Rays will choose Beckham at No. 1  —  Tampa Bay opts for talented Georgia high school shortstop  —  BOSTON — Tim Beckham will be No. 1.  —  The Rays, holding the first overall selection in today's First-Year Player Draft, will select the talented high school shortstop from Griffin, Ga. …

Live Blogging the 2008 MLB Draft  —  As detailed in the Ins and Outs of the MLB Draft, today's proceedings will get underway at 2:00 p.m. ET.  Baseball Analysts will bring you all the picks from the first and supplemental rounds right here as they happen (with detailed information on the teams and draft picks below).

BA's 2008 Final Mock First Round  —  Rays will take Tim Beckham No. 1 overall  —  Signability concerns made for a wild night before the draft.  Florida State catcher Buster Posey's asking price suddenly jumped to $12 million and Missouri righthander Aaron Crow's target became $10 million …

Dodgers' Matt Kemp suspended four games, fined for Tuesday's fight  —  Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp, left, has been suspended for four games and fined an undisclosed amount for his part in a shoving match that resulted in the clearing of both teams' benches.

In-progress first-round draft analysis … Follow along as Keith Law provides pick-by-pick analysis of the first round in today's draft.  Teams have five minutes between first-round picks.  —  Watch the first round live on ESPN2 or on ESPN360 through the first round and the compensation round.

Report: Yanks, Cashman talking deal  —  In last year of his current contract, GM to discuss extension  —  NEW YORK — A potential contract extension for Yankees general manager Brian Cashman will be discussed this week while the club holds a summit in Florida, according to a report published …

McLaren's words came too late for Mariners  —  The contrived tirade began with a warning.  —  “We're gonna do this a little different,” John McLaren said.  —  He sounded a little like Tina Turner at the beginning of “Proud Mary.”  Then the downtrodden Mariners manager unleashed …

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June 5 — MANUEL BENCHES ROLLINS  —  So, this is how Charlie Manuel acts when he has a long-term contract.  —  Manuel did, in fact, bench Jimmy Rollins in the fifth inning today, two innings after he didn't run out a pop fly that wound up being dropped in shallow left field by Reds shortstop Paul Janish.

Mets snag college bats Davis, Havens  —  Team adds pop in first round with first baseman and shortstop  —  NEW YORK — Recent history has rarely seen the Mets have their way when it comes to the First-Year Player Draft.  Their picks snapped away through free-agent spending …

Coco Shows Some Fire  —  During last night's game between the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays, Coco Crisp tried to steal second base in the 6th inning.  When he tried to slide into second, Rays shortstop Jason Bartlett put his knee down in front of the bag, which is a no-no since someone can get seriously hurt.

Trembley's admiration comes to fruition  —  O's, skipper squander early lead as Mauer rallies Minnesota  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Orioles manager Dave Trembley sought Twins catcher Joe Mauer before Wednesday's game to give him a message.  —  “I told him I thought he is a real credit to the game, the way he plays,” Trembley said.