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The 2023 MLB All-Star Game will be on July 11 at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. However, a few big names are injured and won’t be able to suit up for the Midsummer Classic, including Mike Trout and Aaron Judge, both of which were starters for the American League team. Now, the MLB has announced their […]

Marcus Stroman is one of the best pitchers in Major League Baseball this season and earned his second All-Star nod, but the Chicago Cubs ace does not plan on pitching in the 2023 MLB All-Star Game next week in Seattle. Stroman will rather elect to take the extra day of rest, which would give him […]

Los Angeles Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani left the mound early in the sixth inning with an apparent finger injury after giving up back-to-back homers to the San Diego Padres. Following the injury, Ohtani announced he’s not planning to pitch in the All-Star Game. The tw0-way pitcher is hoping to heal in the 10 days before […]

Make that three for the Seattle Mariners. With Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Shane McClanahan landing on the injured list, Mariners hurler George Kirby gets the call to be an injury replacement for the American League roster at the 2023 MLB All-Star Game. Outfielder Julio Rodriguez is also now part of the AL squad as an […]

Los Angeles Angels superstar Mike Trout is expected to miss four to eight weeks after suffering a wrist injury. The primary concern is of course for the Angels and how they will move forward without one of the best players in the game. However, Trout’s injury also left a void in the MLB All-Star Game. […]

Major League Baseball released the full rosters for the 2023 MLB All-Star Game on Sunday, with representatives from all 30 teams earning the honor to play among the league’s best in Seattle on July 11. With only 32 roster spots per league, there are bound to be some players that miss out on the Midsummer […]

Already one of the greatest players to ever wear a Los Angeles Dodgers uniform, Clayton Kershaw continues to pad his stellar resume. The 35-year-old ace was named to his 10th MLB All-Star Game Sunday, which ties Pee Wee Reese for most in franchise history. And this selection is not made out of respect or honor […]

A few days before the 2023 MLB All-Star Game is played at Seattle’s T-Moble Park, some of the best players from Historically Black Colleges & Universities will take the field. The inaugural HBCU Swingman Classic, which is presented by Ken Griffey Jr. and MLB, will feature 50 HBCU baseball players. Some of the players who […]

The 2023 MLB All-Star Game is set to take place from the Seattle Mariners’ T-Mobile Park. With the All-Star Game starters being announced, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves led the way on the National League side. For the Dodgers, Freddie Freeman is starting at first base while Mookie Betts is in the outfield […]

Unsurprisingly, Los Angeles Angels’ two-way phenom Shohei Ohtani is leading MLB All-Star voting for designated hitters. However, in far more surprising fashion, Brandon Belt is second in MLB All-Star voting for the DH position. Belt hilariously blasted Ohtani after learning of the voting results so far, per Paige Leckie of MLB.com. “Yeah, that’s how you […]

The San Francisco Giants haven’t had a ton of superstar players in recent years. Since Buster Posey’s prime years, there hasn’t been a standout, bonafide All-Star lock for the Giants. Yet San Francisco always seems to be in the mix every year without a star to carry them through the season and has sent multiple […]

The Chicago Cubs didn’t enter the 2023 season with many expectations, and to this point, they have been what everyone was expecting them to be entering the season. The Cubs are rebuilding, and while they have some talented players, they aren’t good enough on their own to single-handedly make Chicago a playoff contender. The Cubs […]

The New York Mets entered the 2023 season with some extremely high expectations, and for good reason. After an explosive offseason, it was clear that the Mets were aiming to be a top World Series contender this season. Yet as we approach the midway point of the season, the Mets are one of the biggest […]

The Seattle Mariners were one of Major League Baseball’s best stories in 2022. Their second straight 90-win season led to a playoff berth 20 years in the making and rejuvenated the love for baseball in Seattle. With stars like Julio Rodriguez leading the way, the Mariners were one of the youngest but most exciting teams […]

The 2023 MLB season has been a complete nightmare for the St. Louis Cardinals. A consistent contender featuring a pair of perennial All-Stars in the middle of the lineup, St. Louis was expected to compete for its fifth-straight playoff berth. Instead, the Cardinals have been the National League’s worst team with just four weeks left […]

The Atlanta Braves continue to establish themselves as one of the best teams in all of baseball. With an All-Star roster featuring the likes of Ronald Acuña Jr., Matt Olson, Ozzie Albies, and Spencer Strider, it’s no surprise that they hold the second-best record in the National League. The construction of this impressive Atlanta team […]

The Houston Astros are no strangers to sending a platoon of their players to the MLB All-Star Game. The World Series champions had five All-Stars last year alone and are sure to have multiple players representing the Astros in the Midsummer Classic in Seattle this July. Six different Astros are in the top five for […]

The Los Angeles Angels have boasted top-tier star power for several years, but it hasn’t turned into much team success. That finally appears to be changing after a mediocre start to the Angels’ 2023 season, and it should result in Los Angeles having several players named to the MLB All-Star Game. The Angels are 38-31 […]

It is midway through the month of June, and the Pittsburgh Pirates are in first place in the National League Central. Whether that is through the Pirates’ ability on the field or the struggles of the rest of the division … fans in Pittsburgh will not be complaining. Yes, the Pirates may have lost nine […]

