USA Baseball announced the extension of its partnership with Rapsodo, the company known for helping athletes achieve their maximum potential by providing advanced data in real time with their ball tracking technology. This strategic collaboration aims to revolutionize player development and advance the game of baseball through industry-leading technology and data-driven insights.

Major League Baseball and USA Baseball jointly announced the coaching staff for the 2023 Prospect Development Pipeline (PDP) League, including the naming of 11 former Major Leaguers to the staff. Team managers for the event will include former big leaguers Doug Mientkiewicz and Jack Wilson, former Major League hitting coach Rick Eckstein and college coaching veteran Tom Griffin.

Major League Baseball and USA Baseball jointly announced the coaching staff for the 2023 Prospect Development Pipeline (PDP) League, including the naming of 11 former Major Leaguers to the staff. Team managers for the event will include former big leaguers Doug Mientkiewicz and Jack Wilson, former Major League hitting coach Rick Eckstein and college coaching veteran Tom Griffin.

Team Light Blue claimed the title at the 2022 PDP League, knocking off Team Red in the championship game. The victory came after Team Light Blue beat Team Navy in a tiebreaker game earlier in the morning.

On the penultimate day of the 2022 PDP League, Team Red picked up a victory while Navy and Gray finished tied in Cary, N.C.

CARY, N.C. -- Max Clark and Walker Jenkins are two of the best prospects participating in this year’s PDP League. I sat down with the pair of talented outfielders to talk about living up to expectations, trying out for Team USA, impressing scouts and their own “rivalry.” Be sure to...

CARY, N.C. -- The only thing that was really a challenge for Thomas White in his first PDP League outing Friday was the heat. The 6-foot-5 left-hander hails from Rowley, Mass., so he wasn’t exactly acclimated to the temperatures and humidity that are common at summer events at USA Baseball’s...

Jake Brown strikes out six for the Gray Team in 2022 PDP League action held at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, N.C.

CARY, N.C. -- Travis Sykora looks every bit like a potential front-of-the-rotation starter. But he didn’t get the chance to show what he could do on the mound until his Light Blue team’s third PDP League game. Patience might be a virtue, but it was tough for the big right-hander...

CARY, N.C. -- Kendall George hit the ball about a combined 80 feet in his first two at-bats, but still got to show off the tool that makes him such an intriguing prospect to both USA Baseball personnel and scouts doing early work for the 2023 Draft. His speed. Hailing...

Michael Cuddyer discusses his role as a hitting coordinator in USA Baseball's Prospect Development Pipeline League

Howie Kendrick chats with Chris Russo about some of his career highlights and being a special guest instructor for the PDP League

Lance Berkman joins MLB Central to talk about the Prospect Development Pipeline League and more

CARY, N.C. -- On Wednesday, scouts lauded Kevin McGonigle for his professional batting practice session to kick off the PDP League. On Thursday, he showed that approach carries over to games, proving the scouts who said “that guy just hits” right. The Aldan, Pa., native picked up a hit every...

CARY, N.C. -- The 100 high school players on hand at USA Baseball’s National Training Complex for this year’s PDP League were greeted by rain Wednesday morning, which limited some activities, like running the 60-yard dash. But after a two-hour delay, position players were put through their paces with batting...

SAN DIEGO -- The last month has been one of the best of Tyler Gough’s life. He helped JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) win its first-ever state Southern Section Division I title in late May, graduated from high school eight days later and headed to the Draft Combine this...

SAN DIEGO -- Jurrangelo Cijntje is one of the most intriguing prospects at the second annual Draft Combine. He was also the most impressive player on the field at Petco Park in a game featuring high schoolers Wednesday. A switch-pitcher from Champagnat Catholic School (Hialeah, Fla.), Cijntje naturally throws left-handed,...

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Henry Davis, the first overall pick in the 2021 MLB Draft, discusses the Draft Combine and its benefits

The second annual Draft Combine is underway, running through Monday at Petco Park in San Diego, where 255 prospects are hoping to boost their stock. Off the field, players will have the opportunity to participate in a series of medical and performance assessments and educational programming designed to prepare them...

Jim Callis joins Alanna Rizzo to discuss the upcoming draft class and which prospects will be feature during the Draft Combine

Watch from Petco Park as MLB Network covers the more than 250 Draft-eligible players in attendance

Two hundred and fifty-five players are attending the second annual MLB Draft Combine, which is running June 14-20 at Petco Park in San Diego. That group includes 139 members of MLB Pipeline's Draft Top 200 Prospects list, starting with 20 of the top 30. The main event is a pro-style...

MLB draft shortstop prospect Cole Young discusses the 2022 Draft Combine at Petco Park, preparing for the Draft and more