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'Captain America' stars at Double-A on the Fourth of July

Jenkins, Twins' top prospect, belts homer on 4-RBI night
@thevandalorian
July 5, 2025

It was only fitting that the one dubbed "Captain America" brought the fireworks July 4. Bestowed the nickname of the action movie hero by former Twin Michael Cuddyer, Walker Jenkins, the Twins' top prospect, came out swinging in his 16th game at the Double-A level Friday. In his first at-bat

'This is for you': Mets prospect pitches in front of parents for first time stateside

@thevandalorian
June 26, 2025

Leaving his home country for an opportunity with the Mets, Joshua Cornielly finally pitched in front of his parents. Of course, it wasn't the first time he's toed the rubber with them in person, but it was Cornielly's first-ever professional appearance with his parents, Miguel and Magdalena Cornielly, in the

Reds bumping fiery top pitching prospect Burns up to Triple-A

@thevandalorian
June 8, 2025

Like his prior stay, Chase Burns wasn't bound long for Double-A. MLB's No. 11 prospect was promoted to Triple-A Louisville on Sunday, MLB.com's Jonathan Mayo confirmed. Burns, the No. 3 right-handed pitching prospect, posted a 1.29 ERA, 0.71 WHIP and 11.79 K/9 in 42 innings for Double-A Chattanooga.

Déjà vu: Nats prospect hits nearly identical back-to-back Double-A walk-off homers

@thevandalorian
June 5, 2025

History has a way of repeating itself, but not usually the day later. Unless your name is Carlos De La Cruz. With one out in the bottom of the ninth inning Wednesday, trailing 6-5, the Nationals outfield prospect found himself in the same shoes as the night before for Double-A

Switch-pitcher Cijntje rides High-A no-hit bid to career high in innings

@thevandalorian
May 18, 2025

Thrown off his regularly scheduled Saturday routine, Jurrangelo Cijntje didn't flinch. The Mariners' switch-pitching prospect got his weekend start for High-A Everett pushed back a day into the first contest of Sunday's doubleheader, and he carried a no-hit bid into his final frame while twirling a career-high six innings. MLB's

Caglianone hits latest Double-A homer so far it lands on a nearby building!

@thevandalorian
May 3, 2025

Jac Caglianone is just showing off at this point. Caglianone, the Royals' first-round pick in the 2024 Draft, put a high fastball from Cardinals prospect Tekoah Roby (STL No. 11) on top of a building beyond the right-center-field wall at Hammons Field. Caglianone led an offensive charge with his two-run

Here are the 2025 Spring Breakout rosters

@thevandalorian and @JoeTrezz
March 6, 2025

Spring Breakout is back, and top prospects across all 30 organizations will once again take center stage in Arizona and Florida. The second annual edition of Spring Breakout features hundreds of the top prospects from around the league. The rosters are stacked, highlighted by 72 players on MLB Pipeline's Top

Palm Beach leans on 2024 draftees en route to FSL title

@thevandalorian
September 19, 2024

Not even Mother Nature could wash away the Palm Beach Cardinals this season. The Cardinals' Single-A affiliate claimed the Florida State League championship with a 6-4 victory over the Lakeland Flying Tigers on Wednesday at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. But six batters into the winner-take-all Game 3, the two clubs

Shaw leads top Cubs prospects' hit parade for Iowa

@thevandalorian
September 15, 2024

The next crop of Wrigley Field sluggers surged in unison Sunday. Matt Shaw, Owen Caissie, Moises Ballesteros and Kevin Alcántara contributed to nine of Triple-A Iowa's runs in a 17-10 loss to Louisville at Principal Park. The Top 100 prospects combined for 13 hits -- seven for extra bases --

Moore, Klassen rocket up the charts with career-best outings

@thevandalorian
September 15, 2024

There was nothing trashy about these performances at Double-A. The Angels' No. 2 and No. 3 prospects -- Christian Moore and George Klassen -- entered the final Saturday for the Trash Pandas on similar footings. Moore -- who last played Aug. 30 after suffering a left meniscus injury -- looked

Scherzer lives up to 'Mad Max' moniker with unique intentional walk

@thevandalorian
September 8, 2024

He's called Mad Max for a reason. Dominating a rehab start for Triple-A Round Rock on Saturday, Max Scherzer pulled off something likely not seen in many professional games. The Rangers right-hander retired the first 11 batters in order before intentionally walking Logan Davidson (A's) in the bottom of the

BlueClaws' Miller starts September on perfect note

@thevandalorian
September 1, 2024

Nothing says rebound like a perfect day at the plate. On the heels of an 0-for-5 performance to close August, Aidan Miller started September doing what he had done a lot of last month -- stacking up a lot of hits. MLB's No. 28 prospect logged a career-high five knocks

Kumar rocks Round Rock debut with career-high 10 strikeouts

@thevandalorian
August 29, 2024

There was nothing rocky about Kumar Rocker's introduction to Triple-A. In fact, the Rangers' top pitching prospect worked his deepest outing of the 2024 campaign in his Round Rock debut. Rocker -- Texas' 2022 first-rounder, who had a delayed start to his second pro season as he rehabbed from Tommy

Pair of Aces swat grand slams in same inning

@thevandalorian
August 25, 2024

The Reno Aces played their cards right Sunday. The Triple-A affiliate of the Diamondbacks routed the Las Vegas Aviators (A’s) in an 21-3 victory at Greater Nevada Field behind an eight-run fifth inning that featured grand slams by Ronaldo Hernández and Bryson Brigman.

