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• Padres Minor League Update: Week 10Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Matt Waldron available, Omar Cruz building up The San Diego Padres minor league affiliates will be able to provide reinforcements to the pitching staff of the major league team when needed. Matt Waldron had his second start for El Paso after being activated from the IL on June 4. He pitched five innings and allowed six hits with two runs and five strik...2025See also Orlando Ramirez news today -
• Minor League Wrap: South Bend wins game one, gets no-hit in game twoCarter Trice | Photo by Samuel Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Iowa wins third-straight. South Bend wins game one and gets no-hit in game two. South Bend shortstop Jefferson Rojas was named Midwest League Player of the Month for May. Rojas hit .337/.416/.561 with five doubles, four triples and three home runs in the month. He also stole five bases. Rojas just turned 20 in April. Th...2025Check it out Minor League Wrap news -
• Padres minor league update week nineRyan Bergert and Matt Waldron are ready to help San Diego Padres starting pitchers Matt Waldron and Ryan Bergert are both built up enough to assist the major league team in June. Bergert pitched May 28 for El Paso and reached 65 pitches in his outing with nine strikeouts. Waldron had his fourth rehab start May 30 with El Paso and reached 75 pitches, using his knuckleball 60% of the time (perMadFri...2025Continue with Ryan Bergert breaking news today -
• 2025 Brewers Minor League Roundup: Week 9Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images Carlos Rodriguez makes season debut, Tyson Hardin continues to dominate Triple-A Nashville (31-19) The Sounds went 4-1 this week against the Scranton Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, with the scheduled sixth game canceled due to inclement weather. Nashville is now three games ahead of the Iowa Cubs for first place in the International League West. Pitching prospec...2025Click for news about Carlos Rodriguez breaking news today -
• Padres minor league update week #8Matt Waldron and Bryan Hoeing continue rehab The Padres have two pitchers working on coming back from injuries suffered during spring training. Both starter Matt Waldron and reliever Bryan Hoeing are working toward completing their rehabilitation from those injuries. Waldron started his second game, this time with San Antonio, and completed 2 IP with 1 ER, 2 K and 2 BB. Hoeing also pitched for Dou...2025Click for news about Matt Waldron breaking news today -
• TWitM: Sam Ruta is Army strongPhoto by Wesley Hitt/Minor League Baseball via Getty Images The undrafted free agent has impressed in his pro debut. This Week in the Minors is our weekly look at notable performances from all over the system, from big-name prospects and less-heralded guys alike. The mission is to answer this simple question: “Who had a good week?” Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers (19-24, 7 games back) The Sto...2025See more Minor League Baseball news today
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Midwest League injury and suspension
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• 2025 Brewers Minor League Roundup: Week 8Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images Jacob Misiorowski’s record-breaking sixth inning headlines another fun week in MIlwaukee’s farm system Triple-A Nashville (27-18) The Sounds went 4-2 this week against the Memphis Redbirds. Nashville is now tied with the Indianapolis Indians for first place in the International League West. Pitching prospect Jacob Misiorowski (No. 4...2025See more Jacob Misiorowski injury report -
• Padres minor league update week #7Yu Darvish and Matt Waldron begin their rehab Fort Wayne shortstop Leo De Vries has gone cold in May while San Antonio catcher Brandon Valenzuela has taken advantage of the loss of Ethan Salas to show he shouldn’t be forgotten. San Diego Padres knuckleballer Matt Waldron has begun his rehab back from his right oblique injury with the Arizona Complex League Padres. Relievers Harry Gustin and Tyson...2025Click for news about Yu Darvish injury update -
• 2025 Brewers Minor League Roundup: Week 7Dave Kallmann / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Another strong week for the Brewers’ affiliates As a reminder, every Monday morning I’ll be bringing you a quick recap of the previous week’s minor league activity — including highlights, roster updates, standout performances, and more. Without further ado, here’s this week’s edition: Triple-A Nashville (23-16) The Sounds went 4-2 this wee...2025Read about Norfolk Tides injury -
• Minor league update week #6Jackson Wolf | Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images Leo De Vries still hacking and Jackson Wolf is dominant The Padres #1 prospect, shortstop Leodalis De Vries continues to dominate High-A pitching during the first week of May. De Vries finished April with a .306/.378/.625 line with 19 RBI and 4 HR. He had his first cycle and was just named the Midwest League Player of the ...2025See also Jackson Wolf injury report -
• Padres minor league update week #5Leo De Vries has a dominant week The San Diego Padres top prospect, shortstop Leo De Vries, continues to tear up the Midwest League with his bat. The previous week he hit for the cycle and almost did it again, coming just a triple short this past Tuesday. An early promotion would be a natural conclusion if this continues but his defense will need more time before he is ready for Double-A. Although...2025See more Diego Padres injury -
