1 overall pick had been the organization’s top prospect for five years and “slid” to No. 2 at this time a year ago. Brooks Lee (the club’s top pick in 2022) took over, but he held the reins for
How Woods Richardson boosted his velocity
Unless a person watching Simeon Woods Richardson deliver the pitch to Juan Soto on Monday was one of the pitching development staffers who had already been working closely with him for a month, or his pitching coach, or perhaps a prospect enthusiast, the roughly six-inch drop in his release point
Canterino showcases arsenal in return from Tommy John surgery
NORTH PORT, Fla. -- Matt Canterino says with a sheepish grin that he probably looks down to check that his right arm is still in one piece “a little bit too much” as he navigates his first healthy MLB Spring Training. It’s hard to blame him, because as Thursday showed,
JSerra prepped Royce Lewis for everything baseball (and life) would throw at him
On March 9, 2017, Royce Lewis arrived at the ballpark with added pep in his step. With a plethora of talent evaluators in the stands, Lewis, then a high school senior mere months away from becoming the first overall pick in the MLB Draft, was a powder keg of energy
Switch-hitting Lee seeks to improve righty swing ahead of MLB debut
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Following Brooks Lee’s first full professional season, during which he catapulted all the way up to Triple-A and put himself in position to make his MLB debut in 2024, he went right back to San Luis Obispo, Calif., where he fell back into the easy routine
Lee ready to put Twins' future on display in Spring Breakout
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- For many prospects in an organization, it’s tough to take center stage even during Spring Training, often limited to a handful of at-bats as late-inning replacements wearing anonymous jerseys and high numbers on the field long after the Major League players have subbed out. But during
Plan a trip to see Minor League Baseball's newest ballparks
Several Minor League ballparks are currently under construction, and even more are in the planning stages. Nonetheless, 2024 will mark the third straight season in which no new facilities open their doors. But lest we forget: A mere three years ago, a whopping six Minor League ballparks debuted for the
Hall of Fame trio's foundation for greatness began in Minors
The walls of Cooperstown are about to get a little more crowded. The Baseball Writers’ Association of America announced Tuesday night that Adrián Beltré, Joe Mauer and Todd Helton would be inducted in to the baseball Hall of Fame as the Class of 2024. Players must have their names checked
Twins agree to terms with pair of Top 50 international prospects
The Twins agreed to terms with shortstop Daiber De Los Santos (No. 8 international prospect) and outfielder Eduardo Beltre (No. 39) upon Monday's opening of the 2024 signing period. The Twins received $6.52 million in pool money.
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This Twins prospect unbowed by injury setbacks
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Here are the 2023 Twins Organization All-Stars
Each offseason, MiLB.com goes position by position across each organization and honors the players -- regardless of age or prospect status -- who had the best seasons in each farm system. Next up in our 2023 Organization All-Stars series are the Minnesota Twins. 2023 organization summary: Triple-A St. Paul: 84-64
Breaking down Twins' four 40-man roster additions
This story was excerpted from Do-Hyoung Park’s Twins Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. The Twins’ latest roster moves brought one of their most dynamic top prospects to the cusp of the big league club, as the selection
Thursday's top prospect performers
Here’s a look at Thursday’s top performers from Arizona Fall League and Winter League action.