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PHOENIX -- When the Arizona Diamondbacks reached the 34th round of baseballs draft, they didnt pick for need or take a chance on potential. Rick Barry Jersey . Instead, they made a gesture to a player whose career was cut short. Bypassing conventional wisdom in the draft, the Diamondbacks used the 1,020th overall pick of the draft on Arizona States Cory Hahn, an outfielder who was partially paralyzed during a game in 2011. "It was a very emotional selection for us to make," Diamondbacks president Derrick Hall said on Saturday. "When (scouting director) Ray Montgomery and his staff came up with the idea and presented it to me, it was a no-brainer." Hahn was one of the nations top prospects in 2010, when he was Californias Mr. Baseball after leading Mater Dei High School to a state title. He was drafted in the 26th round by San Diego that year, but likely would have gone much higher had he not announced plans to play at Arizona State. Hahns college career lasted three games. Playing against New Mexico on Feb. 20, 2011, he suffered a spinal injury after sliding head-first on a steal attempt and colliding with Lobos second baseman Kyle Stiners knee. Hahn was taken off on a stretcher and had surgery later that night, but was paralyzed from the mid-chest down after fracturing his C-5 vertebrae. Hes spent the past two years helping Arizona States program as a student coach. The Diamondbacks waited until the 34th round to pick Hahn because he wore No. 34 at ASU. "Its not about us. Its really about Cory and his family," Hall said. "I was able to spend time with them right after the injury in his hospital room and hes a wonderful kid. We want to make this permanent. We dont want this to just be about the selection and him being a draft pick, but about him working in full-time employment with the Diamondbacks and hopefully well make that come to fruition for he and his family here soon." Chris Mullin Warriors Jersey . Thousands of fans at Mosaic Stadium will be cozying up to each other in an effort to stay warm in chilly temperatures and block the Prairie wind that locals say can knock your socks off. Omari Spellman Warriors Jersey . Once again Jordan Cieciwa (@FitCityJordan) and I (@LynchOnSports) go head to head in our picks. Last weekend at UFC Fight Night 32 my #TeamLynch got the best of #TeamJC by a score of 9-6. Let us know which side youre on for UFC 167 use the hashtag #TeamLynch or #TeamJC on Twitter. https:///...City-Edition-Jersey/ . Malkin got tangled up with Detroits Luke Glendening early in the third period and his left skate took the brunt of collision with the boards behind Pittsburghs net. Cricket Australias experiment with a youth team in the Matador Cup will continue this summer, with the Cricket Australia XI confirmed as a seventh one-day team for 2016-17.The CA XI were included alongside the six states in the 2015-16 tournament and the squad was made up of young players who had missed out on selection in their respective state one-day squads.Although they suffered some extremely heavy losses and finished last on the Matador Cup table, they also provided one upset by beating Tasmania by three runs.CA XI squad members included Queensland legspinner Mitch Swepson, who has been chosen in the Australia A squad for a series of upcoming winter matches.We said initially that we weree prepared to back this for a two-year trial and we are sticking to that for the second season as we felt that there were significantly positive results for Australian Cricket, CAs executive general manager of team performance, Pat Howard, said. Golden State Warriors Jerseys. .With the postponement of the Test tour [to Bangladesh] last October, the CA XI came up against very strong state sides, which was wonderful for the competition but was also a tough introduction for the young group. It is important we continue to review the concept again this season, as there were many positives. ' ' '