Sports Night: Tigers draft Sheldon star
Baseball draft: Matt Manning goes No. 9 overall
Baseball is about to become a livelihood for the recently graduated 6-foot-6 power pitcher from Sheldon High School after the right-hander was selected ninth overall in the major-league draft.
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A’s: Gators left-hander drafted No. 6
The A’s snag left-hander A.J. Puk out of the University of Florida with their highest draft pick in 18 years, making him the first college pitcher selected in this year’s draft and the first of three taken by the A’s on Day One.
Giants: Switch hitter taken 59th
The Giants use their lone pick on Day One of this year’s draft to select Bryan Reynolds, a switch-hitting outfielder out of Vanderbilt, at No. 59 overall.
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This story was originally published June 9, 2016 at 10:45 PM with the headline "Sports Night: Tigers draft Sheldon star."