Three weeks ago, Austin Meadows was just settling in with the Rays organization when he recorded his first two-homer game in dramatic fashion. On Wednesday night, he took things one step further when his new teammates needed it most.Meadows recorded his first career three-homer game and tied his personal best

Theme of the dayDeep in the heart of Texas: Houston and Texas prospects took center stage Thursday. In the Astros system, first-rounder Seth Beer crushed his first career grand slam for Class A Advanced Buies Creek while top prospect Kyle Tucker picked up four hits in his second game since

Austin Meadows was holding in a secret.As soon as he swung at Cale Coshow's 0-2 offering, he knew it was plastered. And when he jogged down the first-base line, he peered at the home dugout, savoring his teammates' gaze at the ball sailing into the night sky while anticipating whether

CHARLESTON, W.V. (May 19, 2018) -Austin Meadows, the Pirates' second-best prospect per MLB.com, was promoted to Pittsburgh and made his MLB debut with the parent club on Friday. Meadows had spent all of 2018 with Triple-A Indianapolis thus far, posting a .294 average in 32 games with a home run

Theme of the dayHe's no scrub: Is there anything J.D. Davis can't do this season? Up until Thursday night, that answer was "hit a triple," but then he did that in his first at-bat in Fresno. Once that was out of the way, he picked up all the other hits

Of the eight players selected ahead of Austin Meadows in the 2013 First-Year Player Draft, only two haven't made their big league debut.Meadows is about to make it seven of nine.

Austin Meadows started to heat up at the plate at the end of April, but when his bat cooled in May, he tried not to fixate on the numbers. Instead, he looked at the larger picture and figured that, eventually, things could start to break his way if he kept

Theme of the dayThe power is on:Juan Soto (Nats), Jorge Mateo (A's) and Bobby Bradley (Indians) -- all are top-four prospects in their respective systems, and all enjoyed a two-homer game Thursday. Read all about 'em: Soto, Mateo, Bradley.

It had been hard to find a source of power in the Triple-A Indianapolis lineup early this season. Fortunately, Austin Meadows was able to step up Friday night.The Pirates' second-ranked prospect cracked his first homer of the year and went 4-for-6 with three RBIs and three runs scored in the

Some players are on the verge of stardom, others are entering a crucial phase of their development and still others are getting their first tastes of full-season ball. With the 2018 season approaching, MiLB.com takes a look at the most intriguing prospects from each MLB organization.Shining star: Mitch Keller, RHPNo

The Pittsburgh Pirates liked what they saw from No. 45 overall prospectAustin Meadows over the past two-and-a-half weeks, but the outfielder received his ticket back to the International League Monday.Making their first significant round of cuts since Grapefruit League action began, the Pirates optioned Meadows and right-hander Clay Holmes (their

Injuries already hindered a significant portion of Austin Meadows' first full season with Triple-A Indianapolis, and things may have hit another snag for the Pirates' top prospect on Sunday.After going hitless in his first two at-bats, Meadows was lifted before the fifth inning of the Indians' 3-2 loss to Columbus

Pirates OF Austin Meadows, Triple-A Indianapolis: 3-for-5, 2 2B, RBI, 2 R, K -- The Pirates' top prospect showed important signs of life Wednesday with one of his better offensive performances of the year. Meadows missed almost two months of action with Indianapolis after a hamstring injury put him on

After consistent showings in the first three games of a rehab assignment, top Pittsburgh prospectAustin Meadows enjoyed an outburst in the fourth.Playing for the Gulf Coast League Pirates on Saturday morning, Meadows went 4-for-5 with a homer, four RBIs and two runs scored to lead the Rookie-level Bucs to a

Austin Meadows is no stranger to injuries, but he had stayed healthy this season before straining his right hamstring Wednesday.Pittsburgh's top prospect was placed on the seven-day disabled list Thursday by Triple-A Indianapolis. The 22-year-old outfielder left Wednesday's Indians' game against Toledo after a first-inning groundout to second base, and

Pirates OF Austin Meadows, Triple-A Indianapolis: 3-for-5, 2B, 3 RBI, R, K -- It hasn't been the ideal season so far for the Pirates' top prospect. Meadows got off to a slow start with a .195 average and .503 OPS during 21 games in April, only to turn it around with

At the end of April, Austin Meadows was a 21-year-old outfielder looking like he might be in a little over his head in the International League. Since turning 22 on May 3, he's looked more like MLB.com's No. 6 overall prospect.The Pirates' top prospect collected three hits, including a pair of

Pirates OF Austin Meadows, Triple-A Indianapolis: 3-for-4, 2B, 2 R, SB -- This could be the breakout many have been expecting from the Pirates' top prospect, who put together his first three-hit and just his fourth multi-hit performance over 27 games this season. Also notable, the double gave him as many

On the eve of his 22nd birthday, Austin Meadows showed signs of breaking out of an early-season swoon.The Pirates' No. 2 prospect ripped a bases-loaded double and collected a season-high four RBIs on Tuesday as Triple-A Indianapolis topped Toledo, 9-2, at Victory Field.

Austin Meadows started the 2017 season with a thud.The Indianapolis outfielder was hitless in his first 11 at-bats, striking out seven times. But his manager, Andy Barkett, was not worried about the slow start by the No. 2 prospect in the Pirates organization.

Blue Jays 6, Pirates 4 (Box)Top Pittsburgh prospect Austin Meadows, assigned to Minor League camp on Monday, got in one last big league exhibition game on Saturday and took advantage of the opportunity. In front of a crowd of 52,202 at Montreal's Olympic Stadium, the 21-year-old outfielder went 1-for-2 to

Some players are on the verge of stardom, others are entering a crucial phase of their development and still others are getting their first tastes of full-season ball. With the 2017 season approaching, MiLB.com takes a look at the most intriguing prospects from each MLB organization.Shining star: Austin Meadows ,

It was a busy day for reassignments as several of baseball's top prospects were sent to Minor League camp Monday. The Pirates reassigned their No. 2 prospect, Austin Meadows, to the Minors while the Cubs sent 22-year-old Ian Happ to Triple-A Iowa and the Cardinals' Carson Kelly headed to Memphis.Meadows, the

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