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Road to The Show™: Dodgers’ Rushing

No. 50 overall prospect develops into a more well-rounded hitter
@Gerard_Gilberto
June 11, 2024

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 top Dodgers prospect Dalton Rushing. For more stories about players on The Road to The Show, click here. Dalton Rushing is the product of two very successful

The weirdest MiLB stats, plays from May

The wild and the wacky during the last month in the Minors
@BensBiz
June 10, 2024

Welcome to Crooked Numbers, a monthly column dedicated to Minor League Baseball on-field oddities and absurdities. This edition, covering the month of May, features reptile cameos, offensive explosions, oppositional surnames and, of course, much more. Keeping track of this type of thing is a team effort, so get in touch

Quartet of alternate identities joins MiLB landscape

Dodgers, White Sox and Phillies affiliates unveil their new looks
@BensBiz
June 7, 2024

This is an excerpt from the latest edition of the Ben's Biz Beat Newsletter, bringing Minor League Baseball business and culture news to your inbox each and every Thursday. Check out the full newsletter HERE. Wednesday, May 29, turned out to be an unexpectedly above-average day for fans of Minor

MiLB pays homage to the Negro Leagues in June

Rickwood Field is one of the many celebrations across the Minors
@RobTnova24
June 6, 2024

On June 18, America's oldest professional ballpark will host a Double-A game between the Montgomery Biscuits and Birmingham Barons with MiLB at Rickwood Field: A Tribute to the Negro Leagues. This game, with Montgomery suiting up as the Gray Sox and Birmingham playing as the Black Barons, will kick off

These are the best June ballpark promos

Steamed Cheeseburgers, a night at 'The Office' on tap in MiLB
@BensBiz
June 3, 2024

Welcome to Promo Preview, a monthly round-up of Minor League Baseball promotions to look forward to. June highlights include iconic socks, bipedal cows, regional food battles and, of course, much more. Dive in.

Inside job: Dodgers' Sweeney hits HR trifecta

Club's No. 21 prospect flashes back to Little League on first tater
@MavalloneMiLB
May 30, 2024

The beauty of baseball is it affords even the best of the best an opportunity to do something unique. For Trey Sweeney, that came in the second inning on Wednesday night at Isotopes Park. The Dodgers' No. 21 prospect kicked off a career-best performance with something he hadn't done since

It's a grand night of firsts for Drillers' Rushing

Bases-loaded homer highlights his career-high five-RBI night
@thevandalorian
May 28, 2024

With two swings, Dalton Rushing marked off two career milestones on Monday. And with the second one, he added something he hadn't yet done this season. MLB's No. 51 prospect brought early fireworks to Double-A Tulsa's 12-3 win at ONEOK Field. Rushing -- who entered the game with six home

Here are the top switch-hitters in the Minors

Check out these 11 handy prospects (with one more to grow on)
@benweinrib
May 14, 2024

In an era that places a premium on platoon advantages, switch-hitters can be the most versatile members of a lineup -- even if they've become increasingly hard to find. Over the past four seasons, the number of switch-hitting batters in the Majors has slowly ticked down from 10.7 percent in

Buehler stacks up half a dozen K's for OKC

Dodgers RHP finds groove in second Triple-A rehab start of '24
April 7, 2024

Coming off his first rehab start, Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler continued to make strides in his recovery process Saturday night in Oklahoma City's 4-3 win over Albuquerque at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. The right-handed pitcher provided a sneak peak into his performance at full health, retiring the first nine batters he

Check out the new Copa de la Diversión identities 

Five teams join in for the first time, three more are rebranding
@BensBiz
March 19, 2024

2024 marks the seventh season of Minor League Baseball's Copa de la Diversión program in which teams assume alternate identities that engage with and celebrate their region's Hispanic fan base. Nighty-eight MiLB teams are participating in Copa de la Diversión this season, the most ever, for a total that represents

Ben's Biz: Loons ready to 'party in slow motion'

Great Lakes will take on Pontooners identity for three games
@BensBiz
March 1, 2024

This is an excerpt from the latest edition of the Ben's Biz Beat Newsletter, bringing Minor League Baseball business and culture news to your inbox each and every Thursday. Check out the full newsletter HERE.

