All season long, baseball fans will be able to watch Minor League Baseball games across all of MLB's digital platforms. MLB.TV and MLB app subscribers can watch their favorite team's Minor League affiliates in the app at no additional cost, while all MiLB games are available on MiLB.TV, on the

A 6-foot-7 player in the Pirates' organization posting eye-popping exit velocities? That sounds pretty familiar. Meet Tony Blanco Jr., the Pirates’ No. 25 prospect, who has been displaying shades of Oneil Cruz as of late with his laser home runs.

In the days leading to Thursday’s Trade Deadline, Pirates general manager Ben Cherington spoke about an urgency to position the team to compete in 2026 while also acknowledging that they cannot back away from risks. Reading between the lines, that came off as a desire for Major League-ready prospects, but

The Pirates’ busy Trade Deadline went all the way to the wire, trading Bailey Falter to the Royals, as well as dealing recently acquired left-hander Taylor Rogers to the Cubs. In exchange, the Pirates received prospects. From Kansas City, the return is left-hander Evan Sisk and first baseman Callan Moss.

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Pirates’ first big move this Trade Deadline brought an end to the tenure of one of their longest rostered players and one-time owner of the largest contract in franchise history, as they sent Ke'Bryan Hayes to the Reds on Wednesday. Coming to Pittsburgh are lefty reliever

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Pirates continue to be active as Thursday’s Trade Deadline nears, as they sent lefty reliever Caleb Ferguson to the Mariners on Wednesday for Minor League right-hander Jeter Martinez. Ferguson signed a one-year deal with the Pirates this past winter and added some stability to the Pirates’

Sitting atop the Top 100 Prospect rankings for the first time didn't faze Konnor Griffin, who continued to tear through opposing pitching. Perhaps the only hitter doing more damage is Spencer Jones, who left the yard three times as part of an ongoing power surge that has the slugger a

With Roman Anthony officially graduating from prospect status on Thursday with his 46th day of active big league service time (one more than the maximum for future rookie eligibility), there's a new No. 1 atop MLB Pipeline's Top 100 Prospects list. Pirates shortstop Konnor Griffin ascends to the top spot

PITTSBURGH -- Seth Hernandez got to watch Paul Skenes pitch Monday from the seats at PNC Park. Before Tuesday's 8-5 win over the Tigers, Hernandez got to chat with the Pirates’ ace on the field, with the 2025 first-round pick decked out in the custom white No. 25 jersey with

ALTOONA, Pa. -- Omar Alfonzo can’t exactly remember who showed him the data last year, but the results were eye-opening.

The Orioles have had some wildly successful Drafts. Their best ever came in 1978, when they snagged Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. in the second round and 134-game winner Mike Boddicker in the sixth in 1978. Other standout efforts include Baltimore grabbing Don Baylor and Bobby Grich with their

When you factor in new information, new tools, metrics, scouting reports and managing the available bonus pool, the MLB Draft can be “a little more art than science sometimes,” as Pirates director of amateur scouting Justin Horowitz put it. The goal is to leave with the best talent pool possible,

Going into the Draft, there was plenty of buzz about how this was a deep class for collegiate pitchers. There’s also a clear and present need for offense if the Pirates want to become competitive in the near future. With that in mind, naturally, Pittsburgh ended up taking two high

The question wasn’t if Seth Hernandez was going to be drafted, but when and where the right-hander would land. Billed as one of the best high school pitching prospects in the MLB Draft’s history, that 39-minute wait from the start of the Draft until it was announced that the Pirates

Lightning strikes, maybe once ... maybe twice.

KANSAS CITY -- This isn’t Justin Horowitz’s first rodeo running the Pirates’ Draft room, but it is the first time the director of amateur scouting has been at the helm for the entire Draft process. It’s a year-long journey, evidenced by Horowitz making a trip out to San Diego last

There was no shortage of notable performances around the Minors, especially on the mound. Top 5 prospect Bubba Chandler continued to look like an ace-in-training, while Mick Abel and Brandon Sproat matched each other zero for zero. Offensively, the red-hot Owen Caissie reached the seats yet again, as did Kaelen

Summertime is all about the bats. At least that's how it seemed to shake out around the Minor Leagues on Sunday as big performances at the plate took the spotlight to cap the first week of July. Among those were big hits from some of the top shortstop prospects in

The Fourth of July might be over, but there were plenty of Minor League fireworks left over. Everson Pereira checked off the milestone box, hitting for a cycle during the best overall performance of his professional career. Meanwhile, Top 100 prospect Owen Caissie cracked two more long balls, Zyhir Hope

Fourth of July and baseball? Some might say it’s the perfect combination. For the Greensboro Grasshoppers on Friday, it turned out to be just that -- with a perfect game to match.

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The holiday weekend kicked off with barbecues, fireworks and plenty of action around the Minors. Top 100 talent Bubba Chandler (Pirates), Walker Jenkins (Twins) and more lived up their lofty billing as baseball's brightest up-and-comers. However, they weren't alone in showing off on our nation's birthday, which was highlighted by

Any given Sunday, there’s plenty of MiLB action to go around, but this week’s edition featured yet another home run in a series finale by Carson Williams (Rays), the second multihomer game of the week by fellow shortstop Colson Montgomery (White Sox) and some near-perfect pitching by Connelly Early (Red