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NEW YORK -- Matt Davidson was overwhelmed when a Hall of Fame representative stopped by and asked for some game-used equipment to display in Cooperstown. Batting helmet? Sure thing. Batting gloves? Here ya go. But not his bat, Davidson said. No, sir. He needs to hang onto that. Down in the minor leagues, supplies are limited. "The Hall of Fame wanted to take one of my bats, and I told them Im on an unbelievable pace for breaking bats. I broke about 40 this year. Its unreal," the budding Arizona Diamondbacks slugger said. "So I dont know what it is. But I was like, Ive got to have this. I mean, Ive got to make the season still. And I hit a homer with it, so I better keep it. Its lucky." Davidson hit a two-run shot Sunday that sent the United States past the World Team 4-2 in the All-Star Futures Game, baseballs annual showcase for top minor league prospects. The opening event for three days of All-Star festivities at Citi Field, the Futures Game certainly had a New York Mets flavour in their home ballpark. Two of the teams touted pitching prospects, Noah Syndergaard and Rafael Montero, started on the mound, and each worked a scoreless inning. "It was a glimpse into the future, not just for us, but for our fans. Its real positive," general manager Sandy Alderson said. Both managers were former Mets favourites, too. Edgardo Alfonzo guided the World Team, and his counterpart was Mookie Wilson -- who certainly took the job seriously. He brought in Philadelphia Phillies left-hander Jesse Biddle in the middle of an inning to get out of a jam. New York outfielder Brandon Nimmo also got in the game -- and moved into captain David Wrights locker for the day. "Im honoured that I get to stand where he stands. Im not taking his place or anything," Nimmo said. "I hope this is my field in the future." The only other time the Mets hosted the All-Star game was in Shea Stadiums debut season of 1964. And while a scattered crowd announced at 39,188 was eager to see the promise of a better future, it turned into a big day for the Diamondbacks. In addition to Davidsons drive, Chris Owings looked silky smooth at shortstop. On the mound, right-hander Archie Bradley worked a perfect inning, showing off his 98 mph fastball and sharp curve. Baseball America recently rated Bradley the games top pitching prospect. He passed up a chance to play quarterback for Oklahoma back home. "It kind of felt like we stole the show a little bit," Bradley said. After winning MVP honours with his family and girlfriend in the stands, Davidson found himself in the Mets clubhouse handing over his helmet and batting gloves to Brad Horn from the Hall of Fame. It was a little surreal for a 22-year-old third baseman still eager to set foot in the majors. "Pretty crazy," Davidson said. "I mean, I dont have any words for that yet. Those are like little kid dreams." Next up, Davidson planned to catch an early flight Monday back to Nevada, where hes scheduled to compete that night in the Triple-A Home Run Derby. "So Ive got to get some rest and then fly over to Reno and then get warmed up for that. Im excited about it, though. When youre in the off-season working out, you want to have a busy All-Star break. So I guess I got my wish. A little busier than I thought," he said. Miamis Christian Yelich and Bostons Garin Cecchini each had an RBI double. Biddle, who grew up a Phillies fan in Philadelphia, earned the win with 1 1-3 shutout innings. Washington right-hander A.J. Cole came in with two runners on in the ninth and retired both batters he faced for a save. Davidson connected off losing pitcher Michael Ynoa of the Oakland Athletics. "I couldnt help but smile coming around third," Davidson said. "Thats far beyond how I drew it up." Chicago Cubs second baseman Arismendy Alcantara homered for the World off Red Sox right-hander Anthony Ranaudo. Boston shortstop Xander Bogaerts, batting third in the World lineup, singled twice and scored on a sacrifice fly by 27-year-old Detroit first baseman Jordan Lennerton, the oldest player in the game. It was the fourth consecutive victory for the United States, including last seasons 17-5 rout in Kansas City behind Manny Machado, Gerrit Cole and Wil Myers. One year later, Machado is a major league All-Star, while Cole and Myers are off to impressive starts at the big league level. Indeed, history shows that many of the talented kids in this game arent far off from major league success. Nineteen players from last years Futures Game have reached the big leagues this season. "Words cant describe how much fun it was," Syndergaard said. "It was awesome." NOTES: The youngest player on either roster was 18-year-old World SS Carlos Correa, voted into the game by fans after he was drafted No. 1 overall last year by the Houston Astros. "The baby," he said with a smile. ... Nimmo also was voted in by fans. ... Seattle RHP Taijuan Walker wore old-school stirrups on the mound and worked a hitless second inning for the United States. He and Davidson were high school teammates in California. ... Yankees RHP Rafael DePaula struck out 19-year-old Twins OF Byron Buxton, tabbed the best prospect in the minors by Baseball America. Buxton also fanned against Royals RHP Miguel Almonte. Discount Fake Shoes . PAUL, Minn. Wholesake Fake Air Jordan 1 . Having already announced that the race will start May 9 with three stages in Northern Ireland and Ireland and finish in Trieste on June 1, the rest of the route was unveiled Monday. https://www.fakeshoes.net/ .ca! 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Hibs had initially refused the request to speak to Stubbs but he met the Edinburgh clubs chief executive Leeann Dempster and director of football George Craig in a bid to hear what the Millers had to say, with talks taking place on Tuesday.Although compensation has yet to be agreed, Hibs are now set to turn their attention to appointing Stubbs successor. The former Everton player has one year left on his contract at Easter Road but has expressed an interest in managing south of the border. Neil Warnock kept Rotherham United in the Sky Bet Championship Sky Bet Championship side Rotherham had been on the lookout for a replacement for Neil Warnock, who helped the club avoid relegation towards the end of the season.Stubbs led Hibernian to their first Scottish Cup triumph in 114 years this term but failed to gain promotion to the Scottish Premiership for the second consecutive season after a play-off defeat to Falkirk. 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