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- Overlooked amateur Murphy thrives with A's
- Riley drills first spring home run for Braves
- Toolshed: Floridian prospect impressions
- AFL to begin earlier, open up player pool
- Astros reassign Alvarez to Minors camp
- Braves Prospect Primer: Arms abound
- D-backs Prospect Primer: Sweet Jazz
- Orioles Prospect Primer: Diaz in tow
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Murphy isn't feeling left out any moreInitially undrafted by big league clubs, Sean Murphy settled for a walk-on spot at Wright State University. Now the A's backstop is one of the game's top prospects. -
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Alvarez boarding the Express trainThird-ranked Houston prospect Yordan Alvarez headed to Minor League camp Tuesday and is expected to start off with Round Rock in the Pacific Coast League. -
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Copa de la Diversión bigger, bolder in 2019The Copa de la Diversión program is back, bigger and bolder for this season with more than double the participants of a year ago. Minor League Baseball rolled out the new season's identities on Monday. -
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Floridian prospect impressionsFollowing his one-week swing through the Grapefruit League, Sam Dykstra lists the prospects who stood out at each of his Spring Training stops in Florida. -
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Pint ready for ascent with RockiesAfter two rough seasons beset by struggles and injuries, former Rockies first-round pick Riley Pint can't wait to get back into a regular rotation and prove himself. -
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Florial on shelf for a few weeksTop Yankees prospect Estevan Florial reportedly will spend some time with a hard cast on his fractured right wrist after running into a wall during Saturday's game.
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![Donna Kirby, Amanda Medlin and Samantha Fletcher are among the participants in MiLB's LIFT mentorship program in 2019.]()
Through Minor League Baseball's LIFT Program, women in front offices across the country are developing mentor-mentee relationships. The inaugural class runs through 2019. -
![Suzie Cool (left) and Melanie Newman were two of the four women broadcasting in the Minor Leagues in 2018.]()
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![Alek Thomas posted a .325/.394/.431 slash line in the Arizona League last summer.]()
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![Logan Webb logged a 1.82 ERA over 74 frames in the Cal League last season before a promotion to Double-A.]()
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![Jared Walsh, who belted 29 homers across three Minor League levels last season, is trying his hand at relieving, too.]()
Team Rebrands
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![Heading into the 2019 season, eight Minor League teams will be sporting new looks, and in some cases, new names.]()
During the 2018-'19 Minor League Baseball offseason, nine teams revealed new looks. Ben Hill provides a rebranding overview for the new year. -
![The Fresno Grizzlies' new logos honor the history of the club and the California flag.]()
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![The Las Vegas Aviators, Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics, will play at brand-new Las Vegas Ballpark in 2019.]()
Organization All-Stars
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![Carter Kieboom produced an .801 OPS en route to Nationals Minor League Player of the Year honors.]()
Shortstop Carter Kieboom, MLB.com's No. 37 overall prospect, impressed with an .801 OPS across two levels and cemented his place as a Nationals Organization All-Star. -
![Vladimir Guerrero Jr. posted a .381/.437/.636 slash line with 20 homers, 78 RBIs and 67 runs scored in 95 games.]()
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![Nolan Gorman reached Class A in his draft year and posted a .706 OPS in 25 games at the level.]()
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![Wander Franco was named Appalachian League Player of the Year after hitting .351/.418/.587 for Princeton.]()
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![A 2017 first-round pick, Evan White slugged .512 after the All-Star break and hit five homers in August.]()
Arizona Fall League
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![The Arizona Fall League could have a very different look and feel during its 2019 season.]()
Major League Baseball announced big changes to the Arizona Fall League for the 2019 season, including moving up the schedule and opening up the roster restrictions. -
![The Peoria Javelinas celebrate their 2018 Arizona Fall League championship after Braxton Davidson's walk-off homer.]()
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![Carter Kieboom and Keston Hiura were two of 15 Top 100 Prospects to compete in the AFL this year.]()
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![Forrest Whitley led all Arizona Fall League hurlers with 36 strikeouts over 26 innings.]()
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Top Headlines
- Overlooked amateur Murphy thrives with A's
- Riley drills first spring home run for Braves
- Toolshed: Floridian prospect impressions
- AFL to begin earlier, open up player pool
- Astros reassign Alvarez to Minors camp
- Braves Prospect Primer: Arms abound
- D-backs Prospect Primer: Sweet Jazz
- Orioles Prospect Primer: Diaz in tow
Ben's Biz
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![Two Minor League ballpark groundbreakings occurred in February: Wichita, Kansas (left), and Fredericksburg, Virginia.]()
In Batting Around, Ben Hill covers stadium groundbreakings in Wichita and Fredericksburg, as well as a unique situation for the Dunedin Blue Jays. -
![Nate Bowen and Derek Martin are spending the week in an RV parked outside of Altoona's Peoples Natural Gas Field.]()
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![Fans flocked to Greeneville's Pioneer Park in 2018, thanks to a new affiliation and an ambitious, proactive front office approach.]()
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![Dunkin' Donuts Park, home of the Eastern League's Hartford Yard Goats, will be peanut-free in 2019 and beyond.]()
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![Construction projects in Fayetteville, Las Vegas and Amarillo will bring three brand new ballparks into the Minors this year.]()
Toolshed
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![Kyle Wright made four relief appearances with the Braves last season but has yet to make a Major League start.]()
Following his one-week swing through the Grapefruit League, MiLB.com's Sam Dykstra presents the prospects who stood out at each of his Spring Training stops in Florida. -
![Nate Lowe went from hitting seven home runs in 2017 to smashing 27 across three levels last season.]()
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![Trey Riley made six appearances for Rookie Advanced Danville last season after turning pro.]()
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![Top overall prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is a career .331 hitter over three seasons in the Minor Leagues.]()
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![Kristian Robinson posted a .791 OPS over two levels during his first Minor League season.]()
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