Category: Baseball

On March 19th at 4:30 PM EST, the Nationals are playing in the Spring Breakout game against the Cardinals. The Spring Breakout game is a very cool concept the MLB introduced a few years ago where teams top prospects play against each other in a showcase event. It gives fans a chance to see prospects they would not otherwise be able to watch.

Most MLB fans do not go to many minor league games, but a lot go down for Spring Training. This event exposes a lot of more casual fans to these prospects. I think it is a great idea and teams have really bought into it. The Nats roster for this event is filled with their top prospects. Most of the Nats top 30 prospects that are not injured are on the roster. Here is a look at the roster.

Nationals' roster for their March 19 Spring Breakout prospect game vs. Cardinals pic.twitter.com/P1wrGu6rBq

— Mark Zuckerman (@MarkZuckerman) March 5, 2026

There are a number of really interesting names that are all in different parts of their careers. Some of these guys are knocking on the door of the big leagues, while others are teenagers who just got drafted. That variety is part of what makes this event so exciting.

I wanted to highlight a few names I am eager to see. One of them is Luis Perales, who actually pitched today against the Mets in Spring Training. He was acquired for Jake Bennett this offseason in a rare prospect for prospect trade. Perales has absolutely electric stuff, but also has serious relief risk.

We saw the full package in his outing today. He averaged nearly 100 MPH on his fastball and showcased a pair of nasty breaking pitches. However, the command was erratic, especially with his fastball. He only walked one batter, but there were a lot of deep counts. The stuff was absolutely filthy and when he was executing, he was getting whiffs.

Luis Perales made his Nationals debut!

It's no surprise that Washington was interested in Perales from the Red Sox this winter. His fastball sat at 100 MPH with elite ride which pairs with a strong pair of cutters and sliders. There is some relief risk, but the stuff is nasty! pic.twitter.com/ljj3LlPia2

— Thomas Nestico (@TJStats) March 5, 2026

This year, the Nats are going to have to decide whether Perales is a starter or a reliever. He is likely to start the year in the AAA rotation. However, the bullpen is a strong fall back option. He is already on the 40 man roster, so the Nats will have to make a decision on him before too long. I am really excited to see Perales pitch though.

A position player I am excited to watch is Marconi German. There are a ton of middle infielders on this roster, so there is no guarantee he plays much in the game. However, I want to just see what he looks like out there. He has yet to make his stateside debut, but lit up the Dominican Summer League last year. I know his stats, but I feel like I do not know the player yet.

Getting to know the player beyond just the stats is a lot of what this Spring Breakout is all about. This is the first time fans are able to see a lot of these players. It can also be the first time these players ever play in their team’s uniform. 2025 draft picks like Coy James, Miguel Sime Jr., and Landon Harmon have yet to play a professional game. That means the Spring Breakout game is the first time any fans will see them.

The teams are also all in on this idea, which makes it really work. 91 of the top 100 prospects will be playing in the Spring Breakout game. The only ones that are not are injured players like Jarlin Susana or guys who are locks to make the team like Nolan McLean of the Mets. 

91 Top 100 prospects
97 first-round picks
23 countries and territories represented

Here are the preliminary rosters for 2026 Spring Breakout: https://t.co/JVck4o4bgypic.twitter.com/piivfne1Mm

— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) March 5, 2026

This participation is part of what makes the event so fun. Basically every relevant Nats prospect that is able to play is on the roster. This might be my favorite part of Spring Training and it is such a great idea from the MLB. Set your calendars for March 19th at 4:30.

A batch of cuts this morning. The Arizona Diamondbacks made the following roster moves and have 62 players in camp.

Optioned to Triple-A Reno:

• RHP Yilber Diaz
• RHP Dylan Ray

Reassigned to Minor League camp:

• C Gavin Logan

No real surprises there. Ray had only appeared in one spring game, pitching 1.1 innings, and allowing four runs (two earned) on two hits and two walks. Diaz’s numbers were uglier still: 1.2 innings, four earned runs on three hits and two walks. The jury is still out on whether his “yips” from last year are fixed, but this relatively quick optioning suggests not. Logan had actually gone 5-for-8 across his six games, but is probably quite a way down the depth chart at the position. Here’s this afternoon’s line-up against the Cubs.

