Top 'Nine' Moments in Fireflies History
To celebrate Black History Month, teams across the Minors are talking more about the Nine initiative, which is named after the number Jackie Robinson wore for the Montreal Royals in his lone season in Minor League Baseball. The initiative honors and celebrates black success in the sport while also encouraging
Julien, Wallner provide steady bats for Twins
Each offseason, MiLB.com goes position by position across each organization and honors the players -- regardless of age or prospect status -- who had the best seasons in each farm system. Next up in our 2022 Organization All-Stars series are the Minnesota Twins.
Woods Richardson Gets Start in Motor City
COLUMBIA, SC – 2019 Columbia Fireflies RHP Simeon Woods Richardson made his Major League debut for the Minnesota Twins in Detroit yesterday. Woods Richardson is the 19th former Columbia Fireflies player to make his Major League debut and the fifth to get the call to the show in 2022. The
The Road to The Show™: Simeon Woods Richardson
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 Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Simeon Woods Richardson. For more player journeys on The Road to The Show, click here. Heading into the 2018
State of the System: Toronto Blue Jays
Starting in October and running through the end of the year, MiLB.com's State of the System series will evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of each Major League organization, highlights prospects who've made the biggest strides in 2020 and offers a peek at 2021.
Prospects in the Blue Jays’ 2020 player pool
As part of the new rules for the 2020 Major League season, each of the 30 organizations will maintain a 60-man player pool for the duration of the campaign. Some members of the player pool will feature on the active Major League roster while others will work out at an
Toolshed dream lineup: The teenagers
There may be no Minor League Baseball right now. That's not going to stop us from dreaming about lineups.In the coming weeks, Toolshed will craft the best possible prospect lineups, sorted by age groups. This opening edition focuses on teenagers, i.e., those who will be playing at age 17, 18
Head of the Class: Class A Advanced
With another Minor League season in the books, members of the MiLB.com staff are looking back at some of the most notable performers from the 2019 campaign for each level. After looking at Triple-A, Double-A, Class A, Class A Short Season and Rookie Advanced, we turn our attention to the Class A
Prospect Roundup: Games of August 12
Marlins OF Peyton Burdick, Class A Clinton: 2-for-3, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 2 R -- Miami's third-round pick in June has three long balls in the past two games, posting his first multi-homer game and driving in a career-high six runs in the LumberKings' 7-0 win at Peoria. He belted
Jays' Woods Richardson makes new home
Simeon Woods Richardson was in the car with his parents on the way to report to the Mets' Class A Advanced affiliate in Port St. Lucie -- ready for his promotion to the Florida State League -- when he got word from his agent that he should stay close to
Mets trade two prospects for Stroman
You have to give something to get something, and the Mets' cost of acquiring an All-Star arm is two of their top pitching prospects.The Mets traded No. 4 prospectAnthony Kay and sixth-ranked Simeon Woods Richardson to the Blue Jays for big league right-hander Marcus Stroman and cash considerations. Stroman, a Long Island native,
Prospect Roundup: Games of June 10
Reds CF Taylor Trammell, Double-A Chattanooga: 3-for-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI -- Cincinnati's top prospect doubled to right-field in the third, singled to center in the fifth, singled past second base in the seventh and walked in the ninth against Tennessee. Trammell, MLB.com's No. 16 overall prospect, has a .235/.362/.327
Woods-Richardson unhittable in longest start
The first June start of Simeon Woods Richardson's pro career also was his finest outing to date.The sixth-ranked Mets prospect didn't allow a hit over a career-long five innings, fanning a professional-best nine and walking one, in Class A Columbia's 5-2 win over Rome on Monday night at Segra Park.
Prospect Roundup: Games of April 15
Tigers LHP Tarik Skubal, Class A Advanced Lakeland: 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 10 K -- The jump from short-season competition to the Florida State League has gone about as smooth as possible for Detroit's No. 20 prospect. Skubal tossed 58 of 81 pitches for strikes and retired