The batter enters the box. The dirt under his cleats feels right and his uniform feels loose. As the pitcher unleashes his pitch, the ball looks like a watermelon, each seam visible and the spin obvious so the hitter knows when and where to swing.That must have been what it

There may be no Minor League Baseball games yet, but that's not going to stop us from dreaming about lineups.Toolshed has crafted the best possible prospect lineups, sorted by age. To date, the series has focused on teenagers, 20-year-olds, 21-year-olds, 22-year-olds and 23-year-olds. This time, we turn our attention to prospects who will be 24

No-hitters. One game, one man, four home runs -- and a cycle. Epic entertainment.The 2019 Minor League Baseball season was full of amazing performances by individuals and teams alike. Now you can rewatch all these feats with a free MiLB.TV preview! (Non-subscribers will only need to create a MiLB.com account

With the 2020 season rapidly approaching, MiLB.com looks at the state of all 30 farm systems and ranks them in several different ways. This first installment, broken into three parts, focuses on position players and considers the quality and quantity of top talent currently in each system. So, without further

SAN DIEGO -- Bob Melvin has led some pretty good A's teams since becoming Oakland manager in 2011, including back-to-back 97-win clubs in the past two seasons. Yet he's particularly excited about the 2020 campaign for two big prospect-related reasons -- top prospectJesus Luzardo and No. 2 A.J. Puk."We've been

Sean Murphy is no stranger to shaking off injury. And now, he'll have to do it once more.According to the A's, their third-ranked prospect underwent surgery on his left knee Thursday, which also was his 25th birthday. They expect him to be ready by Spring Training.

Sean Murphy is headed to The Town to help the playoff push.Oakland's third-ranked prospect will be lifted to the Major Leagues on Sunday when rosters expand to make his big league debut, a source tells MLB.com's Martin Gallegos.

Sean Murphy was back at Las Vegas Ballpark on Wednesday night and made it feel like he'd never left.Baseball's No. 44 overall prospect hammered two homers, drove in six runs and added a walk in his first game back at the Triple-A level to help lead Las Vegas to an

Surgery on a torn left meniscus put Sean Murphy on the injured list for all of May and June, and he spent a lot of that time at the Athletics' complex in Mesa, Arizona. There was only so much rehab work to do while his knee was on the mend,

Athletics C Sean Murphy, Triple-A Las Vegas: 4-for-5, HR, 3B, 4 RBIs, 2 R -- Coming off of his first hitless game of the season on Wednesday, Murphy rebounded in a major way Thursday. The third-ranked A's prospect legged out an infield hit to get his night started 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 2019 season approaching, MiLB.com takes a look at the most intriguing prospects from each MLB organization.Shining star: Jesus Luzardo, LHPIt

TEMPE, Arizona -- As an undersized prep player in Centerville, Ohio (population roughly 24,000), Sean Murphy didn't turn a lot of heads. Lightly recruited by colleges and undrafted by big league clubs, the catcher had limited options. He settled for a walk-on spot just up the road from his hometown

Adam Wainwright tossed five shutout innings to lead the Memphis Redbirds to an 8-1 win over the Nashville Sounds in front of 9,956 fans at First Tennessee Park Saturday night.In his second Major League rehab start against the Sounds in less than a week, Wainwright scattered five hits, walked two

Sean Murphy just rejoined Double-A Midland on Monday, but he won't be finishing the season with the RockHounds.The A's third-ranked prospect was promoted to Triple-A Nashville on Friday and will close the regular season with the Sounds after batting .288/.358/.498 in 68 Texas League games, a line that would rank among

Theme of the dayA day of firsts:Oddy Nunez tossed the first no-hitter in Class A Advanced Bradenton history in a rain-shortened, eight-inning affair. No. 4 overall prospectEloy Jiménez hit his first home run with Triple-A Charlotte. No. 67 prospect Beau Burrowsstruck out 11 batters for the first time in a

Theme of the dayWelcome back: Wednesday's theme was multi-faceted. First, it applies to the biggest story of the night: Randy César returning to the Double-A Corpus Christi lineup after missing six games with a sore thumb and extending his hitting streak to 37 games, tying the Texas League record in

Sean Murphy has been hot at the plate, a stretch he attributes that to a cool and confident mentality.The A's 14th-ranked prospect homered for the second straight game, going deep twice on Sunday to power Class A Advanced Stockton to a 3-2 win over Lake Elsinore at Banner Island Park.

Rangers 1B Ronald Guzmán, Triple-A Round Rock: 3-for-5, HR, 4 RBI -- The Rangers' No. 4 prospect has been giving the big club something to think about in his first season on the 40-man roster. By going deep Monday for the second time, Guzman has already eclipsed his Triple-A homer total

A.J. Puk knew he wasn't going to have a lot of innings on the mound Monday night, so he made the most of them.In his first start of 2017, Oakland's No. 2 prospect allowed just two hits and a walk while fanning six over four shutout innings as Class A