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McFarland: Hartman moving up Braves’ prospects ranks

“You would be hard-pressed to find a more memorable opening weekend of professional baseball than the one Eric Hartman had.

Hitting cleanup for the Augusta GreenJackets as the Single-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves hosted the Columbia Fireflies, the 2024 20th round MLB draft pick was already 1-for-3 with a single, walk and run scored when he came up to bat in the seventh inning.

With a runner on and facing right-hander Ismail Michel, Hartman launched a rocket to right field that cleared the fence and added some insurance for the GreenJackets in taking an 11-7 lead.”

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Elliott: Blue Jays add four Latin Americans to top bonus rankings

Latin America continues to be a baseball talent hotbed as well as a source of investment for the Toronto Blue Jays.

Vice-president Andrew Tinnish along with Sandy Rosario, director of Latin American operations, his assistant directors Harry Einbinder and Francisco Plasencia, plus cross checker Lorenzo Perez, added four signing bonuses of $200,000 or more led by Venezuelan C Juan Caricote, who was given a $1.95 million signing bonus.

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