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.

Danny Graves arrived at the University of Miami in the fall of 1991 as an undersized righthander surrounded by a deep recruiting class of standout arms and wondering what he’d gotten himself into.

Entering spring training, Jonah Tong knew he was ready to take a step forward. After working over the offseason to add velocity and improve the quality of his changeup, Tong was about to unleash a ...

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 ...

With four swings heard round the baseball world, Nick Kurtz burst onto the MLB scene in 2025. Now, he’s Baseball America’s Rookie of the Year. J.J. Cooper sorts 2025 MiLB players into three distinct ...

Welcome to our offseason scouting series for the 2026 draft class. In this series we’ll examine some of the top players in the class and get into the weeds with video, data and reporting as we prepare ...

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 ...

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 ...

It did not take much time for shortstop JJ Wetherholt to make an impression on the major league staff, and that was before he even took a swing. “You notice it pretty quickly into any conversation you ...

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 Marlins acquired lefthander Robby Snelling in July 2024 as the key prospect in the trade that sent Tanner Scott to the Padres. The following season, the Marlins hired Rob Marcello—who had worked ...

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 ...