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  • Wayne Terwilliger Dies at 95; Baseball Was His (Long) Life
    • Wayne Terwilliger Dies at 95; Baseball Was His (Long) Life
    He began his career as a minor league player in 1948. He played and coached in the majors. He ended his career as a minor league coach in 2010....2021
  • • Sources: Price to pay LAD minor leaguers $1K
    Dodgers pitcher David Price will pay each minor league player who is not on the Dodgers' 40-man roster $1,000 for the month of June, sources confirmed to ESPN....2020
  • • David Price is paying $1,000 to each minor league player in the Dodgers' system, per report
    The veteran southpaw is helping out prospects during baseball's shutdown...2020
  • • Orioles Release 37 Minor Leaguers
    While roster moves in Major League Baseball are not allowed during the shutdown, teams can still make minor league transactions. For instance, the Rockies cut right-hander Tim Melville earlier this week. And now the Orioles are among the clubs paring down minor league player personnel. The Orioles just released 37 low-level farmhands, Dan Connolly of…...2020
  • • Rangers' Shin-Soo Choo donating $190K to minor leaguers
    Texas Rangers outfielder/designated hitter Shin-Soo Choo plans to help out minor leaguers in the Rangers system by donating $1,000 to each of the 190 players to help them get through this difficult time with the coronavirus outbreak, according to DKTV's Daniel Kim. The 37-year-old will donate a total of $190,000. Choo's donation stems from wanting to help out minor leaguers like MLB veterans did f...2020
  • • Red Sox minor leaguer tests positive for virus
    A Boston Red Sox minor league player has tested positive for COVID-19, the team announced on Tuesday....2020
  • • MLB announces short-term plan to financially aid minor-league players
    Major League Baseball announced an initiative on Thursday to help provide minor-league players with compensation during the suspension of the 2020 season due to the coronavirus outbreak. In a statement, MLB announced it will provide each minor-league player with a lump sum equal to the allowance they would have received through April 9. MLB said any minor-league players currently receiving housing...2020
  • • MLB announces 'interim support' plan to pay minor leaguers
    Major League Baseball has announced a plan that will see minor-league players receive some form of financial help while the baseball world is in limbo due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As per the media release… Each player who is under a Minor League Uniform Player Contract will receive a lump sum equal to the allowances that would have been paid through April 8th. The exceptions to this plan are non-...2020
  • • Coronavirus: Second Yankees minor-league player tests positive for COVID-19
    Manager Aaron Boone also left the MLB team's spring site on Tuesday...2020
  • • Coronavirus: Second Yankees minor-league player tests positive for COVID-19, per reports
    Manager Aaron Boone also left the MLB team's spring site on Tuesday...2020

