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Here's the 2024 All-Arizona Fall League Team

November 19, 2024

Season No. 32 of the Arizona Fall League is in the books, with the Salt River Rafters beating the Surprise Saguaros, 3-2, in the Championship Game on Saturday. It was another fall full of top prospects and top performances. Below is the 2024 MLB Pipeline All-AFL Team. This is based

Rafters surprise Saguaros for first Arizona Fall League crown since 2019

@Kelsie_Heneghan
November 17, 2024

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – As the Salt River Rafters posed with their Arizona Fall League champions banner, they held their pinky fingers and thumbs pointed out in the form of “the shaka” or hang-ten as they cheered. “Kala’i Rosario is from Hawaii, he's been one of our team leaders here,” Rafters

2024 Arizona Fall League award winners

@JoeTrezz
November 16, 2024

For six more weeks again this year, some of the best prospects in baseball shined in the Arizona Fall League, the game’s most elite prospect circuit. Now it’s time to give out some hardware. The Fall League annually awards the Joe Black MVP Award to its top performer, and since

AFL's Saguaros have the best record -- and the best celly

@Kelsie_Heneghan
November 16, 2024

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Watching Chase DeLauter hit a double can be a thing of beauty. And at the Arizona Fall League this season, the entertainment didn't stop when he got to second. MLB's No. 41 prospect, as well as his Surprise Saguaros teammates, would strike a saguaro cactus-like pose to

This Minors team takes concessions very seriously -- watch out for the grasshoppers

@BensBiz
November 15, 2024

This is an excerpt from The Baseball Traveler Newsletter, formerly known as Ben's Biz Newsletter, delivering Minor League Baseball business and culture news to your inbox each and every Thursday. Check out the full newsletter and background on the name change HERE.

'Big Apples' alternate identity makes Yankees' affiliate New York to the core

@BensBiz
November 15, 2024

The Hudson Valley Renegades, seeking to celebrate core aspects of their home state, planted a seed that has now borne fruit. At a gala event on Friday morning, the New York Yankees' High-A affiliate unveiled their "Big Apples" alternate identity. New York state is the second-largest producer of apples in

No. 2 seed Scottsdale meets No. 3 Salt River in Fall League semifinals

November 14, 2024

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The Arizona Fall League playoffs started a day early on Thursday, with the matchup between the Scottsdale Scorpions and Glendale Desert Dogs at Camelback Ranch serving as a de facto play-in game to Friday’s semifinal contest. Riding back-to-back homers from Adrian Pinto (Blue Jays) and Jacob Reimer

A master of deception, Rockies prospect Justice makes Fall League history

@JesseABorek
November 14, 2024

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- When the Arizona Fall League season got underway on Oct. 7, it offered participants a chance to hit reset on their Minor League statistics. For Evan Justice, that was a welcome reprieve on a year where not much went right on the hill. But nearly everything went

Best of both worlds: Kurtz shows off power, gives outfield a go in Fall League

November 12, 2024

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Nick Kurtz's bat got him selected by the A’s fourth overall this year, and his bat has the first baseman ranked No. 45 overall by MLB Pipeline. Where will he land on the other side of the ball? Well, at the very least, he's broadened his horizons

Road to The Show™: Twins’ Jenkins

No. 2 overall prospect shows five-tool promise despite injuries
@Gerard_Gilberto
November 12, 2024

Each week, MiLB.com profiles an elite prospect by chronicling the steps he's taken toward achieving his Major League dream. Here's a look at top Twins prospect Walker Jenkins. For more stories about players on The Road to The Show, click here. Walker Jenkins may be baseball’s top overall prospect early

How each player fared in the 2024 Fall Stars Game

@benweinrib
November 10, 2024

The best of the Arizona Fall League took the field at Sloan Park on Saturday night for the Fall Stars Game. A plethora of baseball's best prospect got their chance to showcase their skills, including Tigers No. 6 prospect Thayron Lirizano, who was named the game's MVP after delivering a

Go-ahead homer earns Tigers prospect Liranzo Fall Stars Game MVP honors

@JesseABorek
November 10, 2024

MESA, Ariz. -- Thayron Liranzo only got one at-bat during the 2024 Fall Stars Game, which made him an unlikely MVP candidate. But when you torpedo a go-ahead home run in the top of the ninth 437 feet at 112 mph off the bat, that’s as good a case as

