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K ansas City Royals starting pitching prospect Chandler Champlain posted his best outing of the season by tallying ten punchouts across six shutout innings on Wednesday. This outing brings the 24 ...

"All I want to do is be the best player, period," says Chandler. "I'm not going to be satisfied until I retire, Dominguez High (Calif.) center Tyson Chandler did not play in the final two games of ...