Jesse Borek
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Coordinator, Prospect Content @MLBPipeline -- BA @stonybrooku / MA @KingsCollegeLon
Long Island -- Arizona
Joined July 2009
Kyle Manzardo has seen 4 pitches today. Kyle Manzardo has 2 home runs. This one went a reported 471 ft. for the #Guardians’ No. 2 prospect.
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Jeff McNeil, on #Mets No. 2 prospect Jett Williams, whom he played alongside last night in the Arizona Fall League:. "He’s super young, 20 years old, that's what this league is – there’s a bunch of young prospects and the future of baseball. He's gonna have a bright future.”.
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MLB’s No. 41 prospect Chase DeLauter (#Guardians) demolishes a curveball (109 mph EV, 425 ft) for his first homer of the 2024 Fall League
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Ethan Salas (#Padres) demolishes his 2nd Fall League homer, winning an 8-pitch battle in emphatic fashion. MLB’s No. 19 prospect is now hitting .320 with a .947 OPS during his stint with Peoria.
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Leodalis De Vries (#Padres) is the youngest player to homer in the AFL since 2010 and now he’s also a Fall Star. Pregame cage cuts with 2024’s No. 1 international prospect
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Battle of top Rangers prospects:. Kumar Rocker (No. 3 overall pick in 2022) wins this battle, whiffing Josh Jung:
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Chase DeLauter (#Guardians No. 4 prospect, MLB No. 85) demolishes his first Fall League homer out near the 430 ft sign
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#Reds outfielder Jake Fraley told me today he has loved the club’s insistence on him stealing bags since his arrival. He just swiped his fourth, tied for the most in the Cactus League.
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Ethan Salas in 2023. Leo De Vries in 2024. Roki Sasaki in 2025?. The #Padres have shown an ability to land the No. 1 overall int’l prospect. Can the 3rd time be the charm?. Come for the info, stay for the blink-182 mention.
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#Astros top prospect Forrest Whitley K’d the side in the 1st, highlighted by this wicked curve which registered over 3k RPM. He has 23 K’s in 15.1 IP for Peoria
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Shea Langeliers has also arrived at #Athletics camp and he’s a true catcher at heart: “Throwing somebody out trying to steal a base feels better than hitting a home run”
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MLB’s No. 37 prospect Colson Montgomery (#WhiteSox) will hit leadoff today for Glendale. He’s off to a scorching start in Fall League stint part deux with an 1.115 OPS through a week of action
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Second straight game with a homer for the Fall League’s top-ranked player, Colson Montgomery of the #WhiteSox. A tape measure shot for MLB’s No. 17 prospect.
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A guest visitor on hand to watch today’s Glendale-Peoria contest: new #Reds manager Terry Francona. Quick to work catching up with 1B Christian Encarnacion-Strand, who is picking up ABs in the AFL after missing most of 2024 with a hand injury
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No. 2 #Reds prospect Noelvi Marte kicks off the scoring with a towering HR to left for Glendale.
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Ninth-ranked #Orioles prospect Heston Kjerstad rips a double to left-center. Scottsdale snags an early lead
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Kyle Manzardo’s 1st AFL HR: proj. 446 ft. Chase DeLauter’s 2nd AFL HR: proj. 440 ft. The #Guardians’ pair of Top 100 overall prospects slugged Peoria into the win column yesterday. ✍️: ⬇️ DeLauter on his 3-0 approach
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With the NLCS playing on the scoreboard, #Dbacks No. 8 prospect and 2022 Golden Spikes Award winner (@TexasBaseball) Ivan Melendez gets in pre-game cuts. He’ll bat third and man the hot corner for Salt River tonight.
