With MLB’s competition committee expected to approve the automated ball-strike challenge system on Tuesday, it’s a good time to explain both how ABS works and clear up some of its misconceptions.

When Konnor Griffin began his professional career this April, it didn’t start on a high note. In his first eight professional at-bats, Griffin struck out six times. It would be the last time that ...

The Guardians’ big league pitching staff is stocked with homegrown arms and others developed by the organization while still in the minor leagues. Lefthander Parker Messick is no exception. The ...

On this week’s Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes and and Scott Braun are joined by a very special guest: 2025 Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year Konnor Griffin. We talk to the ...

Outfielder Raudi Rodriguez had little fanfare on Opening Day. He was a 19th-round prep pick in 2023 who signed for $100,000 and was sharing playing time to start the season with Low-A Inland Empire.

The World Wood Bat Championships will take place from Oct. 9-13 in Jupiter, Fla., serving, as it long has, as an unofficial end point of the summer/fall showcase season. But this year, it will also ...

When it comes to top major league players, the majority of them were once Baseball America Top 100 Prospects. But not all of them were. On this week’s Prospect Podcast, Jacob Rudner and J.J. Cooper ...

Pirates slugger Esmerlyn Valdez set career highs in nearly every statistical category in 2025. He continued to impress on Tuesday, going 3-for-5 with a double, a home run, and five RBIs in Altoona’s ...

MLB will implement the ABS challenge system full-time beginning in 2026, the league announced. Here’s everything to know. After a breakout season in which he led the minors with 179 strikeouts and ...

MLB will implement the ABS challenge system full-time beginning in 2026, the league announced. Here’s everything to know. After a breakout season in which he led the minors with 179 strikeouts and ...

While the majority of prospects in Baseball America’s Top 100 Prospects and Top 30s are from the United States, a number of other countries are also well represented. To help spotlight this diversity ...

The SEC on Tuesday unveiled its 2026 baseball conference schedule, a date circled across the sport given the league’s outsized role in shaping the national landscape. The release comes on the heels of ...