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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,

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:

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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

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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,

It’s pretty rare to be a part of history. But to do it twice? Now that’s straight out of a movie. Saturday’s game between Durham and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at Durham Bulls Athletic Park had all the trappings of a cinematic blockbuster (Bull Durham, anyone?), plot and characters included. The Bulls jumped

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

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

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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

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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:

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

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

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

An extremely busy week continues for the Twins, as they have called up Luke Keaschall from Triple-A St. Paul, the club announced on Friday. Keaschall will make his debut Friday night vs. the Braves, batting eighth as the designated hitter. The move comes shortly after the club added Jonah Bride

Chandler Wagoner knew from the first time he met with Luke Keaschall that he was the kind of player that would make an organization, and eventually a Major League team, better. Wagoner has been the Minnesota Twins’ area scout in the four corners region (for the Twins, that includes Arizona,

Chandler Simpson is about to redefine what it means to be fast in the Major Leagues. The Rays are calling up their No. 7 prospect to the Majors, manager Kevin Cash announced Friday to MLB.com's Adam Berry and others. It marks the MLB debut for the 2022 70th overall pick,