Spring Breakout has returned for the second season after debuting last year to much fanfare. The weekend began with a bang as the Rays edged the Red Sox on Thursday night with home runs coming from Boston's top three prospects and Tampa Bay's No. 1. Like last year, all 30

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- For one moment, the future was the present along Florida’s Gulf coast. Roughly 90 minutes before first pitch of Thursday’s Spring Breakout opener between the Red Sox and Rays at Port Charlotte Sports Park, Red Sox No. 1 and 3 prospects Roman Anthony and Marcelo Mayer

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Rikuu Nishida didn’t have a signed bat among his baseball collection until Thursday. And after being presented with an Ichiro autographed bat during a morning Minor League meeting in the White Sox facilities at Camelback Ranch, it will be nearly impossible for the fleet-footed prospect to top

The Rockies’ top prospects will take the field Sunday for their Spring Breakout game against the White Sox in Camelback Ranch, but the lineup will not include the system's top-ranked position player. Charlie Condon, selected after a record-smashing career at the University of Georgia and signed to a $9.25 million

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Under the lights of Charlotte Sports Park, all three members of Boston’s vaunted “Big 3” prospects went deep, announcing their presence in a Spring Breakout contest against the Rays’ prospects. Thursday’s primetime contest was the first of the many games that will take place in the

From California to Massachusetts, from Arkansas to Iowa, leadership in professional baseball is evolving. Coming into the 2025 season, there are 14 women in general manager positions across Minor League Baseball. When most fans think of the GMs in baseball, they likely assume the job is all about building a

JUPITER, Fla. – An avid chess player, JJ Wetherholt recently showed off his noticeable confidence and comfort in an MLB clubhouse by taking on fellow infielder Brendan Donovan, universally known throughout the Cardinals’ clubhouse as an elite player because of his tactical and strategic approach to the game. Not only

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The second edition of Spring Breakout is bursting with high-profile prospects. A whopping 69 members of MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 are slated to participate, including Red Sox outfielder Roman Anthony (No. 2), Tigers outfielder Max Clark (No. 6), Red Sox infielder Kristian Campbell (No. 7), Rays shortstop Carson Williams (No.

Spring Breakout is here! The second edition of the four-day prospect showcase kicks off Thursday. Last year, we had moments like Paul Skenes and Jackson Holliday going head-to-head (Skenes came out on top), Rays first baseman Xavier Isaac (MLB No. 50) and Yankees outfielder Spencer Jones slugging two homers apiece

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FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Roman Anthony, all of 20 years old, towers around the Red Sox Spring Training complex at 6-foot-3 and roughly 220 pounds. He carries himself with confidence, but not cockiness. The left-handed-hitting outfielder knows he belongs on a baseball field, because that’s where he’s always felt at

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Late last August, after Padres prospect Leo De Vries suffered the right shoulder injury that would eventually end his first professional season, farm director Ryley Westman briefly raised the possibility of sending him to the team's Spring Training complex in Peoria. There, San Diego's staff could closely

The inaugural Spring Breakout in 2024 provided a platform for fans to meet many of baseball's top prospects before they began standing out in the Majors shortly thereafter. Paul Skenes striking out Jackson Holliday. Jackson Chourio reaching twice and scoring a run. Jace Jung hitting a pair of homers.

The inaugural edition of Spring Breakout was a rousing success last year. Sixteen games showcased not only many of baseball's best prospects but also some of the most jaw-dropping tools in the Minors. Of the 10 best individual attributes we highlighted a year ago, nine belonged to players who reached

When players are taken in the early rounds of the MLB Draft, it’s easy to dream about seeing them under the bright lights of the big leagues, but a common refrain has been that fans don't get to see those players for years after they're selected. Thanks to Spring Breakout,

International Women’s Day commemorates the achievements of women all over the world in all areas of life, and it’s a great time for the baseball world to celebrate the women who are enriching the sport and blazing trails for future generations.

Spring Breakout is back, and top prospects across all 30 organizations will once again take center stage in Arizona and Florida. The second annual edition of Spring Breakout, which takes place March 13-16, features hundreds of the top prospects from around the league. The rosters are stacked, highlighted by 69

Ding, ding, who’s ready for Round 2? Last year’s inaugural edition of Spring Breakout gave fans early looks at Paul Skenes, Jackson Chourio, Pete Crow-Armstrong, James Wood, Jackson Holliday, Ceddanne Rafaela and many other young stars who graduated off prospect lists in 2024. Not only does it serve as a