J.J. Cooper

Rockies SS Brendan Rodgers raised his average back to .300 with a 5-for-5 Sunday for Double-A Hartford.

Defensive whizz Sean Murphy went 4-for-5 last night with three doubles and is now hitting .409/.458/.795 in 11 games.

Braves 3B prospect Austin Riley has gotten off to a strong start to the 2018 season.

Ronald Acuna remains in Triple-A Gwinnett after a slow start, but he did hit his first home run of the season last night.

Tyler O’Neill, who is hitting .487, headlines today’s BAPR after hitting two more home runs.

David Bote hit his third home run of the young season yesterday as part of a three-hit day.

Bombs away for Josh Naylor and Austin Riley.

Padres No. 1 prospect Fernando Tatis Jr. is one of the game’s top second-generation stars.

MLB teams have become more accepting of shortstops who have to shop at big-and-tall stores.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette are just part of a wave of highly touted sons of former professional players.

Twins OF Alex Kirilloff put together the first two home run game of his young career.

Juan Soto went 3-for-3 with a double, his third home run of the very young season and two walks.

Here is a look at the youngest players in every league on active rosters during the first weekend of the season.

The Padres are easily the youngest organization in the full season minors.

Triple-A Opening Day serves as yet another harsh reminder of just how difficult it is to take that last step to the big leagues.

There are very few nondrafted free agents at the big league level who haven’t been around for a long time.

There are currently no multiple game viewing options on MLB.tv.

MLB stars such as Jose Altuve and Mike Trout have chosen to wear the C-flap as a precaution.

More than 80 minor league pitchers touched 100 mph in 2017.

Scores, recaps and Stars of the Game for the 2018 NHSI.