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The Toronto Blue Jays minor league system may not be as strong as it was a year ago, but they still have some premier talent developing throughout the farm system.

In order to acquire a wealth of major league talent for the 2013 season, the Blue Jays were forced to part with some of their more promising prospects such as Travis d’Arnaud, Jake Marisnick, Noah Syndergaard and Justin Nicolino.

Tucked onto the corner of 18th and Vine Streets in Kansas City, Missouri sits one of the more culturally significant museums in the United States.

The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM) tells the story of how these segregated leagues evolved from creation until eventually being fully integrated with Major League Baseball.

Fact: Despite being allergic to chocolate, Ken Griffey Jr. had a chocolate candy bar named after him.

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The Los Angeles Dodgers have been without starting pitcher Zack Greinke for over a month with a broken collarbone, but the 29-year-old ace will return to the mound on Wednesday against the Washington Nationals. 

The team's official Twitter account confirmed the news on Tuesday afternoon:

The Tucson Padres will be tough to ignore come June 8. In fact, you might want to cover your eyes from now until the end of the summer. 

Over the years, the bunt has been attacked again and again...and again for good measure.

One great toss from the outfield stands and the Dodgers may have themselves the right-handed pitcher they need at the moment. At least, that is how the movie Rookie of the Year started.

In baseball, to slump is to be human. Nobody likes it when the darn things happen, but they happen. Even the best of ‘em have to deal with them now and then.

About the only good thing about slumps is this: They don’t last forever.

There are a few players around the league who have gotten off to slow starts in 2013 who can take comfort in that reality, and some will surely be breaking out of their season-opening slumps sooner rather than later.

And B/R Pop Culture Lead Writer Gabe Zaldivar and I think we know who they are.

Over the last year, baseball fans have celebrated the rise of Bryce Harper and Mike Trout as the seminal players of the next generation. Both are dynamic talents with the potential for superstardom and possibly future tickets to Cooperstown.