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MLB Draft likely to yield some early selections for KU baseball

It could be some time before any Kansas baseball player dethrones Curtis Shaw — the No. 42 overall selection to the Athletics in 1990 — as the highest-drafted Jayhawk ever. But former KU pitcher Hunter Cranton tied for second when he went to Seattle at No. 91 two summers ago, and KU has a ...

Mets use 5-run 5th inning to surge to 7-3 win over Royals

NEW YORK (AP) — Tyrone Taylor, who entered when Mark Vientos suffered a fractured right hand after being hit by a pitch, hit the game-tying homer to start a five-run fifth inning Thursday, powering the New York Mets to a 7-3 win over the Kansas City Royals. Sean Manaea had his longest start ...

Mason could be drawing close to retirement following TBT return

This summer’s edition of The Basketball Tournament could be Kansas' fans last chance to see Frank Mason III on the hardwood. In the initial Instagram post announcing that he would join KU alumni team JHX Hoops, the former national player of the year suggested he could potentially be drawing ...

Recapping KU baseball’s newest pitching additions prior to MLB Draft

The Kansas baseball coaches know all too well that an MLB Draft can unexpectedly deplete a pitching staff. Two summers ago, head coach Dan Fitzgerald remarked at one point that KU surely wouldn’t either keep or lose everyone who was eligible for the draft, and then the Jayhawks proceeded to ...