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The Road to the Show: Luis Robert

The Road to the Show: Luis Robert

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 White Sox outfielder Luis Robert.

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A letter from Pat O'Conner

MiLB President & CEO Pat O'Conner announced that the 2020 season will begin once public health experts decide it's safe and players are physically ready.
A very sad day for everyone in the #Tigers organization with the passing of Al Kaline. Al's last visit to UPMC Park was in 2012 when he was helping a young Nick Castellanos learn how to the play the outfield. Here he is pregame with Denny McLain. #MrTiger pic.twitter.com/A7QFxulLKk
— Erie SeaWolves (@erie_seawolves) April 6, 2020
Boomer has been trying to keep busy lately.. Let's see what he's been up to! pic.twitter.com/lcuQGm2iY0
— Kannapolis Cannon Ballers (@Kcannonballers) April 6, 2020
Winging it

The Rochester Red Wings moniker -- Triple-A's oldest nickname -- can be traced to the club's purchase by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1928.
The Goodest Boy deserves the perfect portrait 😍

🎨: https://t.co/5o1CEGp1Yt pic.twitter.com/RRVqg4sicw
— Rochester Red Wings (@RocRedWings) April 5, 2020
East Texas long toss #QuarantineLife pic.twitter.com/EV0ROe5DXZ
— Grayson Rodriguez (@G_Rodriguez16) April 2, 2020
Nix and Betts build it

With most facilities closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, Rays catcher Chris Betts and Padres pitcher Jacob Nix set out to build their own bullpen.
Copa connections

After participating in the Copa de la Diversión initiative, the West Michigan Whitecaps have forged closer ties with Grand Rapids' sister city of Zapopan, Mexico.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Ambassadors for Change: Daytona Tortugas

This series spotlights the people, programs and stories that champion diversity and inclusion in Minor League Baseball. This installment profiles the Daytona Tortugas.
Ambassadors for Change: Breon Dennis
MiLB joins Negro Leagues Centennial celebration
Ambassadors for Change: Destiny Whitmore
Ambassadors for Change: Belicia Montgomery

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History

Buffalo baseball lore gets modern retelling

Jim Overfield leads a Buffalo baseball history project that picks up his historian father Joe Overfield's greatest work -- 35 years after the original publication.
Cal League series still baffling 13 years later
Integration spread from field to stands
Truth about Tigers emerges in pennant race
Kurpiel's homer kept going and going

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Diversity & Inclusion

Ambassadors for Change: Daytona Tortugas

This series spotlights the people, programs and stories that champion diversity and inclusion in Minor League Baseball. This installment profiles the Daytona Tortugas.
Ambassadors for Change: Breon Dennis
MiLB joins Negro Leagues Centennial celebration
Ambassadors for Change: Destiny Whitmore
Ambassadors for Change: Belicia Montgomery

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Black History

Integration spread from field to stands

In 1957, integration at Durham Athletic Park -- where African-Americans Bubba Morton and Ted Richardson played for the Bulls -- spread from the field to the stands.
Righty Spearman finished what he started
Robinson first made mark in Minor Leagues
Roberts, Thomas unsung baseball pioneers
Tugerson made pitch for integration in '53

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Ben's Biz

In it for the long haul: A fan, remembered

When you work in Minor League Baseball, fans can become friends. The recent passing of High Desert Mavericks fan Bruce Rogers prompted Shane Philipps to reminisce.
Alone together: Teams forge connections
As season nears, Jumbo Shrimp reveal it all
A puzzling development in Charleston
A deeper look at Minors' 2019 attendance

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Toolshed

Toolshed dream lineup: The 20-year-olds

Mariners outfielder Jarred Kelenic and Padres right-hander Luis Patiño lead a strong lineup of prospects who will be playing in their age-20 seasons this year.
Toolshed: Dreaming of 2020 debuts
Toolshed dream lineup: The teenagers
Toolshed: Farms prep for FSL robot umps
Toolshed: Spring Training takeaways

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