Oakland Athletics pitching prospect Michael Ynoa practices at the baseball team's minor league facility in Phoenix, Monday, March 9, 2009. Growing up playing on the dusty fields of the Dominican Republic, he had never played in an actual game until the A's signed him. He pitched just 15 innings in the Dominican Summer League last year. AP Photo logo AP Photo 35 months ago

Oakland Athletics pitching prospect Michael Ynoa practices at the baseball team's minor league facility in Phoenix, Monday, March 9, 2009. Growing up playing on the dusty fields of the Dominican Republic, he had never played in an actual game until the A's signed him. He pitched just 15 innings in the Dominican Summer League last year.

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