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Another Bonds joins Giants organization: Peyton is drafted by same team Barry and Bobby played for

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — There's another Bonds in the San Francisco Giants organization. The Giants drafted Rutgers outfielder Peyton Bonds in the third round of the amateur draft on Saturday, putting him with the same franchise where uncle Barry Bonds and grandfather Bobby Bonds both starred for years. The 6-foot-5, 230-pound Peyton Bonds hit .352 with six home runs and 13 stolen bases last season for Rutgers. Barry Bonds set a major league record with 762 career home runs and won seven Most Valuable Player awards. Bobby and Barry Bonds are considered one of the greatest father-son ...

The heat is on: The average MLB fastball velocity is up for the 6th straight year to 94.7 mph

NEW YORK — Chad Tracy notices how much baseball has changed in the 13 years since he took his last big league at-bat. "You watch a Triple-A game, most everybody that's coming out of the bullpen left-handed or right-handed is throwing 95-plus," the Boston Red Sox manager said. "Back in the day, it was you'd get a lead and you'd get to the lower part of a bullpen and you'd see some guys coming out throwing 88." Heading into the All-Star break, velocity is on track to set a record for the sixth straight season. Four-seam fastballs averaged 94.7 mph through Saturday, up from 94.5 mph ...

Keweenaw Jiu Jitsu competes in Wisconsin

PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. — Over the weekend, the Keweenaw Jiu Jitsu club traveled to Wisconsin to take part in the North American Grappling Association tournament. The club sent eight competitors to the tournament. Coach and club founder Stan Myaskovskiy, who is a black belt coach, led the ...