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  • • MLB announces short-term plan to financially aid minor-league players
    Major League Baseball announced an initiative on Thursday to help provide minor-league players with compensation during the suspension of the 2020 season due to the coronavirus outbreak. In a statement, MLB announced it will provide each minor-league player with a lump sum equal to the allowance they would have received through April 9. MLB said any minor-league players currently receiving housing...2020
  • • Second Yankees minor-league player tests positive for coronavirus
    A second, unnamed Yankees minor leaguer has tested positive for coronavirus infection, per Jon Heyman of MLB Network (via Twitter). The prior positive test emerged two days ago. The Yankees and the rest of the league have already halted spring training, of course. But this transmission is surely the result of prior interactions between the players. Some players are still training at spring sites. ...2020
  • • Report: Second Yankees MiLB player tests positive for coronavirus
    The New York Yankees informes their players on Tuesday that a second MiLB player has tested positive for the coronavirus, per ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The news comes just two days after it was reported that another Yankees minor-league player became the first known player in baseball to test positive for the coronavirus. MLB and MILB announced the indefinite suspensions of the 2020 season on March 12 a...2020
  • • Wil Myers' Return to Stardom Could Create Trade-Market Frenzy
    2016
  • • Marlins prospect on DL after knife prank
    Miami Marlins prospect Stone Garrett was placed on the disabled list Saturday after he was cut on the hand by Class A Greensboro Grasshoppers teammate Josh Naylor during a prank involving a knife. Garrett, the Marlins’ Minor League Player of the Year in 2015, received three stitches to his right hand, and the team is flying him to Miami to have the injury evaluated by a hand specialist, president ...2016
  • • Miami Marlins prospect injures teammate with a knife during prank
    We’re all taught at a fairly young age not to play with knives and other sharp objects because of the potential injuries that they may cause. For Miami Marlins prospect Josh Naylor, that wasn’t a big red flag for him. Naylor injured his Greensboro Grasshoppers teammate Stone Garrett at their apartment in Greensboro, according to Marlins president of baseball operations Michael Hill. Garrett was t...2016
  • • Rougned Odor Suspension Reduced: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction
    2016
  • • Mallex Smith: Atlanta’s Speedy Role Model Smells the Roses
    Mallex Smith is a speed burner. He’s also a big leaguer. Atlanta called up the 22-year-old outfielder earlier this month when Ender Inciarte went on the disabled list with a hamstring injury. He’s off to a slow start — Smith has reached base just 12 times in 50 plate appearances — but a bright future lies ahead. The Braves’ 2015 Minor League Player of the Year is coming off a season in which he sl...2016
  • • Red Sox Cuban Phenom Yoan Moncada More Than Flashy Cars, Hype and Muscles
    2016
  • • NHL Players Making the Most of Increased Roles in 2015-16
    2015

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  • • Red Sox Cuban Phenom Yoan Moncada More Than Flashy Cars, Hype and Muscles
    2016
  • • It's No Joke: The New-Look Cubs Are Ready to Win and Win Big in 2015
    2015

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Minor League Player trade, contract, salary rumors

  • • Dodgers asked about availability of minor league player of the year Gavin Lux
    The Los Angeles Dodgers have unsurprisingly been asked about the availability of Gavin Lux, the Dodgers’ minor league player of the year for 2019. Thus far, understandably, suitors have been turned away, per MLB Network Insider Jon Heyman. Granted, this isn’t shocking news in and of itself, but it is telling of the Dodgers’ mindset on the eve of the winter meetings. Lux, 22, is coming off a monste...2019
  • • Quick Hits: 40-Man Rosters, Cubs, Japanese FAs
    As we approach the non-tender deadline and the Rule 5 draft, many of the 40-man roster changes may seem inconsequential from a league perspective. But for those players involved, a spot on a 40-man roster can be life-changing. As noted by Baseball America’s J.J. Cooper, a minor league player’s pay will jump from $2000 a…...2019
  • • Minor Leaguer Brandon Lawson shows how he economizes on low salary
    Professional baseball players are often lumped together as guys who make millions of dollars to swing a bat and throw a ball, but one minor league player is here to remind us that the climb to the top is anything but glamorous.Brandon Lawson, a Single-A pitcher currently in the Tampa Bay Rays organization, held his own private episode of MTV’s “Cribs” on Thursday. Since he doesn’t have much to sho...2018
  • • St. Louis Cardinals to hold first LGBTQ Pride Night
    For the first time in their history, the St. Louis Cardinals will host a Pride Night in 2017. The game will take place on Aug. 25 against the Tampa Bay Rays.“We are excited to partner with Pride St. Louis to host Pride Night at Busch Stadium,” team president Bill DeWitt III said, via Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. “We have hosted many LGBT groups at Busch Stadium over the years, but...2017
  • • Great Scott! Sox reliever reborn as specialist
    From a fringe player at Florida State to an undrafted prospect to an effective yet unspectacular Minor League player, Robby Scott was a left-handed pitcher who not even die-hard baseball fans had heard of a few months ago....2017
  • • Great Scott! Sox reliever reborn as specialist
    From a fringe player at Florida State to an undrafted prospect to an effective yet unspectacular Minor League player, Robby Scott was a left-handed pitcher who not even die-hard baseball fans had heard of a few months ago....2017
  • • Kris Bryant Monster Extension Should Be Next Move for Champion Cubs
    2016
  • • No. 1 MLB Prospect Yoan Moncada's Elite Talent Worth Chris Sale Trade Gamble
    2016
  • • Corey Seager Fulfills Top MLB Prospect Destiny as Unanimous Rookie of the Year
    2016
  • • Bucs face Rule 5 decisions ahead of deadline
    Around this time last year, the Pirates added a handful of top prospects to their 40-man roster to protect them from the annual Rule 5 Draft, bringing aboard Tyler Glasnow, Josh Bell and outfielder Harold Ramirez along with Minor League Player of the Year Max Moroff....2016

