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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 and Camden Chat
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, Red Reporter and CBS New York
Pete Caldera / Knoxville News-Sentinel:
Yankees sluggers Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton say no to Home Run Derby — TORONTO - Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton are content to let someone else win the Home Run Derby crown. — As recent champions, neither of the Yankees sluggers plans to participate in the Derby on Monday …
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.
Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
MLB power rankings: Red-hot Red Sox, awful Orioles headed for historic runaway — Baseball's season of extremes is starting to lurch toward historic territory. — Fourteen teams are at least 10 games out of first place even before the All-Star break, and this drastic pattern is particularly pronounced in the American League East.
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
David SchoenfieldESPN Senior / ESPN:
Rays' Blake Snell squeezed out by rules, AL depth in starting pitchers
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MLB Baseball News … and DRaysBay
Ed Barkowitz / Philly.com:
Baseball All-Star Game rosters, TV, streaming info, stats and some Phillies' history
Detroit Free Press:
Next Slide — The Detroit Tigers may have gotten a surprise Sunday …
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Pinstripe Alley and Talking Chop
Roy Parry / Orlando Sentinel:
Rays catcher Wilson Ramos voted All-Star Game starter for American League
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Tampa Bay Times
Matt Snyder / CBSSports.com:
2018 MLB All-Star Game roster: Rays' Blake Snell tops the list of biggest snubs
Phil Rogers / Chicago Tribune:
Willson Contreras and Javier Baez join Jon Lester on NL All-Star team
Yahoo Sports / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
How did this guy not make the All-Star team?
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Sporting News, Sports Illustrated and Athletics Nation
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.
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.
Scott Lauber / Philly.com:
Phillies' whole is greater than sum of their parts, as All-Star voting proves | Extra Innings — So, it turns out the Phillies can't actually win ‘em all. Go figure. No deficit was too big en route to six victories in a row, tied for the Phils’ longest winning streak since September 2012.
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Jim Salisbury / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
From the depths of an elbow injury 2 years ago, Aaron Nola blooms into an All-Star
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The Good Phight
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.
Matt Ehalt / NorthJersey.com:
Chris Flexen struggles as Mets only manage first hit in seventh inning in 9-0 loss to Rays — Mets manager Mickey Callaway on Mets' 9-0 loss to rays Matt Ehalt, Staff Writer, @MattEhalt — NEW YORK — An organization that once boasted about being eight to nine starting pitchers deep …
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs consultant Ken Ravizza dies at 70; sports psychologist hired by the Cubs in 2015 — Sports psychologist Ken Ravizza talks to Cubs players during spring training in March 2016. (Chicago Tribune) Chicago Tribune — Dr. Ken Ravizza, whose legendary mental skills teaching expanded …
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.
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.
