USA - Dusty Coleman was drafted by the Oakland A's in this summer's MLB draft. And the former O'Gorman standout wants to help other South Dakotans make it to the majors. Coleman, along with members of the Witchita State baseball team, put on a clinic Friday for over 120 kids at ...

USA - Baseball America announced today their Top 10 Prospects for the Minnesota Twins organization and five former Fort Myers Miracle players are listed. Last year pitcher Nick Blackburn was Baseball America's top Twins prospect. Blackburn won 11 games for the Minnesota Twins in 2008. Baseball America's Top 10 Prospects lists are ...

USA - It must be the bloodlines. The 2008 First-Year Player Draft featured a variety of prospects with familiar last names. From sons to brothers, nephews and cousins, all parts of the baseball (and football) family tree were selected in the never-ending quest to uncover the next major league superstar. BaseballdeWorld ...

USA - The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed South African shortstop Mpho Ngoepe who some scouts believe has an outside chance of becoming the first player from his native land to reach the major leagues. The Pirates inked the raw 18-year-old switch-hitter in October after watching him in a showcase of African ...

USA - The Washington Nationals announced they have agreed to terms on professional contracts with three International prospects from the Dominican Republic: 16-year-old right-handed pitcher Pedro Encarnacion, 17-year-old infielder/outfielder Jairo Bernabel and 19-year-old outfielder Aridio Rodriguez. Nationals director of scouting Dana Brown made the announcement. "These signings are a testament ...

JAPAN - Takahiro Suzuki, Alex Ramirez and Michihiro Ogasawara homered as the Yomiuri Giants held off the Seibu Lions in a 6-4 victory in Game 3 to take a two-games-to-one advantage in the Japan Series on Tuesday. Full Article: http://www.japanball.com/news.phtml?id=13396

JAPAN - The Yomiuri Giants won the right to negotiate a deal with highly touted high school slugger Taishi Ota in the first round of Japanese baseball's amateur draft on Thursday. Full Article - http://www.japanball.com/news.phtml?id=13370