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SECAUCUS, N.J. -- Carlos Correa was all smiles when he heard his name announced, knowing he had made hometown history at the baseball draft. The Houston Astros selected the 17-year-old slugging shortstop with the No. 1 pick Monday night, making him the first player from Puerto Rico to lead off the draft. "This means a lot," Correa said from the draft site at MLB Network studios. "Weve got a lot of good players there." Correa, however, is the only one to be drafted first from an island that has produced its share of baseball royalty: Roberto Clemente, Ivan Rodriguez, Carlos Beltran, Carlos Delgado, Juan Gonzalez, Bernie Williams. Some of those players signed as free agents -- catcher Ramon Castro had been the highest-drafted player out of Puerto Rico, going No. 17 to Houston in 1994. "I feel so excited to be the No. 1 pick," said Correa, who was congratulated by Delgado on Twitter. "Ive worked so hard to be here." It was the first time Houston had the top pick in the draft since 1992, when the Astros selected Phil Nevin -- passing on a young shortstop named Derek Jeter, who went five spots later to the Yankees. "I have read about that," Correa said, calling Jeter his idol as much for the New York captains character off the field as on. "I want to be like him. Hes awesome." First-year Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow said Correa "has a chance to be a star" who could hit 20-30 home runs in the pros, whether its as a shortstop or "ultimately maybe third base." Correa said hed like to stay at shortstop, and he plans to use his signing bonus to help his family financially. As he walked to the podium and shook hands with Commissioner Bud Selig before a brief hug, Correa pulled out a small Puerto Rican flag and held it up to big cheers from the crowd of major league representatives and fans gathered in the stadium-themed studio. Correa was one of five players in attendance at the draft, but his introduction was far from the most entertaining. Texas high school outfielder Courtney Hawkins did a backflip -- after being prodded by a television reporter when a video was shown of him landing one -- a few moments after going No. 13 to the Chicago White Sox. The six-foot-three, 220-pound Hawkins, wearing a White Sox cap and jersey, spoke to general manager Kenny Williams right after he stuck his landing. "They said, Go do it, so I went and did it," a smiling Hawkins said. "But Mr. Williams said: No more." The Toronto Blue Jays had the 17th pick and took high school outfielder D.J. Davis before selecting Duke University reliever Marcus Stroman with the 22nd selection. The Blue Jays had three more picks and chose a trio of high school prospects, taking six-foot-eight, 220-pound left-hander Matt Smoral with the 50th pick, third baseman Mitch Nay at No. 58 and right-hander Tyler Gonzalez at No. 60. While the NFL has a few dozen players show up for its draft, baseball has slowly made its event a place to be with the televised first round and major league representatives on hand -- just a few years after it once was held entirely by conference call. The five players in attendance this year were the most since the draft moved to MLB Network studios in 2009. Joining Correa and Hawkins were Oklahoma State lefty Andrew Heaney (No. 9, Marlins), Louisiana high school shortstop Gavin Cecchini (No. 12, Mets) and Washington high school catcher Clint Coulter, who went 27th to the Brewers. Heaney, a draft-eligible sophomore, had tears in his eyes after Miami selected him. Sitting with the other prospects in a makeshift dugout, Heaney headed over to shake Seligs hand and soon was wearing a Marlins cap and jersey. "Thats about all that went through my mind is, dont trip," a beaming Heaney said. While recent drafts lacked first-pick intrigue, Luhnow said the Astros didnt settle on Correa until about an hour before they went on the clock. Several mock draft lists predicted the Astros would select Stanford right-hander Mark Appel, but instead Houston made a somewhat surprising selection -- although Correa was considered one of the top five players available. Appel slid a few spots lower than projected, going to Pittsburgh at No. 8. Correa has an incredibly strong arm and terrific instincts on defence, and the Astros hope theyve found a big-time bat for the middle of their lineup. The six-foot-four, 190-pound star from Santa Isabel starred at the Puerto Rico Baseball Academy and is committed to the University of Miami, but is likely headed