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Jonathan Mayo / MLB.com:
Draft Day 1: Pick-by-pick rundown, analysis — The 2024 MLB Draft is here. Day 1 included the first 74 selections, covering Rounds 1 and 2, Competitive Balance Rounds A and B, two Prospect Promotion Incentive picks, plus two compensation picks. The Guardians got things going with the No. 1 overall pick.
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Joel Reuter / Bleacher Report:
2024 MLB Draft Picks: Team-by-Team Day 1 Grades and Analysis — Welcome to Bleacher Report's 2024 MLB draft tracker! — Once again, the draft is being held during the MLB All-Star festivities, with this year's event spanning three days and 20 rounds. On Sunday, the first 74 selections …
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MLB.com:
Mock draft: MLB Pipeline's final predictions — As Saturday turned into Sunday, the Guardians still weren't divulging how close they were to making a decision about the No. 1 overall pick and they may not finalize their plans until shortly before the Draft begins at 7 p.m. ET in Fort Worth, Texas, live on MLB Network and ESPN.
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
MLB draft prospects with famous bloodlines carry weight of monster expectations — ARLINGTON, Texas — They were on the field, and even on the stage, during World Series celebrations. — They were at All-Star Games and running around the field during Home Run Derbies.
Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Rob Manfred: MLB worried about threats to players from gambling — ARLINGTON, Texas — Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred expressed concern Tuesday for player safety as it relates to gambling while expressing confidence in the league's ability to catch personnel who violate the league's gambling policies.
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John Shea / San Francisco Chronicle:
Why Giants Logan Webb, Heliot Ramos can't wait to see Paul Skenes pitch for NL All-Stars — ARLINGTON, Texas — Anywhere Logan Webb and Heliot Ramos of the San Francisco Giants look in the National League All-Star clubhouse, they can spot a player on a team that's still contending for a playoff spot.
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Mike Sielski / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Philly hoops great Joe Bryant, father of NBA legend Kobe, has died — Joe Bryant, the father of Kobe Bryant and a basketball star in his own right at Bartram High School, at La Salle, and over eight seasons in the NBA, has died. He was 69.Bryant recently suffered a massive stroke, La Salle head coach Fran Dunphy said Tuesday.
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Carlos Collazo / Baseball America:
2024 MLB Mock Draft Final Version: Draft Day Projections & Dart Throws — It's draft day! — Here are some last-minute tweaks after some additional reporting this afternoon. Note the most significant change from our most recent MLB mock draft on Friday is all the way down at pick No. 39 …
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Ben Krimmel / SNY:
Pete Alonso 2024 Home Run Derby tracker: Mets slugger eliminated in first round — Alonso struggled in new format and hit just 12 dingers — Alonso open to competing in another HRD: 'There's definitely more in there' — Alonso eliminated in first round of Home Run Derby
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Andy Nesbitt / Sports Illustrated:
Livvy Dunne Shares Sweet Photo With Paul Skenes Before Going to All-Star Game In Style — Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes will be be just the fifth rookie in MLB history to start an All-Star Game in his debut season when he takes the mound Tuesday night in Arlington, Texas.
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Sean O'Leary / Sports Illustrated:
Baltimore Orioles Nab Hard Throwing Pitcher In Mock Draft — The Orioles look to bolster their pitching staff in MLB Pipeline's mock draft. — The Baltimore Orioles have been looking to boost their pitching staff as much as they can. That included trading for ace Corbin Burnes …
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ESPN:
Athletics slug 8 HRs vs. Phillies, most by team since 1999 — PHILADELPHIA — The Oakland Athletics smashed eight home runs in Sunday's 18-3 rout of the first-place Philadelphia Phillies, the most homers in a game by any one MLB team in 25 years. — Lawrence Butler accounted for three …
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Sources: Dodgers' Dustin May out for '24 after esophageal surgery — Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Dustin May will miss the remainder of the 2024 season after undergoing surgery to repair an esophageal tear earlier this week, sources told ESPN. — May, 26, has not pitched …
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D.J. Short / NBCSports.com:
2024 MLB Home Run Derby: Rules, competitors, betting odds, history — The MLB All-Star break is upon us, which means it's time for MLB's T-Mobile Home Run Derby. The annual power display will commence at 8 p.m. ET on Monday, July 15 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.
