You've heard it said that pitchers are often ahead of hitters during this early portion of the season. Someone must have forgotten to tell these guys. Top prospects again had their heavy lumber out Saturday, mashing their way to top performer honors. And you can't forget the speed guys, either.

In case it wasn't clear, Roman Anthony gave a striking reminder of why he's the top hitting prospect in baseball. Boston's No. 1 prospect put an exclamation mark on Triple-A Worcester's opening series by crushing his first two homers of the season in a 12-0 win over Syracuse on Sunday

If Spencer Strider’s performance in his third rehab start had to be ranked, it would probably land somewhere between the utter dominance of his Grapefruit League debut and the grit of his second outing. Nonetheless, Strider took one more step toward his big league return. Strider, who started the season

Kyle Teel is taking the "you only get one chance to make a first impression" mantra to heart. Two games into his White Sox career, MLB's No. 32 prospect is serving notice that his time in the Minors might be nearing its conclusion. Teel went deep for a second straight

One night after former Athletics first-round pick Max Muncy clubbed his first big league home run, another top pick had a first of his own at Triple-A. Nick Kurtz, who just joined the organization last July as the fourth overall pick out of Wake Forest, clubbed his first Triple-A homer

WORCESTER, Mass. -- Opening Day is meant to be a fresh start, an actual beginning, a warming after a cold winter. If anything, Friday’s opener between Triple-A Worcester and visiting Syracuse at Polar Park felt more like a continuation for two of the top prospects in the game -- Roman

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It’s Triple-A’s turn up to bat on Friday. The regular season begins for the Minor Leagues’ highest level one day after the action starts on the Major League side. Fun fact: it’ll be the earliest start to a Minor League season since 1951 (March 27). Double-A, High-A and Single-A will

The 2025 Minor League season brings an opportunity to check out four brand-new ballparks, with three of them easily reachable on a single road trip and the fourth sure to become a favorite destination because of its majestic mountain views. Naturally, these new stadiums are also the newest entries to

From rugged mountain landscapes to calming expanses of water to gleaming city skylines, Minor League Baseball stadiums offer a wide variety of scenic and often truly stunning surroundings. Picking favorites is a thankless task, but what follows is this writer's level-by-level attempt to do so. Click on each ballpark's name

The 2025 Opening Day prospect roster announcements began last week when the Cubs informed Matt Shaw (MLB No. 19) he was making the trip overseas to compete in the Tokyo Series. Roki Sasaki (No. 1) also received the good news, but his assignment was much less of a surprise. Now

All season long, baseball fans will be able to watch Minor League Baseball games across all of MLB's digital platforms. MLB.TV and MLB app subscribers can watch their favorite team's Minor League affiliates in the app at no additional cost, while all MiLB games are available on MiLB.TV, on the

The long wait to play ball again (officially) came to a close as the 2025 season got underway with a lot of big hits and some speedy baserunning at the Minors' highest level.

It didn't long for Kyle Teel to make his impact felt as a member of the Chicago White Sox organization. Hot on the heels of an impressive spring campaign, MLB's No. 32 prospect mashed a pair of RBI knocks, including a towering home run to right field in Triple-A Charlotte's

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. OK, one of the most, but the start of any baseball season is great for so many reasons. Spring Training is fun and all, but games that count are so much better. Thursday’s official MLB Opening Day followed by Triple-A kicking off

First, there was big league Opening Day. Now it's Triple-A's turn to take the spotlight. The Minor League season opens Friday when the Triple-A International League and Pacific Coast League seasons get underway for the first of MiLB’s two Opening Days. (Double-A, High-A and Single-A all get their respective campaigns

On Opening Day last year, Jackson Chourio became the first player born in 2004 to debut in the big leagues. To find out the youngest player this season, fans don't need to look very far. The rosters feature 46 players born in 2001 or later, and still, Chourio is the

With Spring Training wrapped up, teams are beginning the process of finalizing their Opening Day rosters. A number of the game's up-and-coming prospects remain in the mix for big league jobs at this critical juncture, vying for final roster spots that have yet to be decided upon. Here’s a team-by-team

No team ever wants to head into a new season with its starting catcher on the shelf, especially one who is a former All-Star and Gold Glove Award winner like Sean Murphy. Luckily for the Braves, they have top prospect Drake Baldwin ready, willing and able to step in until

Minor League Baseball enters its first season with European workwear leader STRAUSS as the Official Workwear Partner of MiLB. Coming off a successful debut with Major League Baseball during the 2024 Postseason, STRAUSS’ name and logo will be featured across all MiLB batting helmets beginning this season in more than

On March 27, 2023, Cam Smith was a Florida State freshman batting .264 with 28 strikeouts through his first 21 college games. Exactly two years later, he will spend Opening Day as a member of the Astros. Smith has just 32 games of pro experience, making his rise to an

Four years after he went undrafted out of high school and three years after Georgia Tech's coaching staff decided he needed to redshirt as a freshman, Kristian Campbell will begin the 2025 season on the Red Sox's Opening Day roster. It's the latest step in his stunningly rapid ascent from

HOUSTON -- As Joe Espada aspired to be a big league manager, he dreamed of one day making a future player’s call-up to the Major Leagues a special moment.

When the Astros acquired Cam Smith in the Kyle Tucker trade in December, the idea was that he'd need at least most of this season in the Minors before taking over the third-base job in Houston. But his Grapefruit League performance has radically altered those initial plans. After Smith batted