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The smile on Jeremy Peña’s face was as large as it’s ever been, which is saying something. The Astros star shortstop couldn’t help it as he watched a group of schoolchildren take a new pair of bright white cleats and begin writing on them with multicolored Sharpies.

They scribbled their names, drew hearts and wrote “King,” “GOAT,” “Fun” and “Go Astros!” on the cleats. Peña decided he wanted to be surprised by the design and looked away while the kids finished taking turns with the markers. He planned to wear the size-11 spikes during Friday’s game against the White Sox, something he plans to do each Friday home game for deserving children.

The Colorado left-hander rose above his peers in last night’s top plays.

With the NCAA men’s Final Four tipping off tonight, let’s take a look at the Major Leaguers to come from Connecticut, Florida Atlantic, Miami and San Diego State.

These days, women are breaking barriers all across the baseball landscape, from the professional coaching ranks to the college game and beyond. That pioneering spirit came together last weekend at Baseball for All’s Women’s College Club Baseball Championship.

The San Diego native went to San Diego State on a basketball scholarship, not to play baseball (at first). Four years later, the Padres drafted him about an hour before the NBA’s San Diego Clippers also called his name. Then he had a decision to make.

It’s a throwback pitching matchup when Arizona continues its series in L.A., with Madison Bumgarner and Clayton Kershaw scheduled to square off at 9 p.m. ET (or Rockies vs. Padres at 8:30).

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