How we're lining up in Mesa ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/jY05sJ1miZ

— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) March 5, 2026

After Ryne Nelson, we can expect to see some of RHP Kevin Ginkel, RHP Ryan Thompson, RHP Drey Jameson, LHP Spencer Giesting, RHP Shawn Dubin and RHP Junior Fernandez, so looks like an A-bullpen day. Or as close as you might expect to get at this point in spring training! Nelson’s first start was excellent, facing the minimum over two innings, with no hits or walks and three strikeouts. Of course, it’s just as meaningless as a bad outing. But there’s no question about which I would prefer to see, spring training or not. No broadcast of this game today, so follow along on Gameday!

It’s a a busy Thursday!

The A’s are over at Tempe Diablo Stadium, taking on the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim this afternoon. There’s a new episode of FX’s Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette in the evening. Somewhere in between it all is a Jazz-Wizards game…for those of you hankering for some highly contested basketball (both teams are under 20 wins with only like 20 games left to go).

While waiting for the A’s lineup to drop, I watched last week’s episode of Love Story – – what an absolute dud in my opinion. For context, I had my sister (plus the whole damn internet) in my ear for a week telling me how I have to watch it immediately. How the big “battery park fight scene” takes the famous photos of the incident and brings it to life in such an incredible way. Now having actually watched it, I can safely say that both actors just aren’t capable enough to make a big fight scene like that actually work. Honestly, it felt like I was watching them rehearse. So much so that at one point, I was convinced that I had accidentally clicked on the special features. Yes, Paul Anthony Kelly sort’ve looks like JFK Jr., but he doesn’t have the charm or the VOICE to make any of it more than a trashy TV portrayal. Also, the whole conceit of the argument is so ridiculous in my opinion. Carolyn Bessette gets upset with JFK Jr. for denying that he proposed to her, in the press, after they had made a promise to keep their personal life out of the headlines – – which is totally valid….but…the only reason the press even knew about it is because SHE let the cat out of the bag! Maybe, just maybe, don’t tell your friends, especially your envious Calvin Klein model ex-boyfriend, that not only did the most famous bachelor in America ask you to marry him, but that you didn’t say yes! Like of course they were going to run to The New York Post with that information. What did you think was going to happen? And then to sit there and get after JFK Jr. for trying to put out a fire? C’mon now! I also feel like JFK Jr.‘s reasoning for making a statement on the matter was reasonable. He and Michael Berman were about to go on a press tour for their George Magazine project, and having this failed proposal floating over the whole thing, eating away at the narrative surrounding the magazine, could lead to it being DOA. A great example of this is the A’s actually. Them leaving Oakland (and the tear down leading up to it) has been so detrimental to their image, that even though they have a killer young team now, most casuals like Colin Cowherd still think of them as a joke. I will say, like the A’s moving, there really was no reason for For JFK Jr. to propose to begin with. Things were going good! The whole thing felt forced and unnecessary. Now I understand that’s the point they were trying to make with the Jessica Harper scenes earlier in the episode, but it all doesn’t tie together in a way that feels intelligently written.

EPISODE RATING : C +

Anyway, the A’s lineup has dropped! Let’s check it out…

Another day in the desert 🌵 pic.twitter.com/8j79kOCZcr

— Athletics (@Athletics) March 5, 2026

Luis Morales takes the mound for the third time this spring, looking to right the ship a little bit. In less than 4 innings of work so far, he’s given up 5 ER on 8 hits with just 3k’s to his name. Thankfully it’s still early, there’s plenty of time to get back on track, but I feel like there’s been a lot of expectation put upon his shoulders to show out in 2026. Morales was one the bright spots in an otherwise abysmal rotation last year.

