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Chris Bumbaca / USA Today:
Pittsburgh Pirates select LSU pitcher Paul Skenes with No. 1 pick in 2023 MLB draft — The question entering the 2023 MLB draft wasn't whether the Pittsburgh Pirates would select a player from the LSU Tigers first overall. — The question was which of the top two prospects …
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Pirates make LSU's Paul Skenes top pick of 2023 MLB draft — SEATTLE — Paul Skenes and Dylan Crews, star teammates on the LSU team that won the Men's College World Series, were selected with the first two picks of Major League Baseball's amateur draft on Sunday, becoming the first pair of teammates to go 1-2 in draft history.
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Ryan Ford / Detroit Free Press:
Meet the best pick at each of the Detroit Tigers' 21 MLB draft slots this year — The 2023 MLB draft is upon us and, as always, it inspires a bit of dreaming over what the Detroit Tigers could unearth with their 21 picks, beginning at 7 p.m. Sunday at Lumen Field in Seattle.
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Tony Garcia / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' newest top 5 MLB draft pick is about to join an exclusive club — The Detroit Tigers, for the fifth time in six seasons, will make a top five pick when the 2023 MLB draft gets underway Sunday evening in Seattle. — The Tigers have the third overall pick and are expected …
Evan Petzold / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers select Nebraska second baseman Max Anderson with No. 45 pick in 2023 MLB draft — The Detroit Tigers selected Nebraska second baseman Max Anderson with their second-round pick, No. 45 overall, in the 2023 MLB draft. — Anderson, 21, was the third pick by the Tigers in the draft on Sunday night in Seattle.
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Abbey Mastracco / New York Daily News:
Mets Notebook: Alvarez's workload will remain heavy as bat stays hot — SAN DIEGO — To say that Francisco Alvarez has earned more playing time would be an understatement. The Mets' rookie backstop long ago earned the trust of the pitching staff and he's had one of the most valuable bats throughout …
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Nightengale's notebook: Mets, Padres fall short of expectations at All-Star break — It was originally billed as a National League title fight, two heavyweights with enough star power and financial clout to create their own galaxy, but the weekend series between the New York Mets …
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ESPN:
McNeil doubles in go-ahead run, the Mets beat the Padres 7-5 to win 6th straight
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Larry Fleisher / Associated Press:
Stanton homers twice as Yankees rebound with 6-3 win over Cubs
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Psyched in Seattle: Corbin Carroll returns to hometown as an MLB All-Star — SEATTLE − Corbin Carroll bought a plane ticket and planned to spend this week at home in Seattle, staying with his parents and little sister, hanging out with childhood friends. — Well, those plans changed.
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Pete Caldera / USA Today:
Yankees fire hitting coach Dillon Lawson after offense struggles through first half — NEW YORK — Dillon Lawson was fired as the Yankees' hitting coach following Sunday's game, taking the hit for the club's substandard first half at the plate. — No immediate successor has been named …
Gordon Wittenmyer / Cincinnati.com:
How much has Cincinnati Reds lineup improved since Elly De La Cruz joined it? This much: — MILWAUKEE — Cincinnati Reds rookie Elly De La Cruz is so fast that it took him only 29 games to catch enough of the National League's top base stealers to already rank among the top 10 in the league in steals.
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Nick Gantaifis / NorthJersey.com:
Former Bergen County baseball star selected by Boston Red Sox in MLB Draft first round — Three years ago, Kyle Teel gambled on his own talent. On Sunday night, his bet paid off. — The University of Virginia junior and former Mahwah High School standout was selected by the Boston Red Sox …
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MLB.com:
Mock draft: MLB Pipeline's final predictions — The hours before the 2023 MLB Draft kicks off are dwindling and time is running out for teams to try to line up their Draft boards. — Trying to bring you the latest intel, we worked late into the night to come up with our best final projections of how the first round will go Sunday.
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