Indiana University Athletics
MLB Spring Breakout Series Features Former Hoosiers
3/19/2026 12:30:00 PM | Baseball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Five former Hoosiers will participate in the MLB Spring Breakout Series – designed to promote the game's future stars in each organization. Each team will play at least one game over the coming days (March 19-22) against some of the best prospects from each farm system. All 16 contests will be streamed live on MLB.com and the MLB app.
IU's cohort of athletes all played at some point in the last three seasons under head coach Jeff Mercer. Outfielder Phillip Glasser (Nationals), right-handed pitcher Ben Grable (Yankees), outfielder Nick Mitchell (Guardians), outfielder Devin Taylor (Athletics) and outfielder Korbyn Dickerson (Mariners) will all get their chance to compete in exhibitions against MLB Top 100 Prospects as the spring comes to an end.
Between 2025 and 2026, IU has had eight former players named to Spring Breakout Rosters. Catcher Brock Tibbitts (Blue Jays), right-handed pitcher Connor Foley (Diamondbacks) and right-handed pitcher Craig Yoho (Brewers) got in on the action last season. Yoho would go on to pitch in the big leagues by the end of the year.
Grable, Dickerson and Taylor are all entering their first full seasons of professional baseball after wrapping up their time in Bloomington in 2025. Both players are currently top-15 prospects in their respective organizations as the 2026 campaign begins. Glasser and Mitchell have both worked up the ladder with the Nationals and Guardians respectively and will have the chance to compete against fellow prospects this weekend.
MLB Spring Breakout Series – Indiana
Ben Grable, RHP (Yankees)
Nick Mitchell, OF (Guardians)
Devin Taylor, OF (Athletics)
Korbyn Dickerson, OF (Mariners)
Phillip Glasser, OF (Nationals)
IU's cohort of athletes all played at some point in the last three seasons under head coach Jeff Mercer. Outfielder Phillip Glasser (Nationals), right-handed pitcher Ben Grable (Yankees), outfielder Nick Mitchell (Guardians), outfielder Devin Taylor (Athletics) and outfielder Korbyn Dickerson (Mariners) will all get their chance to compete in exhibitions against MLB Top 100 Prospects as the spring comes to an end.
Between 2025 and 2026, IU has had eight former players named to Spring Breakout Rosters. Catcher Brock Tibbitts (Blue Jays), right-handed pitcher Connor Foley (Diamondbacks) and right-handed pitcher Craig Yoho (Brewers) got in on the action last season. Yoho would go on to pitch in the big leagues by the end of the year.
Grable, Dickerson and Taylor are all entering their first full seasons of professional baseball after wrapping up their time in Bloomington in 2025. Both players are currently top-15 prospects in their respective organizations as the 2026 campaign begins. Glasser and Mitchell have both worked up the ladder with the Nationals and Guardians respectively and will have the chance to compete against fellow prospects this weekend.
MLB Spring Breakout Series – Indiana
Ben Grable, RHP (Yankees)
Nick Mitchell, OF (Guardians)
Devin Taylor, OF (Athletics)
Korbyn Dickerson, OF (Mariners)
Phillip Glasser, OF (Nationals)
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