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The Best Story in Baseball gets better: Phenom David Price is closing in on the majors, which will not only give the remarkable Rays a stretch-drive lift but also help a city—and a sport—reconnect with its...

In addition to Price, the top pick in '07, the Rays have a long history of drafting black players in the high rounds.

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