Top-100 prospects Shane Baz (Bristol Pirates) and Julio Pablo Martinez (Spokane Indians) are just two of the bigger names to follow as short-season leagues get underway.
Minor League Baseball has announced rule and procedure changes aimed at reducing the length of extra-inning games as well as the number of mound visits during a game.
After falling earlier in the day, 15-3, the Raptors put that rout behind them, using a balanced offensive attack to get by the White Sox in the nightcap for the Dodgers affiliate's first crown.
He's been a Pioneer League hitter for all of seven games, and now Hunter Greene, the No. 2 overall pick in the June Draft, can't wait to stretch out that arm with the Billings Mustangs.
Craig Dedelow and Anthony Villa, who leads the circuit with 16 homers, are among three Great Falls Voyagers honored as Pioneer League All-Stars. Orem has four representatives.
Top Angels prospect Jo Adell, the 10th overall pick in June, made a tough decision to pass up Louisville and chase his dream as a pro. Off to a solid start, he's not looking back.
Headlines
- Mustangs' Spillane goes 4-for-4, hits first pro homer
- Montes raps out five hits in seventh game with Rockies
- Orem Owlz planning move to Pueblo, Colorado
- Angels' Maitan continues hot start with three hits
- Third-rounder Isbel off to quick start with Chukars
- Olloque's mammoth night keys rout for Idaho Falls
- Toolshed: Prospects in short-season circuits
- Focusing on pitching, Reds' Greene ready for next step
- Toolshed: Owlz' Marsh ready to earn his wings
- Tigers acquire Montgomery, Hernandez in Kinsler deal
Inside the Pioneer League
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Peters, Voyagers hurlers top Pioneer stars
Dodgers' 2016 fourth-round pick DJ Peters and White Sox second-round pick Alec Hansen led the Rookie-level circuit's end-of-season All Star team. MORE » -
Idaho Falls alum Hosmer wins All-Star MVP
Kansas City Royals teammates and 2008 Idaho Falls Chukars alumni Eric Hosmer and Salvador Perez each hit a second-inning home run to help score a win for the American League at the 2016 MLB All-Star Game in San Diego. MORE » -
Who's who? MLB affiliations in the Pioneer
See which clubs have been affiliated with Major League organizations dating back to 1964 with the Pioneer League's affiliates guide. MORE » -
Pioneer League Trivia Quiz
What PBL team had the longest winning streak in baseball history? What team holds the short-season record for most wins in a season? Test your knowledge with our Pioneer League quiz! MORE » -
Go west: Explore the Pioneer League
How far is Grand Junction from Missoula? Plan a road trip and visit some of the most picturesque ballparks in the Minors! MORE »
MiLB.com Headlines
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- Eloy hits first IL homer, plates go-ahead run
- Sharp pitches one-hit gem in Senators' debut
- With three more knocks, Adell stays hot at dish
- Erie's Burrows rebounds with career-high 11 K's
- In a groove, Tebow spurns Spurrier, football
- Graterol puts five zeros on board for Kernels
- Cabrera goes eight in Biscuits' shutout
- Jays trio falls one out short of Appy no-hitter
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