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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Sport
Jorge Castillo

Druw Jones part of a growing class of next-gen stars with last-gen bloodlines

LOS ANGELES — Pull up to Dodger Stadium on Tuesday and you’ll watch the best baseball players in the world on the same field for Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game. Shohei Ohtani. Aaron Judge. Mookie Betts. Mike Trout.

Pull up to an All-Star Game in 20 years and there’s a good chance you’ll watch one of their sons in uniform.

Every year, the offspring of former pro athletes are reaching the highest level in their respective sports, seemingly at an increasing rate. The trend might be most prevalent in baseball. On Sunday, another batch of second-generation players will hear their names called during MLB’s draft.

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