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• White Sox Minor League Update: June 17, 2025

Brooks Baldwin really has nothing left to prove in Charlotte. He went 3-for-3 with two dingers and a triple. | Laura Wolff/Charlotte Knights Brooks Baldwin and Caden Connor go boom as Knights, Barons, and ACL secure victories for the affiliates Minor League News and NotesJust a bit of housekeeping here before the wrap-ups. Righthanders James Karinchak and Keone Kela were both released by...2025
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• White Sox Minor League Player of the Week (June 9-15, 2025): Shane Murphy

Scoreless in any park: Shane Murphy has been stifling batters as a Baron and a Black Baron. | Shane Murphy/Instagram The affiliates went 14-22, but there were plenty of strong individual performances to go around Charlotte Knights Record 2-4 (last week), 33-36 (overall) Knights Player of the Week Brooks Baldwin .583/.615/.833, 2-for-2 stolen bases, 12 at-bats (promoted to Chicago on June 1...2025
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• 2025 Brewers Minor League Roundup: Week 12

Steven Branscombe-Imagn Images Marco Dinges continues to impress, Jacob Misiorowski makes major league debut Triple-A Nashville (40-27) The Sounds went 2-3 this week against the Norfolk Tides. Nashville is now 13 games above .500 and half a game up in the International League West. Pitching prospect Jacob Misiorowski (Brewers’ No. 4) threw five no-hit innings in his major league debut. Miz...2025
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Nacho Alvarez returns to Gwinnett’s lineup

Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images Rain may have shortened the day, but Alvarez reached base twice It was a day of moral victories for the Atlanta Braves farm system. Yes four out of five games ended in losses and the other was suspended with Gwinnett facing a big deficit, but the system is getting healthier and one pitcher in particular put up an amazing performance. Beyond our headline o...2025
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• The Developing Story of Grey Sox Owner Osie Mitchell

Plott & DocWhile researching my upcoming book "Black Baseball in Alabama 1870-1950" I was privileged to be given access to unpublished interviews with former Montgomery Grey Sox players. More than thirty years ago, historian Bill Plott tracked down men such as Marion Cunningham and other notables from the team and he has kindly shared that information with me. It contains a wealth of anecdotal sto...2025
• 2025 Brewers Minor League Roundup: Week 11

Dave Kallmann / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Seigler, Crow among this week’s standouts Triple-A Nashville (38-24) The Sounds went 5-1 this week against the Gwinnett Braves. Nashville is now 10 games above .500 and 3.5 games up in the International League West. Pitching prospect Jacob Misiorowski (Brewers’ No. 4) threw five shutout innings in his only star...2025
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• 2025 Brewers Minor League Roundup: Week 10

Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images Dominant pitching, Bitonti’s 4 HR week headline another strong week for the Brewers’ minor league affiliates Triple-A Nashville (33-23) The Sounds went 2-4 this week against the Indianapolis Indians. Nashville is now 10 games above .500, but only a half-game up in the International League West. Pitching prospect Jacob Misiorowski (No...2025
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• Drake Baldwin hits the ball where he wants

Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images The only complaint on Baldwin coming out of Triple-A was not pulling pitches to right field. Looks like he’s answered that. Coming into 2025, Drake Baldwin appeared to be everything that you would expect a top prospect in the Atlanta Braves organization could be. He hit at every level in 2024, posting a .244/.313/.337 line with a 104 wRC+ in the offense-suppress...2025
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• 2025 Brewers Minor League Roundup: Week 9

Photo 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...2025
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• 2025 Brewers Minor League Roundup: Week 8

Photo 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...2025
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Ronald Acuna Jr. crushes home run, draws four walks

Photo Credit: Garrett Spain The MVP is tantalizingly close to his return to Atlanta. Saturday may have been disappointing for Atlanta Braves fans after that nasty collapse, so if you want some positive news skip past the scores of these games and look at our man Ronald Acuna Jr. go. It’s a welcome sight to see him in seemingly good form, and while you’re hear to read about Acuna, JR Ritchi...2025
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Ronald Acuna Jr. returns with a bang