On the offensive side, Kotsay’s put together a nice little squad. With Shea Langeliers DHing and Brent Rooker in right field, Austyn Wynns is given the opportunity to collect a few more plate appearances. The 35 year old slugger has had some scene-stealing moments in the sample size offered up, including a 3-run pimpy against his ex (The Reds) and a Grand Slam off of Bo Takahashi of Team Brazil fame.

Bo Takahashi’s photo on the MLB app has him wearing a Reds hat, despite not having been involved with the organization since 2021. Seeing this prompted me to do a little digging, to see if him and Wynns were teammates at all in the Reds organization – – which they were not. However, listed as a catcher and Takahashi’s teammate on the Reds’ AAA affiliate (Louisville Bats) roster back in 2021 was none other than Beau Taylor! Anyone remember that guy? I had a bunch of Beau Taylor stock back in like 2017. Although he never really put it all together, his first major league hit did provide us with a fun little blooper (against the team the A’s are playing today)…

Beau Taylor was so excited about his first @MLB hit that he took a bit of a spill 😅#RootedInOaklandpic.twitter.com/Wo6MRTIheb

— Athletics (@Athletics) September 30, 2018

Beau Taylor is actually still in the A’s organization. In February, he was announced as the assistant hitting coach for the Midland Rockhounds. Good for ole Beau. Weirdly enough, him and Austin Wynns also look like they could be brothers.

Tell me I’m wrong…

Let’s take a look at today’s lineup for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim ( Beau Taylor’s first victim)…

Thursday in Tempe 🌵

📻: @AngelsRadioKLAA#LAASpring x @FBMSupplypic.twitter.com/xURwGHzkIW

— Los Angeles Angels (@Angels) March 5, 2026

Late inning heroics have been the engine behind an Angels three game winning streak. On Monday against the Royals, they were able to claw back after a rough top of the 9th inning by Jose Fermin, and walk it off on a Yolmer Sanchez single. Tuesday’s victory over the Mariners came in the top of the 9th this time, as Yolmer Sanchez once again provided the Angels with a big hit. He’d double with no outs, scoring two, and be knocked in on a Donovan Walton single to take the lead going into the bottom of the 9th that they wouldn’t relinquish. Yesterday’s walk-off against Team Italy was a come-from-behind affair. Down by one going into the bottom of the 8th, the Angels were able to tie it up on a Jeimer Candelario homer. He’d later go on to hit a walk-off sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 9th, sending Team Italy off to the WBC with a 1-1 record against MLB squads.

As you can see, none of those late inning heroes mentioned are included in the Angels starting lineup. In fact, the group we’re seeing today is pretty close to what I’d imagine being their opening day rollout. On the bump is the mercurial Alex Manoah. A pair of starts amounting in 5 innings of work (both against the Diamondbacks) have resulted in no runs given up by the big right-hander. Though, only one strikeout secured against three free bases has me believing the A’s can break that scoreless streak today.

Let’s see if I’m right! First pitch is scheduled for 12:10 pm PST. No broadcast feed will be available so tune into A’s Cast or Talk 650 KSTE to follow along.

I look forward to chatting with you all during the game.

After being treated to yesterday’s Rockies vs Team USA exhibition match to kick off the World Baseball Classic, the Colorado Rockies will be hosting the Milwaukee Brewers at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick in a return to regular spring training match-ups.

Many of the Rockies’ players participating in the World Baseball Classic have departed camp to join their respective countries. The exception is right-handed pitcher Michael Lorenzen, who will be making the start today before joining Team Italy later this week.

Lorenzen was not sharp his last time out. Facing his old team in the Kansas City Royals, he gave up five earned runs on four hits—including a home run—and walked four batters without tallying any strikeouts. To his credit, the veteran took the struggles in stride and viewed them as a valuable learning experience early in the spring.

Making the start for the Brew Crew is 26-year-old lefty Robert Gasser. The University of Houston product had a promising MLB debut in 2024, posting a 2.57 ERA in five starts. However, he made just two starts in 2025 and lost the majority of the season to Tommy John surgery.

