With the 2024 college baseball regular season coming to a close, the list of the players who will vie for the annual Golden Spikes Award has come into focus. USA Baseball on Monday announced the 25 semifinalists for college baseball's highest award, which recognizes the top amateur player in the

Harry Ford is not your typical catcher. He has rare athleticism behind the plate, with plus speed and an advanced approach that gives him a high offensive ceiling. MLB's No. 28 prospect put that well-rounded profile on display on Sunday with four hits -- the sixth such game of his

Heston Kjerstad slapped an exclamation point on his return to Triple-A. MLB’s No. 22 prospect clubbed a home run off the first pitch he saw Wednesday and ended his week with an even bigger added roundtripper. Kjerstad -- who had 10 homers in the International League prior to his promotion

This story was excerpted from Mark Sheldon’s Reds Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. LOS ANGELES -- When MLB Pipeline revealed its revised Top 100 prospects list on Tuesday, some players in the Reds organization fluctuated rather significantly.

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PHOENIX -- As Wenceel Pérez stood at third base in the top of the seventh inning, the 24-year-old pounded his chest, yelled with excitement and pumped his fist repeatedly in the air. The emotions were getting to him. The rookie, who has ascended his way into the top of the

Bryce Eldridge felt stuck. Returning from a hamstring injury in April, the Giants’ No. 3 prospect and 2023 first-round selection tried gaining his timing back at the plate on the fly. While his swing felt right, his rhythm felt off, as he made late movements toward pitches.

James Wood entered the season with one goal on his mind -- finding consistency in his game. After a bit of a roller coaster season last year, the 21-year-old just wanted to create continued success on the field. Early on in 2024, it's safe to say: so far, so good.

With the 2024 Draft still two months away, there's not much hard intel on who's going where in the first round. That picture will become clearer as college and high school players start wrapping up their seasons in the next few weeks, and teams conduct interviews and get medical information

CLEVELAND -- The Guardians are ready to try something new in their outfield. On Monday afternoon, Cleveland called up outfielder Johnathan Rodriguez from Triple-A Columbus and designated outfielder Ramón Laureano for assignment. Rodriguez is the club's No. 16 prospect, according to MLB Pipeline. “It was just time on both sides,”

This story was excerpted from Jordan Bastian’s Cubs Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. CHICAGO -- It was not all that long ago that Brennen Davis was topping prospect rankings for the Cubs and looking like a power

It was a good night for Cardinals prospects -- pitchers, to be exact. In a Saturday Minor League slate that featured Top 30 prospect starting pitchers for three of the four St. Louis affiliates, the trio delivered on their rankings and then some. Tink Hence (Double-A), Quinn Mathews (High-A) and

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RICHMOND, Va. -- Growing up, Victor Bericoto could only imagine what a professional baseball player feels in front of fans. His journey started as a catcher on his family’s team, called Las Vegas, in a stadium near his hometown in Maracay, Venezuela. Now, years later, he knows. “You can feel

SAN FRANCISCO -- Rookie Jordan Beck tipped his batting helmet toward cheering members of the Rockies bullpen. Those folks, and everyone else at Oracle Park, had just witnessed Beck’s second homer in as many days, over the center-field wall during Friday night's 10-5 loss to the Giants that snapped Colorado's