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While the #Yankees wait out rain in the Bronx, No. 2 prospect Jasson Domínguez is getting cuts in from sunny Mesa, AZ
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Bo Naylor (#Guardians No. 4 prospect) and Edouard Julien (#MNTwins No. 4 prospect) get in hacks for Team Canada. @baseballcanada boasts the most @MLBPipeline Top 30 prospects (7) of any club at the #WorldBaseballClassic — they’ll open play Sunday vs. Great Britain
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Matt McLain (CIN 5) and Noelvi Marte (CIN 2) getting in early cuts ahead of tonight’s Play-in Semifinal. The #Reds duo will hit back-to-back for Glendale:
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Top-ranked #STLCards prospect Jordan Walker with a laser double for the first hit on a frosty 54-degree night in Mesa
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#Mariners’ No. 14 prospect Ryan Bliss takes early hacks ahead of tonight’s Peoria/Surprise matchup. Bliss is coming off the uber-rare 20-HR, 50-SB Minors campaign
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They don’t call him Bobby Barrels for nothing! . 105.2 and 103.2 mph on a pair of doubles for the #Nats prospect, who is hitting .563 (!) with a 1.588 OPS (!!) through just over a week of Fall League action
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#Yankees pinstripes are on the field in AZ. Jasson Domínguez knocks a single to RF, swipes second and comes around to score for Mesa
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Jac Caglianone drills a 3-run homer to the opposite field, his 5th of the AFL. The No. 6 overall pick (#Royals) from the 2024 Draft is up to 21 RBIs in 21 games this fall.
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Just one prospect in the 2025 international class received a 70-grade power tool: Cris Rodriguez. More with @anne__rogers on the 16-year-old Dominican outfielder who adds another potential impact bat to a robust #Tigers system:.
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Top-ranked #BlueJays prospect Ricky Tiedemann racked up 6 strikeouts in his 2nd Fall League start. Sat consistently 94-95 with his heater and heavily worked in his offspeed. Allowed just 2 hits over 5 IP
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BP cuts for fourth-ranked #Tigers prospect Jace Jung. He’ll DH and bat 6th for Salt River tonight in the AFL.
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The first live BP session of the day: #Athletics 3B Matt Chapman ropes a ground-rule double off Sean Manaea
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Top-ranked #WhiteSox prospect Colson Montgomery sizzles a game-tying RBI single for Glendale in the 3rd. MLB’s No. 17 prospect is up to 18 RBIs, tying him for third in the AFL
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Rangers righty Dane Dunning racked up 5 K’s in a live BP session on the hallowed Surprise back fields:
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#Athletics’ Mason Miller consistently sitting 99-100 mph through his first 2 frames. Triple-digit heat for his 3rd K:
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No. 10 #Brewers prospect Eric Brown Jr. wallops a two-run homer to left to open the scoring for Surprise. And then the light show commenced.
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#Royals prospect Eric Cerantola wins the 2nd battle of former @HailStateBB teammates with the #Mets’ Rowdey Jordan, whiffing him on a breaking ball. More from their first Fall League encounter earlier this season:.
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The #Reds will need a 5th starter for April 13 vs. Cleveland. No. 2 prospect, LHP Nick Lodolo, will travel with the team to begin the year.
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#TexasRangers RHP Nathan Eovaldi threw two innings of a live BP session earlier today in Arizona. All reports came back positive. Neither he nor skipper Bruce Bochy would commit to a next step but it hasn’t been ruled out the righty could immediately rejoin the MLB rotation.
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No. 9 #Rays prospect Dominic Keegan swats an opposite-field HR off top Blue Jays prospect Ricky Tiedemann, the top-ranked hurler on hand in Arizona
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Colson Montgomery (#WhiteSox) demolishes his first Fall League homer of his 2nd stint WAY up on the center field batter’s eye
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Sure No. 20 #Athletics prospect Mason Miller has triple-digit heat at his disposal, but he’s also got this snapper:
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Ivan Melendez blisters a 115.5 mph single in the 1st for Salt River. More on the eighth-ranked #Dbacks prospect and his hard-hitting ways from earlier in the AFL ⬇️.
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Jordan Lawlar (MLB's No. 8 overall prospect per @MLBPipeline) will soon rejoin Triple-A Reno after missing two months due to R thumb surgery. Lovullo: "When he starts to play at the level that we all expect him to, he's going to find himself back here in the big leagues.".