Photo by Scott Audette/MLB Photos via Getty Images Our MVP made his first rehab appearance and made an impact with a home run The power came in heavy on the Atlanta Braves farm system on Tuesday afternoon, with the affiliates combining to hit nine home runs. Ronald Acuna Jr. carried the day with his return to action, hitting a home run in his third at bat, while Augusta led all teams with ...2025
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• Angels: Prospect Klassen improving after injury
Right-hander George Klassen, one of the Los Angeles Angels' top prospects, is improving one day after he was apparently hit in the head by a line drive while pitching for the Double-A Rocket City Trash Pandas in a Southern League game against Montgomery....2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 68: Zach Franklin

Zach Franklin seemingly was drafted to be fast-tracked through the White Sox system, and two years in, so far so good. | @Z.Franklin08/Instagram Fast-rising in his first full year, this righty was good in High-A — and even better in AA Zach Franklin Right-Handed Relief Pitcher6´1´´198 poundsAge: 262024 South Side Sox Top Prospect Ranking 882024 High Level Birmingham (AA)Age relative to hi...2025
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• 2024 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 68: Zach Franklin

Zach Franklin seemingly was drafted to be fast-tracked through the White Sox system, and two years in, so far so good. | @Z.Franklin08/Instagram Fast-rising in his first full year, this righty was good in High-A — and even better in AA Zach Franklin Right-Handed Relief Pitcher6´1´´198 poundsAge: 262024 South Side Sox Top Prospect Ranking 882024 High Level Birmingham (AA)Age relative to hi...2025
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• Max Kepler, the German Baseball Player Who Spurned Soccer for MLB Dreams
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"The Birmingham Barons (Double-A) captured the Southern League Championship in 2023."

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"The Double-A regular season is done but the Barons are playing in the Southern League championship…"

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"While the teams in the system were generally successful, including Double-A Tennessee’s Southern League championship, what is important is we are producing players who will help us win at the major league level."

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"He was named Southern League Pitcher of the Week for August 8-14."

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"The power-hitting first baseman was in the lineup for Double-A Jacksonville on Wednesday and will be again on Thursday in their Southern League playoff series with Pensacola."

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"The Brewers and D-backs made a Saturday splash with a five-player trade that sent shortstop Jean Segura and Southern League ERA champ Tyler Wagner to Arizona for right-hander Chase Anderson, infielder Aaron Hill and Minor League shortstop Isan Diaz."

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"After helping Double-A Chattanooga win the Southern League championship on Monday night, Twins outfield prospect Max Kepler was rewarded by being called up to the big leagues for the first time in his career."

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"Outfielder Scott Schebler has come into his own as a power hitter in the last two years, slugging 27 home runs at Class A in 2013 and leading the Double-A Southern League with 28 homers this year."

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• White Sox Minor League Player of the Month (May 2025): Kyle Teel

On a mission: At this rate, Knights catcher Kyle Teel will not be in Charlotte much longer. | Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images The Barons went 15-12 in May to lead the organization Charlotte Knights May record 12-15 Overall record 26-30 Knights Player of the Month Kyle Teel .333/.444/.613, 5 HR, 14 RBI, 4-for-4 stolen bases, 75 at-bats Corey Julks .291/.378/.443, 2 HR, 17 RB...2025
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• Braves Prospects Stock Watch: David McCabe rakes in April

Photo by Scott Audette/MLB Photos via Getty Images McCabe leads the best of the rising top prospects in the system. Almost a month of minor league baseball is in the books, and it’s been a curious year for Atlanta Braves prospects. Four of the top six prospects in the system have been either injured or in Atlanta for most of the year, and that’s led to a somewhat weaker crop of players to ...2025
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• Observations of the Farm

Is Chicago’s Chase Meidroth just Nick Madrigal 2.0? Not so fast there, buddy. | Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images Some noteworthy pickings from the minor league stat sheets The White Sox want another Nick Madrigal — this time, with batteries included I’ve been wrong about a great number of things, both real-life and baseball related. This isn’t the place to talk about the former, but I’m usually...2025
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Caminiti strikes out eight in return from IL

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Caminiti dominated in his first game back in an Augusta uniform While the results didn’t fall in their favor, it was quite a great day for pitching especially by JR Ritchie and Cam Caminiti. At every level at least one Atlanta Braves prospect did something notable, but Caminiti was clearly the highlight. After a two month wait to see ...2025
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• Brewers’ Minor League Player & Pitcher of the Month: May

Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Wilken, Misiorowski named Minor League Player & Pitcher of the Month Milwaukee announced their Minor League Player & Pitcher of the Month this morning. Third baseman Brock Wilken, Milwaukee’s No. 18 prospect, slashed .237/.368/.570 on the month. Wilken, 22, hit nine home runs in May — tied for the most in Double-A. The Brewers’ 2023 ...2025
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• White Sox Minor League Player of the Month (May 2025): Kyle Teel
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• White Sox Minor League Player of the Week (June 9-15, 2025): Shane Murphy
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• The Developing Story of Grey Sox Owner Osie Mitchell
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• White Sox Minor League Update: May 18, 2025

Noah Schultz got his second loss of the season after 3 1⁄3 innings where he gave up five runs on three hits, with four walks. | Allan Henry-Imagn Images The Cannon Ballers had the only win of the day, while the Dash fall in extras and Noah Schultz got his second loss Gwinnett Stripers 6, Charlotte Knights 0 (Statcast box)The Charlotte (22-23) offense neglected to convert on the ample oppor...2025
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• White Sox Minor League Update: May 17, 2025

Wikelman González has been aces since his move up to Triple-A as a bulk reliever. | Laura Wolff/Charlotte Knights Fabulous relief from Wikelman González and Grant Taylor, plus a buff hitting night from Jacob Gonzalez! Charlotte Knights 8, Gwinnett Stripers 5 (sorry, cannot access the Statcast box)The Knights earned a win in most impressive fashion, against a stacked opponent from a strong ...2025
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Ronald Acuna Jr. crushes home run, draws four walks
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Geraldo Quintero hits grand slam

Photo by Paul Abell/Minor League Baseball via Getty Images Quintero led Columbus to another win on Saturday night. With Didier Fuentes headlining the prospects in action on Saturday night, the Atlanta Braves system was able to get three wins with Fuentes improving over his opening start on the season. The offenses are starting to emerge a bit with three teams scoring six or more runs. (6-6...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: February 13

About 16 months after throwing out the first pitch at ALDS Game 1 in 2016, longtime veteran Tito Francona passed away. | Jason Miller/Getty Images Farewell, Tito 1968 The White Sox traded shortstop Ron Hansen and pitchers Dennis Higgins and Steve Jones to Washington for infielder Tim Cullen and pitchers Bob Priddy and Buster Narum. (On August 2, the Senators would flip Hansen back to the W...2025
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• BCB 2025 Top 25 Cubs Prospects: The top 5

Matt Shaw | Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images Our countdown of the Cubs top prospects finishes with the top five prospects in the Cubs system. We finish up our look at the top prospects in the Cubs system today with the top five prospects in the system. While I’ve written that the Cubs system is down from its heights last year, it’s still a top 10 farm system in my mind and that’s mostly b...2025
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• D-backs land Segura in 5-player trade
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• Twins call up German-born Kepler for stretch run
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• Tom Ricketts sends a message to Cubs fans

David Banks-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs chairman says the future is bright. Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts sent a message to Cubs fans Wednesday, which arrived by email. Perhaps you received a copy. In case you didn’t, I reproduce it here in its entirety. What you’ll see is optimism for the future, thanks to Cubs fans for support and a review of where the team on the field stands. What you won’t...2023
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• The Tennessee Smokies are Southern League Champions!

Tennessee Smokies The Smokies won their first undisputed Southern League title since 1978 The Tennessee Smokies completed a 2-0 sweep of the Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Marlins) with a 10-3 shellacking. The win was the Smokies first title since 2004 and the first undisputed title since 1978 for the franchise. With a 8-4 win against Pensacola at home on Sunday, the Smokies traveled to Florida a...2023
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• Battery Power’s Minor League Pitcher of the Year is AJ Smith-Shawver

