Danny Almonte in spotlight as draft nears

They packed the stands at Taft H.S. in The Bronx, stood on the roof of the building and lined the street, all to see the infamous left-hander. Nearly everyone came to cheer the pitcher from Monroe High. It was the PSAL version of a Giants game in San Francisco.

And while Almonte wasn't dominant, he didn't disappoint the legions who were there. He struck out seven and hit a long opposite-field homer in Monroe's 9-2 win over No. 8 Clinton in the PSAL quarterfinals.

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