Jim Callis

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Before this year, the Dodgers last made the World Series in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, when they vanquished the Rays in six games. Los Angeles stood out with more homegrown talent than any of the postseason clubs that fall, including stars such as Cody Bellinger, Clayton Kershaw and Corey Seager.

If the end of the World Series has you looking for more baseball, don't despair! The Arizona Fall League has two-plus weeks remaining, with all the action streaming live on MLB and the Fall Stars Game and championship game broadcast on MLB Network.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Caleb Durbin made a valiant run at the Arizona Fall League’s single-season stolen base record last year, only to come up three short with 21. He wouldn’t be denied in his return. The Yankees sent Durbin back to the AFL this year to get more at-bats after

MESA, Ariz. -- The Surprise Saguaros will aim for their third straight Arizona Fall League championship on Saturday when they take on the Salt River Rafters in a battle of the developmental circuit’s best offenses. Salt River (16-14) and Surprise (18-10) each averaged 6.6 runs per game during the regular

The Rookie of the Year Award winners will be announced Monday, with the National League featuring one of the closest three-way races ever.

The Rookie of the Year Award winners will be announced Monday, with the National League featuring one of the closest three-way races ever. Who had the better season between Jackson Chourio, who recorded the third-ever 20/20 season by a rookie age 20 or younger; Jackson Merrill, who made an easy transition from shortstop to center fielder while earning All-Star and Silver Slugger honors; and Paul Skenes, who became the first player to reach the All-Star Game in the year immediately after he was drafted? Now here's another difficult question: Which of them will have the best big league career? We've…

It's decision time. Clubs have until 6 p.m. ET Tuesday to add players to their 40-man rosters and protect them from the Rule 5 Draft, which will take place Dec. 11 at the Winter Meetings in Dallas. We've listed every organization's ranked prospects who are Rule 5-eligible here. There are four Top 100 prospects who require protection — Cubs outfielder Owen Caissie, White Sox shortstop Colson Montgomery, Cardinals right-hander Tink Hence and Rockies outfielder Zac Veen — and they'll all join 40-man rosters before the deadline. But many other calls won't be nearly as easy. We have identified a player…

Though the quality of pitching in the Arizona Fall League continued to decline, the developmental circuit's best prospect did his work on the mound. Phillies right-hander Andrew Painter returned to competition after missing the entire 2023 and 2024 seasons and quickly re-established himself as the most promising young arm in

Though the quality of pitching in the Arizona Fall League continued to decline, the developmental circuit's best prospect did his work on the mound. Phillies right-hander Andrew Painter returned to competition after missing the entire 2023 and 2024 seasons and quickly re-established himself as the most promising young arm in the game. Painter was one of 15 Top 100 prospects to crack our AFL Top 30 prospects rankings below — though just one of two pitchers. The Fall League featured a bumper crop of first basemen that included baseball's four best prospects at the position (Jac Caglianone, Bryce Eldridge, Nick…