Gasser throws a fairly balanced five pitch arsenal. His primary pitch is a low-80s sweeper with 35.7 inches of vertical drop and 14.1 inches of glove side break. He also throws a low-90s four-seam fastball and cutter, a changeup, and a cutter.

First Pitch: 1:10 MST

TV: None

Radio: MIL Audio

Lineups:

Welcome Tyler Freeman👋 pic.twitter.com/9XlgNwJYfo

— Colorado Rockies (@Rockies) March 5, 2026

Today's Cactus Crew

📻: https://t.co/Nvy2XgSTzH#ThisIsMyCrewpic.twitter.com/pWC85D1OrM

— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) March 5, 2026

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Spring training doesn’t count, but the Mariners currently sit at 3-8 after losing again to the Giants last night. Spring training doesn’t count and also spring training doesn’t count, but it would sure be nice to bank another win, even if spring training doesn’t count.

Lineups:

Also slated to pitch for the Mariners: Casey Lawrence, Blas Castaño, Alex Hoppe, Troy Taylor, Nick Davila, Tyler Cleveland.

Injury updates:

J.P. Crawford continues to progress towards a return to the field. Bryce Miller played catch yesterday and all went well there, so he’ll continue to ramp up towards a return. He’s hoping to be back before Cal Raleigh is back from the WBC “so I can do whatever I want.”

Game information:

Game time: 12:10 PT

TV: Mariners.TV

Radio: 710 AM Seattle Sports, delayed to 7 PT; listen live on the Seattle Sports app or Gameday

Looking for their 10th win this spring training, the Dodgers play the Reds with left-hander Cole Irvin taking the ball for Los Angeles.

Today’s #DodgersST lineup at Reds: pic.twitter.com/Mdc8O3IB3e

— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) March 5, 2026

• Teams: Dodgers @ Reds
• Stadium: Goodyear Ballpark, Goodyear, AZ
• Time: 12:05 p.m. PT
• TV: ESPN & SportsNet LA
• Radio: WSAI-1360

The Cincinnati Reds are fresh off of thumping Team Cuba 19-2 in the latter’s final warm-up game before heading to the World Baseball Classic. On Thursday, they’ll jump right back into Cactus League play at home in Goodyear, this time up against the very same team that ended their 2025 season.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are in town, and they’re rolling out veteran lefty Cole Irvin to start on the day. The Reds, meanwhile, will counter with Jose Franco, who’s again looking to impress the very same brass that saw fit to add him to the team’s 40-man roster earlier this offseason.

The Reds are rolling out a strong lineup full of expected regulars featuring Elly De La Cruz.

More #RedsST action on ESPN today. pic.twitter.com/3vCG5AHp7i

— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) March 5, 2026

The Dodgers, meanwhile, are sitting most all of their regulars, though Max Muncy will be in there alongside old friends Santiago Espinal (at 1B!) and Mike Siani.

First pitch is set for 3:05 PM ET, and this one will actually be broadcast on ESPN for your viewing pleasure.

Go Reds!

The Detroit Tigers’ fourth ranked prospect, slugging catcher and first baseman Josue Briceño was reported to be dealing with right wrist inflammation on Monday, March 2. Unfortunately, testing revealed an underlying issue that required surgery on a tendon. The 21-year-old, currently ranked the 63rd best prospect in baseball per FanGraphs, could miss from months to the whole season, though the timetable for a return is unclear at this point.

This is the second major injury for the Venezuelan born slugger. Back in 2024, Briceño suffered a PCL tear in his right knee in May, and missed the rest of the regular season. He took advantage of the bad break and the rehab process by getting leaner and stronger. He re-worked his swing to get his legs more involved to add loft, and he then proceeded to destroy the Arizona Fall League, winning 2024 MVP against much older competition by launching 10 homers and posted a 1.376 OPS.

That got him into top 100 lists everywhere, and he backed it up with a huge campaign at High-A West Michigan in 2025, earning a promotion to Double-A Erie in July. He cooled off a little there as the toll of his first full season catching and better pitching limited his power numbers there. Still, it was a heck of a season for a 20-year-old and there was growing optimism that he might be able to reach the major leagues sometime in 2026.

