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

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

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

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Hillsboro, OR (June 14, 2024) – For the fourth consecutive week, the Hops entered a Thursday game with a 2-0 series lead. They would continue that early-week success at Hillsboro Ballpark by taking their third straight game over the Tri-City Dust Devils in a dramatic come from behind 5-4 victory

For his tenth start of the year, Spencer Giesting matched up against Tri-City Dust Devil's starter Ryan Costieu. In the Wednesday night game at Hillsboro Ballpark, the Hops’ offense scored four runs on nine hits. Hillsboro pitchers only allowed one earned run, beating Tri-City 4-1. Hops' left fielder Brett Johnson

Pitching woes were to blame for the Hop's 10-2 loss to Eugene. The Saturday night game at Hillsboro ballpark turned into a disaster after a seven-run fourth inning for the Emeralds. The Hillsboro pitching staff walked seven batters. Ricardo Yan was the starter for the Hops and Seth Lonsway for

(Hillsboro, Oregon)- The Hops took on Eugene in the Friday night matchup for the fourth game of the series at Hillsboro Ballpark. The game was tied at 1-1 until the bottom of the seventh when Hillsboro scored a run. In the eighth, the Hops tacked on another run, going up

PASCO, Wash. -- With scheduled starting pitcher Jorge Marcheco unable to go with an ankle injury, the Tri-City Dust Devils patched together a bullpen day in pursuit of a series-clinching win over Hillsboro. Quinton Martinez was stout in his first career start, but it was over after three innings. And

Hillsboro, OR (May 12, 2024) – The Hillsboro Hops continued their success over the Spokane Indians on Mother’s Day Sunday at Hillsboro Ballpark, winning their fourth straight game and taking five of six over Spokane. Hillsboro pitching was brilliant again, allowing just one run in the 3-1 win. Andrew Pintar

May 9, 2024 (Hillsboro, OR)- The Hillsboro Ballpark hosted its STEM day, where over 1700 kids from local schools came to the Thursday day game. For the third game of the tied series, the Hillsboro Hops (13-16) beat the Spokane Indians (16-9) with a final score of 2-3 to put

Hillsboro, OR (April 19, 2024) After four errors in the previous game of the series, the Hillsboro Hops (5-8) could not seem to shake their defensive woes, committing five errors in their 11 to 3 loss to the Tri-City Dust Devils (4-9). Out of the 11 runs allowed by the

Hillsboro, OR (April 7, 2024) – The Hillsboro Hops and Everett AquaSox closed out Opening Weekend on Sunday at Hillsboro Ballpark. The day after a 14-inning marathon slugfest, the final game of the series was a nine-inning thriller that ended with another walk-off hit. Manny Peña hit a walk-off double

VISALIA, CA – On Monday, the Visalia Rawhide announced its roster for the 2023 season. Of the 30 players, 18 of them spent time with the 2022 Rawhide team. According to Baseball America's Prospect Handbook, the Rawhide have three players who are top 30 prospects in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.