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Podcast features first-base promotions for Caglianone, Eldridge

June 6, 2025

Check out the latest episodes of The Show Before the Show, MiLB.com's official podcast. A segment rundown is listed below, in case you want to skip to a particular section. Like the podcast? Subscribe, rate and review on Apple Podcasts. The podcast is also available via Spotify, Megaphone and other

Check out this broadcaster call a Caglianone homer -- BEFORE the pitch

@WeintraubCole
May 31, 2025

Nicholas Badders channeled his inner Nostradamus in the broadcast booth Friday night -- and Jac Caglianone made it count.

'Hit another for Theo': Tigers prospect meets cancer patient before game, swats 3 homers

Briceño, MLB's No. 81 prospect, achieves mark not done in Majors since at least 1901
@WeintraubCole
May 30, 2025

Before Josue Briceño even stepped into the batter’s box Thursday night, his performance had already taken on deeper meaning.

Debating best Minor League home caps on podcast

May 23, 2025

Check out the latest episodes of The Show Before the Show, MiLB.com's official podcast. A segment rundown is listed below, in case you want to skip to a particular section. Like the podcast? Subscribe, rate and review on Apple Podcasts. The podcast is also available via Spotify, Megaphone and other

Friendly foes, 2024 first-rounders Moore and Caglianone trade first Triple-A homers

@JesseABorek
May 23, 2025

For years, Christian Moore and Jac Caglianone laced up their cleats against one another in the SEC. A rivalry that spanned Florida, Tennessee and other landmarks across the South moved to Salt Lake City this week as the Royals and Angels' top prospects got simultaneous Triple-A promotions. So it was

Boston's Triple-A affiliate throws birthday bash for Roman Anthony

@brendan_samson
May 23, 2025

With all the hype that has surrounded Roman Anthony over the past two seasons, it’s easy to forget how young he really is. MLB's No. 1 prospect played 70 games at the highest level of the Minors before he could order a beer. But he can now. Roman Anthony turned

MLB's No. 35 prospect homers to same spot -- over batter's eye! -- on consecutive nights

@JesseABorek
May 22, 2025

Much of the baseball world has been fascinated with the Mariners' High-A affiliate this spring because of switch-pitching sensation Jurrangelo Cijntje, but the Everett AquaSox also hold the unique distinction of having four Top 100 overall prospects among their everyday starting nine. And no one among that group has light-tower

Rays prospect Aidan Smith joins podcast

May 9, 2025

Check out the latest episodes of The Show Before the Show, MiLB.com's official podcast. A segment rundown is listed below, in case you want to skip to a particular section. Like the podcast? Subscribe, rate and review on Apple Podcasts. The podcast is also available via Spotify, Megaphone and other

Padres teen phenom De Vries' day: Cycle, 2 HRs, 5 hits, 8 RBIs

@MavalloneMiLB
April 23, 2025

The stars, the planets and everything in between aligned perfectly for Leo De Vries on Tuesday night. "El Mutante" did not disappoint. De Vries put together one of the best single-game performances in club history, made all the more impressive considering he's only 18 years old. MLB Pipeline's No. 17

Caglianone meets Kershaw -- the outcome? Two hits for Royals' top prospect

@benweinrib
April 23, 2025

If Jac Caglianone has any concern about facing Major League pitching, it sure wasn't showing on Tuesday. And MLB's No. 20 prospect wasn't just facing any big leaguer -- he was staring down future Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw. The results: a pair of knocks as part of a three-hit

MiLB podcast crew makes Opening Day predictions

March 28, 2025

Check out the latest episodes of The Show Before the Show, MiLB.com's official podcast. A segment rundown is listed below, in case you want to skip to a particular section. Like the podcast? Subscribe, rate and review on Apple Podcasts. The podcast is also available via Spotify, Megaphone and other

Everything you need to know for Triple-A Opening Day

@JoeTrezz and @BensBiz and @SamDykstraMiLB
March 27, 2025

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. And right out of the gates, several of baseball's

