First, there was big league Opening Day. Now it's Triple-A's turn to take the spotlight. The Minor League season opens Friday when the Triple-A International League and Pacific Coast League seasons get underway for the first of MiLB’s two Opening Days. (Double-A, High-A and Single-A all get their respective campaigns

The 2025 Opening Day prospect roster announcements began last week when the Cubs informed Matt Shaw (MLB No. 19) he was making the trip overseas to compete in the Tokyo Series. Roki Sasaki (No. 1) also received the good news, but his assignment was much less of a surprise. Now

On Opening Day last year, Jackson Chourio became the first player born in 2004 to debut in the big leagues. To find out the youngest player this season, fans don't need to look very far. The rosters feature 46 players born in 2001 or later, and still, Chourio is the

It’s Triple-A’s turn up to bat on Friday. The regular season begins for the Minor Leagues’ highest level one day after the action starts on the Major League side. Fun fact: it’ll be the earliest start to a Minor League season since 1951 (March 27). Double-A, High-A and Single-A will

All season long, baseball fans will be able to 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 are available on MiLB.TV, on the

TORONTO -- Welcome to the big leagues, Alan Roden. The Blue Jays’ No. 5 prospect, who launched himself onto the roster with a brilliant Spring Training that had everyone in the organization talking about him, recorded his first hit in the big leagues on Opening Day at Rogers Centre.

On March 27, 2023, Cam Smith was a Florida State freshman batting .264 with 28 strikeouts through his first 21 college games. Exactly two years later, he will spend Opening Day as a member of the Astros. Smith has just 32 games of pro experience, making his rise to an

CHICAGO -- As Ryan Johnson finished getting ready in the bullpen ahead of his highly anticipated MLB debut, he walked out onto a Major League field for the first time in his career and pumped his right fist into his glove to get himself in the right headspace leading up

Four years after he went undrafted out of high school and three years after Georgia Tech's coaching staff decided he needed to redshirt as a freshman, Kristian Campbell will begin the 2025 season on the Red Sox's Opening Day roster. It's the latest step in his stunningly rapid ascent from

CHICAGO -- There were five players on the 2025 White Sox Opening Day roster Thursday afternoon at Rate Field who were on the club’s ‘24 Opening Day roster. Luis Robert Jr., Andrew Benintendi, Jordan Leasure, Korey Lee and Andrew Vaughn had to deal with the worst season by sheer loss

The excitement of not one but two Opening Days this week -- MLB on Thursday, Triple-A on Friday -- drives the discussion on the latest edition of the Pipeline Podcast.

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Every player dreams of making it to the big leagues. Many amateur players never make it. Many also dream of making it there with a friend. That’s even more statistically improbable. Former co-aces at Vanderbilt Jack Leiter and Kumar Rocker both made their much-anticipated MLB debuts last

SEATTLE -- Max Muncy and Jacob Wilson will stand along the third-base line at T-Mobile Park during the national anthem on Thursday night, each soaking in their first Opening Day. They will also likely begin the season as double-play partners for the Athletics. For most baseball fans, this will be

No team ever wants to head into a new season with its starting catcher on the shelf, especially one who is a former All-Star and Gold Glove Award winner like Sean Murphy. Luckily for the Braves, they have top prospect Drake Baldwin ready, willing and able to step in until

When the Astros acquired Cam Smith in the Kyle Tucker trade in December, the idea was that he'd need at least most of this season in the Minors before taking over the third-base job in Houston. But his Grapefruit League performance has radically altered those initial plans. After Smith batted

HOUSTON -- As Joe Espada aspired to be a big league manager, he dreamed of one day making a future player’s call-up to the Major Leagues a special moment.

There was no better situation for Alex Lodise to record his first collegiate cycle. Amid a back-and-forth ninth inning for Florida State, Lodise clobbered a no-doubt grand slam to secure an 8-4 walk-off victory Tuesday night. As the ball drifted over the right-field wall, the Seminoles shortstop tossed his bat

Here is the latest on injuries and roster moves involving MLB Pipeline's Top 100 prospects:

Baseball has seen its share of players who have been hyped before they ever played a game in the Major Leagues. Look no further than Roki Sasaki. The 23-year-old right-hander became a sensation thanks to four brilliant seasons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball and a dominant World Baseball Classic performance

With Spring Training wrapped up, teams are beginning the process of finalizing their Opening Day rosters. A number of the game's up-and-coming prospects remain in the mix for big league jobs at this critical juncture, vying for final roster spots that have yet to be decided upon. Here’s a team-by-team

CHICAGO -- There have been the Three Amigos, the Three Tenors, the longtime famous Three Stooges and now .. the three top White Sox pitching prospects working together at Double-A Birmingham. Okay, the name is still a work in progress. But what was expected for a few weeks during Spring

SAN FRANCISCO -- When Jackson Jobe took the mound against the Giants at Oracle Park on Tuesday night in the Tigers’ final exhibition game ahead of the 2025 season, he did so knowing he was on the cusp of a golden opportunity.

ANAHEIM -- This time last year, Ryan Johnson was a junior at Dallas Baptist University with scant college experience. On Tuesday, he officially became a Major Leaguer. The Angels announced that Johnson, a 22-year-old right-hander whom they drafted in the second round last year, will break camp with the big

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Major League Opening Day is set for Thursday, but the Minors get rolling right after that, with Triple-A getting under way on Friday. As the Twins set their roster for the big league team’s season, plans are also coming into place for prospects.

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