• TWitM: River Bandits pitching continues to shinePhoto by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Quad Cities has some pitching. This Week in the Minors is our weekly look at notable performances from all over the system, from big-name prospects and less-heralded guys alike. The mission is to answer this simple question: “Who had a good week?” Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers (10-15, 5 games back) It was a rough week for the Storm Cha...2025Click for news about River Bandits injury status
Midwest League lifestyle
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• Big Man, Big Personality: The Oral History of David Ortiz's MLB Adventure
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• Brewers' David Denson Hopes Coming Out Paves Way to Achieving MLB Dream
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• The True Story of Tim Fortugno, the Man Once Traded for a Bucket of Baseballs
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"High-A Quad Cities River Bandits (14-6, first place) The River Bandits won 4 of 6 against Peoria and have the best record in the Midwest League." - 2024
"A+ Quad Cities River Bandits (6-3, 1st place in the Midwest League West) The River Bandits are currently on a four-game win streak of their own and pace the standings in the Midwest League West division." - 2023
""YEAR IN PHOTOS: September 21 - #SBCubs win the 2022 Midwest League Championship!" - 2022
"The first time I wrote about Willson Contreras was in 2013, when I went to see the then-Cubs Midwest League affiliate Kane County Cougars play." - 2018
"Hunter Greene, the Reds' top pick in the 2017 Draft, made his 2018 debut with the Dayton Dragons in the Midwest League on Monday night a memorable one." - 2017
"520 pace as one of the youngest regulars in the Class-A Midwest League before receiving a…" - 2016
"It's just that, as all those buses rattled along past Wisconsin and Iowa corn fields in the Midwest League and beneath the darkened big sky of Montana in the Pioneer League, a guy like Denson cannot help but feel like a phony, eventually." - 2015
"He went from Bellingham in the Northwest League to Wausau in the Midwest League." - 2014
"326 on-base percentage for the Peoria Chiefs of the Midwest League."
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Midwest League trade rumors, contract, salary rumors
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• Padres minor league update week nine
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• Padres minor league update week #8
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• TWitM: Sam Ruta is Army strong
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• Padres minor league update week #7
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• Minor league update week #6
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 7, 2025Denny Medley-Imagn Images Comebacks are fun, no matter how easy the opponent makes them. David Lesky reacts to Monday’s series opener against the Chicago White Sox. But in this one, they got great pitching, just enough offense and one defensive play that I may be thinking about for a long time. And if you doubt that, I can still picture a double play started by Alcides Escobar in Houston ...2025Click for news about Denny Medley contract rumors -
• 2025 Brewers Minor League Roundup: Week 6Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images Milwaukee affiliates all go .500 or better on the week As a reminder, every Monday morning I’ll be bringing you a quick recap of the previous week’s minor league activity — including highlights, roster updates, standout performances, and more. Without further ado, here’s this week’s edition: Triple-A Nashville (19-14) The Sounds went...2025Click for news about Gwinnett Stripers contract rumors -
• 2025 Brewers Minor League Roundup: Week 5Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Yoho, Cameron earn promotions, Misiorowski dominates As a reminder, every Monday morning I’ll be bringing you a quick recap of the previous week’s minor league activity — including highlights, roster updates, standout performances, and more. Without further ado, here’s this week’s edition: Triple-A Nashville (15-11) The Sounds took three of six games this we...2025Check it out Craig Yoho contract rumors -
• San Diego Padres minor league update week #2Padres affiliates Double-A through Single-A started their seasons The minor league season has completed the second week with all the Padres affiliates playing games. The light air of El Paso inflates the offense so those numbers will not look good for pitchers most of the time but attention to strikeouts is a good rule of thumb. Many of the top prospects are in Fort Wayne (High-A) and San ...2025Read about Diego Padres trade rumors
Midwest League stats and results
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• Padres Minor League Update: Week 10
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• 2025 Brewers Minor League Roundup: Week 9
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• 2025 Brewers Minor League Roundup: Week 8
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• Padres minor league update week #7
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• 2025 Brewers Minor League Roundup: Week 7
