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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
David Brandt

Money and tech have closed the gap between NCAA baseball and MLB. That's good news for coaches

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There was a time in the not-so-distant past that many Major League Baseball teams looked at their college baseball counterparts with a degree of skepticism. There were the metal bats, the shorter schedule and a sense that nothing could replace the seasoning that came with years of grinding through professional baseball's minor leagues.

Not anymore.

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