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Alabama quarterback Bryce Young has consistently been considered the No. 1 pick in the upcoming NFL draft and ESPN’s Adam Schefter is so confident in the scenario that he doesn’t think Young should visit any other teams. 
“Bryce Young is gonna visit the Houston Texans—I think it’s a waste of time,” Schefter said Wednesday. “I think the ship has sailed. I think Bryce Young is gonna be the No. 1 pick. They’re [Texans] not gonna have a chance to take the guy that, I think, they would’ve liked to have taken. So now they’re sitting there at No.

Phillies reliever Matt Strahm joined the Baseball Isn’t Boring podcast this week and discussed an issue that is impacting ballparks across baseball: the timing of beer sales.
The longstanding policy across baseball had previously been that beer sales would be halted after the seventh inning. The idea behind that policy was obvious—to give fans time to sober up before traveling home from the game.
However, with new pace-of-play policies leading to quicker games, some teams have elected to alter their stadium beer policies and now serve alcohol through the eighth inning instead.

Just when you think you’ve seen everything that can happen in a baseball game, a catcher steps on an ump’s foot which leads to a call that you didn’t know could be made thank to a rule you didn’t know existed. 
That’s exactly what happened in Wednesday night’s Tigers–Blue Jays game in Toronto and it led to two stolen bases being called back. 
Detroit catcher Eric Haas fired a throw down to third base that didn’t get there in time to stop a stolen base. The home plate ump then had the runners return to second and first base with a rarely seen umpire obstruction call.

Never changy, Philly.
I don’t envy anyone in marketing for a Philadelphia sports team who has to think of a promotional night. The biggest concern for most teams would be “will people like this?” whereas in Philly there has to be very real forethought given to “will people throw these?”
Well, on Tuesday it was the coveted $1 Hot Dog Night for the Phillies, and … well.

Everyone’s throwing hot dogs. The “here come the pretzels” moment has come to life. pic.twitter.

Good morning, I’m Dan Gartland. I’m glad I don’t have DeMar DeRozan’s daughter screaming at me while I’m trying to work. (Just my neighbor’s kid practicing the violin.)
In today’s SI:AM:
🏈 The biggest NFL draft busts of the past decade
⚔️ The NFL draft sleeper who’s a descendant of Vikings
🇨🇳 The WTA’s return to China
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The Rays go for history
With a win this afternoon against the Red Sox (1:10 p.m.