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Appel arrives in big year for No. 1 draft picks June 27 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink Mark Appel is proof that even for a No. 1 draft Bradley McDougald Jersey pick, the road to the major leagues is sometimes a bumpy one.Appel by the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday, nine years after he was drafted first overall by Houston. In between, he bounced around the minors, was traded in the 2015 deal that sent Ken Giles to the Astros and even quit baseball for a bit.He resurfaced last year and finally joined the Phillies this weekend, although he didn't pitch. If the 30-year-old Appel does appear in a game for Philadelphia, he'll be the fourth No. 1 overall selection to make his major league debut this year, joining 2017's Royce Lewis (Twins), 2019's Adley Rutschman (Orioles) and 2020's Spencer Torkelson (Tigers).Only one other time have four top picks made their debuts in one year. That was in 1989, when Andy Benes, Ken Griffey Jr. and Jeff King the No. 1 pick in each of the previous three years all began their big league careers. The other top pick to make his debut in 1989 was Ben McDonald, who had actually been drafted that same year by Baltimore.With the draft coming up next month, here are a few other notes about the history of No. 1 overall NFL Tennessee Titans Jersey picks, with some help : Although so far, 1989 is the only year four top picks have made their big league debuts, there were other seasons when three No. 1s did it. Those were 2007 (Luke Hochevar, Justin Upton and Josh Hamilton) and 1987 (B.J. Surhoff, Shawn Abner and Tim Belcher). Although it was more common in the early days of the draft, McDonald is the last player to make his debut the same year he was drafted first overall. The longest wait belongs to Matt Bush, who was taken in 2004 by San Diego and finally pitched in the majors in 2016 for Texas. He's still with the Rangers. Appel is one of a handful of No. 1 picks who haven't played in the majors. Steve Chilcott, picked in 1966 by the New York Mets, and Brien Taylor, taken by the New York Yankees in 1991, had injury problems. Brady Aiken, selected in 2014 by Houston, is a more recent example. Last year's top pick, Henry Davis, has reached Double-A in Ryan Tannehill T Shirts the Pittsburgh Pirates' system.TRIVIA TIMEAppel was drafted by two other teams (and didn't sign) before the Astros picked him first overall. Who were those franchises?LINE OF THE WEEKAustin Hays had to beat the weather to hit for the cycle. On Wednesday night, Hays and in a game shortened to six innings. That was enough time he hit a single in the first, a homer in the third, a triple in the fourth and a double in the sixth.COMEBACK OF THE WEEKDown 2-0 with two outs in the ninth and nobody on, the Los Angeles Dodgers had a 1.1% chance of beating Atlanta on Sunday night, . Then ex-Dodger Kenley Jansen allowed a pair of singles, putting men on first and third. After Chris Taylor stole second, Trayce Thompson's single scored both runners to force extra innings.Each team scored once in the 10th before the Dodgers in 11. Los Angeles won two of three in Freddie Freeman's return to Atlanta.TRIVIA ANSWERThe Detroit Tigers drafted Appel out of high school in 2009 in the 15th round. He was picked eighth overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2012 before returning to Stanford for his senior season and moving up to No. 1.___Follow Noah Trister at www.Twitter.com/noahtrister___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic National League Major League Baseball Philadelphia Phillies Mark Malik Willis Jersey Appel Freddie Freeman Chris Taylor Justin Upton Austin Hays Kenley Jansen Pittsburgh Pirates Baltimore Orioles Philadelphia Phillies Detroit Tigers Houston Astros share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Josh Reynolds Jersey Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS