Skippers announce All-Star Game starting lineups  —  These are the starting lineups for the 83rd All-Star Game, to be played Tuesday at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City.  The game can be seen live on FOX beginning at 8 p.m. ET.  —  NATIONAL LEAGUE  —  DH Carlos Gonzalez, Rockies CF Melky Cabrera …

Sources: Reggie Jackson barred from Yankees  —  After Reggie Jackson's disparaging comments about Alex Rodriguez and others last week, he was essentially benched by the Yankees and told to stay away from team events indefinitely, according to AL sources.  —  Jackson was not in Boston over the weekend …

How much can D-backs get for Upton?  —  KANSAS CITY, MO.  —  The Diamondbacks are willing to trade right fielder Justin Upton even if they are in contention, according to major league sources.  —  However, to make such a deal, the D-backs would need to be “dazzled” by a rival team's offer, sources say.

Crawford admits surgery on elbow possible at some point  —  BOSTON — Left fielder Carl Crawford was pulled off his rehab assignment Saturday, when he suffered a mild left groin strain rounding second after hitting a triple playing for Double-A Portland last Thursday.

Pirates in ‘buying’ mode with deadline looming  —  With baseball's non-waiver trade deadline still three weeks away, it's a seller's market.  Already some marquee names — Cole Hamels, Zack Greinke, Shane Victorino, Justin Upton and Carlos Quentin — appear to be on the block.

Hire Joe Morgan  —  Russell A. Carleton wrote for Baseball Prospectus from 2009 to 2010, and prior to that (2007-2009) wrote at Statistically Speaking. … Dear Mr. Morgan,  —  I owe you an apology.  No, not a snarky, sarcastic, “Haha this will get a lot of pageviews and I'll smack him down at the end …

Nova Pitches Yankees to 7-3 Win Over Red Sox  —  BOSTON (AP) — Ivan Nova struck out 10, Andruw Jones hit his fourth homer in three games and the surging New York Yankees went into the All-Star break with a 7-3 win over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday night.  —  The Yankees took three of four …

LaRussa explains choosing Cain over Dickey  —  Giants RHP Matt Cain will be the starting pitcher for the National League All-Star team on Tuesday night, John Harper of the Daily News was first to report this morning.  —  July 9, 2:05 pm: National League manager Tony LaRussa told media today …

Cespedes exits early with sprained left thumb  —  OAKLAND — Just one day before the All-Star Break and the four days of rest that comes with it, A's outfielder Yoenis Cespedes has another injury to deal with.  —  Cespedes was pulled from Sunday's game against the Mariners after the third inning …

Big things in store for diminutive Gennett  —  KANSAS CITY — The story about how Ryan Gennett became Scooter Gennett is worth telling and retelling.  And we're going to get to that right after the latest update on Scooter's extremely promising baseball career.

Wilson scratched from ASG, replaced by Peavy  —  Los Angeles Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson has been scratched from Tuesday's All-Star Game with a blister on the middle finger of his pitching hand and has been replaced by the Chicago White Sox's Jake Peavy.  —  Peavy  —  Wilson