to Houstons farm system instead. "Right now, he stays at shortstop and if he was to happen to grow out of it, its the power thats the attraction here and its the middle of the order potential impact bat," Astros scouting director and assistant general manager Bobby Heck said. "So if he has to move, his profile is still very, very strong." With the second pick, Minnesota took speedy Georgia high school outfielder Byron Buxton, considered a five-tool player with a bat considered the best among all draft prospects. The Appling County High School star has blazing speed, an outstanding arm and plenty of range in the outfield. "Its an exciting feeling," Buxton told MLB Network. "Im just ready to go out and play ball." University of Florida catcher Mike Zunino, who has drawn comparisons to Jason Varitek for his leadership and ability to handle a pitching staff, was taken No. 3 overall by Seattle. Baltimore went with LSU right-hander Kevin Gausman with the fourth pick, adding a potential ace to its system. The draft-eligible sophomore has had a terrific season for the Tigers, going 11-1 with a 2.72 earned-run average and 128 strikeouts in 115 2-3 innings. Kansas City went with University of San Francisco right-hander Kyle Zimmer, a converted third baseman, with the No. 5 overall pick. "I was surprised because I was always sort of a hitter growing up. I guess the move paid off," Zimmer, already wearing a Royals cap, told MLB Network. The Dons ace went just 5-3, but had a 2.85 ERA with 104 Ks and only 17 walks in 88 1-3 innings. He threw consecutive shutouts during one stretch. "He was the No. 1 pitcher on our board," said Lonnie Goldberg, the Royals director of scouting. "I think everyone should know that. Hes the guy we wanted." The draft opened with uncertainty about the talent -- many teams considered this crop of players weaker than recent groups -- and several significant rule changes in place. Under baseballs new collective bargaining agreement, teams will have a pool of bonus money from which to sign players. The Astros, for example, have about US$11.2 million to use on bonuses for their 11 picks through the 10th round. The Twins, who have 13 picks in the top 10 rounds, have about $12.4 million. Teams face a punitive tax and the possibility of losing draft picks if they go over the prescribed bonus total. If a player doesnt sign, the team loses the amount for that slot. Clubs now have until mid-July to sign draft picks, instead of the previous mid-August deadline. Florida high school outfielder Albert Almora was selected sixth by the Chicago Cubs. Max Fried, a high school left-hander from California, was picked seventh by San Diego. Right-hander Lucas Giolito, Frieds teammate at Harvard-Westlake High School, was selected nine picks later by Washington despite not pitching since March because of a sprained elbow ligament. Pittsburgh, which selected UCLA righty Gerrit Cole with the top pick last year, went after pitching again in Appel. The ace of Stanfords staff has a mid-90s (mph) fastball and is 10-1 with a 2.27 ERA and 127 strikeouts in 119 innings for the Cardinal. In his last start before the draft, he avenged his only loss of the season by beating Fresno State in the NCAA tournament, fanning 11 in a dominant four-hitter. Colorado rounded out the first 10 picks by taking speedy Alabama high school outfielder David Dahl. Florida high school right-hander Lance McCullers Jr., the son of the former major league reliever, was drafted by Houston with the 10th pick of the compensation round, 41st overall. The first round and the initial compensation round were completed Monday night, with rounds 2 through 40 conducted over the next two days via conference call. Cheap Jerseys. On his Twitter page, the Yankees right-handed reliever wrote on Thursday: "Update for everyone! Bullpen tomorrow, 1 step closer!! 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LeBron James added 16 points and Russell Westbrook had 15 for the Americans, who built a 40-point lead early in the fourth quarter against their inexperienced and overmatched opponent, and every basket from there seemed to be a dunk. Cheap Jerseys Online. As a tennis crowd so used to disappointments finally saw reason to believe, the classic shouts of "Come on Andy" that have rung out at Wimbledon hundreds of times over the last seven years started coming with the added encouragement: "You can do it.This has to be about the best compliment Alex Anthopoulos could have received for the job hes done rebuilding the Blue Jays over the