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Cuts from both sides of the dish during BP for second-ranked #Yankees prospect Jasson Domínguez
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A surprise in Surprise! . Top-ranked #BlueJays prospect Ricky Tiedemann had more than half a dozen family members in attendance for his AFL debut, including his parents. “I was warming up before the game and I saw them and it kind of made me a little bit excited to go out there.”
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Plan is for #Reds Opening Day starter Tyler Mahle to go 4-5 innings or 60-70 pitches during his final Cactus League tune-up tonight vs. San Diego.
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Asking the questions the people want to know: will Chase DeLauter crack and join Kyle Manzardo in the #Guardians mustache club? 🥸. Tag-teamed with @JoeTrezz to wrap a massive day for the duo, who combined for 7 hits to punch Peoria a playoff ticket .
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More for the Kumar Rocker highlight reel: a strikeout of Rangers second baseman Marcus Semien. Rocker called getting to face a group that also included Mitch Garver and Adolis García a great learning experience:
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Mason Auer (#Rays No. 12 prospect) had himself quite the top of the 1st. - 30.1 ft/sec sprint speed (elite) to reach on an error.- stole second and third base.- scampered home on a wild pitch, beating the tag
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Luisangel Acuña (#TexasRangers No. 7 prospect) getting in some early glove work. He’ll bat third and man SS for Surprise tonight:
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Top-ranked #Padres prospect Jackson Merrill getting cuts in ahead of tonight’s Peoria/Surprise matchup. He’ll bat third and man SS
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Tink Hence (#STLCards No. 6 prospect) works a scoreless frame out of relief, striking out a pair, including with this bender
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#Reds No. 3 prospect Jonathan India with a booming solo shot in the 6th to knot the game up for Glendale against Peoria
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In a clash of @MLBazFallLeague elite, MLB No. 5 prospect (#Angels No. 1) Jo Adell cranked a blast way up onto the grass in left-center off #Astros top prospect (MLB No. 16) Forrest Whitley to open the scoring in the 3rd
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30 seconds of BP rockets from No. 5 #Dodgers prospect Andy Pages. The slugger will bat third for Glendale in tonight’s AFL Title Game:
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Drew Romo as a lefty, Drew Romo as a righty. The switch-hitting #Rockies backstop (an @MLBPipeline Top 100 prospect) is here for his first big league camp:
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Fun little piece concerning @Utah_Football and @WWERollins for @SBNation over at @PacificTakes: http://t.co/xpjnOOR5Rs.
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#Yankees No. 6 prospect Austin Wells is demolishing the ball in the early portion of the Fall League. With this blast, he moves to 8-for-16 with five extra-base hits. And yes, he's rocking Joey Gallo (A-Rod's?) No. 13
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Rece Hinds (#Reds No. 18 prospect) said last week he wanted in on the AFL HR Derby. This 1st-inning grand slam for Glendale will help his case:
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Colson Montgomery (#WhiteSox) continues to demolish everything in sight during his second go-round in the Fall League. MLB’s No. 37 prospect ups his Glendale OPS to 1.248 on this moonshot
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Rece Hinds (#Reds No. 18 prospect) wallops a two-run homer to right for Glendale, his first of the AFL
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Benny Montgomery has been tearing up the Fall League with a .373/.468/.510 slash over 12 games. The No. 8 #Rockies prospect will hit leadoff tonight for Salt River.
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Matt Mervis, who swatted 36 homers across three levels this year, opens the scoring for Mesa. #Cubs faithful cheers on the team’s No. 21 prospect
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No. 2 #Cubs prospect Brennen Davis has that easy pop. A BP wallop ahead of batting third for Mesa today
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Undrafted out of @PLNUBaseball in 2022, the #Phillies’ Otto Kemp has battled his way to the Fall League in 2024. Even after teeing off twice Tuesday to lead a 19-run Glendale barrage, the work is just starting:
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Tyler Gentry (#Royals No. 8 prospect) got ALL of his first AFL knock, a two-run shot onto the berm in left
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MLB’s No. 71 overall prospect Kevin Alcántara puts Mesa ahead at Sloan Park (ST home of the #Cubs) with a 2-RBI knock.
