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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.
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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.
ESPN:
AL All-Star Game starters feature Mike Trout, Mookie Betts and Aaron Judge  —  The American League's starting outfield for next week's All-Star Game certainly isn't lacking in star power, with the Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout, New York's Aaron Judge and Boston's Mookie Betts getting the nods.
David SchoenfieldESPN Senior / ESPN:
Rays' Blake Snell squeezed out by rules, AL depth in starting pitchers  —  It's always fun to go over the All-Star rosters because it's always fun to argue about the snubs and the surprises, then complain about the “every team gets an All-Star” rule — even if a team is on pace to lose 100-plus games.
Discussion: MLB Baseball News … and DRaysBay
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.
Discussion: 10NEWS
Detroit Free Press:
Next Slide  —  The Detroit Tigers may have gotten a surprise Sunday when reliever Joe Jimenez was named to the American League All-Star squad instead of right fielder Nicholas Castellanos, but for four former Tigers, the All-Star Game announcement went as expected.
Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:
Jacob deGrom named to second All-Star Game, Brandon Nimmo doesn't make the cut  —  Jacob deGrom on 4-1 loss to Yankees Matt Ehalt, Staff Writer, @MattEhalt  —  NEW YORK — Jacob deGrom put on quite a show in his first All-Star game in 2015.  —  He'll have a chance for another memorable moment.
Detroit Free Press:
Next Slide  —  Oops!  —  We weren't supposed to learn which Detroit Tigers player made the American League All-Star team until 7 p.m., but manager Ron Gardenhire accidentally spilled the beans after the Tigers' 3-0 loss to the Texas Rangers on Fox Sports Detroit's postgame telecast.
Roy Parry / Orlando Sentinel:
Rays catcher Wilson Ramos voted All-Star Game starter for American League  —  Rays catcher Wilson Ramos has been selected to the All-Star Game for the second time.  (Mike Stobe / Getty Images)  —  Rays catcher Wilson Ramos has punched his ticket for a return trip to Nationals Park.
Discussion: Tampa Bay Times
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:   MLB All-Star Game: Yes, Bryce Harper deserves to be there — because it's all about enjoyment
Ryan Gorcey / The San Francisco Examiner:
San Francisco Giants: Brandon Crawford named National League's starting All-Star shortstop
Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:   Joey Votto, Eugenio Suárez, Scooter Gennett to represent Cincinnati Reds as MLB All-Stars
Yahoo Sports / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
How did this guy not make the All-Star team?
Associated Press:   This Date In Baseball … 1902 — Rube Waddell beat Bill Dinneen 4-2 …
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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Richard Morin / Arizona Republic:
Last Slide  —  Diamondbacks right-hander Clay Buchholz will not be traveling with the club on its upcoming six-day road trip, but he could be progressing toward a potential return after the All-Star break.  —  Buchholz suffered a strained oblique in a June 24 start in Pittsburgh and threw …
Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. San Diego Padres … A day after setting a franchise record by scoring 20 runs and clobbering a season-high 18 hits, the Diamondbacks had to resort to more clever and cunning methods on Sunday if they were planning on closing out the San Diego Padres and beating them for the third time in the four-game series.
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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Alden GonzalezESPN / ESPN:
Mike Trout stays patient as pitchers take a pass
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Peter Botte / New York Daily News:
Imperfect Mets still find new ways to keep approaching ‘rock bottom’ in another shutout loss  —  The imperfect team nearly was “perfect-gamed,” which would have been the ... well, you don't even need me to finish the rest of that thought by now.  —  Citi Field still is where the bottomless pit …
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Justin Tasch / New York Daily News:   Chris Flexen predictably struggles in spot start as he continues to look overmatched against major-league pitching
Jeffrey Metallo / Associated Press:
Nathan Eovaldi flirts with perfection as Rays blast Mets 9-0
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Phil Rogers / Chicago Tribune:
Surprise: Willson Contreras, Javier Baez join Jon Lester on NL All-Star team  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Jon Lester knew he was in line to be named to the National League All-Star team.  The surprise came when fans voted catcher Willson Contreras and second baseman Javier Baez into the starting lineup.
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:   White Sox's Jose Abreu, Cubs' Willson Contreras, Javier Baez and Jon Lester voted into All-Star game
Phil Rogers / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant to begin rehab stint Monday
Buster OlneyESPN Senior / ESPN:
Olney: Max Muncy's journey from out of MLB to out of this world  —  The Keller High School baseball team, of Keller, Texas, generally follows the same daily schedule.  As a result, Lee Muncy and his son, Max, could venture an educated guess as to when practice would end and a batting cage would open for the Muncys' use.
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.
 
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