In the summer of 1991, a scuba diver named George Moon was combing the depths of Lake Pleasant in Erie County, Pa. When he broke the surface, he was carrying with him an almost three-foot long bone. Moon had no idea then that what he’d stumbled across was the shoulder

The Pioneer Baseball League, an MLB Partner League now in its 85th season, has passed the one million mark in attendance for the first time, setting a new single-season league record.

The number of fans who have attended games in 2024 easily bested the old record of 986,734 set last season.

For close to a quarter-century, I’ve had the pleasure of covering prospects for MLB.com. While the emphasis has been about the players, bringing fans information about the future stars of the game, I’ve also had the opportunity to visit some of the greatest Minor League locales across the country.

Seeing how

Benjamin Hill travels the nation collecting stories about what makes Minor League Baseball unique. This excerpt from his newsletter is a mere taste of the smorgasbord of delights he offers every week. Read the full newsletter here, and subscribe to his newsletter here.

Check out the latest episodes of The Show Before the Show, MiLB.com's official podcast. A segment rundown is listed below, in case you want to skip to a particular section. Like the podcast? Subscribe, rate and review on Apple Podcasts. The podcast

Benjamin Hill travels the nation collecting stories about what makes Minor League Baseball unique. This excerpt from his newsletter is a mere taste of the smorgasbord of delights he offers every week. Read the full newsletter here, and subscribe to his newsletter here.

Ninety Minor League Baseball teams open up Friday, joining the 30 Triple-A squads that kicked off the 2024 campaign on March 29. And with every Minor League season comes Minor League promotions, the vast array of theme nights and giveaways taking place on a nightly basis as supplements to the

We are celebrating the small yet mighty canvas that is the Minor League cap for National Hat Day.

Clubs across the Minors utilize them as a fun way to represent their teams, regions and sometimes even their parent organizations. Not to mention they also look pretty sweet. Here's a close look

This is an excerpt from The Baseball Traveler Newsletter, formerly known as Ben's Biz Newsletter, delivering Minor League Baseball business and culture news to your inbox each and every Thursday. Check out the full newsletter and background on the name change HERE.

MESA, Ariz. -- Three years into his Major League career, Bobby Witt Jr. has already had 2,035 regular-season plate appearances. That’s a lot of chances to make an impression.

But when it comes to your wedding, you only get one chance to hit it out of the park.

The Minor League Ballpark Guides series presented by Wyndham brings all the most fun features of Minors ballparks across America (and one in Canada!) onto your desktop, tablet or mobile device, whether you're interested in taking a virtual tour from where you sit or planning a trip to

Fans typically buy a sports jersey because of who's wearing it. But in the Minor Leagues, what’s on a jersey can often mean so much more.

Teams have a way of making fans part of franchises by bringing local culture into their jersey and theme nights.

“It's taking pride in your community,

During last month’s MiLB Awards Show on the MLB Network, the Jersey Diners won the “Best Alternate Identity” award. This alter-ego of the Somerset Patriots triumphed over the Great Lakes Pontooners, Spokane King Carl, Biloxi King Cakes, Wichita Chili Buns, Chattanooga Wreckers and Winston-Salem Hype Hens.

Now it’s time

Where can you find a collection of talent like Paul Skenes, Myles Garrett and Giannis Antetokounmpo in one place?

The Asheville Tourists’ online auction for Hurricane Helene relief.

The Astros’ High-A affiliate is bringing the sports world together in an effort to help its local community. Proceeds will go to

Founded in 1992, the Arizona Fall League brings prospects from all 30 organizations together to compete for six weeks in the only stateside offseason circuit. In the Fall League, top prospects get the opportunity to face upper-level competition for possibly the first time, or a player can make up for

In the wake of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene, the North Carolina-based Hickory Crawdads are giving back.

The Single-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers launched an online auction Wednesday featuring over 80 game-worn player jerseys. The auction runs through Saturday, Oct. 12, with all proceeds benefiting Red Cross

The Jersey Diners have a new addition to the menu: The Best Alternate Identity Award.

This honor, determined via online vote, was announced during Monday evening’s MiLB Awards broadcast on the MLB Network. Jersey Diners, an alternate identity of the Somerset Patriots, triumphed over six other nominees:

The MLB Postseason opens with Wild Card games on Oct. 1, but eager fans can go ahead and get into playoff mode right now. At the Rookie and A-ball levels, titles have already been decided or will be in the next couple days. At the Double-A and Triple-A levels, the

Welcome to the dog days of summer. The races for postseason spots are coming into focus in the Majors. In the Minors, top prospects are eyeballing September roster expansions. Whether you're holding on tight to the long days and balmy nights or patiently waiting for the leaves to fall and

Professional baseball has finally achieved Maximum Muncy.

At long last, the sport's two infielders named Max Muncy -- improbably born exactly 12 years apart and completely unrelated -- finally met and played in the same game, an eventual 10-8 victory by rehabbing Muncy's Triple-A Oklahoma City over prospect Muncy's

*Welcome to Crooked Numbers, a monthly column dedicated to Minor League Baseball on-field oddities and absurdities. The edition, rounding up the month of July, features intra-organizational no-nos, wild romps, unexpected mound dominance and, of course, much more. Keeping track of this type of thing is a team effort, so get

More than 85 years have passed since Lou Gehrig issued his famous farewell speech to baseball.

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or ALS and perhaps more commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, continues to mystify medical experts. The Mayo Clinic defines it as “a nervous system disease that affects nerve cells in the

*Welcome to Crooked Numbers, a monthly column dedicated to Minor League Baseball on-field oddities and absurdities. The June edition features a doubles deluge, oppositional surnames, way too many walks and, of course, much more. Keeping track of this type of thing is a team effort, so get in touch if

Welcome to Promo Preview, a monthly compendium of Minor League Baseball promotions to look forward to. May's highlights include nonagenarian icons, Mardi Gras sweets, reinterpretations of local disasters and, of course, much more. Let's get to it.

Welcome to Promo Preview, a monthly round-up of Minor League Baseball promotions to look forward to. June highlights include iconic socks, bipedal cows, regional food battles and, of course, much more. Dive in.