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Oakland Athletics draft pick Kyler Murray before a baseball game between the Athletics and the Los Angeles Angels in Oakland, Calif., Friday, June 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu Stock Photo - Alamy
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Oakland Athletics draft pick Kyler Murray before a baseball game between the Athletics and the Los Angeles Angels in Oakland, Calif., Friday, June 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu Stock Photo - Alamy
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Oakland Athletics' Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations Billy Beane watches batting practice before a baseball game between the Athletics and the Los Angeles Angels in Oakland, Calif., Friday, June 15, 2018. (
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Oakland Athletics draft pick Kyler Murray before a baseball game between the Athletics and the Los Angeles Angels in Oakland, Calif., Friday, June 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu Stock Photo - Alamy
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Oakland Athletics draft pick Kyler Murray before a baseball game between the Athletics and the Los Angeles Angels in Oakland, Calif., Friday, June 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu Stock Photo - Alamy
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Oakland Athletics draft pick Kyler Murray before a baseball game between the Athletics and the Los Angeles Angels in Oakland, Calif., Friday, June 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu Stock Photo - Alamy
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Oakland Athletics' Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations Billy Beane watches batting practice before a baseball game between the Athletics and the Los Angeles Angels in Oakland, Calif., Friday, June 15, 2018. (
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Oakland Athletics draft pick Kyler Murray before a baseball game between the Athletics and the Los Angeles Angels in Oakland, Calif., Friday, June 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu Stock Photo - Alamy
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Oakland Athletics' Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations Billy Beane watches batting practice before a baseball game between the Athletics and the Los Angeles Angels in Oakland, Calif., Friday, June 15, 2018. (
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Oakland Athletics' Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations Billy Beane watches batting practice before a baseball game between the Athletics and the Los Angeles Angels in Oakland, Calif., Friday, June 15, 2018. (