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Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports Below is an analysis of the prospects within the Minnesota Twins farm system who readers ought to think about “imminent big leaguers,” gamers who may moderately be anticipated to play within the majors sooner or later this yr. This consists of all prospects on the 40-man roster in addition to those that have already established themselves within the higher ranges of the minors however aren’t but rostered. I are typically extra inclusive with pitchers and gamers at premium positions since their timelines are often those accelerated by accidents and shortage. Any Top 100 prospects, no matter their ETA, are additionally included on this listing. Reports, instrument grades, and scouting data for the entire prospects beneath may also be discovered on The...

TORONTO — The Tampa Bay Rays misplaced their first recreation following a record-tying 13-0 begin as Colin Poche pressured in two runs with bases-loaded walks and second baseman Brandon Lowe made a key error in a four-run fifth inning that lifted the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-3 win on Friday night time. Geo...

For the Cubs, Suzuki's return from the injured record and to the lineup was the extra impactful storyline. In an 8-2 win over the Dodgers, Suzuki confirmed why with a towering homer -- a part of back-to-back blasts with Ian Happ -- within the eighth inning. "It's exciting. It was cool to see his name in the lineup," Bellinger stated. "I think that brings a whole different dynamic to this lineup." Suzuki's presence as an influence risk with plus contact capability within the cleanup spot offers Chicago's offense one other layer. He additionally offers the Cubs a constant entrance 4 with Nico Hoerner main off, Dansby Swanson subsequent and Happ following within the third slot. Cubs supervisor David Ross is not going to solely have the ability to pencil that foursome in on a nightly foundatio...

Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports For half of Thursday’s recreation in opposition to Boston, it appeared like the nice instances had lastly stopped rolling for the Tampa Bay Rays. The hitherto unhittable Jeffrey Springs left the sport with ulnar neuritis—nerve irritation in his elbow, but it surely’s scarier whenever you say it just like the title of the chancellor of a minor Star Trek world. Corey Kluber had held Tampa Bay’s vaunted offense to only one run by 4 innings. Then the Rays burst out for seven runs as if out of nowhere. The spotlight of the inning was most likely Manuel Margot’s pinch-hit RBI bunt. Bunting for a success with two outs and the bases loaded is the form of factor you do when a mystical hooded determine grants you the facility of telekinesis and also you wish to s...

WASHINGTON — Josh Bell hit his first house run since signing with Cleveland, and the Guardians rallied towards the Washington Nationals’ bullpen for a 4-3 victory Friday night time. Will Brennan drove within the go-ahead run within the eighth on a lightweight grounder for Cleveland, which earned its first ...

TORONTO -- The alternative was proper there. The Rays entered Friday’s recreation as baseball’s most fearsome squad. Their offense was thriving, their pitching was untouchable and so they’d racked up 13 straight wins to start out the yr. One extra victory would have surpassed the 1982 Braves and ‘87 Brewers for the longest winning streak to start a season in MLB’s Modern Era. Against Blue Jays starter José Berríos (who got here in with an 11.17 ERA), Tampa Bay was teed as much as feast but once more. But a 6-3 loss at Rogers Centre confirmed that historical past could be elusive. From the get-go, the Rays weren’t crisp -- an oddity given how constant the season started. Drew Rasmussen's command uncharacteristically drifted all night, however the mess didn’t actually start till he departed ...

Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports After I wrote about Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran final month, contemplate this the subsequent installment of my extremely unrelated, only-for-the-joke “Duran Duran” collection; right now we take a completely separate have a look at 25-year-old Twins nearer and velocity king Jhoan Duran. This Duran was one in every of baseball’s greatest relievers as a rookie in 2022; this 12 months, he returned to the Twins’ bullpen with rather a lot much less to show after his spectacular rookie marketing campaign. Nevertheless, he has made some vital tweaks to his already devastating arsenal, and he’s bringing extra warmth in his sophomore season than ever earlier than. Duran arrived on the scene in Minnesota final 12 months at a relatively unsure time in his pros...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Forward Miles Bridges might want to serve a 10-game suspension as soon as he indicators a contract with an NBA crew and returns to the league. The league formally suspended the restricted free agent for 30 video games Friday following a home violence incident final summer time. But the NB...

NEW YORK -- Byron Buxton didn’t even need to see the sneakers to start out getting excited. Just the field was sufficient. “Are these the shoes?” the Twins All-Star outfielder mentioned, his eyebrows raised, because the field was handed to him throughout a go to to MLB headquarters in Manhattan. “We got the new ones, huh?” Seconds later, Buxton was turning over Nike’s new Jackie Robinson Air Force 1 sneaker in his palms, his eyes broad, taking in all the main points. “These are nasty,” Buxton mentioned. “Oh my goodness!” So … does that imply they do justice to baseball’s best trailblazer? “100 percent,” Buxton answered with no hesitation. “It’s kind of hard to put these into words, but they definitely do justice. [No.] 42 on the sides, the baseball stripes on the back … it represents him t...

Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports When the Braves gained the World Series in 2021, Ronald Acuña Jr. was a bystander, as a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his proper knee knocked him out for the second half of the season and the complete postseason. He returned to motion close to the tip of April final 12 months, however whereas he was the Braves’ second-most priceless outfielder — which wasn’t saying a lot as a result of slumps and calamities that befell the group’s different fly chasers — his efficiency was far in need of the excessive commonplace he’d set since debuting in 2018. With a robust begin to his 2023 season, Acuña is displaying indicators of recovering his pre-injury kind, although his efficiency in a few areas does elevate issues. After hitting a scorching .283/.394/...