KANSAS CITY -- The Athletics’ season has turned to developing for the future, and in the past week, the A’s have gotten everything they could have wanted from Jacob Lopez and Max Muncy. That was on full display Saturday in the Athletics’ 4-0 win against the Royals at Kauffman Stadium,

KANSAS CITY -- The Athletics announced Friday that right-handed starter Gunnar Hoglund will miss the rest of the 2025 season after undergoing successful right hip labral surgery. It’s an unfortunate turn for the Athletics’ No. 14 prospect, who made his MLB debut on May 2 after battling injuries and working

ANAHEIM -- As his catch for the ages from the previous night still had the baseball world buzzing, Athletics center fielder Denzel Clarke couldn’t help but feel grateful for the person who made this all possible -- his mother, Donna Smellie-Clarke. For those unfamiliar, Smellie-Clarke is somewhat of an icon

ANAHEIM -- Still young in his big league career, Athletics rookie center fielder Denzel Clarke has a routine designed to familiarize himself with each new ballpark he plays in. Before the first game of each road series, Clarke goes to the outfield during batting practice and works on timing his

ANAHEIM -- Just when Nick Kurtz appeared to be flourishing as the elite hitter he was projected to become, the first baseman felt something pull while running the bases during a game against the Phillies on May 24. It turned out to be a left hip flexor strain, which landed

When the No. 1 prospect in baseball demolishes a 497-foot grand slam, we can’t really bury the lead. Beyond Roman Anthony’s eye-popping home run prowess, a swath of 2024 Draft picks starred up and down the Minors, particularly first-rounders. Plus, there was a no-hitter! Did we mention it includes chicken

WEST SACRAMENTO -- Add another insane catch to the rapidly growing highlight reel of Athletics rookie center fielder Denzel Clarke.

Friday night was for the pitchers, who dominated up and down the Minor League landscape, including several noteworthy performances from Top 100 prospects. The Blue Jays' Trey Yesavage continued to pile up the K's, while the Marlins' Thomas White and the Cards' Quinn Mathews were on point. Plus, the High-A

Baseball's best prospects are labeled as such for a reason, and a number of them showed why again Tuesday. Offense was on display as the first week of June baseball got underway with Roman Anthony coming up clutch, Josue Briceño continuing his staggering power surge and Will Robertson launching three

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TORONTO -- Asked about his earliest memory of Rogers Center ahead of his first big league game in his home country on Thursday, Denzel Clarke immediately recalled a late September 2006 game against Tampa Bay he attended as a 6-year-old. “We were sitting right up there,” Clarke said, pointing to

TORONTO -- This four-game set between the Athletics and the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre is doubling as an Appreciation Series for Toronto native Denzel Clarke, who expects between 150-200 friends and family members over the four days to watch him play in Canada for the first time as a

TORONTO -- While going over the Athletics’ 2025 schedule shortly before the start of the regular season, Denzel Clarke check-marked his calendar for the May 29-June 1 four-game road series against the Blue Jays. “I’d be lying if I said I didn’t,” Clarke said. “Obviously, I can’t control if they

Roman Anthony, MLB's top overall prospect, got things going early in the night with a leadoff homer, but he wasn't the only talented phenom to deliver a standout performance. From Alex Freeland's two-homer game to Ryan Ritter's monstrous power surge, there was plenty of action to go around as Minor

The top performers roundup is always about big games, but to crack Sunday's list, they had to be real big, and a lot of them came courtesy of really big prospects. Three-homer game? Yep. Record strikeouts for your first seven outs of the game? Yep. Make Triple-A look easy? Another

WEST SACRAMENTO -- Despite being teammates for a limited time, Logan Davidson and Willie MacIver share a relatable tale of persistence. Davidson, a first-round Draft pick by the Athletics in 2019, and MacIver, a ninth-round selection by the Rockies in 2018, both had to grind through the Minors with a

The stars were out across Minor League Baseball, with the sport's top prospect, Roman Anthony, leading the way. Fellow Top 10 prospects Bubba Chandler, Leo De Vries, Sebastian Walcott and Jac Caglianone all stood out, while a number of other Top 100s came through with big-time performances. All that and

Luis Morales didn’t just ease into Triple-A -- he stormed in and took command. The 22-year-old Cuban right-hander spun six no-hit innings in his Triple-A Las Vegas debut, helping lead the way in a 6-1 win over Sugar Land (Astros) at Constellation Field.

As the end of May draws near and we recognize the 2025 Draft is less than two months away, it's hard not to catch Draft fever. We'll be talking about it more and more as the big event draws near. Sometimes, you don't even realize it enters into your thinking.

Lovers of the long ball had a lot to feast upon in Thursday's Minor League action. Angels 2024 first-rounder Christian Moore continued his torrid start at Triple-A while a pair of catchers -- the O's Samuel Basallo and the Kyle Teel of the White Sox -- both cleared the fences

WEST SACRAMENTO -- Still reeling from a season-high sixth loss in a row on Monday night, Athletics manager Mark Kotsay offered a solution for his young team to break out of such a rut.

As the second month of the baseball season nears its end, the sample sizes for prospects continue to expand. The MLB Pipeline crew is taking the opportunity to dig a little deeper to highlight players who are balling out, but might still be flying under-the-radar. On the latest MLB Pipeline

WEST SACRAMENTO – The return of J.T. Ginn from the injured list for the Athletics in Monday’s 4-3 loss to the Angels at Sutter Health Park served as a reminder of the unsettled back end of their rotation, which could soon present an opportunity for fast-rising young right-hander Luis Morales.

The weather is beginning to heat up all across the Minor Leagues, and the stat lines just keep simmering. On Sunday, one speed demon pulled off a rare feat on the basepaths, some of the Minors' hottest sluggers went deep, and several starters dominated on the mound. Here are the

It was a day not to be forgotten in the Minors, with a pair of historic performances at the plate, a throwback performance on the mound and a perfectly pitched game at Double-A. Not to be outdone, some of baseball's youngest prospects showed they can stand toe-to-toe with the best