1. Roki Sasaki, LAD
Double-A Arkansas is set to celebrate the historic legacy of the Little Rock Nine -- the Black students who integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957 in the face of powerful opposition.
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1. Samuel Basallo, BAL
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1. Roki Sasaki, RHP
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1. Ethan Holliday, SS/3B