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• This Day in Braves History: Braves win franchise-record 14th straight game

Atlanta has now had two different 14-game winning streaks since then. Braves Franchise History 1920: Joe Oeschger of the Boston Braves and Leon Cadore of the Brooklyn Robins each pitch a 26-inning marathon in a 1-1 tie, the longest in major league history. Charlie Pick of Boston goes 0 for 11 at the plate during the deadlock at Braves Field, to set a major league record for hitless at-bats in one...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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• White Sox Minor League Update: April 19, 2025

Wilfred Veras’ magical night included a two-run homer in Birmingham’s win. | Birmingham Barons A close victory kept the Barons at the top of Southern League North Nashville Sounds 10, Charlotte Knights 4 (Gameday box) (Statcast box)There’s no way to sugar-coat Charlotte’s uneventful loss. Although the lineup only struck out four times, Charlotte simply didn’t generate enough scoring opport...2025
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• 2025 Brewers Minor League Roundup: Week 3

Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images Woodruff, Myers continue to rehab with Triple-A Nashville 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 (7-7) The Sounds wen...2025
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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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• Braves Prospects Stock Watch: David McCabe rakes in April
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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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• 2025 Birmingham Barons Preview

No. 1 White Sox prospect Noah Schultz is the ace of a loaded Barons starting rotation that begins 2025. | Rob Leiter/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Double-A affiliate is set to have a filthy starting rotation, and plenty of offensive talent to back it up The Birmingham Barons are coming off of a fantastic 2024 season that ended in winning the Southern League Championship. While several pl...2025
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• Drew Thorpe will have Tommy John surgery

This is the last game-action photo of Drew Thorpe, from the end of July last year. We won’t be seeing him again until 2026, as TJS will erase this season from the books. | Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images In one year, from unhittable Double-A hurler to summer-long spectator Drew Thorpe, centerpiece of the Dylan Cease trade of almost one year ago to the day, will be succumbing t...2025
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• A conversation with Javik Blake on the upcoming Biloxi Shuckers season

Lauren Witte/Clarion Ledger / USA TODAY NETWORK The play-by-play broadcaster and media relations manager for the Biloxi Shuckers, Javik Blake, discusses the Shuckers’ 2024 season and looks ahead to 2025 If you’re hoping to gain insight into the Brewers’ Double-A affiliate, the Biloxi Shuckers, there’s no better person to talk to than Javik Blake, the “Voice of the Shuckers.” Blake has serv...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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• BCB 2025 Top 25 Cubs Prospects: 6 through 10

Jefferson 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...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."

• Braves Prospects Stock Watch: David McCabe rakes in April
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Geraldo Quintero hits grand slam
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• Drew Thorpe will have Tommy John surgery
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• It's Just Some Pictures, Guys

It's just pictures, guys. Let's go!Let me explain.In 2016 I was approached by the team front office for images of their players to supplement their promotions. I said no problem, I like to help out. I had previously been providing them images as requested for free, but the team indicated they wanted to move beyond that and work together. I was happy to do so. I shot the pictures for the...2025
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• Cubs announce their 2025 minor league coaching staffs

Principal Park in Des Moines, home of the Iowa Cubs | Dylan Heuer You’ll recognize most of these names, as many have been in the organization for a long time. The Cubs Tuesday announced the coaching staffs for their affiliates at Triple-A Iowa, Double-A Knoxville, High-A South Bend, Low-A Myrtle Beach, the Arizona Complex League and the Dominican Summer League. There’s quite a bit of stabi...2025
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• A conversation with Javik Blake on the upcoming Biloxi Shuckers season
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• BCB 2025 Top 25 Cubs Prospects: The top 5
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• Braves Prospects Stock Watch: David McCabe rakes in April
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• 2025 Brewers Minor League Roundup: Week 3
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• Brewers’ breakout prospect candidates for 2025

Steven Branscombe-Imagn Images Watch out for these four prospects in 2025 as they look to build upon promising seasons and jump in the Brewers’ prospect rankings Every season, there are a handful of prospects who take a big step forward, going from a name that few have heard of to an exciting piece of the organization’s future. These improvements can come for a number of reasons. Some play...2025
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• White Sox news and notes: Is it spring yet?

The Birmingham Barons (Double-A) captured the Southern League Championship in 2023. It was their first since 2013. | Birmingham Barons/Instagram Farm system rankings and PECOTA projections It’s still winter, and in baseball, when we don’t have other things to discuss, like exciting acquisitions, we talk about rankings, projections, and grades — you know — all the really fun stuff. Let’s...2025
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Geraldo Quintero hits grand slam
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• Today in White Sox History: February 13
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• Eight Cubs prospects make MLB Pipeline’s Top 100

Matt Shaw | Cody Scanlan/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK No team has more Top 100 prospects than the Cubs. MLB Pipeline, the official prospect arm of MLB dot com, updated their Top 100 prospects list at the end of the season. They have listed eight Cubs among the best minor league prospects in baseball. Those eight prospects are: 22. Matt Shaw INF 34. Owen Caissie OF 42. Cade Horton RHP ...2024
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• Braves Prospects Weekly Report: JR Ritchie and Garrett Baumann dominate in Augusta

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images The young Augusta GreenJackets had their fair share of big performances on a fun week in the system It was a fun week on the Atlanta Braves farm system as the top three levels all went 5-1 and Augusta had some interesting pitching performances. Across the system the pitching made the difference, with Drue Hackenberg, Blake Burkhalter, Ian ...2024
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• Brewers Minor League Roundup: Week 3

Curt Hogg / USA TODAY NETWORK Brewers suffer more injury news to top prospects, but Carolina is off to a hot start at 8-1 Each week, I’ll be bringing you a roundup of the Brewers minor league affiliates, including score updates, key players, and more. Here is the week three roundup. Triple-A Nashville The Sounds had another 3-3 week against the Memphis Redbirds (7-8) remaining in a tie wit...2024
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• White Sox Minor League Update: April 6, 2024

The Knights were trounced again on Saturday, but nonetheless were winners with their Negro Leagues tribute to the Charlotte Black Hornets. Knights bench coach Pat Listach, whose grandfather Nora played in the Negro Leagues, brought out the lineup card pregame. | Laura Wolff/Charlotte Knights Three wins! A starter with 10 Ks! A leadoff man with five hits! A starter with five no-hit innings...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: February 13

He’d end up making a bigger impact in the Mexican League, but on this day 19 years ago Jerry Owens arrived on the South Side. A speedster comes and goes, pretty quickly 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 ...2024
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• BCB 2024 Top 25 Cubs prospects countdown: 16 to 20

Jaxon Wiggins | Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images The countdown of the best Cubs prospects has two hard-throwing right-handers, a catcher, a slugging first baseman and a switch-hitting infielder. It is Day 2 in our countdown of the Top 25 Cubs prospects, according to me. There are some familiar names here today and maybe a few you are less familiar with. Clicking on the names of the playe...2024
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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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• This Day in Braves History: Braves win franchise-record 14th straight game
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• White Sox Minor League Update: April 19, 2025
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• Today in White Sox History: March 31

On this day 62 years ago, the White Sox set their all-time attendance record at Payne Park in Sarasota. (No, this is not quite that game, but it is Payne Park, at that is the White Sox.) | Set Number: X20310 TK1 R9 F17 Another spring attendance record shattered 1963 Almost a year to the day after setting a Payne Park attendance record of 5,712, the White Sox and Yankees drew two more fans ...2025
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• Drew Thorpe will have Tommy John surgery
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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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