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  • • MLB announces 'interim support' plan to pay minor leaguers
    Major League Baseball has announced a plan that will see minor-league players receive some form of financial help while the baseball world is in limbo due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As per the media release… Each player who is under a Minor League Uniform Player Contract will receive a lump sum equal to the allowances that would have been paid through April 8th. The exceptions to this plan are non-...2020
  • • Second Yankees minor-league player tests positive for coronavirus
    A second, unnamed Yankees minor leaguer has tested positive for coronavirus infection, per Jon Heyman of MLB Network (via Twitter). The prior positive test emerged two days ago. The Yankees and the rest of the league have already halted spring training, of course. But this transmission is surely the result of prior interactions between the players. Some players are still training at spring sites. ...2020
  • • Corey Seager Fulfills Top MLB Prospect Destiny as Unanimous Rookie of the Year
    2016
  • • Wil Myers' Return to Stardom Could Create Trade-Market Frenzy
    2016
  • • Kris Bryant's Epic 3-HR Game Shines Light on Leap from Phenom to Superstar
    2016
  • • Miami Marlins prospect injures teammate with a knife during prank
    We’re all taught at a fairly young age not to play with knives and other sharp objects because of the potential injuries that they may cause. For Miami Marlins prospect Josh Naylor, that wasn’t a big red flag for him. Naylor injured his Greensboro Grasshoppers teammate Stone Garrett at their apartment in Greensboro, according to Marlins president of baseball operations Michael Hill. Garrett was t...2016
  • • Blake Snell Reportedly Called Up from Triple-A Durham by Rays
    2016
  • • Ken Giles to Astros: Latest Trade Details, Comments and Reaction
    2015
  • • Chicago Cubs: Bryant Surpassing Extraordinary Hype, Future Is Very Bright
    2015
  • • Is Third Base About to Take over as MLB's Premier Superstar Position?
    2015

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  • • Father: Dead ex-NY Rangers player no friend of drug supplier
    The father of a Minnesota Wild and New York Rangers player who died in 2011 of an accidental overdose says his son was no friend of the ex-minor league player who sold him Percocet...2016
  • • Kris Bryant's Epic 3-HR Game Shines Light on Leap from Phenom to Superstar
    2016
  • • Red Sox Cuban Phenom Yoan Moncada More Than Flashy Cars, Hype and Muscles
    2016
  • • It's No Joke: The New-Look Cubs Are Ready to Win and Win Big in 2015
    2015
  • • Is Third Base About to Take over as MLB's Premier Superstar Position?
    2015

