Minors team's milk-soaked hot dog is fake -- but the donut meatloaf sando is all too real
On Wednesday afternoon the Hartford Yard Goats unveiled "new REAL concession items for the season." The Double-A Colorado Rockies affiliate emphasized the "real" because, the week prior, they immersed themselves in a prank. Farewell, Float Your Goat, we never knew ye. It was always a joke, but so many wanted
Big bats, strong starts by top prospects highlight Sunday's performances
With every affiliate level in action, the first full-schedule Sunday of the Minor League season was filled with noisy hits, dominant starts and dramatic finishes keyed by top prospects. Here are the performances that stood out as Opening Weekend for Double-A, High-A and Single-A wrapped up:
Red Sox acquire Minors OF prospect, Draft pick for Priester
BOSTON -- While the Red Sox viewed Quinn Priester as a key member of their organizational rotation depth, the chance to acquire a promising Minor League outfielder in Yophery Rodriguez from the Brewers was too good to pass up. The Brewers have been decimated by injuries to their pitching staff
Clark sparks late rally at High-A with first '25 homer
It wouldn't be Max Clark's first homer of the year without fireworks. MLB's No. 5 prospect went the opposite way for his first long ball of the season Sunday at High-A West Michigan. With a full count, two outs and two runners on base in the eighth inning, the lefty
Painter to start for Single-A Clearwater, hopes to return 'July-ish'
PHILADELPHIA -- No. 1 prospect Andrew Painter is taking the next step toward a potential midsummer promotion to the big leagues.
Kurtz extends hot streak at Triple-A with yet another homer
Heading into the 2024 MLB Draft, Nick Kurtz was considered one of the most advanced college bats available. And just 20 games into his pro career, the Athletics' top prospect has been up to every challenge thrown at him in the Minor Leagues. Kurtz continued his early-season Triple-A barrage with
Rockies calling up former first-round pick Veen (sources)
DENVER -- The Rockies informed No. 8 prospect Zac Veen on Sunday that he is being called to the Majors from Triple-A Albuquerque, according to Major League sources. The Rockies have not confirmed the move. Outfielder Jordan Beck was optioned to Albuquerque on Monday, and the team said a corresponding
2024 Draft first-rounders headline Saturday's top performers
If you waited all offseason for that one blissful day where the game's top prospects would once again be running rampant all across the Minors, tallying professional firsts and setting career bests, well, you've come to the right roundup. How does a 464-foot moonshot from Jac Caglianone sound? A 10-strikeout
Switch-pitching 2024 first-rounder dominates in pro debut
Give Jurrangelo Cijntje a hand for a tremendous pro debut. And then give him another one after that. The already well-known switch-pitcher was on point in his first outing for High-A Everett, striking out six over four scoreless innings against Spokane in the club's 8-0 win Saturday night at Avista
Caglianone's first Double-A homer clears ... everything?!
They say everything is bigger in Texas, and it looks like that includes Jac Caglianone Texas League homers. In just his second game for Northwest Arkansas, the Royals’ No. 1 prospect launched his first Double-A homer onto the street outside of ONEOK Field on Saturday night in the Naturals' 9-5
Bazzana slugs first Double-A homer on red-hot 4-hit night
Since graduating from high school in Sydney, Australia, Travis Bazzana has been a-waltzing all over the United States, from college in Corvallis, Ore., to Eastlake, Ohio, home of the Guardians’ High-A affiliate, the Lake County Captains. But for the past two nights, the Guardians' top prospect has taken his Matilda
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Watch LIVE: Rangers top prospect Walcott faces Double-A Astros talent
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Acquired in Crochet deal, 2024 first-rounder Montgomery slugs first pro homer
It’s said that good things come to those who wait. Three hundred days removed from an ankle injury that ended his collegiate career, Braden Montgomery made his professional debut -- a stretch that included the Draft, a trade and a stint at big league camp. Three hundred and one days
Chandler Simpson beats out a routine one-hopper TO FIRST BASE
Chandler Simpson has already earned his reputation as the fastest man in the Minors, someone whose speed breaks the 20-80 scouting scale. The Rays' No. 7 prospect showed off his wheels at an entirely new level by beating out an infield single -- to the first baseman -- in Triple-A
Not one, not two, but THREE walk-offs in one night for Rockies affiliates
Baseball fans live for the drama. The Colorado Rockies' organization provided it on Friday. While the big league club dropped an 11-inning heartbreaker to the A's, 6-3, at Coors Field, three of the team's four Minor League affiliates pulled off walk-off wins -- and the fourth fell just short. It
Last year's first-round picks stand tall among Friday's top performers
As the rest of the Minor Leagues got underway Friday, there was a recurring theme -- many of the 2024 top Draft picks stood out, even in debuts at new levels. Chase Burns made his professional bow in dominant fashion, notching the first six strikeouts of his career over four
Red-letter day for Burns (with lots of K's) in pro debut at High-A
The wait was worth it for the Reds and Chase Burns. In shirt sleeves on a 51-degree night, MLB Pipeline's No. 25 overall prospect was nearly spotless in his professional debut, more than eight months after he was selected second overall in the MLB Draft. Burns struck out six and
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Here's what to expect from Rockies prospect Dollander in the big leagues
If things had gone the way people thought it would in 2023, Chase Dollander would not be preparing for his Major League debut with the Colorado Rockies on Sunday. After a year at Georgia Southern in 2021, Dollander moved to Tennessee and was absolutely lights out as a sophomore, leading