Moore fireworks from Rocket City's newest slugger

Angels' first-rounder has homered six times in first seven pro games
@thevandalorian
August 9, 2024

Christian Moore has found a way to do even more in his torrid start to professional baseball. The eighth overall pick in the 2024 MLB Draft by the Angels -- who made a quick ascent to Double-A after two appearances for Single-A Inland Empire -- got even hotter when jumping

Dodgers affiliate sweeps to ACL championship

Lasso leads way with four RBIs as LA affiliate wins out in playoffs
@thevandalorian
July 30, 2024

Hours after the Florida Complex League came to a close, the Arizona Complex League capped its 2024 season as well, with the Rookie-level Dodgers sweeping their way to the championship. The Dodgers entered the postseason with the best record on the circuit (40-20), earning the top seed in the postseason

Bazzana collects first RBI in Lake County debut

No. 1 overall Draft pick takes the field for first time as a professional
@thevandalorian and @benweinrib
July 26, 2024

Travis Bazzana made his Minor League debut Friday, 12 days after being selected first overall in the MLB Draft. The Guardians prospect -- who is expected to slot in among the Top 20 prospects in baseball when MLB Pipeline's updated rankings emerge in a few weeks -- began his professional

Hackenberg stacks up MiLB season-high 16 K's

Atlanta's No. 9 prospect sets career high in 7 frames for M-Braves
@thevandalorian
July 21, 2024

Fresh off the All-Star break, Drue Hackenberg showed off his Sunday best. The Braves' No. 9 prospect struck out 16 -- the most K's in any Minor League Baseball game this season -- over seven innings in Double-A Mississippi's 5-1 win over Pensacola at Blue Wahoos Stadium. Hackenberg bested the

Renegades Roc their way to combined no-hitter

Yankees' No. 18 prospect's walk-off homer seals nine-inning no-no
@thevandalorian
July 19, 2024

It's not every day a combined no-hitter ends in a walk-off home run. In fact, it's happened just four times at the Major League level in AL/NL history. But for Yankees No. 18 prospect Roc Riggio , Friday's series opener at High-A proved to be the stage for the unlikely

Clark takes it to the max with first Lakeland slam

Tigers' top prospect plates career-high five, follows Jung's HR lead
@thevandalorian
July 7, 2024

The tools are galore for Max Clark, and on Saturday, he showed off his upside from the plate. MLB’s No. 10 prospect tallied a career-high five RBIs for Single-A Lakeland. The 19-year-old drove four of those runs in on his first professional grand slam, en route to a 9-2 victory

Lookout for this mom when foul balls are near

Chattanooga fan pulls off impressive balancing act to roaring cheers
@thevandalorian
June 29, 2024

Mother's Day has passed this year, but it's never to late to honor the heroics of one motherly figure. In the bottom of the fifth inning of the Chattanooga Lookouts' Friday night contest with the Rocket City Trash Pandas (Angels), Reds prospect Nicholas Northcut fouled off the first pitch of

Stormy weather: De Vries swats first pro homer

Youngest player in full-season affiliated ball goes yard in 36th game
@thevandalorian
June 26, 2024

It took 36 games, but Leodalis De Vries connected on his first professional home run at age 17. MLB’s No. 78 prospect received an aggressive assignment to Single-A Lake Elsinore after signing with the Padres in January as the top-ranked international free agent. He racked up a four-RBI performance in

Seven Knights combine to twirl Father's Day no-no

Schoenle, Ellard, Leasure, Barlow, Peralta, Garcia, Coffey do feat
@thevandalorian
June 16, 2024

A lot of dads were gifted a no-hitter Sunday. On Father's Day, the Triple-A Charlotte Knights combined on their third no-hitter in franchise history, but this one came with another milestone. It marked the first International League no-no with seven pitchers and the most hurlers used in a no-hitter in

Mayo relishing power in return with Aberdeen

Orioles No. 3 prospect connects on two homers in latest outing
@thevandalorian
June 16, 2024

Coby Mayo has shown no signs of lag in his return from injury. MLB’s No. 19 prospect put his 65-grade power on display this weekend while on rehab assignment at High-A Aberdeen. The right-handed-hitting corner infielder connected on three home runs in his past three games, with two of them

Hooks sink in for first Corpus Christi no-hitter

Astros prospects Bloss, Gomez form formidable Double-A tandem
@thevandalorian
June 16, 2024

For the first time since the franchise relocated to the Gulf Coast of Texas, the Corpus Christi Hooks checked off their first no-hitter in 19 seasons. On the shoulders of Astros prospects Jake Bloss and Cesar Gomez, the Double-A affiliate blanked the San Antonio Missions in a 3-0 win at