Call it a last-chance saloon in the middle of the desert. The Arizona Fall League provides more than just an opportunity to see some of the game’s top prospects in one spot. It’s also the final place certain Minor Leaguers can prove they are deserving of a 40-man roster spot

Here are the top performers from the fifth week of AFL action:

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Players can be a stubborn sort, but Sammy Siani knew something had to change. The Pirates outfield prospect was entering his third season with High-A Greensboro and had hit just .217 over 2022 and ‘23 combined with a 33.7 percent strikeout rate. When upward mobility is the

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Greensboro Grasshoppers beat the Greenville Drive 16-6 in the third game of its Home Opener series on Thursday, April 20. Greensboro moves to 9-3 on the season while Greenville falls to 4-7. The Hoppers outhit the Drive 18-10 with one Greenville error. Leading the Grasshoppers at

LAKEWOOD, NJ – The Greensboro Grasshoppers took the first game of the series against the Jersey Shore BlueClaws 13-9, on Tuesday, April 11. The Grasshoppers move to 3-1 on the season while the BlueClaws fall to 1-3. The Grasshoppers outhit the BlueClaws 12 to five but had two errors to

FISHKILL, NY – The Greensboro Grasshoppers recorded their first win of the season on Saturday, April 8, beating the Hudson Valley Renegades 5-3. The Grasshoppers tallied nine hits and one error against the Renegades five hits and one error. The Grasshoppers and Renegades each move to 1-1 on the season.

GREENSBORO ― Sammy Siani hit a two-run home run, and Endy Rodriguez’s two-run double was the key hit in a rally that led the Greensboro Grasshoppers to an 8-4 victory over the Greenville Drive at First National Bank Field on Wednesday night. Siani finished 2-for-4 with two runs scored and

GREENSBORO ― On this Fourth of July, in front of the biggest home crowd of the season, the fireworks started a little before dark. Endy Rodriguez and newcomer Mike Jarvis both hit three-run home runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, leading the Greensboro Grasshoppers to an 11-4 victory

GREENSBORO ― The slider is too darn pretty for the statistics to look so ugly. And so for Justin Meis, it was only a matter of time before things evened out a little bit. Meis struck out eight in six shutout innings, leading the Greensboro Grasshoppers to a 9-2 victory

GREENSBORO ― What a difference a day makes. Well, to be honest, what a difference a day and a come-to-Jesus team meeting 30 minutes before the start of regular game-day prep. Right-handers Nick Garcia and Sean Sullivan pitched dominant games, and the Greensboro Grasshoppers bounced back from the worst day

GREENSBORO ― After the rain moved through downtown, and the grounds crew rolled up the tarpaulin, it turned out to be a pleasant night at the old ballgame. At least for the Hudson Valley Renegades, anyway. Everson Pereira went 4-for-6 with two home runs, a walk, four runs scored and

GREENSBORO ― Both of Jack Herman’s superb catches at the left-field fence saved runs Tuesday night. But the second one cost more than it saved. Herman, a 22-year-old corner outfielder and perhaps the most popular player in the Greensboro Grasshoppers’ clubhouse, suffered a leg injury and had to be carted

GREENSBORO ― One strike away from victory. One strike away from sending the faithful home with Porter House burger coupons. One strike away from … There’s a drive to deep left-center field … Everson Pereira drove a 3-2 pitch from right-hander Domingo Gonzalez over the fence for a two-out, two-run

WINSTON-SALEM ― Fabricio Macias hit a tie-breaking two-run home run in the sixth inning, and Ernny Ordonez hit a three-run shot earlier in the third as the Greensboro Grasshoppers’ erupted for 15 hits on the way to an 11-10 victory over the Winston-Salem Dash at Truist Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

WiNSTON-SALEM ― Right-hander Michell Miliano retired all three batters he faced in the 10th inning, nailing down the Greensboro Grasshoppers 5-4 victory over the Winston-Salem Dash at Truist Stadium on Thursday night. With pinch-runner Shawn Goosenberg placed at second to start the 10th, Miliano coaxed a fly out, then struck

GREENSBORO ― Sammy Siani and Yoyner Fajardo hit back-to-back home runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, lifting the Greensboro Grasshoppers to a 4-2 victory over the Wilmington Blue Rocks in their series finale at First National Bank Field on Sunday afternoon. Siani’s home run was the key hit

ASHEVILLE ― Endy Rodriguez hit a three-run home run and Sammy Siani went 2-for-3 and threw two runners out from right field, leading the Greensboro Grasshoppers in an 8-4 loss to the Asheville Tourists at McCormick Field on Saturday night. The Hoppers (20-23) have won five of their last seven

GREENSBORO ― There's hot. There's silly hot. And then there's Matt Gorski hot. It's the kind of hot streak that is simply hard to believe, even when it's true. Gorski cracked the first pitch thrown in the bottom of the ninth inning for his third home run of the game

GREENSBORO ― Sammy Siani chopped a single through the drawn-in infield with the bases loaded in the eighth inning, breaking a tie score and lifting the Greensboro Grasshoppers to a 6-5 victory over the Bowling Green Hot Rods at First National Bank Field on Saturday night. Siani went 2-for-4 with

GREENSBORO ― Winning pitcher Seth Johnson walked none and struck out 11 in five innings, and Bowling Green's offense collected 16 more hits as the Hot Rods beat the Greensboro Grasshoppers 10-4 at First National Bank Field on Friday night. Osleivis Basabe went 2-for-5 with a home run to lead

GREENSBORO ― Matt Gorski hit two home runs for the second night in a row, but it wasn't nearly enough as the Bowling Green Hot Rods pounded out 21 hits and beat the Greensboro Grasshoppers 12-3 at First National Bank Field on Thursday night. Ronny Simon went 4-for-4 with a

GREENSBORO ― The 10th inning belonged to the Greensboro Grasshoppers. And, man, did they ever need it. Jack Herman's one-out, opposite-field single drove home Henry Davis from second base with the game-winning run as the Hoppers snapped a four-game losing streak and beat the Aberdeen IronBirds 8-7 at First National

GREENSBORO ― The minor leagues have been around for about 120 years, and in all that time no one has figured out a way to play defense against a walk. Three of the nine Aberdeen hitters who drew walks Tuesday night ended up scoring ― including the tying and go-ahead

WINSTON-SALEM ― Maikol Escotto doubled and drove in three runs, Sammy Siani reached base five times and drove in two runs, and the Greensboro Grasshoppers defeated the Winston-Salem Dash 12-5 at Truist Stadium on Wednesday night. Escotto, Siani, Jack Herman and Endy Rodriguez all had RBI hits during a six-run

GREENSBORO ― In the light of day, on the first sunny Sunday afternoon game of the season, the Greensboro Grasshoppers found the kind of pitching they lacked the two dark nights before. Santiago Florez and three relievers combined to shut down Rome's offense, and Greensboro closed out its opening weekend