ST. PAUL, MINN. -- Seigo Masubuchi was ready to go. This would be the 47-year-old's 96th marathon -- a jaunt around his adopted hometown of St. Paul. A crowd would cheer him on, cups of water would be delivered when he needed them -- and he'd start and finish the

Competition is rife in the National League Central with five clubs perpetually jockeying to dethrone one another. A consistent factor in determining who does that? Prospect development. These top performers have a uniquely NL Central bent and it’s no surprise, given that the division accounts for 23 of the Top

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CHICAGO -- The challenge for Noah Schultz, the No. 1 left-handed pitching prospect in the game and the No. 1 White Sox prospect (per MLB Pipeline) seemingly grew a little tougher as he was promoted to Triple-A Charlotte on Saturday. Truist Field, which is home to the Knights, is a

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The West Michigan Whitecaps have been dominant all season long -- but on Friday night, their offensive outburst took it to another level.

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PLAY BALL Weekend is almost here, and Minor League clubs have put together an exciting calendar of events to celebrate MLB’s youth engagement initiative. Some clubs are hosting youth clinics or other events in their home ballparks while others are bringing the joy of baseball and softball into the local

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Wednesday was certainly eventful for the Yankees' Double-A affiliate. Giancarlo Stanton and Marcus Stroman made rehab appearances in the doubleheader opener. And the organization's No. 1 and 2 prospects launched back-to-back homers in the nightcap.

We haven’t seen Yankees pitcher Marcus Stroman and slugger Giancarlo Stanton on a big league field together since Sept. 25, 2024. But both were in action Wednesday for the Double-A Somerset Patriots as part of their respective rehab assignments. Stroman, making his first rehab start since landing on the injured

WILMINGTON, Del. -- Travis Sykora has heard the comps plenty, and honestly, you could do a lot worse if you tried to build a Nolan Ryan clone in a lab. It isn’t perfect, of course. The 6-foot-6 Sykora has 4 inches on the 6-foot-2 Ryan. The Hall of Famer also

There was offense galore to kick off a weekend of Minor League action, with Top 100 prospects Jordan Lawlar, Kevin McGonigle and Co. leading the way. Burgeoning slugger Michael Arroyo continued his power surge, as did Brice Matthews, who came within one extra-base hit of cycling on consecutive days earlier

For those of us who have covered the Draft, or those who have been in the scouting industry for that matter, for a long time, our body clocks haven’t quite adjusted to the Draft taking place in July. If we were still operating under the old system, we’d be doing

There was a little bit of everything during a productive full slate of Minor League action. Top 100 prospects Chase Burns and Trey Yesavage made good first impressions at new levels while two of the sport's brightest young stars -- JJ Wetherholt and Braden Montgomery -- came through when their

"Dude, you’re blind." Those three words changed the trajectory of Christian Moore’s life. That’s what an eye examiner at the University of Tennessee told Moore in the fall of his freshman year. A visit to the eye doctor and some prescription contacts later, and the infielder was off and running,

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There was plenty of offense to go around with plenty of familiar names coming through at the plate, including a handful of Top 100 talent. Pirates teen sensation Konnor Griffin continued his hot-hitting ways at High-A while a pair of Big Apple youngsters flexed their muscles at Double-A. Out west,

Since the Draft began in 1965, there has never been a more difficult year than 2020. The pandemic shutdown ended the college and high school seasons in the second week of March, and some prepsters never even took the field. During the three months leading up to the Draft, teams

Summer is near and with it comes some sizzling performances from the Minors' best prospects. Last year’s No. 3 overall Draft pick matched a career high at the plate. A trio of Top 100 teenagers put up big numbers at High-A -- including two who made excellent first impressions with

As the baseball season's halfway point approaches, the sample sizes for prospects continue to expand. The MLB Pipeline crew is taking the opportunity to dig a little deeper to highlight players who are balling out, but might still be flying under-the-radar. On the latest MLB Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis and

On Thursday, the Brewers are off to see the Miz. Milwaukee is calling up No. 68 overall prospect Jacob Misiorowski to the Majors, MLB.com’s Adam McCalvy confirmed Tuesday. The 23-year-old right-hander is slated to make his MLB debut as the Crew’s starting pitcher Thursday against the Cardinals at home at

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