Briceño has the arm strength to catch, but his progress in blocking and framing has been much slower, even after getting in outstanding condition during the PCL rehab. There’s been a growing sense that his bat would out pace the defense enough to convince the Tigers he should just move to first base full-time. Not only does Briceño show easy plus power to all fields, he walks a ton and has enough contact ability to cover all parts of the zone while keeping the strikeouts in check.

Rumors were rampant all week that the injury was serious enough to require surgery, and unfortunately that’s how it played out. Briceño had been scheduled to make the Dominican trip, but instead he stayed behind and had the surgery on Wednesday, March 4, as first reported by Evan Petzold of the Freep.

Unfortunately, he’ll be on the shelf awhile, and we’ll just have to wait and hope he comes back good as new. He’s young enough, and has played so little due to the injuries, that there’s probably more upside in him as a catcher than some think. However, losing more development time with a bat so advanced is tough on his defensive profile. Still, he won’t even turn 22 until later this summer so there’s no real need for haste either. Most important is obviously getting that wrist back to 100 percent. Hopefully he’ll be able to return sometime this summer, but depending on the specifics it’s possible he could miss the regular season.

There is a very good chance that Teddy McGraw debuts as a Mariner before anyone else on this list. There is also a very good chance he never debuts at all.

The question isn’t one of talent – McGraw has two ultra-elite curveballs (they call him Curveball Jesus, per Ryan Divish) that could play in the majors tomorrow.

Yeesh Teddy McGraw. pic.twitter.com/AAowDfgiM7

— Mariners Minors (@MiLBMariners) September 3, 2025

In addition to the strikeout stuff, McGraw can also induce grounders with his heavy sinker, which also features plus movement.

Yeah, the stuff isn’t the question.

The question is one of health. A two-time veteran of Tommy John before even finishing his college career, McGraw continued to struggle with injuries as a pro. The Mariners took the Wake Forest product in the third round of the 2023 draft, but a flexor tendon injury kept him from making his professional debut until the very end of 2024. McGraw finally began pitching regularly in 2025, working his way from the ACL up to Everett as a starter but working brief starts of no more than three innings at a time and missing about a month in July with another injury. However, he was able to finish the season strong and earned himself an invite to the Mariners big-league camp. It looked like it would finally be Teddy’s turn.

But once again, injuries have gotten in the way. McGraw is currently down with biceps tendinitis and is yet to make his spring debut. A full time reliever now, the Mariners are managing McGraw’s outings carefully and under controlled conditions, still optimistic he’ll one day be able to contribute to the big-league bullpen.

McGraw, for his part, is also optimistic. He’s come this far, fought through so much, and made difficult choices about his health journey that would challenge someone twice his age. In talking to him, you get the feeling that McGraw won’t let this story end until he’s standing on a big-league mound.

For now, though, he’s being forced to bide his time, once again. But “Curveball Jesus” knows that patience is a virtue. And so we all wait together.

San Diego Padres at Seattle Mariners, March 5, 2026, 12:10 p.m. PST

Watch: Padres.TV

Location: Peoria Sports Complex – Peoria, AZ

Listen: 97.3 The Fan

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Buehler on the bump. pic.twitter.com/FEiOvwlYk4

— San Diego Padres (@Padres) March 5, 2026

La Piedra gets the rock 💪🪨 pic.twitter.com/FHpJxS6R9H

— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) March 5, 2026

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The Tigers’ roster for their Spring Breakout game on March 20, featuring top prospects in a battle of farm systems, was released on Thursday. There aren’t too many big surprises, but two names in particular caught our eye immediately. 2025 first round pick, shortstop Jordan Yost, will make his public debut for the Tigers in the game, as will top international free agent prospect, Cris Rodriguez, who has yet to play in the United States after spending last summer playing in the Dominican Summer League and making a pretty impressive showing. Beyond those two, Competitive Round A selection Michael Oliveto will make his pro debut along with Yost. This will be the first televised look at all three relatively new additions to the farm system.