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#Rockies No. 6 prospect Michael Toglia has some big time pop in his bat, as evidenced by this go-ahead 3-run shot:
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MLB’s No. 71 overall prospect Kevin Alcántara (#Cubs) gets to flash his hit and run tool on this triple
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Josue Briceño’s demolition of Fall League pitching continues. The #Tigers’ No. 9 prospect drills his 10th homer of the circuit, this one to the opposite field. The 20-year-old is the first hitter since Mike Olt in 2011 to record double-digit homers in the AFL
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Noelvi Marte (#Reds No. 2 prospect) has been getting a hot corner crash course in the AFL. Here he is with a nice charging play for Glendale:
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#SFGiants fans, Bryce Eldridge — and his family — is well aware of how much you love him. And they love it too. More from Peoria after the club’s No. 1 prospect popped his first @MLBazFallLeague homer:
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Jacob Wilson ripped an RBI triple in his 1st AB and plated a pair with a single in his 2nd. Then, he went headfirst into the stands, Derek Jeter style. More on the No. 9 Draft prospect and his desire to do whatever it takes to earn @GCU_Baseball a win:
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Minjae Seo was looking to follow in the footsteps of Jack Leiter + Kumar Rocker when he committed to @VandyBoys. One of the top arms in the 2025 class flashed his elite repertoire — and magnificent pink glove — during a dominant States Play outing.
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Noelvi Marte (#Reds No. 2, MLB No. 17) with a nifty stop and throw in just his sixth start at the hot corner
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Slick play from No. 7 #Athletics prospect Max Muncy, who is coming off a Fall Stars Game nod this past weekend
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Filling in on the #Padres beat for @AJCassavell this weekend. Here’s the lineup the club is sending out for tonight’s 5:40 PT start time vs. the Cubs
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Third-ranked @Rockies prospect Yanquiel Fernandez (No. 72 overall) rips a single to open the 4th at #SpringBreakout.
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Inside the cage with #Mariners No. 1 prospect Colt Emerson, who will bat leadoff today for Peoria. The 19-year-old leads the @MLBazFallLeague with 11 hits through a week of action.
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Charlie Szykowny gets some pregame cuts in before Scottsdale’s matinee vs. Peoria. More on the #SFGiants prospect’s unique path to the Fall League:
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Filling in for @RhettBollinger at #Angels camp, I asked Joe Maddon what he liked about Jason Castro. “There’s everything to like” is pretty encompassing. Here’s a look at the Halos’ new backstop and what he means for the club’s pitching staff:
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We talked at length last night about Cal's Rodney Green Jr. (@MLBPipeline's No. 96 Draft prospect) and his power potential. Behold, his first homer of 2024, launched to outer space. 111.1 mph, 422 ft.
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Aramis Garcia has for all intents and purposes won the #Reds backup catcher job. Has punished the ball during Cactus League play.
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Brock Wilken, a man equipped with dad strength. The #Brewers' eighth-ranked prospect came off the bench Tuesday afternoon and promptly drilled a homer, giving a preview of Friday's AFL Home Run Derby.
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Equipped with a master's degree, @GCU_Baseball alum Nick Hull is back in class at the Arizona Fall League, baseball's finishing school. More on the #Cubs hurler and his organization mates who will suit up for Mesa over the next month:
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No. 5 #Dodgers prospect Andy Pages sends one out toward the LA complex here at Camelback Ranch
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#Cubs No. 29 prospect Nelson Velazquez was named AFL Hitter of the Week prior to today's game vs. Glendale. His best grade as a prospect though? His arm. He's thrown runners out in back-to-back innings:
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More Chase DeLauter rocket RBI hits, this one a run-scoring single at 105.1 mph off the bat. #Guardians’ No. 2 prospect ups his average to .364 and OPS to 1.053 in his second AFL stint
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If you’re like me, you’re used to seeing @JesseSanchezMLB’s name in this space. An absolute titan on the international scene, it’s been a blast to work alongside him on this.. Meet @MLBPipeline’s 2025 Top 50 International prospects:
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