Cal Raleigh has many talents. He plays arguably the most demanding position in baseball -- and plays it exceptionally well, winning the Rawlings Platinum Glove Award last year -- while also being a switch-hitter with immense pop, blasting a Mariners-record 60 homers this year.

Tune into the Arizona Fall League and the Dominican Winter League (LIDOM) to watch some of baseball's brightest young stars. You can see MLB's top prospects in action, with AFL matchups streaming for free on both MLB.com (here and on the AFL site) and MLB.TV. LIDOM games are included as

Now that the Minor League season has concluded, MLB Pipeline is announcing its choices for each system's hitting and pitching prospects of the year. Pirates outfielder Konnor Griffin and Mets right-hander Jonah Tong headline our selections. Griffin, who ranks No. 1 on our Top 100 Prospects list and won the

MESA, Ariz. – It’s often said that regular-season stats go out the window when October rolls around. The same can be true for prospects who embark upon the Arizona Fall League, an opportunity to flip the script on the past handful of months and rewrite their narrative heading into next

MESA, Ariz. -- The Guardians' Daniel Espino, the Yankees' Bryce Cunningham and Luis Perales of the Red Sox are three of the best arms in the Arizona Fall League and looking to get more innings after missing most of the season. They all took the mound on Tuesday for their

Minor League Baseball announced the Round Rock Chupacabras (Round Rock Express) were selected as the 2025 winner of MiLB’s season-long event series, Copa de la Diversión™. The award was announced during Minor League Baseball’s Fall Business Summit in Indianapolis. The cornerstone of MiLB’s Latino fan engagement initiative, Copa de la

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Braden Montgomery is one of the best right-field prospects in baseball. The 12th overall pick in the 2024 Draft, he's a switch-hitter with well above-average power and arm strength. Ranked No. 35 on MLB Pipeline's Top 100, Montgomery features at least average hitting ability, speed and defensive

Minor League Baseball announced the winners of the 2025 Golden Bobblehead Awards for top promotional activities and events in five categories.

Back in 2020, the Atlanta Braves took Spencer Strider in the fourth round of that pandemic-shortened Draft, even though he missed all of 2019 following Tommy John surgery and made just four outings before the shutdown. He, of course, has gone on to be a Rookie of the Year runner-up

Minor League Baseball announced the 2025 winners of the Organization of the Year Award, Executive of the Year Award, Future Star Award, Driving Diversity Award, and the MiLB Together Award. Nominees from each league were selected by their peers and were candidates for the overall awards.

Chris Suero can already claim two rings in 2025, and he may not be done there. The Mets’ No. 15 prospect opened the season with High-A Brooklyn and helped it capture a South Atlantic League North Division first-half title before his promotion to Double-A Binghamton in mid-July. (The Cyclones later

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Walker Janek has spent just one full season in pro ball, and some scouts are already saying he might be the best defensive catcher in the Minors. The Astros' 2024 first-round pick out of Sam Houston, Janek won the Buster Posey Award that spring as college baseball's

The 2020 international signing period was delayed because of the pandemic, but once it opened in January of 2021, the Pirates got to work. They handed out 16 bonuses of six figures or higher, headlined by Shalin Polanco’s $2.35 million bonus. Close to the bottom of that bonus list was

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Starlyn Caba is one of the top defensive prospects in the Minors and some evaluators believe that he's the best, giving him top-of-the-scale 80 grades. He's a smooth shortstop with plenty of range to both sides, solid arm strength and an advanced internal clock, especially for a

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The Rangers have moved Sebastian Walcott aggressively since signing him for $3.2 million out of the Bahamas in 2023. In his first full pro season, Walcott was the second-youngest batting qualifier (age 18) in High-A, behind only Padres catcher Ethan Salas. This year, he was the youngest

The Rays were excited to acquire Aidan Smith from the Mariners as part of the return for postseason hero Randy Arozarena at last year’s Trade Deadline, and at the time, many in the organization saw the outfielder, with his intriguing power-speed combination, as the main piece coming back. But they

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Cam Collier had a banner 2024 season. The Reds' corner infielder hit the first home run in Spring Breakout history, went deep at the All-Star Futures Game to grab MVP honors and finished second in the High-A Midwest League with 20 long balls at age 19. Collier

Since the Arizona Fall League started in 1992, it has sent more than 3,000 players to the big leagues, including Hall of Famers Roy Halladay, Todd Helton, Derek Jeter and Mike Piazza. The developmental circuit, which begins its 33rd season on Oct. 6, also has produced current stars such as

Babe Ruth, Josh Gibson, Roberto Clemente ... and the Erie Moon Mammoths? The Minor League Baseball alternate identity cooked up by Last Week Tonight with John Oliver attracted attention from all over the sporting world this summer, and now the team has earned prestige, too. The Erie Moon Mammoths are

After a long, disappointing season that was sidetracked by forearm, oblique and shoulder injuries, Rhett Lowder is excited to make up for lost time in the Arizona Fall League. The Reds' top pitching prospect -- No. 80 overall in baseball -- is a late addition to the Peoria Javelinas roster

Between all of the Division Series and the Arizona Fall League beginning its 33rd season on Monday, it will be almost too much baseball to handle next week. Plus, we just did some end-of-season housecleaning with an update to MLB Pipeline's Top 100 Prospects list. There's plenty to discuss and

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Benjamin Hill travels the nation collecting stories about what makes Minor League Baseball unique. This excerpt from the Baseball Traveler newsletter, presented by Circle K, is a mere taste of the smorgasbord of delights he offers every week. Read the full newsletter here, and subscribe to his newsletter here.

While much of the baseball world turns its focus to the Major League postseason this week, those who follow the land of prospects closely are in a quieter period between the end of the Minor League season and the start of the Arizona Fall League. That makes it a good

This article is part of Minor League Baseball's "Celebrating Our Heroes" content series, presented by T-Mobile. The Montgomery Biscuits have a lot in common with their neighbors at Maxwell Air Force Base. As with most Minor League clubs, players pass through Montgomery pretty quickly, often graduating from the Double-A Rays