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Parker Messick and Cade Smith Throw Perfect Innings in American League’s All-Star Shutout
Cleveland’s two All-Star pitchers combined to retire all six batters they faced in the AL’s 4-0 win, with Cade Smith striking out Bryce Harper and Corbin Carroll back to back.
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Rays Hold the AL’s Best Record at the All-Star Break, Three Games Clear of the Yankees
Tampa Bay reached the break at 56-38, the American League’s best record, built on a 35-15 home mark — though a modest run differential says the second half will ask harder questions.
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Cardinals Draft Prep Outfielder Trevor Condon at No. 13, Land Six of the First 86 Picks
St. Louis opened the 2026 draft with high school outfielder Trevor Condon at No. 13, the first of six Cardinals selections inside the top 86 picks — a class that leans on hit tools early and college arms behind them.
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Cody Bellinger Named All-Star Game MVP as Yankees Drive In Three of the AL’s Four Runs
Cody Bellinger’s two-out, two-run single off Cristopher Sánchez won him All-Star Game MVP, and Ben Rice followed with an RBI single as the AL blanked the NL 4-0 in Philadelphia.
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Reds Place Nick Lodolo on 15-Day Injured List With Recurring Blister
Nick Lodolo went on the 15-day injured list July 12 with a blister on his left index finger, one day after leaving his last start before the break. Chase Petty was recalled from Louisville.
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Report: Yankees ‘Love the Idea’ of Trading for Padres Closer Mason Miller
Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports the Yankees ‘love the idea’ of adding Padres closer Mason Miller before the Aug. 3 deadline — and Miller is taking the attention as ‘a compliment.’
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Braves Begin Ronald Acuña Jr.’s Rehab Assignment as He Nears a Second-Half Return
Ronald Acuña Jr. began a rehab assignment with the FCL Braves on July 13, putting the former MVP on track to rejoin first-place Atlanta early in the second half. Infielder Ha-Seong Kim started a rehab assignment the same day.
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Brewers Acquire Lance McCullers Jr. From the Astros as Rotation Injuries Pile Up
A day after losing Brandon Woodruff to the 60-day IL, Milwaukee lands a two-time World Series winner, and Houston gets Prince Fielder’s son in return.
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Cardinals Send Three Players to the All-Star Game as Riley O’Brien Throws a Scoreless Inning in a 4-0 Loss
Jordan Walker, Ivan Herrera and closer Riley O’Brien represented a surprising Cardinals club in the All-Star Game, with O’Brien tossing a scoreless inning in the National League’s 4-0 loss.
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Yankees Face the Second Half Without Aaron Judge as Rib Fracture Points to a September Return
New York reached the break second in the AL East at 54-42, three behind Tampa Bay, and faces the second half without Aaron Judge, whose rib stress fracture points to a September return.