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Holliday's latest career first: A five-hit performance

Top Orioles prospect adds five RBIs, four runs for High-A Aberdeen
@JesseABorek
May 17, 2023

Just 24 hours after being thwarted of a chance at his first pro cycle due to rain, Jackson Holliday upped the ante: a five-hit, five-RBI, four-run night in which MLB’s No. 3 overall prospect raised his OPS through the first six weeks of play to 1.206. Notching a quintet of

Gelof has the best hand in Vegas' 22-run deluge

No. 3 Athletics prospect notches first multihomer outing of season
@JesseABorek
May 17, 2023

The hits came early, often and with considerable sizzle for Triple-A Las Vegas during a 22-run deluge Wednesday afternoon in Salt Lake City. The most prolific afternoon belonged to No. 3 Athletics prospect Zack Gelof, who reached base in all six of his plate appearances and amassed his first multihomer

What's in an apostrophe? For Pensacola, everything

Call 'em Blue Wahoo's Tuesday as club embraces incorrect grammar
@JesseABorek
May 15, 2023

Baseball, at its core, is a game dependent on accuracy. A fielder aims to throw the ball on the mark, a baserunner seeks every angle possible to motor around the bags and a manager can be zen-like in the quest to tab a hot bat off the bench or remove

Bats come out swinging in double milestone game

Reds' McLain logs cycle, Encarnacion-Strand swats three homers
@JesseABorek
May 4, 2023

It’s not often that the heart of a Triple-A lineup can encapsulate the promise and possibility of what’s to come at the big league level. But most lineups aren’t that of the Louisville Bats. Thursday marked a banner night for the Cincinnati affiliate. For the second time in his career,

Horton's debut: Short, sweet and 'dream come true'

Cubs' first-round pick fans five of nine batters faced for the Pelicans
@JesseABorek
April 12, 2023

Exactly one year ago, Cade Horton had made all of three collegiate pitching appearances for the University of Oklahoma, working a combined three frames. Fast forward 365 days and Horton polished off his first pro start as the top-ranked pitching prospect in the Cubs' organization, striking out five of the

Prospect Primer: National League Central

Reds' five-tool De La Cruz leads plethora of young talent
@JesseABorek
March 29, 2023

Some prospects are on the verge of stardom, others are entering a crucial phase of their development and others are getting their first tastes of full-season ball. As the 2023 season approaches, MiLB.com goes through each MLB division to take a look at the most intriguing prospects. Other Prospect Primers:

6 club-related prospect resolutions for 2023 season

MiLB's Dykstra, Maun bring in New Year with focus on young stars
@JesseABorek
January 7, 2023

Parent big league organizations, much like the fan bases that make them up, have their New Year’s resolutions. While front offices may not actualize them with pen and paper, that’s what we’re here for. (Albeit with fonts and keyboards.) On the inaugural edition of the 2023 The Show Before the

Try and catch up: Langeliers, Soderstrom star for A's

Power-packed backstops, pitching depth highlight club's All-Stars
@JesseABorek
December 3, 2022

Each offseason, MiLB.com goes position by position across each organization and honors the players -- regardless of age or prospect status -- who had the best seasons in each farm system. Next up in our 2022 Organization All-Stars series are the Oakland Athletics.

Pérez, Fulton flash potent stuff for Marlins

Premier crop of hurlers, shortstops headline Miami’s future
@JesseABorek
November 18, 2022

Each offseason, MiLB.com goes position by position across each organization and honors the players -- regardless of age or prospect status -- who had the best seasons in each farm system. Next up in our 2022 Organization All-Stars series are the Miami Marlins.

De La Cruz, Boyle earn starring roles for Reds

Big prospects put up eye-catching numbers to reach Double-A
@JesseABorek
November 7, 2022

Each offseason, MiLB.com goes position by position across each organization and honors the players -- regardless of age or prospect status -- who had the best seasons in each farm system. Next up in our 2022 Organization All-Stars series are the Cincinnati Reds.