Honoring Black baseball's rich and storied history

Nine Minor League clubs will celebrate Black baseball history in '24
February 27, 2024

When Jackie Robinson made his debut as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers organization in Spring Training of 1946, his jersey number was not the 42 he'd come to be associated with. That spring in Daytona Beach, and throughout the ensuing season with the Triple-A Montreal Royals, he wore number

Busch, Quintero showcase deep Dodgers system

Lefty slugger, Venezuelan outfielder top Organization All-Stars
@brendan_samson
December 18, 2023

Each offseason, MiLB.com goes position by position across each organization and honors the players -- regardless of age or prospect status -- who had the best seasons in each farm system. Next up in our 2023 Organization All-Stars series are the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Cuellar, McDaniel win Coolbaugh, Bender Awards

Dodgers, Phillies execs honored for player development service
December 5, 2023

Minor League Baseball announced the selection of Los Angeles Dodgers Special Assistant to Player Development Bobby Cuellar as the recipient of the 15th annual Mike Coolbaugh Award and Philadelphia Phillies Director of Minor League Operations Lee McDaniel as the 15th winner of the Sheldon “Chief” Bender Award. The Mike Coolbaugh

Ben's Biz: Title winners ranked for '23

Based on how long it had been since they last won a crown
@BensBiz
October 27, 2023

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The Road to The Show™: Dodgers’ Busch

No. 44 overall prospect figuring out how to make it in Hollywood
@Gerard_Gilberto
October 24, 2023

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 Dodgers second-ranked prospect Michael Busch. For more stories about players on The Road to The Show, click here. A week before the Dodgers battled the D-backs in

Hot dogs! Three's a crowd in desert homer binge

Prospects hit back-to-back-to-back home runs in Fall League action
@JesseABorek
October 22, 2023

MESA, Ariz. -- Who let the Desert Dogs out? There was much to bark and howl about in the dugout after Glendale claimed a 7-6 extra-inning victory over Mesa at Sloan Park on Saturday night, particularly the back-to-back-to-back home runs in the second inning that staked the club to an

Norfolk vs. OKC in Triple-A National Championship

Orioles, Dodgers talent clash for crown at the Minors' highest level
@Kelsie_Heneghan
September 29, 2023

LAS VEGAS -- At Triple-A, the only constant is change. With hundreds of transactions a season, the roster can be a revolving door. But when a club is a part of one of the best farm systems in baseball, it’s a lot of top prospects replacing top prospects. As affiliates

Seasoned Oklahoma City sweeps to PCL crown

Busch, Stone play huge roles in Triple-A Dodgers' championship
@benweinrib
September 28, 2023

The Oklahoma City Dodgers roster has undergone a lot of change throughout the 2023 season. Key players have been promoted to the Majors, and some have returned. But all of that big-game experience paid off as the Triple-A club swept the best-of-3 Pacific Coast League Championship Series against the Round

Who will be MiLB Hitting Prospect of the Year?

O's Holliday, Dodgers' Busch, Rays' Caminero finalists for award
@SamDykstraMiLB
September 24, 2023

The nominations continue. Last week, we announced the three finalists for the MiLB Pitching Prospect of the Year. Now, it’s time to turn our attention to the batters, with three Hitting Prospect of the Year candidates. These finalists were determined by MLB Pipeline staff, which considered many worthy performers from

Player of the Week Spotlight: Dodgers' Gelof

Zack's younger brother leads Single-A Quakes into postseason
@RobTnova24
September 12, 2023

Jake Gelof is the younger brother of A's breakout rookie second baseman Zack Gelof. But the 21-year-old isn't wasting time making a name for himself in his first year of pro ball. The younger Gelof earned Minor League Player of the Week honors in the California League on Monday after

Buehler, Stone more than just OK in OKC returns

Two-time All-Star perfect; LAD's No. 5 prospect almost unhittable
@EvanKDesai
September 3, 2023

It’s not every day that a top-five organizational prospect relieves a two-time Major League All-Star in the Minors. But Gavin Stone jumped at that chance on Sunday, though, when he relieved Walker Buehler after the righty's two perfect frames in his return from right elbow UCL reconstruction. Los Angeles' No.

Player of the Week Spotlight: Dodgers' Frasso

MLB's No. 68 overall prospect sparkled in Triple-A debut for OKC
@RobTnova24
August 31, 2023

New level, same domination for Nick Frasso. The fourth-ranked Dodgers prospect was absolutely lights-out in his Triple-A debut last week for Oklahoma City en route to being named the Minor League Pitcher of the Week in the Pacific Coast League. The right-hander twirled six scoreless frames -- yielding just two

Five at-bats, three homers for OKC's Busch

Dodgers' No. 2 prospect has three multihomer games in 15 outings
@benweinrib
August 10, 2023

As the summer months grow hotter, Michael Busch's bat does too. The Dodgers' No. 2 prospect has been on a power surge lately, highlighted by three home runs over the course of five plate appearances for Triple-A Oklahoma City, two of which came in Wednesday's 6-4 loss to Tacoma at

Stone continues turnaround with six hitless frames 

Fourth-ranked Dodgers prospect equals season high with 10 K's
@allisonmast13
August 5, 2023

How good was Gavin Stone on Friday night? In a word, unhittable. The No. 4 Dodgers prospect racked up 10 strikeouts over six hitless, scoreless innings in Oklahoma City’s 7-1 win over Round Rock. The 10 whiffs matched a season high set in May, while the six no-hit frames were