SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Six months ago, Danny Kirwin was an unsigned, undrafted free agent. A year removed from being Rider University’s athlete of the year, he was back on campus in Lawrence Township, N.J., as a volunteer coach for the baseball program while continuing to revamp his arsenal at Tread

SURPRISE, Ariz. – Batters love hitting in the Arizona Fall League. The dry, humid air coupled with temps that often hover around triple digits in the early weeks often lead to a pile of extra-base hits and fly balls that might have landed on the warning track in other settings

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Connor Phillips went from the top of the Reds organization to the bottom in nine months. After making his big league debut last September, he found himself reassigned to the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League this June. Because Phillips posted a 9.92 ERA with as many walks as

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Scouts consider Mariners shortstop Colt Emerson one of the best pure hitters in the Minor Leagues. He more than lived up to his reputation in his Arizona Fall League debut. Emerson went 5-for-6 with with four doubles, five RBIs, two runs and a stolen base as his

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- One of the biggest names in the Arizona Fall League gave fans a thrill and a scare in his opening game Tuesday night. Termarr Johnson led off against right-hander Dylan Ray (Diamondbacks) by taking two called strikes and a ball before staying back perfectly on a changeup

Minor League Baseball announced the 2024 winners of the Organization of the Year Award, Executive of the Year Award, Future Star Award, Driving Diversity Award, and the CommUNITY Champion Award. Nominees from each league were selected by their peers and were candidates for the overall awards.

Minor League Baseball announced the San Jose Churros (San Jose Giants) were selected as the 2024 winner of MiLB’s season-long event series, Copa de la Diversión™.

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 third-ranked Astros prospect Brice Matthews. For more stories about players on The Road to The Show, click here. The Astros have been aggressive when it comes to

MESA, Ariz. -- Denzel Clarke features some of the best all-around tools in the Arizona Fall League, and he put several of them on display on Opening Night. Clarke went 2-for-4, stole two bases and made a nice running catch in the right-center gap to rob Creed Willems (Orioles) of

The month of October brings baseball fans the excitement of postseason play in the Majors and the dawn of a new Arizona Fall League campaign. The Surprise Saguaros and Mesa Solar Sox will kick off the 32nd season of AFL competition on Monday at 9:30 p.m. ET, pulling the curtain

Founded in 1992, the Arizona Fall League brings prospects from all 30 organizations together to compete for six weeks in the only stateside offseason circuit. In the Fall League, top prospects get the opportunity to face upper-level competition for possibly the first time, or a player can make up for

Check out the latest episodes of The Show Before the Show, MiLB.com's official podcast. A segment rundown is listed below, in case you want to skip to a particular section. Like the podcast? Subscribe, rate and review on Apple Podcasts. The podcast is also available via Spotify, Megaphone and other

The wheel never stops turning in these parts. The Minor League season may be over and the Majors might be in the midst of the postseason, but the Arizona Fall League begins with its Opening Day on Monday. So let’s give the MLB Pipeline Top 100 Prospects list a quick

Triple-A baseball. The final hurdle on the road to the Majors. A blend of up-and-coming prospects and veteran players looking for one last shot at glory in the bigs. There isn't another step on the ladder ... the next stop is the promised land. The blend of old and young

Welcome to Crooked Numbers, a monthly column dedicated to Minor League Baseball on-field oddities and absurdities. The edition, rounding up the month of September, encapsulates the end of the regular season as well as the playoffs. Thanks for reading this season, and here's to an even more "Crooked" 2025.

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 second-ranked Royals prospect Blake Mitchell. For more stories about players on The Road to The Show, click here. Blake Mitchell’s numbers from his first full Minor League

His players were scattered across the state, having sought shelter, when Brian Henry, head baseball coach at Tallahassee State College, sent a welcome message. Hurricane Helene had sideswiped Tallahassee on Sept. 25. There was no catastrophic damage as feared. The campus was intact and the baseball facilities were fine. Henry

The second annual MiLB Awards Show aired on MLB Network on Monday night, with hardware handed out to the best of the best in the Minor Leagues during the 2024 season. If you missed the show, we’ve got you covered. Here is a rundown of the finalists and winners for

Kristian Campbell flew under the radar for so long. Campbell was one of the better position players in Georgia's 2021 high school class, but questions about his power dissuaded pro teams from trying to sign him. At Georgia Tech, the coaching staff believed he'd be better off redshirting than playing

Quinn Mathews knows how to make adjustments, both physically and mentally. MLB Pipeline's No. 80 overall prospect made them when the 2022 Draft didn’t go his way as a Stanford junior and he went back for his senior year. And he made them repeatedly in an outstanding first full season