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Draft deadline passes with all 1st-rounders signed

August 1, 2024

The Draft signing deadline came and went at 5 p.m. ET on Thursday with very little drama. The final two unsigned first-rounders came to terms in the morning. East Carolina right-hander Trey Yesavage (No. 20 overall) agreed to a $4,177,500 deal with the Blue Jays and North Carolina outfielder Vance

2024 Draft first-round signings tracker

August 1, 2024

Below is a list of every player drafted in the first round of the 2024 MLB Draft. Each club had until 5 p.m. ET on Thursday, Aug. 1, to come to terms with its Draft selections. If a player has exhausted his collegiate eligibility, he can sign at any time

Draft Day 3: Most interesting picks from each round

@SamDykstraMiLB
July 16, 2024

After 315 players were selected over the first two days of the 2024 MLB Draft, 300 more players heard their names on Tuesday as the Draft concluded with Rounds 11-20. As a reminder, the late rounds can be more than just opportunities to fill out a farm system. This year’s

'24 Draftees who could be on the fast track to the bigs

July 16, 2024

The 2023 Draft class wasted no time getting players to the Majors. Nolan Schanuel joined the Angels last August, just 37 days after turning pro. Wyatt Langford became the third-fastest drafted position player to make an Opening Day roster, claiming a starting role with the defending World Series champion Rangers.

Next generation: Sox draft Big Papi's son, Angels take Ramirez's kid

@mollyburkhardt
July 17, 2024

BOSTON -- Could you imagine? It’s the question Baseball Hall of Famer and Boston legend David Ortiz asked three years ago when presented with the idea that one day his son D’Angelo might also end up wearing a Red Sox uniform. That once seemingly far-fetched dream took a big step

How Lyle Miller-Green became the 'Siberian Sultan of Swat'

July 16, 2024

BURKE, Va. -- When Stephanie Miller saw the baby boy, her heart melted. In an instant, all the pain and frustration Stephanie and her husband, Richard Green, had endured in their inability to conceive a child went away. Because there, on a VHS cassette sent along by an adoption agency,

The top 7 storylines from Day 1 of 2024 MLB Draft

July 14, 2024

FORT WORTH, Texas -- At the Stockyards historic district, where the 2024 MLB Draft took place Sunday night, you could test your rodeo skills and ride a mechanical bull. And odds are, you would have had much better luck staying on that bucking, spinning, twisting steer for a full minute

Mariners take switch-pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje with 15th pick

@Theo_DeRosa
July 14, 2024

SEATTLE -- The Mariners went bold with the first-round selection in the 2024 MLB Draft on Sunday, taking switch-pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje out of Mississippi State University with their top pick at No. 15 overall. Yes, you read that right. And with their second-round pick, they selected high-school right-hander Ryan Sloan,

These 2024 Draft picks could become their team's No. 1 prospect

@SamDykstraMiLB
July 16, 2024

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Burgeoning baseball factory Wake Forest has trio of Top 10 picks

July 14, 2024

The Demons were out on Sunday night during the first round of the 2024 MLB Draft. Demon Deacons, that is. Three players from Wake Forest University were selected among the top 10 picks in Sunday’s Draft, making the Atlantic Coast Conference school only the second in history to have three

Guardians make Aussie star Bazzana No. 1 overall pick

@MandyBell02
July 15, 2024

If you’re trying to describe the type of hitter the Guardians prefer to have in their organization, you’ll probably think of a gritty, versatile player with elite contact ability, off-the-charts plate discipline and some potential for power. That’s why Travis Bazzana and Cleveland are a match made in heaven.

Ortiz, Ramirez, Caminiti among 2024 Draft picks with famous family ties

July 16, 2024

Baseball is certainly a family affair for some. That was especially evident during the 2024 MLB Draft, which saw a slew of relatives of former big-leaguers selected to begin professional careers that could someday result in a place on an MLB roster. Relatives of All-Stars, an MVP and even one

517 feet?! Draft prospect's oppo blast is something to behold

@JesseABorek
March 18, 2025

If in the hours since the official release of MLB The Show 25, you’ve been taking countless virtual hacks in hopes of that one flawless perfect-perfect swing, you’re not alone. The only difference between you and Oklahoma State junior right fielder Nolan Schubart is that he nailed the perfect-perfect approach

Top 100 Draft prospect spearheads Tennessee's first no-hitter since 2002

Fellow potential first-rounders Kilen, Fischer add homers
@allisonmast13
March 7, 2025

Heavy is the head that wears the crown -- or in this case, the pink “Daddy” hat. But the defending national champion Tennessee Volunteers have shown no signs of slowing down to start the season as they threw a combined no-hitter on Friday en route to a 12-0 victory over

Two 2025 Top 100 Draft prospects among Desert Invitational standouts

@JesseABorek
February 16, 2025

Early-season college baseball tournaments and Arizona go together as well as baseball and sunshine. It’s hard to know just quite what you’ll get so early in the year, but the 2025 MLB Desert Invitational field brought the offense and scintillating performances to Spring Training ballparks just as the professionals they

Complete results of 2025 MLB Desert Invitational

February 16, 2025

College baseball is back, and there was no better place to take in the action on opening weekend than on MLB Network and MLB Digital (MLB.TV, MLB.com and MLB app), which carried the MLB Desert Invitational. Three of the 12 showcase games were shown live on MLB Network, while all

Auburn sophomore opens season with emotional homer after mother's passing

February 14, 2025

Cade Belyeu is no stranger to home runs. He ended his freshman season with Auburn last May by homering in each of his final four conference games, becoming the first player to homer in four straight SEC games since 2008. He then belted five more roundtrippers in 10 games with

Previewing the 2025 Desert Invitational

@JesseABorek
February 11, 2025

Love baseball? Then how about this confluence of events: the date most dedicated to love on the calendar -- Valentine’s Day -- will mark the official opening of the 2025 college baseball season. The Desert Invitational (formerly known as “MLB4”) returns for its sixth spin around Arizona, bringing the ping

Here's the High School All-Prospect Team for the '25 Draft

February 11, 2025

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Here's the College All-Prospect Team for the '25 Draft

February 4, 2025

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These players could earn teams extra Draft picks this year

January 30, 2025

Since the Prospect Promotion Incentive (PPI) was implemented under the current Collective Bargaining Agreement, four players have earned their clubs extra Draft picks.

  • PPI FAQ The PPI rewards teams for promoting their best prospects to the big leagues at the start of the season, enabling them to earn a

Prospect Promotion Incentive (PPI) FAQ

January 30, 2025

The Prospect Promotion Incentive (PPI) was implemented in the 2022 Collective Bargaining Agreement as a way to encourage teams to promote their best young players to the big leagues as early as possible, and it's added an interesting new wrinkle, not only to the Draft, but to the way teams

How Cardinals could use No. 5 pick in the 2025 Draft

@JohnDenton555
December 16, 2024

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Inbox: Expanding Pipeline's first mock draft for 2025

December 13, 2024

Lots of Winter Meetings-related questions (Draft Lottery, trades, Juan Soto signing fallout) arrived in the Pipeline Inbox, so let's get to them. Nice work projecting every team's top pick in the 2025 Draft. But what about choices 28-37? --Jonathan M., Pittsburgh When I did my way-too-early first-round forecast after the

Nats leave Winter Meetings with major boost for future

@jessicacamerato
December 11, 2024

DALLAS -- The Nationals traveled to the 2024 Winter Meetings this week looking to build their ‘25 roster, and they leave with a major boost for their future. The Nats landed the No. 1 pick in the 2025 MLB Draft, determined on Tuesday in the Draft Lottery. This will be