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LSU’s Paul Skenes was the first overall pick in this past MLB Draft, selected by the Pirates number one overall. Pittsburgh also decided to load up at pitcher, using nine out of their 11 picks in the first two days of the draft on the same position while avoiding taking an outfielder. In total, 14 out of the 21 picks they made in the 20-round three-day event were spent on pitchers, while none were outfielders. Named the Most Outstanding Player at the College World Series this past year, Skenes joins the Pirates as the first LSU player taken first overall in the MLB draft. For the second time i...
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There have been a number of peculiar things to happen during the MLB season, and Wednesday night was no different. Recent Pittsburgh Pirates call-up Rodolfo Castro was added to the list after his phone dropped out of his pocket as he slid to third base in Pittsburgh’s game against Arizona. Umpire Adam Hamari saw the phone and pointed at it. When Castro picked it up he handed it to Pirates’ third-base coach Mike Rebelo, who no doubt had a look of shock and disappointment on his face. “I don’t think there’s any professional ballplayer that would ever go out there with any intentions of taking a ...
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A highly touted prospect headed into 2008, Travis Snider was at one point seen as the future of the Blue Jays franchise. The 33-year-old outfielder was the team’s top prospect and the 15th best throughout baseball. Fifteen seasons and 630 MLB games with three teams later, Snider announced his retirement from professional baseball on Thursday. “I have contemplated this day for a while but the time has finally come for me to hang up the spikes,” Snider said on Instagram. The 14th overall pick in the 2006 Amateur Draft posted an .803 OPS in 24 games for the Blue Jays in 2008. Snider played parts ...
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