Curtain up! The unveiling of MLB.com's 2025 Top 100 Prospects list is officially underway.

You might not be able to tell by the frigid temperatures around the country, but the Hot Stove is still simmering with only a few weeks remaining until Spring Training. Much of the sports world will be focused on a pair of conference title games in the NFL this Sunday

In the latest signing in a busy international free-agent market, the Nationals have agreed to a two-year deal with left-hander Shinnosuke Ogasawara. Ogasawara, 27, was posted by the Chunichi Dragons in December. Friday was the last day of his posting window to sign with a Major League team for the

MLB Pipeline's 2025 rankings of the Top 10 prospects at each position are official and the 2025 Top 100 Prospects list is about to be revealed.

HOUSTON -- The Astros have asked veteran reliever Ryan Pressly to approve a trade to the Cubs, multiple sources told MLB.com on Friday. Pressly has yet to waive his no-trade clause despite a report that a trade was “on the verge” of being completed Thursday night. Pressly is entering the

NEW YORK -- Francisco Lindor has taken his love of fashion to an entirely new level. Lindor spent three days earlier this week in Paris for Fashion Week, where he and his stylist, Allen Onyia, attended a Louis Vuitton party and made their way around the city. Among Lindor’s highlights

The young collector who pulled the Paul Skenes 1-of-1 Rookie Debut Patch Autograph card has decided to sell the card at auction -- and it will help out a good cause. The Skenes card will be sold at the Fanatics Collect March Premier auction. All of Fanatics Collect's proceeds from

The Hall of Fame introduced the newest members of its Class of 2025 -- Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner -- live from Cooperstown on Thursday. The trio all donned matching Hall of Fame jerseys and caps and shared their thoughts on being elected to the Hall.

Two on-field rule changes will be implemented beginning this season after MLB’s competition committee unanimously passed them earlier this week. The first involves a modification to the shift rules established prior to the 2023 season. Those rules require that the defensive team have no more than two infielders on either

SAN DIEGO -- As the rumors continue to swirl in San Diego, the Padres' first Major League trade of the offseason was a relatively minor one. San Diego landed righty reliever Ron Marinaccio from the White Sox in exchange for cash considerations on Friday, the two teams announced. Marinaccio had

Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, is heard impersonating Ohtani to try to get a $200,000 wire transfer approved from Ohtani's bank account in a recording obtained by The Athletic from the Department of Justice. Mizuhara pleaded guilty to bank and tax fraud charges in June, admitting to stealing almost

We're keeping track of all the latest free agent and trade rumors.

SAN DIEGO -- Friday marks seven years since Trevor Hoffman got the call to the Hall. In 2018, Hoffman, one of the best closers in baseball history, became the third player to don a Padres cap in Cooperstown, joining Tony Gwynn and Dave Winfield. The inscription on his plaque begins

MLB.com is keeping track of the latest news and rumors surrounding Pete Alonso.

ANAHEIM -- After signing veteran shortstop Tim Anderson to a Minor League deal earlier in the week, the Angels added another veteran infielder on Friday, agreeing to terms with J.D. Davis on a Minor League contract. The deal was first reported by Robert Murray of FanSided. Davis, 31, is coming

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ATLANTA -- One year after asking fellow Curacao native Andruw Jones to help him land a deal with the Braves, Jurickson Profar will realize a childhood dream. “Every Wednesday, they were putting the Braves games on TV in Curacao,” Profar said on Friday. “So, every Wednesday at 7 o’clock, I

ATLANTA -- Jurickson Profar’s earliest baseball fandom was aided by fellow Curacao native Andruw Jones’ rise to greatness. He will now get his own opportunity to serve as a Braves outfielder. The Braves filled one of their most significant needs on Thursday when they signed Profar to a three-year, $42

MINNEAPOLIS -- The newest member of the Twins Hall of Fame is yet another key player from the early 2000s' teams that helped revitalize baseball in the Twin Cities. Former Minnesota third baseman Corey Koskie, who starred on the American League Central championship teams from 2002-04, was announced Friday as

From an aesthetic point of view, it’s hard to beat Yankees right-hander Marcus Stroman’s solution for baseball’s version of “work from home.” The days of ballplayers showing up to Spring Training with belly fat are (mostly) long gone, so it takes a good pitcher’s mound to properly prepare for the

Friday is a huge day in the world of MLB Pipeline -- it’s Top 100 Day! Hopefully, you’ve whetted your appetite with our Top 10 by position lists in advance of Friday's big reveal of the Top 100 prospects at 7 p.m. ET on MLB Network and MLB.com. In anticipation

The Rockies extended non-roster Spring Training invites to 10 of the their Top 30 prospects on Friday, including top pitching prospect Chase Dollander. Dollander, the No. 20 overall prospect per MLB Pipeline, went 6-2 with a 2.59 ERA in 23 starts between High-A Spokane and Double-A Hartford in his first

MLB Network is continuing its annual tradition of ranking the “Top 10 Players Right Now” at each position. Using rankings based on past performance, various offensive and defensive metrics (including both advanced statistics and traditional numbers) and analysis by the MLB Network research team, “The Shredder” produced its list of

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