Top Minor League Player news

  • • Sources: Yanks minor leaguer tests positive
    A minor league player in the New York Yankees' system has tested positive for coronavirus, sources told ESPN....2020
  • • Sources: Price to pay LAD minor leaguers $1K
    2020
  • • Kris Bryant's Epic 3-HR Game Shines Light on Leap from Phenom to Superstar
    2016
  • • Kris Bryant Poised to Be MLB's Best Young Phenom in 2015
    2015
  • • It's No Joke: The New-Look Cubs Are Ready to Win and Win Big in 2015
    2015
  • • LOOK: Tim Tebow hosts prom for special needs students from various countries
    Mets minor league player Tebow continues to be a model human being...2018
  • • Astros honor prospects Reed and Musgrove
    First baseman A.J. Reed was named the Astros' Minor League Player of the Year on Friday, and right-handed pitcher Joe Musgrove was named the club's Minor League Pitcher of the Year. They will be recognized in a pregame ceremony Saturday....2015
  • • Talk with Triple-A manager sparked Piscotty's breakout season
    Before he hit safely in his first 10 Major League starts or became the impact bat the Cardinals couldn't find in the trade market. Before he received Rookie of the Year consideration concurrent to being named the organization's Minor League Player of the year. Before he shined under an October spotlight or was to become the successor to Jason Heyward in right field, Stephen Piscotty wondered if it...2016
  • • Rios, Buehler named Prospects of the Year
    Edwin Rios and Walker Buehler have been chosen as the Dodgers' Minor League Player and Pitcher of the Year, respectively, by MLBPipeline.com....2017
  • • Reed looking to seize Astros' first-base opportunity
    He was named Indiana high school player of the year and won the Golden Spikes Award in 2014 as the top amateur player in the country. He led all the Minor Leagues in home runs, RBIs and OPS in 2015 en route to being named the Astros' Minor League Player of the Year....2017
  • • Piscotty named Cards' Minor League POY
    The Cardinals on Monday named outfielder Stephen Piscotty their Minor League Player of the Year while selecting both right-hander Alex Reyes and lefty Austin Gomber as their Minor League Pitchers of the Year....2015
  • • Red Sox Cuban Phenom Yoan Moncada More Than Flashy Cars, Hype and Muscles
    2016
  • • Red Sox minor leaguer tests positive for virus
    2020
  • • Braves Claim Christian Walker From Orioles
    The Braves have claimed 1B/OF Christian Walker from the Orioles, the Orioles have announced. The O’s designated Walker for assignment last week when they acquired Richard Bleier from the Yankees. Walker was once a well-regarded prospect in the Orioles’ system, winning the team’s minor league player of the year award after a strong 2014 season…...2017

Minor League Player fantasy rankings and news

  • • Is Third Base About to Take over as MLB's Premier Superstar Position?
    2015

Minor League Player schedule, game

  • • Second Yankees minor-league player tests positive for coronavirus
    2020
  • • Dodgers asked about availability of minor league player of the year Gavin Lux
    2019
  • • Kris Bryant Monster Extension Should Be Next Move for Champion Cubs
    2016
  • • No. 1 MLB Prospect Yoan Moncada's Elite Talent Worth Chris Sale Trade Gamble
    2016
  • • Corey Seager Fulfills Top MLB Prospect Destiny as Unanimous Rookie of the Year
    2016
  • • Wil Myers' Return to Stardom Could Create Trade-Market Frenzy
    2016
  • • Rougned Odor Suspension Reduced: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction
    2016
  • • Blake Snell Reportedly Called Up from Triple-A Durham by Rays
    2016
  • • Red Sox Cuban Phenom Yoan Moncada More Than Flashy Cars, Hype and Muscles
    2016
  • • Ken Giles to Astros: Latest Trade Details, Comments and Reaction
    2015

Minor League Player rumors, scandals, hoax

  • • Dodgers asked about availability of minor league player of the year Gavin Lux
    2019
  • • Winter Meetings Preview: The Dodgers’ Infield
    The Los Angeles Dodgers have unsurprisingly been asked about the availability of Gavin Lux, the Dodgers’ minor league player of the year for 2019. Thus far, understandably, suitors have been turned away, per MLB Network Insider Jon Heyman. Granted, this isn’t shocking news in and of itself, but it is telling of the Dodgers’ mindset on…...2019
  • • Red Sox Cuban Phenom Yoan Moncada More Than Flashy Cars, Hype and Muscles
    2016
  • • Kris Bryant Set to Make His Major League Debut: What's All the Buzz About?
    2015
  • • Kris Bryant's Call-Up 'Snub' Highlights Big Flaw in MLB Roster Rules
    2014

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