Spring Breakout is here! The second edition of the four-day prospect showcase kicks off Thursday. Last year, we had moments like Paul Skenes and Jackson Holliday going head-to-head (Skenes came out on top), Rays first baseman Xavier Isaac (MLB No. 50) and Yankees outfielder Spencer Jones slugging two homers apiece

The second edition of Spring Breakout is bursting with high-profile prospects. A whopping 69 members of MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 are slated to participate, including Red Sox outfielder Roman Anthony (No. 2), Tigers outfielder Max Clark (No. 6), Red Sox infielder Kristian Campbell (No. 7), Rays shortstop Carson Williams (No.

Who will be the best pitcher in each league in 2025? Last season, there was no question that the Tigers' Tarik Skubal and the Braves' Chris Sale surpassed every other arm. Both claimed a Triple Crown en route to winning their first Cy Young Award. Those two left-handers might have

Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki stepped into the batting cage recently to take some cuts. Literally. Ahead of next week’s Tokyo Series, the native of Japan stepped into the right-handed batter’s box wielding not a baseball bat but a SAMURAI SWORD -- and what came next was exactly what you’d expect

During Spring Training, MLB.com beat writers surveyed their clubhouses, asking players for their opinions on a range of topics. Well over 100 players participated, in exchange for anonymity. In the leadup to Opening Day, MLB.com is publishing a series of stories based on the results of that survey. Today’s topic:

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- The Mets, who were already bracing to play Opening Day without two rotation members and their starting catcher, will now be without their starting second baseman as well. Jeff McNeil has a low-grade right oblique strain, manager Carlos Mendoza announced Thursday, which will sideline McNeil

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Bobby Witt Jr. seemed to avoid the worst after being hit by a fastball during the Royals’ 7-6 win over the Mariners on Wednesday afternoon. The Royals' shortstop did not suffer a fracture, the team announced, with X-rays coming back negative. He’s dealing with a left forearm

The inaugural Spring Breakout in 2024 provided a platform for fans to meet many of baseball's top prospects before they began standing out in the Majors shortly thereafter. Paul Skenes striking out Jackson Holliday. Jackson Chourio reaching twice and scoring a run. Jace Jung hitting a pair of homers.

LAKELAND, Fla. -- It started off as a highlight-reel play by one of the best defensive prospects in baseball. Then it turned into … something else entirely. With one out in the first inning and Riley Greene at the plate on Wednesday afternoon, Rays starter Ryan Pepiot fired a fastball

It has never been done in Major League Baseball. It may well never be done in Major League Baseball. But the Kansas Jayhawks pulled off an unprecedented feat on Wednesday afternoon, hitting five consecutive home runs in their game against Minnesota. When grad student Jackson Hauge came to the plate

JUPITER, Fla. -- Coming off one of the best years of his career, right-handed reliever Phil Maton was admittedly taken aback this offseason when he didn’t have multiple offers from MLB teams to choose from for the 2025 season. But when an offer finally came from the Cardinals -- the

Who are the bats who will define the 2025 season? Our first edition of the 2025 Hitter Power Rankings (decided by a panel of MLB.com voters) offers up a wide range of candidates, including two reigning MVP Award winners, the recent recipient of the largest contract in baseball history, two

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Spring Training is all about sorting out kinks in preparation for the long season, and even Julio Rodríguez needed a quick refresher for his home run nods to the Mariners’ bullpen after blasting a grand slam during Wednesday's 7-6 loss against the Royals. That’s because he pointed

JUPITER, Fla. -- When informed that only two MLB players have increased their bat speed more from the 2024 season to a limited sample from this spring, Cardinals first baseman/designated hitter Luken Baker flashed a knowing, but mischievous smile and playfully cracked, “Hmmm, I guess someone had a good offseason.”

The MLB season will get underway when the Dodgers and Cubs square off in the 2025 Tokyo Series in Japan on March 18-19.

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Late last August, after Padres prospect Leo De Vries suffered the right shoulder injury that would eventually end his first professional season, farm director Ryley Westman briefly raised the possibility of sending him to the team's Spring Training complex in Peoria. There, San Diego's staff could closely

JUPITER, Fla. -- Several years ago during Spring Training, Mets leadership asked David Wright to go to Minor League camp and speak to a group of infield prospects. This was around 7 a.m., at a time when Wright figured most young players wouldn’t particularly want to be there. He didn’t

The official trailer for “The Clubhouse: A Year with the Red Sox” is here. There have been a couple of sneak peeks thus far of the eight-part docuseries about the 2024 Boston Red Sox. But on Wednesday, the series’ first full trailer was released. “The Clubhouse: A Year with the

The inaugural edition of Spring Breakout was a rousing success last year. Sixteen games showcased not only many of baseball's best prospects but also some of the most jaw-dropping tools in the Minors. Of the 10 best individual attributes we highlighted a year ago, nine belonged to players who reached

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Roman Anthony, all of 20 years old, towers around the Red Sox Spring Training complex at 6-foot-3 and roughly 220 pounds. He carries himself with confidence, but not cockiness. The left-handed-hitting outfielder knows he belongs on a baseball field, because that’s where he’s always felt at

NORTH PORT, Fla. -- When Jurickson Profar returned to Braves camp on Wednesday, there was really only one question that mattered. Is he confident he’ll be in Atlanta’s lineup on Opening Day? “I’m very confident,” Profar said. “I’m very, very confident.”

From California to Massachusetts, from Arkansas to Iowa, leadership in professional baseball is evolving. Coming into the 2025 season, there are 14 women in general manager positions across Minor League Baseball. When most fans think of the GMs in baseball, they likely assume the job is all about building a

Major League Baseball has announced that the 2025 Trade Deadline is Thursday, July 31, at 6 p.m. ET.

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Elly De La Cruz opened the bottom of the fourth inning Tuesday by effortlessly legging out an infield single with a burst of speed that wowed the crowd. That was nothing compared to what was coming.

LAKELAND, Fla. -- The first ball in play off of Casey Mize on Wednesday was a Christopher Morel fly ball to medium-depth center field. It was hit right at Riley Greene, who read the depth, hastily backtracked a few steps, then camped under it for the first out of Detroit’s