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Rays pitcher Shane McClanahan (18) waves to the crowd as he is honored during the All-Star Game jersey send-off ahead of Saturday's game against the Orioles at Tropicana Field.
The 25-year-old left-hander from USF continues to improve and impress teammates, staff and bosses in his first full big-league season.
Martin mostly threw out of the bullpen during his sophomore season, but Tampa Bay envisions him as a starting pitching prospect.
Manager Dusty Baker said the choice was made after he received word that Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani “preferred” not to pitch.
Kelly will make his LSU debut against the Seminoles in Week 1.

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  1. The National League's Juan Soto, of the Washington Nationals, bats during the MLB All-Star Home Run Derby, Monday in Los Angeles.
  2. Orion Kerkering anchored USF's bullpen during the Bulls' 2021 run to the Super Regional, and he returned to that spot in 2022 before the Phillies drafted him.
  3. Oklahoma State pitcher Trevor Martin delivers a pitch to TCU during the 2021 Big 12 championship game in Oklahoma City. The Rays selected Martin with their third-round pick in the draft.
  4. Rays pitcher Shane McClanahan (18) waves to the crowd as he is honored during the All-Star Game jersey send-off ahead of Saturday's game against the Orioles at Tropicana Field.
  5. SEC commissioner Greg Sankey addressed reporters Monday during the conference's media days in Atlanta.
  6. Former Arkansas coach Chad Morris, who managed only four wins in slightly less than two seasons with the Razorbacks, is joining the USF staff as an offensive analyst.
  7. LSU coach Brian Kelly went 3-2 against Florida State when he was at Notre Dame. The Seminoles face the Tigers on Labor Day Weekend.
  8. Rays pitcher Shane McClanahan is honored and given a special jersey during the All-Star Game jersey send-off before Saturday's game against the Baltimore Orioles at Tropicana Field.
  9. Rob Gronkowski, left, and girlfriend Camille Kostek, right, attend the 2019 ESPYS at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Kostek told Sports Illustrated she doesn't think Gronkowski's most recent retirement will stick.
  10. The Steinbrenner High School Twitter account. The football players at the school are building character by returning shopping carts.
  11. Cameron Smith, of Australia, kisses the claret jug trophy as he poses for photographers on the 18th green after winning the British Open on the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland, Sunday.
  12. Florida State left-handed pitcher Parker Messick struck out 144 batters and walked just 18 during his redshirt sophomore season.
  13. Xavier Isaac is selected by the Tampa Bay Rays with the 29th pick of the 2022 MLB baseball draft, Sunday in Los Angeles.
  14. Forward Gage Goncalves is coming off his first season with AHL Syracuse, where he scored 32 points (17 goals) in 70 games.
  15. Randy Arozarena, left, celebrates with Harold Ramirez after he hits a home run during the first inning. Ramirez was hit by a pitch earlier in the inning and has a broken thumb.
  16. The Rays' Harold Ramirez looks at his hand after he is hit by a pitch by the Orioles' Jordan Lyles during the first inning Sunday.
  17. Pete Fairbanks will be in the Rays bullpen for the first time this season.
  18. Rays reliever Luke Bard heads to the dugout after giving up two runs to the Orioles in the 11th inning Saturday.
  19. Jesuit linebacker Troy Bowles reacts on the field after the Tigers topped Miami Northwestern 37-12 in the Class 6A state semifinals last December. Bowles, who has pledged to the University of Georgia, helped lead Jesuit to its first state football crown since 1968.
  20. Lightning defenseman Mikhail Sergachev received a huge show of faith from the team after he gained a long-term contract extension and pay bump.
  21. Tampa Bay Rays player Kevin Kiermaier (39) watches teammates play against the Baltimore Orioles during the first inning at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg on Saturday, July 16, 2022.
  22. Orson Charles, a former Plant High standout, never really caught on in the NFL.
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