2026 Minor Leagues Preview
Triple-A begins today.
El Paso Chihuahuas The 2026 season for MLB minor league affiliates begins today with some Triple-A teams starting their schedules. The El Paso Chihuahuas, Triple-A affiliate for the San Diego Padres, plays their first game on the road versus the Sacramento River Cats. The roster features multiple players who played with the major league team during spring games with right-handed starter J.
P. Sears, relievers Garrett Hawkins and Alek Jacob and infielder Mason McCoy all on the Padres’ 40-man roster. Infielder Will Wagner is starting the season on the IL with an oblique strain.
The Double-A affiliate San Antonio Missions and Low-A affiliate Lake Elsinore Storm both begin their seasons on April 2. The High-A Fort Wayne TinCaps begin play on April 3. The rosters for these teams have not been released and likely won’t be available until next week.
New rules for 2026 Minor League Baseball (MiLB) is the testing ground for the new rules that the MLB is discussing for the major league side. There are multiple new rules being implemented this year in order to evaluate if they should be installed in MLB. Moving second base – The second base bag will be placed within the perimeter of the infield diamond.
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