Draft Report: Nolan Jones
Nolan Jones is one of the most exciting prospects in this high school class. He’s a lefthanded-hitting shortstop with outstanding raw power, arm strength and…
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Draft Report: Dion Henderson
Author’s Note: Throughout the spring, Baseball America will take a closer look at some of the top prospects in the 2016 draft class. Today, we…
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Boras Says Agents For HS Draftees A Wise Move
Scott Boras has long been critical of the NCAA rules preventing baseball players from having agents represent them when they are drafted. So Boras was…
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Groome, Others Shine At MLK Pro Day
Dozens of scouts convened at Maplezone Sports Institute (MSI) on Monday morning for MSI’s MLK Pro Day, an indoor event that gathers many of the…
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Under Armour Selections, Breakthrough Series Highlight MLK Weekend
PHOENIX—A smorgasbord of baseball activity over the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend helped kick off the 2016 baseball calendar. Three high school-age events were held…
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High School Draftees Permitted To Have Agent
High school players who are drafted will now be allowed to have an agent negotiate for them with major league clubs before enrolling in college…
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Major League Scouting Bureau Restructuring Under Bavasi
When Bill Bavasi took over as the director of the Major League Baseball Scouting Bureau in November 2014, he knew change was inevitable. The Bureau…
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Confidence, Composure Define Moniak
It’s a warm, Southern California afternoon in August. Texas outfielder Jordan Wiley steps into the lefthanded batter’s box at historic Blair Field as he sizes up his opponent, righthander Nathan Walker. Here, at the Area Code Games, every player on the field knows who’s watching them. Behind home plate sits almost the entire amateur scouting community; from college recruiting coordinators and travel coaches to area scouts and scouting directors, almost every decision-maker in the game is zeroed
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Boras Classic Field Features Rutherford, Moniak
Likely 2016 first-round picks Blake Rutherford and Mickey Moniak are among the prospects who will take part in the Boras Classic as the 32-team field…
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USA Baseball Announces Expansion of Breakthrough Series
USA Baseball and Major League Baseball on Monday announced plans to expand the annual Breakthrough Series to five regional locations in 2016. The Breakthrough Series…
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Behind The Scenes: Holden White
NAME Holden White POSITION LHP HIGH SCHOOL Kingswood Oxford HOMETOWN Wallingford, Connecticut INSTAGRAM @holdenwhite9 TWITTER @holdenbaseball9 FAVORITE THING ABOUT BASEBALL My favorite thing about baseball…
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2016 NHSI Teams Announced, Rutherford Among Top Prospects
Your browser does not support iframes. USA Baseball announced on Thursday the 16 teams participating in the 2016 National High School Invitational in Cary, N.C.…
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Behind The Scenes: Jamal O’Guinn
NAME Jamal O’Guinn POSITION SS HIGH SCHOOL Buchanan High School HOMETOWN Fresno, California INSTAGRAM @jamaloguinn2 TWITTER @jamaloguinn2 FAVORITE THING ABOUT BASEBALL I don’t think I…
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Area Code Conversation: Nicholas Quintana
Get to know more about shortstop Nicholas Quintana from Arbor View High in Las Vegas.
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Behind The Scenes: Will Proctor
NAME Will Proctor POSITION SS HIGH SCHOOL Mira Costa HOMETOWN Manhattan Beach, California INSTAGRAM @willproctor TWITTER @wproc24 FAVORITE THING ABOUT BASEBALL Hanging out with my…
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Area Code Conversation: Avery Tuck
Get to know more about Avery Tuck from Steele Canyon High in Spring Valley, Calif.
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Top 10 BA Moments From 2015
Baseball America loves to rank things; it’s what we do. So why not rank the Top 10 most-BA moments from 2015? No. 10: Four men who were stalwarts of the pages of Baseball America in their playing days—Randy Johnson, John Smoltz, Craig Biggio and Pedro Martinez—were elected to the Hall of Fame.No. 9: For the second time in four years, Parkview High (Lilburn, Ga.) is Baseball America’s 2015 High School Team of the Year.The Panthers finished with a 34-2 record, including a season-ending
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Behind the Scenes: Samad Taylor
Area Code Baseball gives you a behind-the-scenes look at Samad Taylor, a middle infielder from Corona, Calif., who impressed at the Area Code Games in…
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Lux Learns Lessons From Famous Relative
KENOSHA, Wis. — The uncle and the nephew sit across each other at a conference table in the athletic offices of Division III Carthage College,…
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Under Armour All-America Game 2015: Breaking Down The Prospects
Hudson Belinsky takes a look at how the top prospects performed at this year’s Under Armour All-America Game.
