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Athletics News / New Baseball Media / April 22
Recapping Week 3 of the 2025 MiLB Season

Recapping Week 3 of the 2025 MiLB Season

We’re more than halfway through the first month of the 2025 Minor League season. Week 3 saw multiple high-end prospects have big weeks, while others got promoted to face new challenges.

Cleveland Guardians News / Covering the Corner / February 5

Matt Wilkinson is our No. 17 Guardians Prospect. Who should be No. 18?

Tugboat mowed his way through minor league hitters in 2024 and into our hearts. Stout southpaw Matt “Tugboat” Wilkinson, owner of possibly the best nickname in baseball, is our No.

MLB News / Bluejaysnation / January 24
Blue Jays Nation’s Top 20 Canadian Baseball Prospects for 2025 – #4: Matt Wilkinson

Blue Jays Nation’s Top 20 Canadian Baseball Prospects for 2025 – #4: Matt Wilkinson

Blue Jays Nation’s countdown of the top Canadian baseball prospects continues with our highest-ranked pitcher, a British Columbian left-hander who broke out in a huge way in 2024.

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The 'American and National League strikeout leaders since 2000' quiz

The 'American and National League strikeout leaders since 2000' quiz

How many of the league leaders in K's for both the American and National Leagues since the 2000 MLB season can you name in five minutes?

MLB News / Yardbarker
Which 19 players have hit four home runs in an MLB game?

Which 19 players have hit four home runs in an MLB game?

The only two things rarer in modern-day baseball than the four-homer game is the Triple Crown and the unassisted triple play. The former is, of course, done over an entire season, while there's a large level of lucky in the unassisted triple play.

Cleveland Guardians News / Cleveland Guardians on SI / September 27
Guardians Prospect Receives Major Honor

Guardians Prospect Receives Major Honor

While the Cleveland Guardians are gearing up for the MLB postseason and a hopeful run at the World Series, their future is also looking very bright. Throughout the course of the 2024 MLB season, quite a few of their young players made major jumps.

MLB News / Minnesota Golden Gophers on SI / August 5

Former Gophers track star Matt Wilkinson nearly records personal best at Olympics

Former Gophers athlete and Greenwood, Minnesota native Matt Wilkinson had an improbable journey to the Olympics. He never qualified for the state track and field meet while at Minnetonka High School, then attended Division III Carleton College before transferring to Minnesota, where he became a star in the 3000 meter steeplechase.

Cleveland Guardians News / Just Baseball / May 29

Canadian Prospect Matt 'Tugboat' Wilkinson Earns Promotion to High-A

After earning JUCO Pitcher of the Year honors with Central Arizona last season, Matt Wilkinson put himself on many a team’s radar heading into the MLB Draft.

Cleveland Guardians News / Last Word On Sports / April 26, 2024
Guardians Left-Handed Prospect Joins Elite Company on 15-K Outing

Guardians Left-Handed Prospect Joins Elite Company on 15-K Outing

A nickname like “Tugboat” will garner instant attention from just about anyone. That’s what Matt Wilkinson is known for, the Cleveland Guardians left-handed prospect’s nickname attracts anyone as much as his starts on the mound.

Cleveland Guardians News / Covering the Corner / April 7, 2024

Cleveland MiLB gets stellar pitching performances from Messick, Mace, Peterson and Wilkinson

Cleveland Guardians minor league recap for Sunday, April 7, 2024 Box Score · Clippers fall to 3-4 Columbus managed 13 hits, but the offense couldn’t keep up with Omaha and its 17 hits, which overpowered the Clippers pitching staff.

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