Zander Mueth has been through the wringer. Over his last two seasons, the 21-year-old prospect has been placed on the injured list four times. The stints, which included shoulder and oblique injuries, haven’t allowed him to properly build momentum to excel and be promoted. Finally, to finish 2026, Mueth is

The 2026 Rawlings Gold Glove Award finalists were announced on Wednesday, with the winners set to be unveiled on ESPN on Sunday, Nov. 1. Each league has three finalists at each position, including the utility spot, which was awarded for the first time in 2022.

When the Pirates acquired Brandon Lowe last December, they knew they were getting left-handed power that would play at PNC Park, plus veteran leadership that had been lacking among position players. Similar to Jake Mangum and Mason Montgomery and how they’ve established themselves in Pittsburgh, Lowe’s defensive turnaround made the

The most important thing for prospects is development: learning how to be a professional, acquiring new skills, sharpening tools or pitches. There often can be bumps in the road along the path to the big leagues, and it's important to note that performance and production in the moment isn't necessarily

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The 34th annual Arizona Fall League season is underway, and you can watch top prospects from all 30 MLB organizations throughout October and November as AFL matchups are once again streaming for free on both MLB.com (here and on the AFL site) and MLB.TV. All but five games of the

This page will be updated throughout the offseason to reflect the team’s latest transactions and any injury updates. As a reminder, players can remain on the 60-day IL through the World Series, after which teams must account for those players on their 40-man roster.

When Brady Peck walked toward Mervis Hall on Pitt’s campus Tuesday afternoon, he was taken aback by the hundreds of people gathered near the Forbes Field wall listening to a baseball game. A junior from Glen Rock, N.J., Peck asked around and quickly learned about the Pittsburgh tradition, where Pirates

As Konnor Griffin went through his pregame infield routine just an hour before a late-September day game at Wrigley Field, it was impossible to ignore the noise. Just a few feet away from where the 20-year-old Pirates shortstop practiced his glove work, fans of all ages shouted for his attention.

Major League Baseball today announced the ‘Chill Mobile’ initiative, a mental health awareness initiative by Pirates Charities and Allegheny Health Network (AHN), as a finalist for the prestigious Allan H. Selig Award for Philanthropic Excellence. The award was created in 2010 to recognize the charitable and philanthropic efforts of MLB

The Arizona Fall League presents an opportunity for players who missed significant time due to injury to get more reps. It also provides a chance for teams to look at some of their prospects for six more weeks before deciding whether to add them to their 40-man roster. Organizations have

The Pirates have promoted former director of player analysis Justin Newman to director of domestic amateur scouting, multiple sources confirmed to MLB.com Thursday. Newman began working with the organization in 2017 as a baseball informatics intern, moving his way up the ladder throughout the last decade. Assistant general manager Kevan

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Last week, MLB Pipeline revealed its selections for Minor League Hitting Prospect of the Year and Minor League Pitching Prospect of the Year during the 2026 MiLB Awards Show on MLB Network. Brewers corner infielder Andrew Fischer won hitting honors after swatting 48 homers, the most in the Minors since

Rookies -- and big names at that -- made their impacts felt in 2026. Eighteen of the first 25 players ranked on MLB Pipeline's preseason Top 100 Prospects list appeared in the big leagues, and many of them had seasons worthy of hardware. There were eye-catching debuts, massive extensions, All-Star

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- If things continue to develop as planned, the Pirates will have to decide which best friend will be their big league shortstop. Konnor Griffin might have the gig now, but his buddy Wyatt Sanford isn’t that far off from trying to lay claim to the premium position

The Minor League playoffs have been completed. There are only a handful of players with prospect eligibility remaining left in the Major League postseason, and there will be fewer with each passing round. Time for us in prospectdom to go into offseason mode? Not so fast, friends. The Arizona Fall

You always want to finish strong. That's exactly what these players did in the final month of the 2026 regular season. Here are both leagues' monthly award winners for September.

Action in the Arizona Fall League kicked off over the weekend with a full slate of games, with big names already turning heads. While a lot of attention is understandably given to the high-profile prospects -- the late additions of Sebastian Walcott, Aidan Miller and Angeibel Gomez created some fun

There was an unforgettable scene at PNC Park on Oct. 1, 2006. That day, Freddy Sanchez went 2-for-4 in a 1-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in the final game of the regular season and clinched the National League batting title with an outstanding .344 mark. To the delight of

DETROIT -- Mason Montgomery delivered a 99 mph fastball at the bottom of the zone for strike three on Sunday, clinching a 4-2 victory over the Tigers at Comerica Park and the first winning season for the Pirates since 2018. Pittsburgh made an 11-win improvement from just a season ago,

The 2026 Minor League season was one for the record books … literally. Across the Minors, dozens of exclusive statistical clubs were infiltrated by this year's crop of young stars. The Brewers' Andrew Fischer mashed 48 regular-season homers, the most in MiLB since 1982, (and two in the postseason). A

DETROIT -- Kirby Yates took two steps backward off the mound, tipped his cap and kissed his glove as a final goodbye. The 39-year-old Yates came a long way from an undrafted JUCO pitcher. In this moment, Yates was exiting on his own terms with an ovation from the opposing