NEW YORK — I landed at JFK this morning and made it to Yankee Stadium for the All-Star Futures Game.

Twins prospect Luke Hughes started at third base for the World Team. He went 0-for-2, with a line out to center field and a strikeout.

I spoke with some scouts who said Hughes put on quite a display during batting practice, hitting several long home runs. Caught up with the Perth, Australia native later, and he said, “I’m at Yankee Stadium, and my heart is just pumping. It’s probably the best BP I’ve had in a while.”

Neat guy. I wrote more on Hughes for the print edition. Before I left, I caught some of the Legends & Celebrity Softball Game. Among the participants were Hall of Famers Paul Molitor and Dave Winfield. They did St. Paul proud.

Best part, though, was listening to the Bronx cheers for Access Hollywood correspondent Maria Menounos. She showed up wearing a Red Sox hat. She also had trouble catching the ball at second base. Each time she missed, the crowd erupted with boos.

Anyway, I’ll be back with more on Monday, including the Home Run Derby with late entrant Justin Morneau.

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