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UVA Commit, Star HS Player Drafted By Seattle Mariners UVA Commit, Star HS Player Drafted By Seattle Mariners
UVA Commit, Star HS Player Drafted By Seattle Mariners Don Bosco Prep’s Nick Becker is one step closer to the big leagues. The 6-foot-4 shortstop was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the second round of the 2025 MLB Draft, going No. 57 overall. From the East Coast to the West Coast!With pick No. 57, we have selected SS @BeckerNick22 from Don Bosco Prep (NJ) 🔱 pic.twitter.com/shGiE2u5KW — Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) July 14, 2025 Becker, a right-handed hitter and thrower from Thiells, NY (Rockland County), is known for his “good bat-to-ball skills and excellent hitting instincts,” according to MLB.com, “finding the barrel consisten…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Westchester's George Kirby Hit By Scary 102 MPH Comebacker To Face: 'We're Good' Westchester's George Kirby Hit By Scary 102 MPH Comebacker To Face: 'We're Good'
Westchester's George Kirby Hit By Scary 102 MPH Comebacker To Face: 'We're Good' "I didn’t even hurt," said Mariners pitcher and Westchester County, NY native George Kirby after being hit in the mouth during a game on Tuesday night, June 3.  The Seattle Mariners pitcher and Rye, NY native Kirby had a frightening moment on the mound when a 102.7 mph line drive hit him in the face during his start against the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday, June 3, according to a report by MLB.com.  The incident happened in the top of the fifth inning at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, when a comebacker off the bat of Baltimore’s Ramón Urías struck Kirby’s pitching thumb before deflecti…

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by Ben Crnic
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Ex-MLB Pitcher Among Dozens Killed In Caribbean Nightclub: Developing Ex-MLB Pitcher Among Dozens Killed In Caribbean Nightclub: Developing
Ex-mlb Pitcher Among Dozens Killed In Caribbean Nightclub: Developing A former Major League Baseball pitcher has died after being pulled from rubble in a catastrophic Caribbean nightclub roof collapse that killed dozens of people and injured more than 160 others, according to authorities. Click here for a new, updated story - Death Toll Rises In Caribbean Nightclub Collapse That Claimed Lives Of 2 Ex-MLB Players The incident occurred while a band performed onstage at the Jet Set Club in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on Tuesday, April 8. An undetermined number of people are missing. The collapse happened around 12:30 a.m. The player, Octavio D…

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by Joe Lombardi