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• 2025 Brewers Minor League Roundup: Week 6
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• The Brewers are rolling the dice in the infieldDave Kallmann / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Is someone going to step up? When Paul DeJong and Brendan Rodgers signed deals this week, all illusions that the Brewers would bring in a free agent to shore up their infield ended. Barring a trade—which seems unlikely—the Brewers will very likely enter the season with one of Oliver Dunn, Andruw Monasterio, or ...2025Continue with Paul DeJong statistics -
• BCB 2025 Top 25 Cubs Prospects: 6 through 10Jefferson Rojas | MANDATORY CREDIT: Austin Hough / South Bend Tribune / USA TODAY NETWORK Two middle infielders, two starting pitchers and a slugging corner infielder highlight today’s tour through the best of the minors. It’s day four of the BCB Cubs Top 25 Prospect countdown and now we’re getting into the really interesting prospect who could make a major impact in the major impact in t...2025Read about Jefferson Rojas
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• In Memoriam: The White Sox We Lost in 2024A near-South Side lifer, overlooked brother, longtime minors manager, consummate prankster and cover-boy novelty are among the many we say goodbye to It’s the time of year where, as we grimace ahead into 2025 and what awaits us with the Chicago White Sox, we look back at those South Siders we lost in 2024. Included among them are two legendary sluggers, a young superstar who “got away” and a rare ...2024Visit the page White Sox -
• A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1931Billy Herman with the Cubs in 1932 | Photo by Chicago Sun-Times/Chicago Daily News collection/Chicago History Museum/Getty Images Just a couple of deals, but one was quite significant. Coming off a 1930 season when they blew a late-September lead and finished just two games out of first place, the 1931 Cubs, under a manager few players cared for (Rogers Hornsby), hung around contention bri...2024See also History Museum -
• Washington Nationals news & notes: Danny Haas and the 2024 MLB Draft…Notes and quotes on the new player development regime in D.C. and the 2024 Draft… Danny Haas joined the Washington Nationals’ front office after, “… spending the previous five seasons (2019–’23) as a special assignment scout,” for Arizona’s Diamondbacks, and before that, the club noted in a press release, the new VP of Amateur Scouting in the nation’s capital, “... worked for the Baltimore Orioles...2024Click for news about Baltimore Orioles -
• BCB After Dark: Who will have the better Cubs career?Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks who will be the better Cub: Pete Crow-Armstrong or Michael Busch? It’s Wednesday night here at BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in out of the heat. Have a cool drink with us. We still have a few tables available. There’s no cover charge t...2024See also Crow Armstrong -
• TWitM: Figgy catches fire, Vaz continues to heat upPhoto by Zac BonDurant/MLB Photos via Getty Images Plus, is the farm system proving its worth? This Week in the Minors’ is our weekly look at notable performances from all over the system, from big-name prospects and less-heralded guys alike. The mission is to answer this simple question: “Who had a good week?” This Week in the Minors: Tuesday, May 21 to Monday, May 27 I was road-tripping ...2024Continue with MLB Photos -
• A trip to the Midwest League to scout Frank MozzicatoAnother look at KC’s future. We recently went down to Cedar Rapids to watch the River Bandits play the Twins High-A team, the Kernals. The River Bandits came into this six-game set with a record of 19-14, but lost all six games of the series, allowing Cedar Rapids to jump them in the standings. The purpose of this trip was to watch the Royals 2021 #1 draft pick, Frank Mozzicato, now in his second ...2024Continue with Frank Mozzicato -
• BCB 2024 Top 25 Cubs prospect countdown: 6 to 10James Triantos | Photo by Chris Coduto/MLB Photos via Getty Images There are some high ceilings on the players in the bottom half of the top 10. Now we are getting into the really special prospects today. All five of these prospects would be in the Cubs’ top five in other years. I really went back and forth on whether to rank Owen Caissie or Kevin Alcántara higher. Honestly, I am still n...2024Check it out James Triantos -
• BCB 2024 Top 25 Cubs prospects countdown: 11 to 15Alexander Canario | David Banks-USA TODAY Sports A catcher, an outfielder, a reliever and two shortstops are on today’s list. We are at the halfway point in our countdown of the BCB top 25 prospects for 2024. As we’ve noted before, the Cubs system is very deep at the moment. I think there’s a bit of a drop off after 12, but that’s just going from “excellent” to “pretty good.” And the firs...2024Visit the page Alexander Canario -
• A word with a Royals prospect: Javier Vaz, Tennis, and Mookie
Photo by Jamie Schwaberow/NCAA Photos via Getty Images How a kid from Huntsville became a Royals top prospect At a young age, Javier Vaz — Javy for short — played just about any sport you could think of. His father, Roberto, was a star for the Alabama Crimson Tide. He was a two-way star and became a Golden Spikes finalist before eventually being drafted in the 7th round by the Oakland Athl...2023Visit the page Javier Vaz