The Breakout series has become the launching point for prospects over the past few years. We got our first look at shortstop prospect, 3rd ranked overall in the system, Bryce Rainer, in this game last spring. It was an incredibly impressive showing from Rainer, foreshadowing his fine pro debut prior to the shoulder injury in May.

Kevin McGonigle, Max Clark, Josue Briceño, Thayron Liranzo, and most of the Tigers top prospects who are healthy are expected to participate. That won’t include Hao-Yu Lee, as the infielder was returned to Lakeland by Team Taiwan after suffering an oblique strain preparing for the World Baseball Classic.

Briceño’s status is less clear, but after going on the injury report earlier this week with right wrist inflammation, there are fears that he might require surgery. As with Troy Melton’s elbow inflammation, it takes time to relieve the inflammation in order to get good imaging of the problem. It could be anything from a mild tendon or ligament sprain, to the dreaded hamate fracture. We’ll just hope for the best there.

Bryce Rainer is also not listed. He had surgery for a separated shoulder in May of 2025 after a ill-fated dive back to first base. His status is currently unknown, although he’s been working in minor league camp this spring.

The Tigers matchup with the Pittsburgh Pirates is set for March 20 at 7:35 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on MLB Network. That game should feature baseball’s top prospect, Pirates shortstop Konnor Griffin. These have been really fun the first few years since the introduction of the Spring Breakout series in 2024. Older high end prospects only play in major league camp where we see them in spring training, but for much of the farm system, the Spring Breakout game is our first look at them headed into the new season.

Tigers Spring Breakout roster release. pic.twitter.com/sT2Qf2Jey9

— Emily Waldon (@EmilyCWaldon) March 5, 2026

The hottest prospects that the Atlanta Braves have to offer are set to face off against the New York Yankees and their collection of farm system talent on March 21 at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa. We knew the date and the time (6:35 p.m. ET, to be exact) but we didn’t know the rosters until recently.

Now, we have a close idea of who the Braves will be sending to Tampa to take on the Yankees and it’s a veritable who’s who of top Braves prospects and recent draft picks.

91 Top 100 prospects
97 first-round picks
23 countries and territories represented

Here are the preliminary rosters for 2026 Spring Breakout: https://t.co/JVck4o4bgypic.twitter.com/piivfne1Mm

— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) March 5, 2026

Most of Atlanta’s Top 30 prospects (according to MLB Pipeline) will be on the initial 40-man roster. That means that we’ll be seeing Cam Caminiti, JR Ritchie, Didier Fuentes, John Gil, Alex Lodise and Tate Southisene in action, among plenty of other top prospects for the Braves. For some reason, MLB has gone with the approach of having each team declare an initial 40-man roster of prospects before initially cutting it down to 27 players by March 16. I can’t tell you why they’re doing this (maybe it’s a bit of preparation for when Spring Breakout moves to a tournament format for 2027 and 2028) but it’ll certainly be interesting to see who makes the cut between now and then.

I’d say that it’s a safe bet that the names I mentioned above will likely make it as well. The only question is whether or not the ones on the edge of MLB Pipeline’s Top 30 rankings will make it or not. Still, I’d imagine that we have a very good idea of who’s going to be playing on March 21 in Tampa. Who do you think will make the cut? Let us know what you think!

Major League Baseball on Thursday announced preliminary rosters for spring breakout games, the annual showcase of minor league prospects playing games in big league spring training stadiums.

Included on the Dodgers’ spring breakout roster for their game on March 21 against White Sox prospects at Camelback Ranch are top prospects Josue De Paula, Eduardo Quintero, Zyhir Hope, Mike Sirota, and Emil Morales.

River Ryan is in the mix for an early-season spot in the Dodgers’ major league rotation, but also is still technically a prospect and technically included here, along with more traditional prospects Jackson Ferris, Christian Zazueta, and Adam Serwinowski.