off season; Boston GM Ben Cherington saying the Red Sox organization is going to have to re-examine the way it does trades after being beaten to the punch by the Blue Jays on at least one major deal, according to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe. The Red Sox also wanted Jose Reyes and Josh Johnson from the Marlins, but in some way were outflanked by the Jays in that mammoth deal that also landed lefty Mark Buehrle, catcher John Buck (later traded), and super utility man, Emilio Bonafacio. Cafardo also wondering aloud if the Jays might be interested in one of the few big name free agents left on the market; speedy centre fielder Michael Bourn. He speculated the Jays could trade Colby Rasmus and then sign Bourn, who has stolen over 40 bases five times in his seven year career. The rumour, while interesting, doesnt make too much sense from a Jays standpoint. As much as he tailed off in the second half last year, Rasmus is still under club control for this season and next and just signed a one-year deal worth $4.675 million to avoid arbitration. Bourn, a free agent and a Scott Boras client, wouldnt come cheaply and Rogers has given every indication through Anthopoulos the club is through spending in this off season, with the payroll coming in at around $120 million for 2013. The most shocking story of the weekend concerns the plight of Cardinals manager and former Blue Jays catcher Mike Matheny. Trying to establish himself away from the game back in 2008, he and a partner went heavily into debt to purchase a parcel of land in what was a good location for development. Then came the real estate market crash and Matheny found himself in over $10 million of debt. He lost his dream home and his family was forced to move in with the in-laws. Matheny still owes in the neighborhood of $4 million and the courts have ruled he must make restitution to the bank that loaned him the money in the first place. Fortunately, he still has his job managing the Cardinals. Baseball lost two giants of the game over the weekend and two of the 64 living Hall of Famers. Earl Weaver, "the Earl of Baltimore," passed away at age 82 while taking part in an Orioles fan cruise aboard a luxury liner.dddddddddddd Weaver was one of the great characters of the game and an incredible manager whom I had the pleasure of meeting and interviewing in the early years of the Blue Jay. Yes, he had some incredible Hall of Famers on his roster over the years including Cal Ripken Jr, Eddie Murray, Frank Robinson, Brooks Robinson and Jim Palmer, but Earls record was incredible. In 12 of his 17 years, his teams won 90-plus games, and of those 12, he had five seasons of over 100 victories. The Blue Jays, although they have won two World Series, have never had a 100 victory season, though five times they did break 90. Earl Weaver was also the Os manager for the only forfeited game in franchise history. It happened on September 15th, 1977 at Exhibition Stadium. It wasnt the greatest of nights and in anticipation of heavier rain, a tarp had been placed over the Blue Jays bullpen mound down the left field line. It was anchored down by bricks or rocks. The Os were trailing 4-0 through four-and-a-half when Earl decided to pull his team off the field. He was convinced the tarp and the rocks were a hazard to any of his fielders trying to make a catch around that mound in foul territory. Home plate ump Larry Barnett called it a forfeit when Weaver refused to play on. The game went into the books as the shortest in Blue Jays history at an hour and five minutes. The other great one who left us was Stan Musial. Stan "the Man" carved out a niche in St. Louis Cardinals baseball that will never be equaled. Three times he was named most valuable players in the National League and he helped the Cardinals to three World Series titles. Unfortunately, no matter how great he was, Musial was over-shadowed for the most part by the great American League debate over who was the greatest between Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio. All three played the bulk of their careers before the golden age of television. Imagine if they were all playing today? Nearly two years ago in Washington, President Barack Obama presented Stan Musial with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which is the highest honour a civilian can receive, for his contributions to society. As great an athlete as he was to all who knew him, Stan Musial was an ever better person. ' ' '

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