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The pitching class this year was strong, but the young flamethrower stood out among the crowd We continue our look into the best of the best in the Atlanta Braves system. In part one of our awards series we covered the minor league player of the year, and today we are going to cover the best pitcher in the Atlanta Braves system. It should come as little s...2023
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• White Sox Claim Ron Marinaccio
Right-hander Ron Marinaccio, who was designated for assignment by the Yankees last week, has been claimed off waivers by the White Sox. Both clubs announced the move, with the Sox adding that Marinaccio has been assigned to Double-A Birmingham. The Double-A regular season is done but the Barons are playing in the Southern League championship…...2024
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• BCB Top 25 Cubs Prospects: June update
Cade Horton | Rebecca Snyder After two months, we’ve made some adjustments to the prospect list. With a little over two months in on the minor league season and a month away from the draft, it seemed like the right time to do an update to the BCB Top 25 Cubs prospects list. I don’t like to make major changes based on just two months of games. Still, we are approaching the halfway point of ...2023
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• Announcement! Black Baseball in Alabama 1870-1950: The Rough Diamonds of Dixie

While waiting for the Biscuits to get their heads together on how they want to handle their most vocal internet supporter, I have much more important news! At the NSL MuseumOn Saturday I enjoyed the Jackie Robinson Day festivities in Birmingham at the Negro Southern League Museum, meeting again with its founder, Dr. Layton Revel as well as Dan Creed, the senior researcher on the NSLM staff. I...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 75: Terrell Tatum

Terrell Tatum has spent four years yo-yoing through our Top 100 Prospects, and this year he’s taken another tumble. | Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images A prove-it 2024 did not work out as intended for this speedster — at least until September came around Terrell Tatum Center Fielder5´11´´167 poundsAge: 252022 South Side Sox Top Prospect Ranking 282023 South Side Sox Top Prospect Ra...2025
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• Cub Tracks’ end of the road

Welcome, Kevin Alcantara! | Photo by Norm Hall/MLB Photos via Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. El Jaguar comes for coffee, the Cubs drop two out of a three-game trip, and the season is mercifully almost over. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and...2024
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• Postseason Biscuits! The Dr.'s Notes and Gray Sox Pennants

Mason Auer, two way playerYour playoff-bound Biscuits wrapped the regular season for 2024 in Pensacola. When the meaningless game went into extra innings on the last day of the season, Biscuits skipper Boles summoned centerfielder Mason Auer to the mound. Auer promptly tossed a wild pitch to send the Extra Inning Manfred Man from second to third, surrendered a single and managed to mix in a ...2024
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• Braves Prospects Weekly Report: Nacho Alvarez hits two home runs

Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports Gwinnett swept their series last week behind the bats of Alvarez and Drake Baldwin The minor league season is quickly coming to a close, as the two lowest level Atlanta Braves affiliates will be playing their final regular season home series of the season this week. At the upper levels the near-MLB players are starting to find their stride, as Nacho Alvarez and...2024
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Drake Baldwin hits clutch grand slam

Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images Baldwin’s blast and Ian Anderson’s strong start led Gwinnett to a win It was a fun night of baseball for the Atlanta Braves system, as the big league club got a big win behind Spencer Schwellenbach and the next wave of guys did good things on the farm. Drake Baldwin and Ian Anderson continue to show out for Gwinnett, putting up dominant games in Trip...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: March 25

Two outs from Neal Cotts was all the White Sox bullpen was allowed in the 2005 ALCS. | G. N. Lowrance/Getty Images Happy birthday to a 2005 hero 1951 White Sox legend Eddie Collins died at age 63, in Boston. Unquestionably the best second baseman in White Sox history (67.0 WAR), Collins also managed the team for two full seasons in the aftermath of the Black Sox scandal. Despite a gutted...2024
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• Cub Tracks’ outside, looking in

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The best of #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, all in one tidy multimedia package, four days a week. The Cubs are out of the playoff picture for now and should probably be lining up movers and golfing foursomes. Welcome to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #Mi...2023
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• BCB 2023 Cubs Top 25 Prospects List: Introduction and 21 to 25
Porter Hodge | Chloe Trofatter / USA TODAY NETWORK Our annual list of the best prospects in the Cubs system begins today. This week is finally here! We’re going to count down the BCB Top 25 Cubs prospects and I hope that you come along for the ride. Today is a brief introduction and a look at prospects 21 through 25. Every day we’ll have five more prospects until we announce the top 5 on F...2023
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