Shortstop Alex Freeland and reliever Kyle Hurt are also vying for a major league roster spot but as prospects are also included in this pool for potentially appearing in the spring breakout game. Same for Ryan Ward, who is on the Dodgers’ 40-man roster but hasn’t yet made his major league debut.

Spring breakout rosters will be trimmed to 27 players on March 16.

The Dodgers’ top four draft picks from 2025 — pitchers Zach Root and Cam Leiter, and outfielders Charles Davalan and Landyn Vidourek — are on the spring breakout preliminary roster, as are the Dodgers’ first draft picks from 2021 (pitcher Maddux Bruns), 2023 (outfielder Kendall George) and 2024 (shortstop Kellon Lindsey).

Dodgers preliminary spring breakout roster

• Left-handed pitchers (6): Maddux Bruns, Jackson Ferris, Cody Morse, Sterling Patick, Zach Root, Adam Serwinowski
• Right-handed pitchers (10): Kyle Hurt*, River Ryan*, Patrick Copen, Cam Day, Carson Hobbs, Cam Leiter, Payton Martin, Marlon Nieves, Lucas Wepf, Christian Zazueta
• Catchers (3): Gio Cueto, Francisco Espinoza, Victor Rodrigues
• Infielders (9): Alex Freeland*, Moises Bolivar, Chase Harlan, Elijah Hainline, Kellon Lindsey, Noah Miller, Emil Morales, Joendry Vargas, Logan Wagner
• Outfielders (12): Ryan Ward*, Charles Davalan, Josue De Paula, Zach Ehrhard, Kendall George, Zyhir Hope, Ching-Hsien Ko, Eduardo Quintero, Mike Sirota, James Tibbs III, Brendan Tunink, Landyn Vidourek

*on 40-man roster

The Dodgers’ spring breakout game on March 21 is scheduled for 3:30 p.m., though that could be subject to slight change considering the Dodgers’ big league team plays a Cactus League game against the A’s that starts at noon. MLB Network will televise the Dodgers-White Sox spring breakout game, and it will be streamed on Amazon and on MLB.tv.

MLB’s third annual MLB Spring Breakout game is scheduled for March 19-22.

Growing in popularity, the four-day event features top prospects from every team in 16 exhibition games. Tampa Bay’s prospects will play Thursday, March 19 at the Mets (Clover Park — St. Lucie, FL) at 7:10 PM. The game will be broadcast for free in the MLB App, and will be carried by MLBN, SNY, and Amazon.

The Rays Preliminary 40-man player pool, with overall rankings via MLB Pipeline Rays Top 30 Prospects list, is as follows:

PITCHERS (11)
Anderson Brito, RHP, No. 6
Alex Cook, RHP
Michael Forret, RHP, No. 8
Gary Gill Hill, RHP, No. 27
Trevor Harrison, RHP, No. 16
Brody Hopkins, RHP, No. 3/MLB No. 85
Ty Johnson, RHP, No. 18
TJ Nichols, RHP, No. 7
Joe Rock, LHP
Santiago Suarez, RHP, No. 9
Jose Urbina, RHP, No. 17

CATCHERS (4)
Caden Bodine, C, No. 13
Nathan Flewelling, C, No. 11
Dominic Keegan, C, No. 20
Tatem Levins, C

INFIELDERS (15)
Jadher Areinamo, INF, No. 15
Andreimi Antunez, SS
Gregory Barrios, SS
Cooper Flemming, SS, No. 28
Taitn Gray, 1B, No. 30
Xavier Isaac, 1B, No. 14
Cooper Kinney, INF
Tre’ Morgan, 1B/OF, No. 19
Daniel Pierce, SS, No. 5
Emilien Pitre, 2B/SS
Narciso Polanco, INF
Adrian Santana, SS
Will Simpson, 1B
Brayden Taylor, INF
Carson Williams, SS, No. 1/MLB No. 63

