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ESPN:
Chris Archer on Blake Snell's snub from All-Star roster: 'Something like that can't happen' — Rays pitcher Chris Archer took to social media to protest teammate Blake Snell's omission from the American League All-Star roster, saying that players who vote for All-Stars “didn't do our due diligence.”
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Scott Boeck / USA Today:
MLB All-Star Game rosters: Red Sox, Astros, Indians dominate AL; upstart Braves get 4 NL stars — The first half of the Major League Baseball season was dominated by a trio of American League powerhouses, and that was reflected in rosters for the 89th All-Star Game that were revealed on Sunday.
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10NEWS, MLB Baseball News …, Over the Monster and Camden Chat
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Will Manny Machado, Brad Hand and others get traded before All-Star Game? — PHOENIX - Just six months ago All-Star reliever Brad Hand signed a contract extension that changed his life, providing financial security to his family, becoming an integral cog of the San Diego Padres' future.
Dave Clark / Cincinnati.com:
Reactions: Reds' Gennett, Suarez, Votto named National League All-Stars — The Cincinnati Reds had three players - second baseman Scooter Gennett, third baseman Eugenio Suarez and first baseman Joey Votto - named Sunday night to the National League roster for the Major League Baseball All-Star Game on July 17 at Nationals Park.
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Bleacher Report, Sporting News, Fish Stripes, Phillies Nation, Red Reporter and CBS New York
Associated Press:
American League gets dream outfield for All-Star Game — Mike Trout, Aaron Judge and Mookie Betts form a dream outfield in the American League. Bryce Harper and Max Scherzer make up a not-so-gracious welcome committee for the NL. — Power in the center of power. A capital-sized All-Star Game.
Scooby Axson / Sports Illustrated:
MLB Trade Rumors: Dodgers, Brewers Showing Interest in Manny Machado — Which contending teams will shake up their roster and make a deal before the trade deadline? — Over the next three weeks, teams that are out of contention for playoff spots will be looking toward the future.
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Beyond the Box Score, Brew Crew Ball, Daily Record, Deadspin and NESN.com
Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Reds Beat Blog: Will the Reds be sellers or stand pat at the trade deadline? — Welcome to another edition of the weekly Reds Beat Blog: a new home for updates on the Reds' top minor league prospects, some tidbits about the big topics across MLB and another place for more opinions on the Reds.
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' Nick Castellanos is an All-Star snub. Who's to blame?
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Purple Row
Pete Caldera / Knoxville News-Sentinel:
Yankees sluggers Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton say no to Home Run Derby
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USA Today
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Column: Fans aren't only ones making questionable All-Star selections
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New York Daily News
Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
MLB power rankings: Red-hot Red Sox, awful Orioles headed for historic runaway
David SchoenfieldESPN Senior / ESPN:
Rays' Blake Snell squeezed out by rules, AL depth in starting pitchers
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MLB Baseball News …, McCovey Chronicles and DRaysBay
Ed Barkowitz / Philly.com:
Baseball All-Star Game rosters, TV, streaming info, stats and some Phillies' history
Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:
Jacob deGrom named to second All-Star Game, Brandon Nimmo doesn't make the cut
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NBCSports.com, Twinkie Town and McCovey Chronicles
ESPN:
AL All-Star Game starters feature Mike Trout, Mookie Betts and Aaron Judge
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Let's Go Tribe, Amazin' Avenue, MLB Baseball News …, Over the Monster, Federal Baseball and MLB Daily Dish
Roy Parry / Orlando Sentinel:
Rays catcher Wilson Ramos voted All-Star Game starter for American League
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Tampa Bay Times
Detroit Free Press:
Next Slide — The Detroit Tigers may have gotten a surprise Sunday …
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Pinstripe Alley and Talking Chop
Alden GonzalezESPN / ESPN:
Shohei Ohtani delivers again for Angels with long, winning blast — ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani's right knee was still sore when he arrived at Angel Stadium on Sunday. He took a baseball directly to it in the previous night's ninth inning, on a foul ball against Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen …
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Jill Painter Lopez / Associated Press:
Ohtani's pinch-hit homer lifts Angels over Dodgers 4-3 — ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Shohei Ohtani's versatility was on display again Sunday. — The two-way star launched a pinch-hit home run in the seventh inning that sent Andrew Heaney and the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Sports psychologist Ken Ravizza dies at 70; mental skills coach for MLB, college teams — Dr. Ken Ravizza, a Cal State Fullerton professor who was among the leading sports psychologists in the nation and a guru of sorts for dozens of major league baseball players, died Sunday night …
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Associated Press:
Myers homers again, Padres top Diamondbacks 4-3 in 16 — Batting for the eighth time in the game — and facing a catcher he later called the best position player he's ever seen pitch — Wil Myers got something he liked and hammered it. — Myers homered for the fourth time in two days …
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AZ Snake Pit and Gaslamp Ball
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Associated Press:
Royals sign 16-year-old Japanese pitcher for $322,500 — KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Kaito Yuki is headed to the Kansas City Royals organization instead of attending high school in Japan. — The 16-year-old pitcher agreed Sunday to a minor league contract with a $322,500 signing bonus.
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Royals Review
Jill Painter Lopez / Associated Press:
Dodgers' Puig leaves with oblique strain, could face DL — ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig is likely headed to the disabled list after leaving in the fifth inning against the Angels with what the team announced was a strained right oblique.
Todd Karpovich / UPI:
New York Yankees hope to gain ground in doubleheader vs. Baltimore Orioles — BALTIMORE — The New York Yankees can make up some ground on the first-place Boston Red Sox with a doubleheader against the struggling Baltimore Orioles on Monday at Camden Yards.
Discussion:
Pinstripe Alley
ESPN:
Who's your team's most important player for the second half? — With the season having advanced just beyond the halfway mark, let's look at the most important player in the second half for all 30 major league clubs. It could be a player at any professional level within his organization.
Sam Donnellon / Philly.com:
Elbow injuries - and surgery - affect high school pitchers more than anyone else — Three more outs. That's all coach Sam Tropiano needed to advance his Bishop Eustace High School baseball team into the 2018 New Jersey Non-Public South A championship game. — He had just the pitcher to do it, too.
