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Mariners’ France Responds to Not Being Selected for All-Star Game

The star first baseman was left off the American League roster despite being a finalist for one of the team’s starting spots.

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Angels’ Shohei Ohtani makes All-Star Game as a pitcher too

BALTIMORE — Shohei Ohtani has done it again.

The Orange County Register

White Sox’ hitters heed manager Tony La Russa’s advice not to chase pitches

The Sox entered Saturday with a 35.9% rate of swinging at pitches outside the strike zone, the highest in the American League, according to FanGraphs.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Rays lose to Reds on walk-off balk in 10th inning

CINCINNATI — Shane McClanahan gave the Rays another strong start Friday, but they couldn’t take advantage and lost to the Reds, 2-1.

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White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson named 2022 All-Star starter

Anderson earned his first American League All-Star selection as a starter, beating out Bo Bichette of the Blue Jays in fan voting.

Chicago Sun-Times

Tigers' Miguel Cabrera, at age 39, selected to his 12th All-Star team

CHICAGO — Looks who's going back to the All-Star Game for the first time since 2016.

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Cardinals' Albert Pujols named to All-Star Game as legacy selection in final season

ST. LOUIS — Albert Pujols will return to southern California as an All-Star, but this time in a Cardinals uniform.

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Ryan Divish: Why Julio Rodriguez deserves to go to the All-Star Game

SAN DIEGO — If asked, he will happily say yes.

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Mike Trout remains hopeful Angels can turn around season, affirms ‘This is where I want to be’

MIAMI — The questions that have dogged the Angels throughout almost all of Mike Trout’s career are back again.

The Orange County Register

SI:AM | Julio Rodríguez Is Living Up to the Hype

The Mariners rookie is off to a historically great start.

Sports Illustrated

Baseball should honor Larry Doby, another pioneer in integrating the sport

On July 5, 1947, the unassuming 22-year-old joined the Cleveland Indians and played at Comiskey Park, the first Black player in the American League. Every July 5, AL players should wear his No. 14.

Chicago Sun-Times

New month, more of same for Dylan Cease in White Sox’ victory over Giants

Dylan Cease was named American League Pitcher of the Month for June on Saturday. He allowed one run in five innings, helping the Sox to an important 5-3 win.

Chicago Sun-Times

Alek Manoah’s Slider Is the Key to His and the Blue Jays’ Success

The 24-year-old has emerged as one of the best pitchers with one of the nastiest pitches in the American League.

Sports Illustrated

Yankees slugger Aaron Judge earns starting spot in All-Star Game, leads AL in votes

NEW YORK — The first phase of MLB All-Star Game voting has concluded, and Aaron Judge led all American League players. Under this new system, Judge has automatically earned a starting spot in the game thanks to winning Phase 1. Braves’ outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. will join Judge, as he…

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Aaron Judge and the Yankees Find a Compromise

Aaron Judge’s contract year is one of the defining story lines of this season, and last night, he made his latest case for why the Yankees should pay him whatever the heck he wants to spend the rest of his career in pinstripes. With two on, two out and the…

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Joe Starkey: Shohei Ohtani is the greatest baseball player of all time — period

PITTSBURGH — In a sport where the numbers often become numbing — I can look up the Pirates' record on Tuesday nights on artificial turf against 27-year-old left-handers with mustaches who played for at least two American League teams — this little nugget leaped from the computer screen. It came…

Sports Illustrated

Six Takeaways on MLB’s First All-Star Fan Voting Update

For the most part, the fans got it right, but there were still a few snubs in the results released on Tuesday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sweet home Chicago? Not for the White Sox, who need to get cooking at the Rate

The Sox began the current homestand with a 13-17 mark at home, third-worst in the American League. Want to point to an area in need of major improvement? Start right there.

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Benjamin Hochman: How I learned to stop worrying and love the DH in the NL

Harrison Bader, often the Cardinals’ eighth hitter in previous seasons, led off the second inning in the first game. After he singled, I remember thinking: Ugh, the pitcher is coming up.

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Jameson Taillon shuts down Blue Jays, Aaron Hicks delivers key hit as Yankees run win streak to 9

TORONTO — The Yankees can crush a team, like they did Friday night. They can scrape out wins, like they did in the three-game sweep of the Rays earlier this week. The pitchers can shut teams down, like Jameson Taillon did to the Blue Jays Saturday. And they can come…

Los Angeles Times

Bill Shaikin: Anthony Rendon injury could complicate Angels’ chances of re-signing Shohei Ohtani

The Angels have had good days, but they are increasingly distant. Friday marked another of the not-so-good days, with the team announcing third baseman Anthony Rendon was bound for season-ending surgery.

Sports Illustrated

Dusty Baker Updates Timeline for Potential Jeremy Pena Return

The rookie shortstop was placed on the 10-day IL following a left thumb injury he suffered on Monday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Right forearm strain sidelines White Sox closer Liam Hendriks

The Sox reinstated Joe Kelly from the IL, optioned lefty Bennett Sousa to Charlotte and recalled righty Davis Martin.

Sports Illustrated

MLB Power Rankings: Revealing Each Team’s Best New Player

Mark Canha, Joc Pederson and Trevor Story are their club’s top additions. Who are the others?

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Gerrit Cole flirts with perfection, Aaron Judge crushes another homer as Yankees blast Tigers, 13-0

NEW YORK — In case you didn’t get the message on Thursday, Gerrit Cole went out and added emphasis to the point. The Yankees' starting staff is the best in the American League and making a case for being the most dominant in baseball. For the second straight night, a…

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