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You’ve probably seen a magician pull a rabbit out of a hat, but have you seen a rabbit throw out a first pitch? On Saturday night, Alex the Great, a Flemish Giant rabbit, kicked off Reno’s Harry Potter night with his own bit of magic. With the help of a

The Central divisions are in good hands. Specifically, the hands of Walker Jenkins and JJ Wetherholt. The pair of Top 100 prospects are two of nine players from AL or NL Central organizations ranked among the top 20 prospects in baseball, and on Saturday night in Springfield’s 12-6 win over

Saturday night was one for baseball's top prospects to shine brightest. From a walk-off single by Leo De Vries (Padres) to Max Clark (Tigers) filling up the box score with three hits, there was no lack of eye-catching performances in the Minors. Among other notables was Walker Jenkins (Twins) recording

Even before the 13-run inning, it wasn’t close. Friday’s Dominican Summer League game between DSL Rangers Blue and DSL Miami featured quite the lopsided result -- an impressive 29-0 win for one of the Marlins’ Rookie-level affiliates.

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Joe Mack was locked in on both sides of the ball Friday night in Jacksonville.

Leaving his home country for an opportunity with the Mets, Joshua Cornielly finally pitched in front of his parents. Of course, it wasn't the first time he's toed the rubber with them in person, but it was Cornielly's first-ever professional appearance with his parents, Miguel and Magdalena Cornielly, in the

Minor League Baseball teams are always looking to grab some attention. Every wacky promo night or uniform update or alternate identity announcement can make a club the talk of the town, or even the center of the baseball universe for a day. Every once in a while, though, the response

FRISCO, Texas -- Double-A RoughRiders manager Carlos Cardoza has some interesting decisions on his hands each week. He has Sebastian Walcott (TEX No. 1/MLB No. 9), a 19-year-old with plus-plus raw power who plays primarily shortstop but has sprinkled in a start or two per week at third base in

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants announced Tuesday that first baseman Bryce Eldridge, the club’s No. 1 prospect per MLB Pipeline, has a moderate right hamstring strain and will spend the next three to four weeks rehabbing in Arizona. Eldridge suffered the injury in the fifth inning of Triple-A Sacramento’s 9-3

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We hope you like homers because Friday’s Minor League action had a whole lot of ‘em. From coast to coast, some of the game’s premier prospect sluggers brought out the big bats -- but none more than Lazaro Montes, who walloped a 475-foot tater at Double-A. Not to be outdone,

Dodgers right-hander Tyler Glasnow made his second rehab start for Triple-A Oklahoma City on Friday as he works his way back from a bout with right shoulder inflammation that has kept him on the injured list for the past two months. Pitching against the Rivercats (Giants’ Triple-A affiliate) in Sacramento,

Sixteen days until the Draft ... so you know what the main focus of the Pipeline Inbox will be.

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The day began with fireworks as one of the sport's top international prospects had himself a game that will be hard to top. The Mets' Elian Peña did a few games' worth of damage in just seven innings, launching a trio of homers and driving in eight runs. But the

It was a busy night around the Minors filled with hard-hitting performances, ace-level pitching gems and even a milestone. A number of Top 100 prospects flexed their respective muscles, including Lazaro Montes on his first Double-A homer, Robby Snelling with arguably his best start of the season and a cycle

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