Over the course of the 2024 season, there were 48,795 individual player games with at least one plate appearance. There were 20,685 individual pitcher appearances with at least one batter faced. The vast majority of those produced routine stat lines. A select few truly stand out from the pack. This

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A new season brings new opportunities for every player in a team’s system. This is especially true for a team’s Minor League prospects, who look to build on the previous season’s accomplishments and continue to make a name for themselves as they forge a path to the Majors. Here’s a

A version of this story was originally published in April 2021.

As the year comes to a close, it's a good time to look ahead to the 2025 season. A number of interesting prospects are expected to make their full-season debuts this spring, a mix of recent draftees who did not play after signing and international signees ready to break out

ARLINGTON -- It’s really official once you’re added to the team group chat, Joc Pederson joked. Pederson, the newest Texas Ranger, was officially introduced at Globe Life Field on Monday afternoon, but in the days prior he had been added to the team group chat after talking with Marcus Semien.

WASHINGTON -- The Nationals are getting some late 2024 business done before the new year arrives. A day after the Nats agreed to a deal to bring back first baseman Josh Bell, according to a source, right-hander Trevor Williams is set to return on a two-year, $14 million contract, a

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Top prospects, unique uniforms, meaningful milestones. All in a year's work for Minor League Baseball. Relive some of the most memorable moments from the year in MiLB!

PHILADELPHIA -- Jesús Luzardo’s 2024 season in Miami ended after just 12 starts due to a stress reaction in his lower back. But that issue is behind him, according to Luzardo. “I feel 100 percent,” Luzardo said on a Zoom call with reporters Monday. “I’ve felt 100 percent the whole

Andruw Jones is in his eighth year on the Hall of Fame ballot, and he has a compelling case for election into Cooperstown. Jones’ defensive prowess in center field and power at the plate during his peak helped put him in the conversation with some of the best we’ve seen

Major Leaguers are barely humans. They are demigods, standing 6-foot-something, gifted with exceptional speed, strength and the kind of hand-eye coordination that us clumsy folks can barely fathom. But every now and then, these skillful athletes have a momentary lapse where they join us. It's a moment that unites us

Mike Trout has given fans plenty of souvenirs over the years, but he received one of his own from his beloved Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday afternoon. While watching the game from his usual front-row seats beyond the end zone at Lincoln Financial Field, Trout was hand-delivered a game ball by

Josh Bell is back in Washington, D.C. Veteran first baseman Bell and the Nationals have agreed on a one-year, $6 million deal for 2025, sources told MLB.com on Sunday night. The team has not confirmed the deal. The Nats had been looking to add offensive power at first base and

CHICAGO -- Part of the Cubs’ ongoing roster reorganization involves finding more potential options for the team’s bench. Chicago is bringing utilityman Vidal Bruján into the fold as a candidate for that segment of the squad. On Sunday, the Cubs and Marlins agreed to a trade that would bring Bruján

MLB's reporters chronicled the 2024 baseball season from start to finish. But a picture is worth 1,000 words -- and they snapped plenty of those, too. From Spring Training through the World Series, on and off the field, our reporters were able to capture photos of so many unique baseball

Former president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Jimmy Carter -- a Plains, Ga., native and longtime fan of the Braves who was in attendance when Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's home run record -- passed away on Sunday at the age of 100. "The Atlanta Braves are deeply saddened by

The Dodgers keep coming. Not only do they keep coming, they force other contenders to come after them, in their division, in their league and from the other league. Walker Buehler, who got the last three outs of the World Series out of the bullpen, just left as a free

At this point in the offseason, every team could still use some help -- and plenty of top free agents remain available. But taking into account age, position, skill set and projected cost, who is the perfect fit for each club? To answer that question, we enlisted the help of

Just in time for New Year's, let's look back at the top plays of 2024. We give out Statcast superlatives every season -- for everything from the hardest-hit ball to the longest home run to the fastest pitch to the best catch. Here are 15 of MLB's best plays of

You surely woke up Saturday morning with the same reaction that most of us had: “Whoa, Corbin Burnes is heading to the Diamondbacks? Didn’t see that coming!” Burnes is a Scottsdale, Ariz., resident, so we probably should have sniffed something out. But after weeks of reports that the Giants and

The Dodgers are the sixth known team to have an in-person meeting with star Japanese right-handed pitcher Roki Sasaki, multiple sources told MLB.com's Mark Feinsand. The other clubs who reportedly have met with the 23-year-old are the Mets, Yankees, Cubs, Rangers and Giants. In four seasons with Nippon Professional Baseball's

Just when you thought 2024 couldn't get any better for Shohei Ohtani, the most significant and joyous development of his year -- and one of the most important moments of his life -- has come as the year draws to a close. After winning his third unanimous MVP Award and

The top starting pitcher on the free-agent market is heading to the desert. Right-hander Corbin Burnes and the D-backs agreed on a six-year, $210 million contract, a source told MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand on Saturday. The contract includes an opt-out clause after the 2026 season. The D-backs have not confirmed the

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