OUTFIELDERS (10)
Slater de Brun, OF, No. 10
Homer Bush Jr., OF, No. 25
Theo Gillen, OF, No. 2/MLB No. 76
Brailer Guerrero, OF, No. 24
Mac Horvath, OF
Jacob Melton, OF, No. 4
Dean Moss, OF, No. 29
Austin Overn, OF, No. 26
Aidan Smith, OF, No. 12
Brendan Summerhill, OF, No. 21

How to watchall games:

3/19 Reds at Giants Scottsdale Stadium (Scottsdale, AZ) 4:05 PM MLBN, NBC Sports Bay Area, Amazon
3/19 Guardians at Angels Tempe Diablo Stadium (Tempe, AZ) 4:10 PM MLB App, MLB.com
3/19 Marlins at Astros* CACTI Park (Palm Beach, FL) 12:05 PM Space City Home Network
3/19 Phillies at Twins Hammond Stadium (Fort Myers, FL) 1:05 PM MLBN, MNNT, Amazon
3/19 Rays at Mets Clover Park (St. Lucie, FL) 7:10 PM MLBN, SNY, Amazon
3/19 Nationals at Cardinals* Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium (Jupiter, FL) 4:30 PM MLB App, MLB.com
3/20 Royals at Rangers* Surprise Stadium (Surprise, AZ) 4:00 PM Rangers Sports Net., Amazon
3/20 Mariners at Brewers American Family Fields of Phoenix (Phoenix, AZ) 5:10 PM MLBN
3/20 Red Sox at Orioles Ed Smith Stadium (Sarasota, FL) 6:05 PM MASN
3/20 Tigers at Pirates LECOM Park (Bradenton, FL) 7:35 PM MLBN, SNP, Peacock, Amazon
3/21 Rockies at Diamondbacks* Salt River Fields (Scottsdale, AZ) 8:00 PM COLR, ARID
3/21 White Sox at Dodgers* Camelback Ranch (Glendale, AZ) 6:30 PM MLBN, CHSN, Amazon
3/21 Padres at Cubs Sloan Park (Mesa, AZ) 9:05 PM Marquee, SDPA
3/21 Braves at Yankees George M. Steinbrenner Field (Tampa, FL) 6:35 PM YES
3/21 Blue Jays at Phillies BayCare Ballpark (Clearwater, FL) 1:05 PM MLBN, NBC Sports Phi., SportsNet, Amazon
3/22 Brewers at Athletics Hohokam Stadium (Mesa, AZ) 4:05 PM MLBN, Amazon

* – Traditional doubleheader with MLB Spring Training game

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More cuts. More cuts!

The #Braves today optioned RHP Jhancarlos Lara to Triple-A Gwinnett, and reassigned RHP Austin Pope and INFs Jim Jarvis, Alex Lodise and Luke Waddell to minor league camp. Atlanta now has 54 active players in camp.

— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) March 5, 2026

None of these guys really had much of a shot of making the roster, so this is mostly just procedural.

Jhancarlos Lara turned some heads in the low minors, but has really struggled in Double-A and Triple-A. He hadn’t any official Spring Training appearances this year. While he does have a bit of an inside track on an eventual bullpen spot due to being on the 40-man roster, his performance hasn’t really warranted any discussion of that sort for a while.

The Braves signed Austin Pope to a minor league deal in December. He’s made three Spring Training appearances so far, with a 4/1 K/BB ratio and a homer allowed. You could see him as a fill-in relief role for Atlanta at some point this season, but he’ll need to be added to the 40-man roster.

Jim Jarvis was “acquired” in the Rafael Montero “trade” to Detroit last season. He had a really fun contest on both sides of the ball against his former team earlier this Spring, but has a really ugly line of just one single and no walks in 14 PAs, and hasn’t really done anything interesting in the minors either.

Alex Lodise struck out a bunch in his first taste of pro action after being drafted in the second round in 2025. He’s only had nine official Spring PAs, and has struck out three times there, too.

Luke Waddell’s been a Spring Training mainstay for a few years now, and has collected two singles, a double, and a walk in ten Spring chances so far this year. He’s never really figured out Triple-A pitching, so again, largely procedural here.