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 second-ranked Royals prospect Blake Mitchell. For more stories about players on The Road to The Show, click here. Blake Mitchell’s numbers from his first full Minor League

Columbia, SC – The Columbia Fireflies, in conjunction with the Carolina League and Major League Baseball, today announced that catcher Blake Mitchell has been named a Carolina League All-Star. The Sinton High School product finished the season with a Carolina League-best 18 homers, tied with Andy Garriola and Luis Castillo.

Columbia, SC – The Columbia Fireflies bullpen tossed four scoreless, but it wasn’t enough as the team lost 6-4 Tuesday night to the Fredericksburg Nationals at Segra Park. Elijah Green made the difference in the fifth. With one out and Brenner Cox and Jorgelys Mota on the basepaths, Green smashed

Columbia, SC – The Fireflies got another excellent start from Felix Arronde, but they were unable to beat the Pelicans, falling 2-1 Friday night at Pelicans Ballpark. Felix Arronde (L, 4-7) posted another quality start—his team-leading seventh of the season. The righty spun six innings, striking out seven Pelicans while

Columbia, SC – The Fireflies blanked the Pelicans 9-0 behind a seven-inning start for Jonatan Bernal to secure the club’s sixth shutout of the season Wednesday evening at Pelicans Ballpark. Blake Mitchell got the scoring started in the first. The lefty pulled his 16th homer of the year to left

Columbia, SC – The Fireflies split a doubleheader with the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers Friday night at Segra Park. The home team won game one 8-3 before losing game two 5-3. Game One The Fireflies bats led the way to an 8-3 game one victory over the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers. The

Columbia, SC – The Fireflies split their doubleheader with the Lynchburg Hillcats Thursday night at Segra Park. Columbia lost game one 4-1 and won game two 4-3 as the team beat the rain with a two-run walk-off single. Game One The Fireflies fell to the Lynchburg Hillcats 4-1 in game

Columbia, SC – The Fireflies scored double-digits for the ninth time this season behind a six-run third inning and three homeruns to beat the Charleston RiverDogs 11-6 Thursday Night at Joe Riley Park. Columbia scored six runs in the third inning off five hits, including Blake Mitchell’s 12th homer of

Columbia, SC – The Fireflies used a six-run eighth inning to come from behind to beat the Augusta GreenJackets 8-2 at SRP Park Friday night. After being shutout through the first seven frames, the bats came to life in the eighth inning. Hyungchan Um and Austin Charles led the inning

Columbia, SC – The Fireflies bats came alive, scoring three runs in the seventh to give Columbia a 5-2 win over Augusta Thursday night at SRP Park. Columbia regained the lead in the top of the seventh. Lizandro Rodriguez started the inning with a base knock and advanced into scoring

Columbia, SC – The Fireflies started off their three-game homestand with a 10-2 loss to the Augusta GreenJackets Monday evening at Segra Park. The GreenJackets got on the board first in the top of the second inning. Kade Kern led things off with a single and came around on a

Columbia, SC – The Fireflies used a four-run fifth inning and five one-run innings of work from the bullpen to take home a 6-3 win over the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers at Atrium Health Ballpark Friday night. The win was the Fireflies fifth-consecutive, which is their second-longest winning streak of the

Columbia, SC – The Fireflies bats roared out to a 4-0 lead in the first en route to a 7-2 win over the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers Wednesday night at Atrium Health Ballpark. The Fireflies (3-2) exploded out of the gates in the first inning. Erick Torres, Blake Mitchell and Derlin

Columbia, SC – COLUMBIA, SC – The Columbia Fireflies were shut out by the Carolina Mudcats, 6-0 in front of a sellout crowd of 8,134 fans Saturday night. The Mudcats struck first on the scoreboard. Fillipo Di Turi singled in the third inning, then scored on a double off the

Columbia, SC – The Fireflies rallied for five runs in the last three innings, but fell short 9-5 vs the Carolina Mudcats Thursday night at Segra Park. Columbia got all their offense from a pair of homers. Gabriel Silva launched a three-run blast, his second of the year, in the

Kannapolis, NC – Blake Mitchell showed off his power bat Thursday night, but it wasn’t enough to beat the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers as Columbia fell 14-5 at Atrium Health Ballpark. Blake Mitchell got the Fireflies on the board with his team-leading seventh round tripper in the top of the third

Kannapolis, NC – The Columbia Fireflies used a four inning save from Logan Martin to hold the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers in check in a 5-4 win at Atrium Health Ballpark Monday night. The Fireflies bats got started early. In the top of the second, Jhonny Perdomo tripled to plate Chris

Columbia, SC – The Fireflies bats blasted their way through the Delmarva Shorebirds, winning 11-5 behind a six-run third inning Thursday night at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium. The Fireflies bats woke up in the third frame. Lizandro Rodriguez singled to lead-off the inning and set the tone. Later, Erick Torres

Columbia, SC – The Fireflies went back-and-forth in a dog fight with the Delmarva Shorebirds that saw three lead changes after the start of the seventh, but were unable to take home the victory, as they lost 6-5 at Perdue Stadium Wednesday night. The Fireflies bats woke up late again

Zebulon, NC – The Fireflies lost the series opener 8-3 to the Carolina Mudcats Tuesday night at Five County Stadium. Columbia allowed Mudcats lead-off hitter Daniel Guilarte to score four times in the game. Blake Mitchell got Columbia (12-9) on the board with a two out, solo homer to right

COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies regained their rhythm offensively, earning a 10-6 win against the Augusta GreenJackets as they reached double digit runs scored for the fourth time this season Saturday evening at Segra Park. Columbia's (12-8) lead-off man worked an extra base hit in each of the game’s first

CHARLESTON, SC – The Fireflies added some late runs behind another stellar pitching performance to take their third-consecutive game over the Charleston RiverDogs 3-1 Saturday night at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park. The Fireflies edged ahead in the top of the eighth inning. Erick Torres reached on a fielder’s choice

CHARLESTON, SC – The Fireflies kept Charleston off the board until the ninth inning as they won 3-2 over the Charleston RiverDogs Friday evening at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park to even their series at two games a piece heading into the weekend. Felix Arronde (W, 2-0) continued his magnificent

Blake Mitchell knew he just missed. In the bottom of the sixth inning in Single-A Columbia’s game against Myrtle Beach on Saturday night, the Royals’ 2023 first-round Draft pick saw back-to-back offerings in the sweet spot of the strike zone. Kansas City’s No. 1 prospect took a mighty swing, but

COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies clinched a series victory Saturday with a decisive 9-0 victory over the Myrtle Beach Pelicans at Segra Park. It was the Fireflies first shutout of 2024 and their first shutout since Mauricio Veliz, Elvis Novas and Jacob Widener blanked Myrtle Beach by the same score