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READERS CHOICE: BEST DESTINATIONS FOR HEALTHY CORAL REEFS

Locales home to multiple types of sharks and formerly threatened species offer hope for the future of our oceans

DIVE AGAINST DEBRIS SPECIALTY

Divers know firsthand the heartbreaking effect that trash can have on marine life and aquatic ecosystems.

BE THE VOICE

Your stories give you the power to speak for the ocean

ASK DAN

What do I need to know about microbial mitigation?

Sea Hero: MIKE GOLDBERG

Proving that putting the ocean first can be good for reefs and the industry

A CURIOUS CASE

An experienced diver with signs of DCS doesn’t immediately respond to treatment—what’s going on here?

54 THINGS YOU CAN DO TO SAVE THE OCEAN

“Conservation” means many things to many people, and that’s a good thing. It’s going to take all of us, each in our own unique way, to complete the work celebrated in this special issue. From one small first step, a life-changing journey may begin. So let’s get rolling...

SIGN OF THE TIMES

New draft rules hurt players, limit scouts and are a sign of coming minor league changes

THE NEW NORMAL

When Minor League Baseball resumes play, it will look nothing like it has in our lifetimes

ONE BIG DO-OVER

The NCAA Division I Council granted spring sports athletes an extra year of eligibility

MINOR LEAGUE MILESTONES

The top 12 most significant minor league achievements of the last 40 seasons

MAKING AN IMPACT

70-grade hitters and 70-grade power hitters are as elusive as one would expect in the draft

THIS LEFTY IS ALL RIGHT

Prodigious talent, meticulous work ethic propel Asa Lacy into draft

WILLING AND ABEL

Mick Abel put in the work to improve his physicality and repertoire. Now the Oregon prep righthander is aiming to buck draft history.

HIGH VOLTAGE

Spencer Torkelson sparked an Arizona State revival and showcased the type of power that could make him the first college first baseman ever drafted No. 1 overall

GRAND AMBITION

Allan Simpson’s vision for Baseball America—as the authority on the draft—perseveres after 40 years

FACT OR FICTION?

Early looks don’t always tell the whole story, but in 2020 that’s all scouts have. New information streams, combined with firsthand knowledge of players, now becomes paramount

STUNNING SALE!

2009 MIKE TROUT CARD SELLS FOR $900,000

STREET, ARDS AND DESIRE: BLAKE JAMIESON AND HIS JOURNEY TO TOPPS PROJECT 2020

GROWING UP IN THE 1980S AND COMING OF AGE IN THE ’90S, BLAKE JAMIESON WAS ALL ABOUT THE BASH BROTHERS — MARK MCGWIRE AND JOSE CANSECO. FROM MARIN COUNTY, JUST NORTH OF SAN FRANCISCO, HE WATCHED THEM LIVE AT THE OAKLAND COLISEUM WHEN HE WAS YOUNG. AT HOME, HE AND HIS FATHER AMASSED A COLLECTION OF AROUND 70,000 BASEBALL CARDS.

IT MUST BE THE SHOES

MICHAEL JORDAN’S GAME-WORN AND AUTOGRAPHED AIR JORDAN 1’S BRING $560K

CALCULATED RISK

HOW UNDERSTANDING DANGER COULD KEEP YOU OUT OF HARM’S WAY

Older, Wiser, Stronger!

YES, THEY CAN GO TOGETHER. HOW TO TRAIN STRENGTH AS YOU COME ALONG DOWN THE ROAD.

PROJECT WAIT

A LIFELONG CLIMBER CONSIDERS THROWING IN THE TOWEL

Chris Sharma

FIRST ASCENTIONIST, FORMER WORLD CHAMPION, OWNS GYMS IN SPAIN AND USA. INTERVIEWED IN QUARANTINE IN BARCELONA WITH HIS WIFE, 3-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER AND 1-YEAR-OLD SON.

THE ACHIEVER

MARICELA ROSALES HAD EVERYTHING AGAINST HER. SHE BECAME A CLIMBER ANYWAY.

THE BADGE

WE DEFINE OURSELVES AS CLIMBERS, BUT IS THAT GOOD ENOUGH?

Call of Duty

Vikki Weldon: Hard lines and the front line

Bompie's High Wall

Throughout my career, I have worried over all of the guns that I have built and restored, but this particular rifle caused exceptional stress. The work was for my maternal grandfather, a stoic man who grew up riding his horse off into the wilderness to hunt for days at a time. Some people hunt as a pastime, he is a hunter. He is the man who first taught me to stalk game out in the crisp fall woods with a single shot .22, learning how to still-hunt in the Pennsylvania forests.

Death of the Apache Kid

As Told by Frank Collinson

Deer on the Patio

Adaptable Whitetails