7 wild occurrences that show the Minor League season is off to a wacky start
Benjamin Hill travels the nation collecting stories about what makes Minor League Baseball unique. This excerpt from the Baseball Traveler newsletter, presented by Circle K, is a mere taste of the smorgasbord of delights he offers every week. Josh Jackson filled in on this edition. Read the full newsletter here,
Watch Burns' Double-A debut, switch-pitcher Cijntje, Top 100 battles and more FREE
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This is probably the biggest bat flip you've ever seen
Life is tough. You've got to celebrate your dubs. Andy Lugo, third baseman for the High-A Greenville Drive, has a firm grasp of that concept -- but a flexible grip on his bat. The 21-year-old Red Sox prospect delivered a walk-off knock for the Drive on Saturday night and immediately
Reds top prospect Burns promoted to Double-A (source)
Hard-throwing Reds prospect Chase Burns is one step closer to the big leagues. Burns, 22, Cincinnati's first-round Draft pick last season and the team's current No. 1 prospect, is being promoted to Double-A Chattanooga. He is scheduled to make his first start on Saturday, sources tell MLB.com. The team has
Kurtz, 2024 No. 4 overall pick & A's top prospect, getting called up (source)
WEST SACRAMENTO – The hyper-fast track that Nick Kurtz was placed on by the Athletics shortly after getting drafted last year and tearing through Minor League pitching has finally taken him to The Show. Only nine months after the A’s selected him with the fourth overall pick in the 2024
Lawlar, Mayer highlight top swinging prospects to round out weekend
Sunday's action was highlighted by some big performances from top prospects, and some stellar showings on the mound from some unheralded arms. In short, the last day of the holiday weekend had a little bit of everything in the Minor Leagues. Here are the performances that stood out the most:
Yoho -- and his nasty changeup -- make big league debut with Crew
SAN FRANCISCO -- Brewers manager Pat Murphy said during Spring Training that Craig Yoho’s changeup was the nastiest pitch he saw throughout camp. That pitch has made its way to the big leagues.
No. 2 prospect Horton looking ‘electric’ with I-Cubs
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Triple-A Nashville, Charlotte combine for lucky 13 homers in one game
The balls were rising out of the park Sunday. The Triple-A Brewers and White Sox affiliates combined for 13 home runs in a 14-11 win for Nashville at Truist Field. The Sounds and the Charlotte Knights tallied the most long balls in a single game at any level this season,
McNeil, Alvarez making noise as they get close to returning to Mets
Reinforcements are waiting in the wings for the first-place Mets. Jeff McNeil (right oblique strain) and Francisco Alvarez (fractured left hamate bone) each continued their respective rehab assignments on April 20 with Double-A Binghamton. McNeil, batting leadoff and brandishing a “Torpedo” bat, homered for the second consecutive day. He finished
Royals 'really excited' this pitching prospect is off to hot start
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Dobbins writing his own ticket with Red Sox
BOSTON -- Not all the prospects who impact a contending team are the early-round Draft picks who come attached with the big signing bonus and pamphlet full of accolades. There’s something to be said for the guy who earns his way up the organizational ladder with little fanfare and is
Top prospect Burns impressing in start to pro career
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No. 8 prospect Kayfus turning heads with Double-A Akron
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Caglianone's grand slam, Yesavage's 10-K start lead top prospect performers
Proving that special players can struggle only for so long, one of baseball's best prospects broke out in a grand way at Double-A, while a former Top 100 prospect showed he still has plenty of thunder in his bat. On the mound, there was no shortage of dominance, with several
Mariners' switch-pitching prospect flashing dominance as a starter
As the story of Jurrangelo Cijntje continues to unfold, even the Mariners aren't quite sure what to expect from their unique hurler. But for Seattle's No. 9 prospect, the goal is much simpler: Get as many reps as possible and work his way toward a Major League career. So far,
Rikes! Zoinks! 2 Minor League teams walk off on Scooby-Doo Night
Scooby-Doo, where are you! Well, these days, television’s lovable Great Dane is busy notching walk-off hits on the diamond. On Saturday, two Minor League teams held a Scooby-Doo Night, donning special Scooby-Doo-themed jerseys in honor of the famed animated cartoon series. And by the end of each game, both teams
Small Astros infielder just hits ... sound familiar?
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Grand slams and high-octane mound work highlight Friday's top prospect performers
It was a day of grand ambitions for two of baseball's Top 100 prospects, while some of the game's up-and-coming hurlers showed why expectations for them are sky-high. All that and more from a busy Friday night around the Minors:
Keaschall electrifies with first hit, RBI, run and steal in MLB debut
ATLANTA – Luke Keaschall broke into the big leagues in a big way in the Twins' 6-4 loss to the Braves on Friday night at Truist Park. The Twins’ No. 3 prospect (MLB Pipeline No. 57 overall) – whose contract was selected from Triple-A St. Paul prior to the game
Single-A club flirts with perfection, has to settle for unique no-hitter history
Sometimes, you have to take the bad with the good, and that was certainly the case for the Single-A Hickory Crawdads on Friday night in their game against the Charleston RiverDogs. Entering the bottom of the eighth inning, it looked like they were headed toward perfection. But then a bloop
Mayer's grand slam, career-high seven RBIs fuel Boston's Triple-A outburst
Anything you can do, I can do better. A day after teammate and fellow Top 100 prospect Roman Anthony (BOS No. 1/MLB No. 2) clubbed his first career grand slam, Marcelo Mayer figured it was his turn to get in on the action. MLB Pipeline's No. 11 prospect broke out