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Thiells' Eric Becker dreams of all-star career after drafted by Reds Original

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By Nancy Haggerty Verified
| The Journal News Verified
Eric Decker, who has grown up in Thiells, but attended high school in New Jersey at Don Bosco, was drafted in the second round by the Cincinnati Reds. If not for COVID-19 and, in turn, the limited opportunities athletes had to play their sports and scouts had to watch, Don Bosco Prep baseball coach Mike Rooney figures Eric Becker would have been drafted out of high school three years ago. "He was just a little bit under-scouted," he said. "There wasn't enough data on him.
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The 2026 MLB Draft's possible picks from the Lower Hudson Valley Original

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By Nancy Haggerty Verified
| The Journal News Verified
Gone are the days of 101 rounds in the MLB draft. (Yes, that occurred in 1990.) Would Mike Piazza (round 62 in 1988) have been given any chance to play pro ball today? This year, as in the past five years, the MLB draft consists of only 20 rounds. A cut from 40 to 20 followed what can be viewed as either a smart consolidation of minor league teams or a money-driven gutting of small-town, minor league baseball.
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Tappan Zee's Kaleb Hetzel leads list of Rockland baseball all-stars

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By Nancy Haggerty Verified
| The Times Herald (Port Huron, MI) Verified
Nancy Haggerty Rockland/Westchester Journal News July 9, 2026, 3:01 a.m. ET It wasn't the perfect season for any Section 1 team. But it also wasn't a bad one. Five Rockland schools entered the playoffs with a winning record and another was .500. The playoffs saw a No. 9 seed in Pearl River upset a No. 1 seed in Tappan Zee, which entered the postseason at 19-1, including two regular-season wins over Pearl River.
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