Bryce brings down the house with epic Home Run Derby comeback  —  WASHINGTON — Too many days this season, Bryce Harper has looked more like a young athlete saddled with a terrible burden than a superstar on the precipice of an adventure.  He's hitting .214.

Jacob deGrom won't start All-Star Game as NL honor goes to Nationals' Max Scherzer  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — As expected, despite having the best ERA in baseball, Mets ace Jacob deGrom is not starting the All-Star Game Tuesday night.  Dodgers manager Dave Roberts went with the hometown ace, the Nationals' Max Scherzer instead.

Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer is the anti-hero baseball needs  —  WASHINGTON - From his unique training regimen to his scientific approach to pitching to his polarizing personality, Trevor Bauer may be the most misunderstood player in baseball.  —  Bauer's personality, charitably described as …

Red Sox power rankings: Who's on top at the All-Star break?  —  After a couple of quick exits from the American League Division Series, there were plenty of lingering doubts when the Red Sox started the season with a record of 17-2.  Wait-and-see seemed to be the prevailing wisdom …

Will changes rejuvenate a Cardinals team that says it wants to win?  —  It's not as if the Cardinals have a purposeful playlist of metaphorical songs, played in the clubhouse to subliminally spread messages; it's just a cool song, so they played it after the fun win.

Phillies' success isn't tanking, and it never was - it's a youth movement  —  It wasn't long ago that the Phillies found themselves facing some serious allegations from folks who insisted that their rebuilding effort amounted to “tanking.”  From the ESPN airwaves to the pages of the local papers …

Quiz: One-time Phillies all-stars ... and where have you gone, Domonic Brown?  —  Mike Schmidt holds the Phillies record with 12 all-star selections.  Robin Roberts and Steve Carlton are tied for the most among pitchers with seven.  —  But what about those flashes in the pan that pose …

Is this All-Star pitching parade so good it's bad for baseball?  —  WASHINGTON — Blake Snell knows what it's like to perform before small crowds in a national-publicity vacuum — just like David Price, James Shields and all the other successful pitchers who preceded him in Tampa Bay.

Next Slide  —  Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt will start in the 2018 All-Star Game on Tuesday as the National League team's designated hitter.  —  Goldschmidt lost out on the fan vote but was named to the National League roster with pitchers Patrick Corbin and Zack Greinke …

Why C-Flap helmet add-ons are causing safety flap on youth league diamonds  —  Mike Trout wears a C-flap.  Bryce Harper does, too.  They're among 10 players in Tuesday's MLB All-Star Game who wear attachments to their batting helmets that are designed to protect a batter's cheek and jaw.

Oldest living MLB player, at 99, lives in Charlotte.  And he has a great story to tell.  —  On Sept. 3, 1941, Fred Caligiuri sat alone in the Philadelphia Athletics' dugout, ahead of a road game against the Washington Senators.  —  He was 22 years old, ecstatic about his Major League Baseball call …