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NEW YORK (AP) — Charlie Condon, a walk-on at Georgia who became national player of the year, and Travis Bazzana, a former cricket player who left Australia for Oregon State, could be the top two picks in baseball’s amateur draft on Sunday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani remained the top-selling jersey during the first half of the season, followed by Bryce Harper and Aaron Judge.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Nationals have placed third baseman Nick Senzel on unconditional waivers. The Nationals announced the move on Friday. Senzel had signed a one-year, $2 million contract in December.

SEATTLE (AP) — Justin Verlander was a gangly teenager. His parents jokingly called him a “brontosaurus.

SEATTLE (AP) — Justin Verlander was a gangly teenager. His parents jokingly called him a “brontosaurus.

The idea of weighted-ball training for pitchers to throw faster has been around for more than a half-century. There are studies on the process dating to the late 1960s in the heyday of Bob Gibson, Sandy Koufax and Juan Marichal.

Washington Nationals (42-52, fourth in the NL East) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (54-40, first in the NL Central) Milwaukee; Friday, 8:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Jackson Rutledge (0-0); Brewers: Freddy Peralta (6-4, 3.95 ERA, 1.

New York Yankees (56-39, second in the AL East) vs. Baltimore Orioles (57-36, first in the AL East) Baltimore; Friday, 7:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Gerrit Cole (1-1, 6.75 ERA, 1.61 WHIP, 19 strikeouts); Orioles: Cade Povich (1-3, 6.

Minnesota Twins (53-40, second in the AL Central) vs. San Francisco Giants (45-49, fourth in the NL West) San Francisco; Friday, 10:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Joe Ryan (6-5, 3.29 ERA, 0.

Cleveland Guardians (57-35, first in the AL Central) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (46-47, fourth in the AL East) St. Petersburg, Florida; Friday, 6:50 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Carlos Carrasco (3-6, 5.22 ERA, 1.