Top performers of 2024 Fall Stars Game

November 10, 2024

MESA, Ariz. -- Thayron Liranzo wielded one of the Arizona Fall League’s most potent bats in the first four weeks of the season, but he had struggled as of late. Coming into the annual Fall Stars Game, he had gone hitless in his last 10 at-bats. But with the contest

Fall League sluggers light up the night in Home Run Derby

@JoeTrezz
November 8, 2024

The 2024 Arizona Fall League Home Run Derby lived up to its billing with a last-second long ball to close things out. Yankees prospect Garrett Martin finished with a flourish in the final round, hitting his 10th tater of the session to inch past Brewers No. 8 prospect Brock Wilken

This Minors park offers heavenly pretzels, Cubs prospects and very clever fans

@BensBiz
November 8, 2024

This is an excerpt from the latest edition of the Ben's Biz Beat Newsletter, bringing Minor League Baseball business and culture news to your inbox each and every Thursday. Check out the full newsletter HERE.

Here's a scouting report on every prospect in the 2024 Fall Stars Game

@SamDykstraMiLB
November 8, 2024

Call it the mid-autumn classic. The Arizona Fall League’s Fall Stars Game arrives Saturday at Mesa’s Sloan Park at 8 p.m. ET/6 p.m. local, placing some of the game’s best prospects and the circuit’s best performers on the same field. The game will be broadcast on MLB Network and streamed

These are the 2024 Fall Stars Game rosters

@JoeTrezz
November 7, 2024

The All-Star festivities at baseball’s most elite prospect circuit are always a can’t-miss event, and this year’s are no different. The 18th annual Fall Stars Game, set for 8 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. local on Saturday at Sloan Park in Mesa, will bring the Arizona Fall League’s top performers together

Childhood buddies Ray and Rose battle for bragging rights in the Fall League

@JesseABorek
November 6, 2024

MESA, Ariz. -- Put yourself in the shoes of Caden Rose and Dylan Ray. Best friends since childhood growing up in North Alabama, they dreamed of being professional ballplayers. Now they're beginning to see those dreams materialize. Invited to the Arizona Fall League, they've finally gotten to spend time together

Dodgers' Swan breaks down his pitches

@SamDykstraMiLB
November 6, 2024

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Eriq Swan is essentially in his pitching infancy, and that could be a scary thought for the rest of the league. The 23-year-old, 6-foot-6 right-hander picked up pitching late at Oakland High School in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, having primarily been a tall shortstop in his prep years. He

Maggi keeps grinding after his long-awaited MLB stint

@BensBiz
November 6, 2024

Benjamin Hill travels the nation collecting stories about what makes Minor League Baseball unique. This article -- which he reported on from Toledo, Ohio, on Aug. 25 -- is one of those stories. Subscribe to his newsletter here.

Twins' Rosario refining swing just in time to defend AFL HR Derby title

November 5, 2024

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Finding ways to stay focused and present when you’re the designated hitter can be tough. It's even more of a challenge when you’re used to playing in the field regularly. Then there are games like the one in which Twins outfield prospect Kala'i Rosario served as DH

Minor League Gold Glove Award winners

@JoeTrezz
November 4, 2024

There are prospects who can flash the leather, and then there are these guys: the cream of the crop. Now they own some hardware for defensive excellence. Two Top 100 prospects – including baseball's top overall prospect – headlined the nine-player crop of 2024 Minor League Gold Glove Award winners,

Unsatisfied with natural gifts, O's prospect Willems focusing on all facets of his game

November 3, 2024

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Creed Willems had a chance to play hero, coming to the plate with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning and two out, the score tied, 6-6. Instead, he beat one into the ground to end the inning and send Saturday night’s Peoria-Surprise Arizona

Yankees prospect Durbin trying to swipe his way to 40-man spot

@JesseABorek
November 2, 2024

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The Arizona Fall League has never seen a base stealer like Caleb Durbin. The Yankees prospect added another notch to his stolen-base prowess during Salt River's 8-3 win over Mesa at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick on Saturday afternoon. By virtue of three stolen bases, Durbin

The Show Before the Show: Episode 480

November 1, 2024

Check out the latest episodes of The Show Before the Show, MiLB.com's official podcast. A segment rundown is listed below, in case you want to skip to a particular section. Like the podcast? Subscribe, rate and review on Apple Podcasts. The podcast is also available via Spotify, Megaphone and other