MLB-NEWS: The Chicago Cubs franchise’s top catcher, who is also the team’s fan favorite, officially signed a four-year, $128.4 million contract with the Atlanta Braves, According to CBS, Cam Smith is getting ready for Myrtle Beach because…

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RF In the bottom of the first inning, Boston College product Cameron Leary (Oakland Athletics 2024 10th round draft pick) blasted a three-run home bomb. In the fourth, he doubled and scored. CF A two-run triple was hit by Rodney Green Jr. (California’s 2024 fourth-round draft selection),

C A 2024 eighth-round draft selection from Vanderbilt, Davis Diaz, hit an RBI triple and scored a run. Nick Kurtz, first base (single, walk, and HBP) and Wake Forest product (A’s 2024 first round draft pick), scored two runs in three PA. Tommy White (LSU; A’s 2024 second-round selection) walked, singled, and scored two runs.

1B In Arizona Complex League Continuation Camp (East Valley Bridge Group) game action on Saturday morning on Field #4 at the Lew Wolff Training Complex at Fitch Park in Mesa, AZ, the ACL Athletics defeated the ACL Cubs 14-7. Nick Kurtz, the A’s 2024 first-round draft pick from Wake Forest, reached base three times in three PA (single, walk, and an HBP) and scored two runs.

Tommy White, the A’s 2024 second-round draft pick from LSU, singled, walked, and scored two runs.
For the ACL Cubs in a losing effort, Geuri Lubo collected three singles, stole a base, and scored two runs. Derik Alcantara went 5-5 with three singles, a double, and a triple, as well as scoring a run and driving in three.