All indications are that the Detroit Tigers are set to make Spencer Torkelson the first college first baseman to go 1-1 in the first year player draft. Something to note, the only prep first baseman to be drafted 1-1 was Adrian Gonzalez. The man who was in charge of that pick for Miami is now the GM for the Tigers.
With exhibition games underway to prepare for a June 19 start of the season, two players in the NPB have tested positive for COVID-19. One of them is the league’s reigning MVP, Hayato Sakamoto. The other is catcher, Takumi Oshiro.