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El Paso scores 10 in ninth, sets PCL mark
Heading into the bottom of the ninth inning on Friday, it looked like Triple-A El Paso was heading for its sixth straight loss. In what seemed like merely an instant, however, everything changed, and history was made in the process.The Chihuahuas strung together eight hits and 10 runs in the → Read More
Modern marvels: Hessman reigns as home run king
MiLB.com staff combed through decades of stats to uncover Minor League hitting and pitching leaders among players active for at least one season in the 21st century. In "Modern marvels," we present their stories. Read about the hits leaders and the strikeouts leaders in previous editions. It should come as → Read More
State of the System: Atlanta Braves
Starting in October and running through the end of the year, MiLB.com's State of the System series evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of each Major League organization, highlighting prospects who've made the biggest strides in 2020 and offering a peek at 2021. The Braves’ playoff run this season seemed to → Read More
Wander leaves winter team with sore shoulder
Baseball’s top prospect is headed back to the States after injuring his shoulder in the Dominican Winter League. Wander Franco, the Rays’ star youngster and MLB Pipeline's No. 1 overall prospect, left the Leones Del Escogido this week to return to Tampa Bay for tests, the team announced Wednesday. → Read More
State of the System: Houston Astros
Starting in October and running through the end of the year, MiLB.com's State of the System series will evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of each Major League organization, highlights prospects who've made the biggest strides in 2020 and offers a peek at 2021. This year was an unorthodox one, to → Read More
State of the System: Kansas City Royals
Starting in October and running through the end of the year, MiLB.com's State of the System series will evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of each Major League organization, highlights prospects who've made the biggest strides in 2020 and offers a peek at 2021. Much was made of the previous generation → Read More
Jays' Pearson blazes his way into record books
It’s no secret that Nate Pearson throws hard. Through three Minor League seasons and a handful of appearances in the bigs this year, the top Blue Jays prospect put on display one of the best fastballs in the game and in the Toronto organization as a whole. Now, after just → Read More
Carlson rejoins Cardinals, goes deep
Dylan Carlson didn’t take long to make an impact after returning from the Cardinals' alternate training site. St. Louis’ top-ranked prospect went 2-for-3 and crushed a three-run homer in his first start since being sent to Springfield, capping a late comeback effort as the Cardinals completed a sweep of the → Read More
Adell slugs first two big league homers
and in emphatic fashion. The top Angels prospect clubbed the first two homers of his Major League career to help power the Halos to a 16-3 blowout win → Read More
Padres' Morejon unhittable in return to mound
Adrian Morejon took the mound Tuesday for his first big league appearance of 2020 and his first appearance in a live game -- either the Majors or the Minors -- in over a year. But after his performance, the left-hander probably won’t have to wait long to see the mound → Read More
Chicago's Madrigal out with separated shoulder
Days after erupting at the plate in the first big game of his young big league career, Nick Madrigal’s rookie season took an unfortunate turn. The No. 4 White Sox prospect left Tuesday’s game against the Brewers with a left shoulder injury, according to the team. He departed quickly after → Read More
The Road to The Show™: Sixto Sanchez
Each week, MiLB.com profiles an elite prospect by chronicling the steps he's taken to reach the brink of realizing his Major League dream. Here's a look at Miami Marlins right-hander Sixto Sanchez. For more player journeys on The Road to The Show, click here. When the Marlins acquired Sixto Sanchez → Read More
Ike at the Bat: Eisenhower's rumored baseball past
When debating who ranks among the United States' best presidents, one typically can’t make it far down the list without mentioning Dwight D. Eisenhower. Between leading the Allied Forces to victory in World War II, ending the Korean War a decade later and establishing such institutions as NASA and the → Read More
2020 Draft recap: Detroit Tigers
Following the five-round 2020 MLB First-Year Player Draft, MiLB.com takes an organization-by-organization look at each pick with help from team scouting executives. The Tigers went into the Draft knowing they were going to add an offensive centerpiece in Spencer Torkelson. And they left it with even more firepower. Detroit selected → Read More
2020 Draft recap: Cleveland Indians
Following the five-round 2020 MLB First-Year Player Draft, MiLB.com takes an organization-by-organization look at each pick with help from team scouting executives. The Indians may not boast a farm system as loaded with elite talent as other teams around the Majors, but they do excel in one area in particular: → Read More
Former prospects getting started in KBO
Though baseball has been underway in Asia for weeks with Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League well into its season, the spring got a little brighter and warmer this week as the 10-team Korea Baseball Organization kicked off its 2020 campaign. Though the KBO is playing in empty stadiums, its Opening → Read More
Card collector Daniel Tillo snags grails of himself
card collecting. Whether it was baseball, football or basketball, nothing satisfied him more than ripping wax and adding to his sprawling stockpile.But unlike most kids, Tillo one day added something to his collection far → Read More
Prospect Road to The Show: Angels outfielder Jo Adell
Each week, MiLB.com profiles an elite prospect by chronicling the steps he's taken to reach the brink of realizing his Major League dream. Here's a look at Los Angeles Angels outfielder Jo Adell. For more player journies on The Road to The Show, click here.The Angels selected Jo Adell with the 10th → Read More
Farm system rankings: Position players, 30-21
With Opening Day just around the corner, MiLB.com takes a look at the state of all 30 farm systems, starting with 30-21, based on position player talent. → Read More
Orioles' Rutschman scores spring invite
Last year's No. 1 overall Draft pick Adley Rutschman, the top-ranked Baltimore Orioles prospect, was among 23 non-roster invitees to the club's Major League Spring Training camp. → Read More