Angels at Phillies Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for July 18  —  The leaders in the National League East, the Phillies (55-41) welcome the surprising Angels (47-49) to Citizens Bank Park in the City of Brotherly Love for a three-game series beginning Friday night.

MLB All-Star Game: Players, fans fall in love with swing-off  —  ATLANTA — Clutching the glass bat given to the All-Star Game MVP, Kyle Schwarber walked through the National League clubhouse and chuckled to himself: He had just won the award without registering a single hit in the game.

2025 MLB Make or Miss Playoff Predictions: Odds, Expert Picks, Best Bets including Red Sox, Padres, Guardians  —  The second half of the MLB season starts up on Friday, and before first pitch, I have two teams in the make-or-miss playoff market worth betting on — the San Diego Padres and Boston Red Sox …

Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred says Fenway Park ‘would be a great venue’ for an All-Star Game, but when?  —  ATLANTA — Commissioner Rob Manfred said Tuesday that Fenway Park “would be a great venue” for the All-Star Game.  When the Midsummer Classic would return to Boston isn't clear.

Rangers give $100K All-Star bonus to Nathan Eovaldi after snub  —  Despite an excellent first half to the season, Texas Rangers starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi wasn't selected as an All-Star this year, but the team made sure that he'll be paid like one.  —  Despite the snub …

Rangers 1B Jake Burger goes on the injured list for 2nd time this season  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers first baseman Jake Burger will be on the injured list for the second time this season when the team resumes play after the All-Star break.  —  Texas placed Burger on the 10-day IL on Wednesday because of a left quad strain.

Fantasy Baseball Closer Report: State of saves at the All-Star break  —  In this week's Closer Report, we review the first half in saves across the closer landscape and take a look at which late-inning situations are worth monitoring with two weeks left until the trade deadline.

What I'm hearing about the MLB trade deadline with two weeks to go  —  So much for the Los Angeles Dodgers building enough depth to make their team deadline-proof.  —  After investing a combined $107 million in free-agent relievers Tanner Scott, Blake Treinen and Kirby Yates …

Examining the state of the Marlins at the break, what has been learned, what we're hearing  —  This Marlins season — which has exceeded any reasonable expectations, with a 44-51 record that's good for third place in the National League East (ahead of the high-spending Braves) — has been very much about player development.

X-rays are negative after Diamondbacks' Eugenio Suárez is hit by a pitch on left hand at All-Star Game  —  ATLANTA — Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Eugenio Suárez appears to have dodged a major injury after he was hit by a pitch on his hand during the All-Star Game.