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 on the concept of adding another “wave” to the already highly ranked farm system Baltimore possesses. To do that, they followed the selection of…
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When the Orioles last had the MLB draft’s first pick, they selected a player viewed as the top prospect available and one who became a guiding force in their rebuild in catcher Adley Rutschman. In taking Oklahoma high school shortstop Jackson Holliday in that spot three years later Sunday night, Baltimore passed on this year’s…
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GREENWOOD, Ind. — Three people were fatally shot and two were injured Sunday evening at an Indiana mall after a man with a rifle opened fire in a food court and an armed civilian shot and killed him, police said. The man entered the Greenwood Park Mall with a rifle and several magazines of ammunition…
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Reporters eagerly inspected the damaged Chicago Cubs bat rack Sunday morning at Wrigley Field, searching for clues like paleontologists digging for dinosaur bones. Pieces of metal either bent or ripped off, a broken hand sanitizer with a piece of masking tape holding it together and a splintered chunk of wood on the frame were telltale…
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A person was detained for questioning after human remains were found in Huntington Beach, authorities said Sunday, July 17. On Saturday, Huntington Beach police officers responded to the 7800 block of Slater Avenue, west of Beach Boulevard, regarding “suspicious circumstances,” the Huntington Beach Police Department said in a news release. The officers arrived and requested…
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When the time arrived for the Chicago Cubs to make their first-round pick Sunday night, they could have opted for one of the top available hitters. The Cubs instead selected Oklahoma right-hander Cade Horton with the No. 7 pick. Baseball America ranked Horton the 23rd-best player in the draft, while MLB.com ranked him 24th. Horton…
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As the first half of the MLB season came to a close Sunday, executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias can look around the Orioles organization and feel confident in its direction. Baltimore is heading into the All-Star break at .500, and with the first overall pick in Sunday night’s draft, the Orioles buoyed…
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The Marlins picked power-hitting LSU third baseman Jacob Berry with the sixth selection in Major League Baseball’s amateur draft on Sunday night. Berry, who turned 21 in May, transferred to Baton Rouge and the Southeastern Conference last season after a freshman year in Tucson with the University of Arizona. Berry grew up in Queen Creek,…
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Major League Baseball’s first-year player draft kicked off on Sunday night, and the Big Apple’s teams made three picks. The Mets owned the 11th and 14th picks. The former came from failing to sign Vanderbilt pitcher Kumar Rocker — who went third to the Rangers this time around—after taking him in the 2021 draft. With…
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The Chicago White Sox selected left-handed pitcher Noah Schultz with the No. 26 pick in the Major League Baseball draft Sunday. The 6-foot-9 Schultz, from Oswego East High School, signed with Vanderbilt. He was ranked No. 49 in MLB.com’s list of the top 200 draft prospects. This is the second straight year the Sox selected…
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