Top prospects to watch at Triple-A -- one for each organization

March 26, 2025

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

Here's where every Top 100 prospect is expected to start the season

@brendan_samson
March 25, 2025

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

Astros brass sees potential in consistently 'underranked' farm system

March 17, 2025

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The last time the Astros landed in the top 10 of MLB Pipeline’s farm system rankings was before the 2019 season. Since those rankings expanded to all 30 teams ahead of the 2020 season -- 11 lists in total -- they’ve never ranked higher than

Rox young sluggers aim to bring pop back to Coors Field

March 17, 2025

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Coors Field may provide the best run-scoring environment in Major League Baseball, but the Rockies haven’t taken advantage of it in recent years. Even without adjusting for Coors, they have fielded offenses worse than the league average the past three seasons, and they scored the fewest runs

Here are the 2025 All-Spring Breakout Teams

March 17, 2025

Fifteen games, several jersey swaps and countless highlights later, the second edition of Spring Breakout has officially concluded – and it lived up to its billing. Of the 16 contests sprinkled across four days, only one game (Dodgers vs. Cubs) was rained out. Coincidentally, the Cubs were one of two

Complete results and highlights from Spring Breakout

@benweinrib
March 16, 2025

The second edition of MLB Spring Breakout is complete, and there was no shortage of highlights from the future stars of Major League Baseball over the four-day showcase. Here's a complete breakdown of the 16-game exhibition:

Southpaw Spring Breakout: White Sox future on display with Schultz, Smith

March 16, 2025

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- If all goes as planned for the White Sox, left-handers Hagen Smith and Noah Schultz won’t spend much time following each other to the mound in a single game. Schultz, the No. 1 White Sox prospect and No. 16 overall, per MLB Pipeline, and Smith, who is

In first pro game, Rainer offers pop, promise to Tigers fans

March 16, 2025

NORTH PORT, Fla. -- Bryce Rainer’s pro career consisted of workouts and batting practice until Sunday.

'Me and Brady on the dirt again': House, King reunite at Spring Breakout

Nationals' top prospects man the field together after growing up as travel ball teammates
March 16, 2025

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The 2025 Spring Breakout was a flashback for Brady House and Seaver King. Over 10 years ago, the infielders were travel ball teammates in Georgia who shared the dream of making it to the Major Leagues. Now, they are top prospects in the same organization,

Caglianone swaps jerseys with old friend at Spring Breakout

Reunion with D-backs' Abner among highlights of Royals' prospect showdown
March 15, 2025

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- When Royals top prospect and MLB’s No. 22 prospect Jac Caglianone stepped to the plate in the seventh inning Friday night, he saw the D-backs' outfielders take a step back. Well, maybe a few steps back. Arizona pitcher Philip Abner, watching from the dugout, thought that was

De Vries, Salas show why they're top prospects at Spring Breakout

March 14, 2025

PEORIA, Ariz. -- It's been precisely one year since the Padres traded for Dylan Cease. Nearly two months later, they landed Luis Arraez. At the ensuing Trade Deadline, they made two major moves to bolster their bullpen. Naturally, those deals depleted the upper levels of their farm system. Still, the

Chandler adds mix to upper-90s heat in stellar Spring Breakout start

March 14, 2025

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- In the inaugural Spring Breakout game a year ago, as he was coming out to pitch the ninth inning, Bubba Chandler slammed a Red Bull and declared “let’s do this” before pumping upper-90s heat.

Cards' young fireballer draws ... Kershaw comps?

1920-Quinn-Mathews
March 14, 2025

JUPITER, Fla. -- Dating back to the first time Cardinals roving instructor Ryan Ludwick saw left-hander Quinn Mathews flash his fiery competitiveness and overpowering stuff in a 2024 live batting practice session, one very favorable comparison kept coming to mind. Clayton Kershaw -- a career 212-game winner, two-time World Series