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Lynn Worthy / Kansas City Star:
Kansas City Royals' Sal Perez set a new Home Run Derby record for catchers Monday night — Kansas City Royals All-Star and fan favorite Salvador Perez set a MLB Home Run Derby record for catchers but did not advance past the first round Monday night in Denver.
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Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
2021 MLB All-Star Game lineups: Shohei Ohtani named AL's starting pitcher, batting leadoff — DENVER - The 91st All-Star Game will start exactly as it should: With a double dose of Shohei Ohtani. — The two-way superstar for the Los Angeles Angels will bat leadoff for the American League …
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Daryl Van Schouwen / Chicago Sun-Times:
Shohei Ohtani not best choice to start for AL in All-Star Game, White Sox' Lance Lynn says — Ohtani is emerging as the face of Major League Baseball, and he'll be a focal point of All-Star Week in Denver. — BALTIMORE — Shohei Ohtani is emerging as the face of Major League Baseball in 2021 …
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Evan Petzold / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers take Jackson Jobe with No. 3 pick in 2021 MLB draft — The Detroit Tigers selected Heritage Hall High School (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) pitcher Jackson Jobe with the No. 3 overall pick in Sunday night's 2021 MLB draft. The Pittsburgh Pirates took Louisville catcher Henry Davis …
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Ryan Ford / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers lose to Minnesota Twins, 9-4: Game thread recap — Detroit Tigers (40-49) vs. Minnesota Twins (37-50) — When: 2:10 p.m. Saturday. — Where: Target Field in Minneapolis. — TV: Bally Sports Detroit. — Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1) in Detroit (Tigers radio affiliates).
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TheDenverChannel.com:
4 arrested at Maven Hotel, police feared a ‘Las Vegas-style shooting’ during All-Star Game in Denver — Sources tell Denver7 16 long guns, body armor and 1,000+ rounds of ammo found inside hotel room — DENVER - Police feared a “Las Vegas-style shooting” during the All-Star Game in Denver …
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Jordan McPherson / Miami Herald:
‘We knew how this was going to happen’: How Marlins are maneuvering a MLB Draft talent surplus — Marlins director of amateur scouting DJ Svihlik knew going into Day 2 of the 2021 MLB Draft on Monday that there was going to be an excess of talented players available for the taking. — More so than usual.
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David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Pittsburgh Pirates draft Louisville catcher Henry Davis with No. 1 pick; Jack Leiter goes to Texas Rangers at No. 2 — MLB, NCAA Men's Baseball, Pittsburgh Pirates, Texas Rangers — The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Louisville catcher Henry Davis with the first pick in baseball's amateur draft on Sunday night.
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Ken Davidoff / New York Post:
Yankees' Jasson Dominguez sets goal for when he wants to reach majors — DENVER — The Martian has an approximate landing date in The Bronx. — “Yeah, my goal is to hopefully be there in about three or four years,” Jasson Dominguez, the Yankees' highly touted, 18-year-old outfield prospect …
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Curly W Live:
Washington Nationals select Jakson Reetz — The Washington Nationals selected the contract of catcher Jakson Reetz from Triple-A Rochester and placed catcher Yan Gomes on the 10-day Injured List with an oblique strain Saturday. Additionally, the Nationals designated left-handed pitcher Kyle Lobstein for assignment.
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Keith Law / The Athletic:
2021 MLB Draft Big Board, Updated: Keith Law ranks the Top 101 draft prospects — (This story was initially published on May 13, 2021 and updated with new rankings on July 10.) — This year's draft class is ... hold on, it just changed again. It's not great at the top …
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