FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Dasan Hill gave a sheepish smile and a little shrug. Then, he admitted something that shouldn’t have been much of a surprise. Yes, Hill said, he might have been trying to light up the radar gun in the first inning of Thursday’s Spring Breakout game.

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Fifty-four members from MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 are scheduled to play in the third edition of Spring Breakout, including shortstops Konnor Griffin (Pirates, No. 1), Jesús Made (Brewers, No. 3), Leo De Vries (Athletics, No. 4), JJ Wetherholt (Cardinals, No. 5), Colt Emerson (Mariners, No. 9) and outfielder Max Clark

It’s the final week of Spring Training, believe it or not. After more than a month of camp, Opening Day is very much in sight. MLB.com’s American League Central beat reporters, scattered throughout Florida and Arizona, have been watching their teams closely since mid-February, learning and assessing. Now, as the

CLEARWATER, Fla. – Although he pitched four effective innings against the Phillies in Tuesday's 2-0 loss, Bailey Ober had the look of a man searching after the game. Ober’s average fastball velocity in his one-run, two-hit, two-walk start dipped to 88.2 miles per hour. And while Ober knows better than

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The preliminary player pools have become the final rosters, and now we have a better understanding of which prospects will next take the Spring Breakout stage. In two short years, the Spring Breakout alumni list is already a doozy, filled with a Cy Young winner, multiple Rookies of the Year,

FORT MYERS, Fla -- Twins outfielder Austin Martin was removed from Monday’s game against the Pirates due to a concussion and will be held out of all baseball activities for at least two days. Martin suffered the injury in the third inning of Minnesota’s 5-1 win. “He won’t do anything

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Following Zebby Matthews’ start against the Red Sox on Sunday, every contender for the Twins’ starting rotation has made four appearances against professional teams. And with a little more than a week left in camp, each of them has one more scheduled start, though Mick Abel

You're about to see the most exciting prospects in baseball take the field during Spring Breakout this week -- but a lot of those prospects have already been putting on a showcase this spring. And with Statcast tracking now available for all 30 teams' Spring Training ballparks, it's easier than

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Joe Ryan will start on Monday against the Pirates, the Twins announced Sunday, setting him up to be available to pitch Opening Day. Ryan, who missed the first 17 days of Grapefruit League play due to back inflammation, will be making his second start of camp.

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FORT MYERS, Fla. – Joe Ryan is not expected to pitch in the World Baseball Classic after all, the Twins confirmed on Saturday. The club learned Friday night that Ryan would not be added to Team USA as previously expected. Instead, Blue Jays reliever Jeff Hoffman was added. Ryan, who

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- We’re a month into camp and less than two weeks from Opening Day, and plenty of mysteries still linger regarding the roster the Twins will take to Baltimore for the March 26 lid-lifter. Pablo López’s season-ending right elbow injury opened a rotation spot, and multiple bullpen

Tarik Skubal and Paul Skenes set the bar high on the pitching side in 2025. Skubal became the first pitcher since Pedro Martinez to repeat as the American League Cy Young Award winner, while Skenes followed up an incredible rookie season with a National League Cy Young crown. While there

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Greetings from sunny Florida. As I write this on Wednesday, it’s exactly one month since my first day in Spring Training, so it seemed like a good time to take stock. Here are seven thoughts on what I’ve seen in camp so far.

Through the first two iterations of Spring Breakout, many young prospects have gone head-to-head before quickly establishing themselves as stars at the Major League level. Look no further than when Paul Skenes struck out Jackson Holliday in the first inning during the first edition of Spring Breakout, weeks before they'd

We are all about the future at MLB Pipeline. Obviously, any talk about prospects and who they might become involves some prognostication. Fresh off flexing those muscles to present every organization’s Top 30 prospects list, we’re keeping our crystal ball in active mode to provide a prospect prediction for each

FORT MYERS, Fla. – It’s been a long first month of camp, and it’s still more than two weeks till Opening Day. But with March 26's Opening Day in Baltimore growing ever larger on the horizon, the Twins cleared a key hurdle on Tuesday when Joe Ryan made his Grapefruit

NORTH PORT, Fla. – For the first time this spring, the Twins cut players Monday who might very well be on the Major League roster before 2026 is over. Minnesota sent out four of its top 10 prospects and six of the top 13, a list that included numerous players

The Yankees and Giants will open the 2026 MLB season on March 25. We’ll be counting down to that date with our annual preview series, with each story looking ahead to the coming season by breaking down a particular topic. Previously: The best pending free agent in each division. Today:

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