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Cleveland's pitching factory just added another weapon. The Guardians used their draft capital to select a six-foot-eight right-hander who touches one hundred miles per hour, and if their track record developing arms means anything, this kid could move fast through a system built exactly for players like him.
Shifting over to the diamond in Detroit, Day Two of the two thousand twenty-six MLB Draft is underway and the Tigers are hunting value. History backs the approach — Tarik Skubal went in the ninth round, Kerry Carpenter in the nineteenth, so when Detroit's scouts lock onto a name in the middle rounds, you don't dismiss it. These picks matter more than people think.
And keeping a close eye on tonight's WNBA slate, Caitlin Clark will suit up for Indiana against Las Vegas, but the Fever are managing her minutes as she works through an injury. Clark at less than full strength is still appointment television, and the Aces know better than anyone that even a limited version of her changes the entire defensive equation.
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