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Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
Juan Soto rejects $440 million offer; Nationals will entertain trade proposals: Sources — Juan Soto is available. — The All-Star outfielder recently turned down an offer from the Washington Nationals that would have made him the highest-paid player in baseball history …
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Jon Heyman / New York Post:
Yankees, Mets will both explore trade for Juan Soto — MORE FROM: — LOS ANGELES — Both the Yankees and Mets will look into a trade for suddenly available superstar Juan Soto, sources tell The Post. That should surprise no one as his availability represents a rare chance to acquire an all-time talent at age 23.
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Bradford Doolittle / ESPN:
Who would Juan Soto help most? We traded him to all 29 other MLB teams to find out
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
All-Star outfielder Juan Soto rejects record $440 million offer from Washington Nationals
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Nathan Ruiz / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles select high school infielder Jackson Holliday, son of former All-Star, with first overall pick in 2022 MLB draft — High School shortstop Jackson Holliday on being selected the No. 1 overall pick by the Baltimore Orioles. (Baltimore Sun) — When the Orioles last had the MLB draft's first pick …
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Andy Kostka / Baltimore Sun:
After Jackson Holliday, Orioles select Cal OF Dylan Beavers, Clemson 3B Max Wagner, Florida OF Jud Fabian on Day 1 of 2022 MLB draft — The Orioles hit what they felt to be a home run with the first overall pick in the MLB draft Sunday, but executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias focused …
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Texas Rangers shake up first round, take Kumar Rocker third, after Baltimore Orioles open MLB draft by picking Jackson Holliday — MLB, Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers, Arizona Diamondbacks, Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Nationals — LOS ANGELES — The Baltimore Orioles …
Eric Longenhagen / FanGraphs Baseball:
2022 MLB Mock Draft — Here is a mock draft compiled using a combination of industry rumors, deductive reasoning, and pattern recognition of teams' past behavior. I go down to pick 40 so that I get to touch on every team at least once, but there is only verbiage explaining why I've mocked a player to a team for the first round.
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MLB.com:
Mock draft: MLB Pipeline's final predictions — This is it, folks, our last official mock drafts before we finally get to hear who the Orioles take No. 1 overall Sunday. Throughout the Draft season, we've been alternating weeks with our first-round projections.
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ESPN:
2022 MLB draft tracker live updates: O's take Holliday No. 1 overall; Results and analysis for every first-round pick — It's 2022 MLB draft day in Los Angeles and the Baltimore Orioles have made their selection. — With the No. 1 overall pick, the Orioles took Jackson Holliday …
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Adam Lichtenstein / Sun-Sentinel:
Colorado Rockies draft Hurricanes ace Carson Palmquist — Over the past three seasons, Carson Palmquist showed college baseball fans he was among the nation's best pitchers. Now he will have the chance to prove it in the professional ranks. — The Colorado Rockies picked the Hurricanes' ace …
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Matthew Roberson / New York Daily News:
Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale exits in first inning vs. Yankees with mangled finger — Making his first start at Yankee Stadium in nearly three years, Red Sox's pitcher Chris Sale had to leave in the first inning with a gnarly finger injury. — Facing Yankee left fielder Aaron Hicks …
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Matthew Roberson / New York Daily News:
Reliever Miguel Castro won't throw for up to 4 weeks with shoulder strain, Yankees say — The wreckage keeps piling up in the Yankees' bullpen. One day after saying Miguel Castro would need some time on the injured list to deal with a shoulder issue, manager Aaron Boone gave some more clarity on the righty's situation.
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Matthew Roberson / New York Daily News:
Matt Carpenter's remarkable Yankee season continues with pair of 3-run homers; Aaron Judge adds 2 more
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Evan Petzold / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers select Texas Tech 2B Jace Jung with No. 12 overall pick in 2022 MLB draft — Looking for a quick boost at the plate — though it's too late for this year — the Detroit Tigers and general manager Al Avila selected Texas Tech second baseman Jace Jung with the No. 12 overall pick …
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Kiley McDaniel / ESPN:
2022 MLB Mock Draft 3.1: Kiley McDaniel gives final prediction for first two rounds — The 2022 MLB draft is just hours away, so it's time for my final mock draft update, Mock 3.1. I've taken the last of the useful information that has trickled out this weekend — when teams teams finalized plans …
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