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Here’s a look at area Iowans in the minors. These are players in affiliated professional baseball from Eastern Iowa and the University of Iowa. There are some additions to this list in recent draft picks.

Cedar Rapids Washington grad Jake Bockenstedt did not get taken in this past week’s Major League Baseball Draft but fielded phone calls at its conclusion from multiple clubs who wanted to sign him as a free agent. The pitcher from Southern Illinois-Edwardsville eventually chose the Chicago White Sox.

Western Dubuque graduate and Ole Miss catcher Calvin Harris was taken by the Chicago White Sox in the fourth round of Monday’s Major League Baseball Draft. Iowa Hawkeyes pitcher Jared Simpson also was drafted.

Cedar Rapids Xavier graduate Mitch Keller has seen the lowest of the lows in his professional baseball career. As a first-time all-star, the Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher and his family are now enjoying some of the highest of the highs.

A look at how former Eastern Iowa high school and University of Iowa baseball players are doing in affiliated professional baseball.

Cedar Rapids Xavier graduate Mitch Keller was named Sunday to the National League team playing in July 11th’s Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Seattle. The Pittsburgh Pirates right-handed pitcher is the first C.R. native to be an all-star and is Iowa’s first all-star since 2014.

A look at how former Eastern Iowa high school and University of Iowa baseball players are doing in affiliated professional baseball.

NEW YORK (AP) — Don Denkinger, a major league umpire for three decades whose blown call in the 1985 World Series overshadowed a career of excellence, died Friday. He was 86.

Ogden column: Not many Black athletes are picking up a ball and glove, but leaders think that could be changing

Cedar Rapids Prairie graduate Corbin Day was a part-time teacher at Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School two years ago. Now he finds himself as hitting coach for the Cedar Rapids Kernels professional baseball team.

Cedar Rapids Kernels shortstop Noah Miller is known for his defensive ability. If the 20-year-old from Wisconsin can improve his offense, the parent Minnesota Twins might just have something.

The Cedar Rapids Kernels begin their 2023 Midwest League season Thursday night at Peoria. The opening-day roster includes nine of the top 30 prospects in the Minnesota Twins organization, according to MLB.com. The home opener is Tuesday night against Beloit.

A bipartisan pair of Iowa House lawmakers on Thursday announced the introduction a bill aimed at banning MLB TV blackouts in the state.

Frank Robinson and an umpire had a pretty good staredown. But better than Fran McCaffery’s?

The University of Iowa baseball program lost pitching coach Robin Lund to professional baseball in the offseason, as he took a job as assistant pitching coach for the Detroit Tigers. Lund’s replacement, Sean McGrath, comes from pro ball, spending last season as pitching coach for Double-A Arkansas in the Seattle Mariners organization.