J.J. Cooper

Whenever a late-round pick steps into a batter’s box or onto the mound, it may seem like a surprising success story.

For the first time in MLB history, all populated continents are represented on Opening Day rosters.

Orange Lutheran (Calif.) High’s Cole Winn can do a lot, which he showed in a dominating 9-0 win over Florence (Ala.) High.

The Kansas City Royals have the largest bonus allotment for June’s draft, edging the Tigers, who have the No. 1 pick.

The Oakland farm system is as stocked as it’s been in quite some time.

Kevin Maitan, the Angels No. 4 prospect, has yet to quiet any of the concerns scouts had last year.

Angels prospect Jo Adell is one of the best athletes in baseball.

Technology made it possible to compile mountains of swing data. Now, that instant feedback has helped hitters improve their swings—often in real time.

Technology is rapidly changing hitting, but one of the biggest anachronisms could be batting practice in its current form.

There will likely be significantly fewer independent league baseball teams around the country this year.

Indians righthander Luis Valdez is not a player on many prospect radars, but he has great stuff.

A lawsuit attempting to exempt the leagues from overtime and minimum wage laws is about to succeed.

Hunter Greene allowed one infield single and one hit-by-pitch. He struck out three and had eight swings and misses in just 31 pitches.

How can players, under 16, be tied to a team already and the MLB team go unpunished?

Three squeeze bunts. Three runs scored. No outs recorded and the bases were loaded with three bunting batters.

After just four starts in his redshirt sophomore season, Julian Smith is definitely on scouts’ must-see lists now.

The WBSC has unveiled the rules for a new version of baseball called “Baseball5.”