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It's a long season, and things can change in a hurry. That baseball truism has doled out reminders many times already in 2024, and our latest Rookie of the Year poll is yet another example. At the season's halfway point, a panel of 39 MLB.com experts has identified clear front-runners

The All-Star Futures Game annually puts more of baseball's top prospects on one field than any other event, and this year's edition is no exception. The 25th annual showcase -- along with the inaugural Futures Skills Showcase -- will feature 39 members of MLB Pipeline's recently updated Top 100 Prospects

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 – The Cubs believed in Moises Ballesteros’ bat when they signed him out of Venezuela as part of their international class ahead of

Since its inception in 1999, the All-Star Futures Game has provided a stage for the next generation of big league stars to show off their tools. Over the years, we’ve seen exciting displays of hitting prowess. But given the nature of the exhibition, it always seemed like the spotlight on

MILWAUKEE -- Ian Happ hustled back to the wall in left field, heading to where he felt the deep fly from Brewers designated hitter Rhys Hoskins was destined to fall. When the Cubs' left fielder closed in on the fence -- battling both the sun and wind -- the baseball

Once again in 2024, baseball fans can watch Minor League Baseball games across all of MLB's digital platforms. MLB.TV and At Bat subscribers can watch their favorite team's Minor League affiliates in the app at no additional cost, while all MiLB games will be available on MiLB.TV, on the web

The All-Star Futures Game is less than two weeks away on July 13 and the First-Year Player Draft will follow shortly behind. One day behind, in fact. It’s about to get very busy in the world of prospects. So as the Major and Minor League seasons pivot toward their second

MILWAUKEE -- Justin Steele carried his frustration with him off the diamond after the third inning on Saturday afternoon. Once the Cubs lefty arrived at the dugout steps, he stopped for a moment and shouted demonstratively before continuing on and heading down the tunnel. At that point in the afternoon,

MILWAUKEE -- Given the Cubs’ play out of the gates in April, Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer held out hope that the slump that arrived in May would be followed by positive regression. The calendar is about to flip to July, the Trade Deadline is looming and Chicago’s

SAN FRANCISCO -- Shota Imanaga was critical of his performance against the Giants on Thursday afternoon. The Cubs lefty pointed to the three runs he surrendered in the sixth inning and explained that he needed to work on improving upon what went awry in that frame. The reality is that

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The way Matt Shaw sees it, getting through the grind of the baseball season is all about building momentum each and every day. Show up to the park, stay focused, and get a little better each time out. If last week is any indication, the rest of the league may

Years ago, Dylan Heuer attended Iowa Baseball Camp for the Deaf and eventually became the bat boy for Triple-A Iowa. When he returned as team photographer for the Cubs affiliate and found out the camp no longer existed, he brought it back. He wanted others in the deaf community to

Seventeen days before the Guardians will exercise the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 Draft, they've let little slip out regarding their intentions. Their top four candidates appear to be, coincidentally, the top four players on MLB Pipeline's new Draft Top 250 list. Cleveland not only is mulling over

SAN FRANCISCO -- There were positives in the middle months of last season for the Cubs. After a dismal May, the North Siders chipped away at the early deficit, rattled off enough wins to convince the front office to buy at the Trade Deadline and pushed back into the thick

It's time for our second installment of each team's hottest-hitting Top 30 prospect over the last month. Our list includes eight Top 100 prospects, though the player with the best numbers over the last 30 days occupies the bottom spot on our Top 30 for his organization.

We’ve tweaked and expanded our 2024 Draft rankings for the last time, running the list out to the Top 250. Now less than three weeks away from the start of the Draft, we're getting a clearer picture of how the scouting industry is stacking up the talent in this class.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Cubs veteran Kyle Hendricks threw a pitch to Thairo Estrada in the seventh inning that looked destined for the top of the strike zone on Tuesday night. At the last moment, the offering dove down sharply, running low and outside as the Giants second baseman swung. The

SAN FRANCISCO -- The final pitch from Cubs lefty Drew Smyly on Monday night was a fastball that sailed high and outside. It was deemed ball four to the Giants’ Wilmer Flores, who dropped his bat and completed the required jog to first base to put the period on another

Arkansas' Hagen Smith and Wake Forest's Chase Burns headline the 2024 college pitching crop after breaking the NCAA Division I record for strikeout rate. Both project as easy top-10 picks and potential frontline starters. Yet the college pitching class isn't as deep as once hoped. East Carolina's Trey Yesavage is

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Have you made plans for the Fourth yet? If not, we're here to help. If so, change 'em! There's no better way to celebrate America's Independence Day than taking in a baseball game amid your compatriots.

CHICAGO -- Ryne Sandberg stood behind the podium outside Wrigley Field and saw the sea of Cubs fans who flocked to the unveiling ceremony for his statue on Sunday afternoon. The Hall of Famer admitted that he was stunned by the amount of people who packed into Gallagher Way, lined