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• Brewers' David Denson Hopes Coming Out Paves Way to Achieving MLB Dream
2016Check it out Billy Bean
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• In appreciation of Willson Contreras
David Banks-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs catcher moves on, but we remember him fondly. Willson Contreras, as you know, declined the Cubs’ qualifying offer Tuesday and so will likely be moving to another team as a free agent. I actually wrote this article last summer when it appeared Willson would be traded. When he wasn’t, I decided to save it for the time, if it came, when it looked like his...2022Continue with Willson Contreras
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• Big Man, Big Personality: The Oral History of David Ortiz's MLB Adventure
2016Read about David Ortiz
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• The True Story of Tim Fortugno, the Man Once Traded for a Bucket of Baseballs
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• Cub Tracks’ New Year’s ‘revolutions’ and other stories
Photo by Matt Dirksen/Getty Images All the #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news you can use, four days a week. Records spin round and round; the needle settles in the groove and it starts anew. Welcome to today’s edition of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, steeped in writers’ t...2023See also Cub Tracks
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• Jimenez, Dewees provide pop in Midwest League All-Star game
The Midwest League All-Star game turned into an offensive bonanza and Cubs' prospects had their fingerprints all over the East's 11-10 comeback win....2016
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• Ben Zobrist Trade Transforms A's from Winter Enigma to AL West Threat
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• Nick Loftin hitting everything super hard
This Week in the Minors: Columbia dominance continues, Nick Loftin heating back up ‘This Week in the Minors’ is our weekly look at notable performances from all over the system, from big-name prospects and less-heralded guys alike. The mission is to answer this simple question: “Who had a good week?” This Week in the Minors: Tuesday, May 2 to Sunday, May 7 AAA Omaha Storm Chasers (12-19) schedule ...2023Check it out Nick Loftin
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Midwest League fantasy rankings and news
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 7, 2025
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• Brett Phillips, Domingo Santana, More to Brewers: Trade Details, Scouting Report
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• Padres Minor League Update: Week 10
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• Padres minor league update week nine
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• TWitM: Asbel Gonzalez wins Carolina League Player of the Month honorsPhoto by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images The speedster already had 31 steals. This Week in the Minors is our weekly look at notable performances from all over the system, from big-name prospects and less-heralded guys alike. The mission is to answer this simple question: “Who had a good week?” Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers (13-18, 6 games back) The Storm Chasers split their s...2025Continue with Carolina League -
• 2025 Brewers Minor League Roundup: Week 6
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Midwest League rumors, scandals
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• BCB 2025 Top 25 Cubs Prospects: 11 through 15Cole Mathis | Ron Schloerb/Cape Cod Times / USA TODAY NETWORK Our overview of Cubs prospects continues with a catcher, two shortstops, a third baseman and a right-handed starter. It’s day three of our countdown of the top prospects of the Cubs system for 2025. Today we look at prospects 11 through 15. To be eligible for this list, you have to have fewer than 130 major league plate appeara...2025See more articles Cole Mathis -
• Your 1914 Montgomery Rebels!1914 Game AdA hundred and ten years has passed since the 1914 Montgomery Rebels took the field in what was essentially a swan song for baseball in Alabama's capitol city. After the '14 season The Rebels would lose their franchise in the Southern Association and not see upper level affiliated baseball for nearly 30 years. Montgomery would not field a team at all in 1915 and only weakly in 191...2024Read about Cleveland Blues -
• BCB 2024 Top 25 Cubs prospect countdown: 6 to 10
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• Brewers' David Denson Hopes Coming Out Paves Way to Achieving MLB Dream
2016Visit the page Billy Bean scandal
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• The True Story of Tim Fortugno, the Man Once Traded for a Bucket of Baseballs
2015Read about George Brett whispers
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• Q&A: Kevin Ziomek, Detroit Tigers Pitching Prospect (and the Next Drew Smyly?)
Kevin Ziomek carved up Midwest League hitters in his first full professional season. In 123 innings at West Michigan, the 22-year-old left-hander logged a 2.27 ERA and an 11.1 K/9. His top-flight numbers notwithstanding, he created surprisingly little buzz. The Detroit Tigers took Ziomek in the second round of the 2013 draft out of Vanderbilt […]...2014See also Drew Smyly gossip
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