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Pitcher Ashe Russell (Cathedral H.S. (IN)) the number 21st overall pick to the Kansas City Royals during the MLB Draft on Monday June 08,2015 at Studio 42 in Secaucus, NJ. (AP Photo/Tomasso
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Pitcher Ashe Russell (Cathedral H.S. (IN)) the number 21st overall pick to the Kansas City Royals during the MLB Draft on Monday June 08,2015 at Studio 42 in Secaucus, NJ. (AP Photo/Tomasso
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Commissioner of Major League Baseball Rob Manfred, left, helps pitcher Ashe Russell from Cathedral High School in Indianapolis, Ind., put on his Kansas City Royals jersey at the 2015 MLB baseball draft