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,

Welcome to Crooked Numbers, a monthly column dedicated to Minor League Baseball on-field oddities and absurdities. The edition, rounding up the month of September, encapsulates the end of the regular season as well as the playoffs. Thanks for reading this season, and here's to an even more "Crooked" 2025.

As Double-A and Triple-A affiliates navigate playoffs and the final week of the regular season respectively, award season in the lower levels rolls on, and its next stop is High-A. Every year, managers from across the Minors vote on All-Stars for their given league, as well as the Most Valuable

Spokane, Wash. - Minor League Baseball™ (MiLB™) announced today the league awards and All-Star teams for the three leagues that make up the High Class-A classification. The Spokane Indians, fresh off a thrilling victory in the Northwest League Championship Series, topped the NWL with six All-Stars including the circuit's Most

For the first time since 2008, the Spokane Indians took home the Northwest League title after a back-and-forth Championship Series against the 2023 victors, the Vancouver Canadians. After three one-run games, Game 4 followed the same script. Knotted at 1 after nine innings, Vancouver struck first in the top of

Big crowd. Friday night. You just had to know that Chase Dollander was gonna deliver. Spokane's ace turned in arguably his best outing of the season as the Indians thumped the Hops, 8-1, in front of a crowd of 5,956 fans at Avista Stadium for Fireworks Night presented by Mallory

Fresno, CA (Sunday, September 10) – The Fresno Grizzlies (78-54, 42-24) roared past the Modesto Nuts (77-55, 43-23) 8-5 Sunday afternoon from Chukchansi Park. Fresno erased an early 4-0 deficit to end their regular season on a high note. The Grizzlies concluded with the best overall record in the California

Visalia, CA (Sunday, September 3) – The Fresno Grizzlies (76-50, 40-20) vanquished the Visalia Rawhide (49-77, 26-34) 8-6 Sunday afternoon from Valley Strong Ballpark. Fresno relished a series triumph on their last road game of the regular season, finishing 37-29 overall (23-13 in the second half). The Grizzlies won half

Visalia, CA (Wednesday, August 30) – The Fresno Grizzlies (73-49, 37-19) snuck past the Visalia Rawhide (48-74, 25-31) 4-1 Wednesday night from Valley Strong Ballpark. The Grizzlies improved to 37-19 (.661) in the second half, 40-20 (.667) in their last 60 games and 50-23 (.685) in their last 73 contests.

Visalia, CA (Tuesday, August 29) – The Fresno Grizzlies (72-49, 36-19) were beaten by the Visalia Rawhide (48-73, 25-30) 8-3 Tuesday evening from Valley Strong Ballpark. Fresno fell to 36-19 (.655) in the second half, 39-20 (.661) in their last 59 games and 49-23 (.681) in their last 72 contests.

Fresno, CA (Friday, August 25) – The Fresno Grizzlies (70-48, 34-18) were declawed by the Stockton Ports (44-74, 19-33) 1-0 Friday night from Chukchansi Park. The Grizzlies stumbled to 34-18 (.654) in the second half, 37-19 (.661) in their last 56 games and 47-22 (.681) in their last 69 contests.

Fresno, CA (Thursday, August 24) – The Fresno Grizzlies (70-47, 34-17) wore out the Stockton Ports (43-74, 18-33) 4-1 Thursday evening from Chukchansi Park. The Grizzlies improved to 34-17 (.667) in the second half, 37-18 (.673) in their last 55 games and 47-21 (.691) in their last 68 contests. Fresno

Modesto, CA (Saturday, August 19) – The Fresno Grizzlies (68-45, 32-15) overpowered the Modesto Nuts (60-53, 26-21) 10-6 Saturday night from John Thurman Field. The Grizzlies improved to 32-15 (.681) in the second half, 35-16 (.686) in their last 51 games and 45-19 (.703) in their last 64 contests. With