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.

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.”

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 …

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.

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 …

Ken Ravizza, a titan in the mental side of baseball and mentor to Joe Maddon, dies at 70  —  He never put on a baseball uniform.  —  He didn't manage or coach.  —  He never executed a trade.  —  Yet, Ken Ravizza was one of the greatest behind-the-scenes giants in the baseball industry …

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.

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.

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.

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.