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irish in the pros much what I'll be working on." A third Notre Dame junior, relief pitcher Dan Slania, was also taken high in the draft this June. The San Francisco Giants picked Slania in the fifth round, but it does not appear he signed a professional contract this summer. MLB Player Update Through July 21 • John Axford (Played at Notre Dame from 200205), RHP, Milwaukee Brewers: Stood 4-3 with no saves and a 3.46 ERA in 48 relief appearances … Had 42 strikeouts in 412⁄3 innings, but had also permitted 59 base runners (42 hits and 17 walks) … Lost the closer role after surrendering nine earned runs over three and one-third innings in his first four appearances of the season … Rebounded during late June and early July allowing only one earned run in his last 11 appearances. • Jeff Manship (2004-06), RHP, Colorado Rockies: Spent the first three and a half months of the season with the Triple-A Colorado Springs Sky Sox … Was 5-7 with a 5.25 ERA in 21 appearances (14 starts). • David Phelps (2005-08), RHP, New York Yankees: Was placed on the 15-day disabled list July 6 with a strained right forearm … Had a 6-5 mark with a 5.01 ERA in 18 appearances (12 starts) prior to being sidelined … Had notched 75 strikeouts and walked 32 batters in 822⁄3 innings … Was called up to New York in May and has remained in the majors since then. • A.J. Pollock (2007-09), OF, Arizona Diamondbacks: Has played in 85 games while serving as the D-Backs center fielder … Had a batting average of .252 with six home runs and 24 RBI … Also stole six bases in nine attempts and had an on-base per- Irish NFL Rookies A list of football players making the jump from college to the pros this summer. Name PositionTeam Braxston Cave C Cleveland Browns Tyler Eifert TE Cincinnati Bengals Mike Golic Jr. OG Pittsburgh Steelers Kapron Lewis-MooreDE Baltimore Ravens S Atlanta Falcons Zeke Motta RB Detroit Lions Theo Riddick Cleveland Browns Jamoris Slaughter S LB San Diego Chargers Manti Te'o WR Arizona Cardinals Robby Toma RB Houston Texans Cierre Wood Running back Theo Riddick, Notre Dame's leading rusher last year, hopes to catch on with the Detroit Lions after being selected in the sixth round (199th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft. photo courtesy detroit lions