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Steve Melewski:
New Oriole Kjerstad confident in himself and his new club  —  New Oriole Heston Kjerstad, taken by the club with the No. 2 pick tonight in the First-Year Player Draft, showed some confidence when he talked to reporters during a Zoom interview.  After Detroit took Spencer Torkelson as expected …
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Matt Weyrich / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Nationals draft Oklahoma RHP Cade Cavalli with No. 22 pick in MLB Draft  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's  —  The Nationals selected Oklahoma right-handed pitcher Cade Cavalli with the 22nd overall pick of the 2020 MLB first-year player draft Wednesday, extending their streak of drafting pitchers in the first round.
Keith Law / The Athletic:
Keith Law's 2020 MLB mock draft: Final first-round projection  —  Happy Draft Day!  Here's my latest projection, as of whenever it was that I went to sleep on Tuesday night, of the 29 picks for Wednesday night's first round.  As always, this is based on the best information I could get from sources …
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Kiley McDaniel / ESPN:
2020 MLB mock draft 3.0: Kiley McDaniel predicts first two rounds  —  I've been on the phone almost nonstop for the past few days after mostly being on and off the phone for the past few weeks.  I've noticed that most conversations until about dinnertime Tuesday started with hope …
Joon Lee / ESPN:
Committed to promoting change at Fenway Park, Red Sox say Torii Hunter's comments on racism in Boston are ‘real’  —  The Boston Red Sox on Wednesday responded to recent comments by former major league outfielder Torii Hunter regarding racial abuse at Fenway Park, saying they were “real” …
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Rob Bradford / WEEI:
Torii Hunter offers powerful examples to GHS of his racial issues in Boston
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Manfred: “We're Going To Play Baseball In 2020”  —  Major League Baseball is preparing yet another counter-offer to the Players Association after the MLBPA proposed an 89-game season with prorated salaries yesterday, commissioner Rob Manfred said minutes ago in an appearance on MLB Network …
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Sources: MLBPA proposes 89-game season, expanded playoffs
Sean Williams / Sports Illustrated:
White Sox continue college trend, select Garrett Crochet 11th overall  —  The 2020 MLB draft kicked things off on Wednesday night, in what's going to be a much different draft than years past.  This year only features five rounds, but for the White Sox, there is an additional change with this draft.
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
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Vinnie Duber / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
MLB Draft: White Sox pick left-handed pitcher Garrett Crochet at No. 11  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's  —  Garrett Crochet is the newest member of the  —  White Sox plan for long-term contention.  —  The White Sox spent the No. 11 pick in this year's MLB Draft …
David Wellham / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Ex-Brave Claudell Washington dies at age 65  —  According to multiple media reports, former major league outfielder Claudell Washington died Wednesday morning.  —  Washington, 65, played in 17 seasons for seven teams, including the Braves.  —  He signed with the Braves as a free agent …
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Craig Calcaterra / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Former Braves, Yankees outfielder Claudell Washington dies at 65
Discussion: Lone Star Ball
Len Hayward / Corpus Christi Caller-Times:
MLB Draft 2020: Refugio's Kelley not selected in first round  —  REFUGIO — Refugio right-handed pitcher Jared Kelley was considered one of the top high school pitching prospects in the country entering Wednesday's MLB Draft.  —  Wednesday night, though, Kelley did not have his name called during the first round.
Discussion: Beyond the Box Score
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Paul Banks / Sports Illustrated:
ESPN ‘30 for 30’ Documentary ‘Long Gone Summer’ Tardy on the Fastball  —  June 14 brings more than just Flag Day this year, as it marks the debut of the new ESPN ‘30 for 30’ film on the national pastime, “Long Gone Summer.”  The home run chase of 1998, when both Mark McGwire (70 home runs) …
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Bill Shanks / Sports Illustrated:
Jared Shuster Conference Call  —  The Atlanta Braves selected Wake Forest lefty pitcher Jared Shuster with their first pick, the 25 overall, in the 2020 MLB Amateur Draft.  —  Shuster made four starts for the Demon Deacons in 2020 before the season was cut short due to the Coronavirus.
Discussion: Talking Chop
Jorge Castillo / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Dodgers select pitcher Bobby Miller with 29th pick in draft  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's  —  Dodgers continued their pattern of drafting college players in the first round Wednesday when they selected Louisville right-hander  —  Bobby Miller with the 29th overall pick.
 
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