Baseball: High school players taken No. 1 and No. 2 in amateur draft

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Carlos Correa, a 17-year-old shortstop from Puerto Rico, was taken No. 1 in the amateur draft Monday by the Houston Astros.

The Minnesota Twins took outfielder Byron Buxton from Appling County High School in Baxley, Ga., with the No. 2 pick.

-- Eric Sondheimer