The Chicago White Sox have been the American League’s biggest disappointment in the 2023 MLB season. That doesn’t mean every player on the roster has fallen below expectations. While a couple of White Sox players have been dreadful, others have been more than good enough to participate in the 2023 MLB All-Star Game. There will […]

The Toronto Blue Jays may not necessarily be having the 2023 season that they were hoping for so far, but they are still in the thick of the American League wild card race as we creep up on the halfway point of the season. With a 37-31 record, it’s clear the Blue Jays are solid, […]

When a team is below .500 in June, there are bound to be plenty of average and underachieving players on the roster. A lack of star power and sizzle has plagued the Boston Red Sox most of this season. Now, with voting underway for the 2023 MLB All-Star Game, this club is going to struggle […]

The 2023 MLB season has been a wacky one, to say the least, particularly where the National League is concerned. The New York Mets and San Diego padres have been massive flops. The Pittsburgh Pirates and Miami Marlins are defying the odds and their payrolls with strong pitching and good ole’ small ball. But the […]

In such a deep division, the Texas Rangers have emerged as surprise leaders in the AL West. But it is a well-deserved status given the smart spending of the ballclub during the past two off-seasons. Last year, the Rangers strengthened their middle infield with Marcus Semien and Corey Seager. This winter, the club spent big […]

In the preseason predictions, many experts picked the Minnesota Twins to win their division. These intuitions have held true so far, just maybe not in the way that many would have thought. The Twins have hovered at or above the .500 mark for most of the season, while also holding down first place in the […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are starting to pick up steam in the month of June after a dreadful first two months of the season for the defending National League Champions. Philly still holds a losing record at 32-34, but a 7-4 start to June has lifted the Phillies back into the thick of the wild card […]

Last year was the warning shot for the Baltimore Orioles, who, after losing 110 games in 2021, improved their win total by 31 games. With a young, rapidly-improving core, this fun team was expected to continue on its upward trajectory in 2023, and maybe even challenge for a playoff spot. But to be second place […]

The Milwaukee Brewers sit at 34-32 more than a third of the way into the season. This might be about where Brewers fans thought the team would be, but it will be a disappointment considering the club was as much as 9 games above .500 back in April and led the division for the majority […]

No team in MLB has played better baseball this season than the Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays sit at 48-20 and offer the second-best pitching and hitting (both in terms of runs per game) in the league — a lethal combination that has helped Tampa open up a 5.5-game lead at the top of the […]

Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge are often regarded as MLB’s current most popular players. Mookie Betts and Mike Trout are in the conversation as well. However, it is Ronald Acuna Jr who leads 2023 MLB All-Star voting so far with a whopping 1,086,537 votes, per MLB Communications. Ronald Acuña Jr. of the @Braves & Shohei Ohtani […]

The rosters for this year’s HBCU Swingman Classic at Seattle’s MLB All-Star Game were announced Friday afternoon by MLB’s Youth Development Foundation. The game is set to take place on Friday, July 7, at 10:30 p.m. ET and will air on MLB Network. Here’s a look at the rosters for the contest: Introducing the roster […]

Bryce Harper has only been back two weeks and has already been hitting bombs- and started a bench’s clearing, verbal sparring. It’s like he never left. But it’s not like he was gone for long. He barely missed a month of regular season play. And now, after suffering an elbow injury last season that most […]

Major League Baseball, in a joint statement with Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr., has made a significant announcement regarding the MLB All-Star Game. A new showcase for athletes attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities is coming to the Midsummer Classic. MLB and Griffey Jr. announced the HBCU Swingman Classic. They described the HBCU Swingman […]

In two years, the Texas Rangers will bring the party back to Arlington. The Rangers will host the 2024 MLB All-Star weekend in Globe Life Field, according to a Thursday statement from MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred during the league’s owner meetings. “The Texas Rangers are honored to be awarded the 2024 All-Star Game,” said Rangers […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers entered the 2022 MLB All-Star Game with a 60-30 record and the feel of a team with a chance to make their fourth World Series since the 2017 season. Los Angeles’ lineup, armed with superstars Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman and Trea Turner, has been among baseball’s most formidable. The pitching staff […]

The Oakland Athletics garnered some real attention during the MLB All-Star Game, but it was not for the best reasons. Their All-Star, pitcher Paul Blackburn, got a ride to Los Angeles with the Houston Astros on their charter jet. According to Jon Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle, Athletics traveling secretary Mickey Morabito booked Blackburn […]

Right now, Juan Soto is undeniably one of the best young players in the MLB. The 23-year-old already has a World Series Championship and many other accolades to his name. This All-Star Break, Soto added 2022 Home Run Derby champion and his second All-Star Game to his grocery list of accomplishments. Despite his huge success […]

New York Yankees star Giancarlo Stanton stole the show in his homecoming at Dodger Stadium in the 2022 MLB All-Star Game on Tuesday night, clubbing a game-tying two-run homer that eventually earned him MVP honors. Stanton wowed the Dodger Stadium faithful with his feat of strength. But what if that was something Los Angeles fans […]

It’s been one heck of a week for Nestor Cortes. He kicked it off by watching the Home Run Derby in Los Angeles. Then the New York Yankees star pitcher was mic’d up during his outing in the 2022 MLB All-Star Game that saw him pitch well. And now Nestor Cortes is engaged, per Talkin’ […]