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Blue Jays’ Dylan Cease Starts and Wins the All-Star Game, Striking Out the Side
Dylan Cease started and won the All-Star Game for the American League, striking out the side, and enters the second half leading the AL with 148 strikeouts as Toronto’s steadiest arm.
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Brewers Lose Brandon Woodruff to the 60-Day IL and Kyle Harrison to Injury Entering the Break
Milwaukee moved Brandon Woodruff to the 60-day IL with shoulder inflammation and placed Kyle Harrison on the 15-day IL, thinning the NL Central leader’s rotation just as it prepares to buy before the Aug. 3 deadline.
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Reds Drawing ‘Plenty of Interest’ in Spencer Steer as the Trade Deadline Nears
Bob Nightengale reports the Reds are receiving ‘plenty of interest’ in versatile, cost-controlled Spencer Steer, with the Blue Jays, Mariners and Yankees among the clubs mentioned before the Aug. 3 deadline.
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Paul Skenes Makes Third Straight All-Star Team but Sits Out the Game After a Sunday Start
Paul Skenes earned his third consecutive All-Star selection but did not pitch in the American League’s 4-0 win, leaving the Pirates without a participant after his Sunday start.
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Report: Rays Plan to Be Aggressive Deadline Buyers, With Tarik Skubal at the Top of the List
Bob Nightengale reports Tampa Bay sees a wide-open AL and wants Skubal — with Ketel Marte expected to veto any deal and Luis Arraez as the fallback.
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Willson Contreras Tells Red Sox He Won’t Waive His No-Trade Clause
The Red Sox first baseman said at All-Star media day that he told the front office he’s staying — and passed up an extra $1 million to keep it that way.
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Yordan Alvarez to Start at Designated Hitter and Bat Second for AL All-Stars
Alvarez, hitting .318 with 31 home runs and 70 RBIs at the break, starts at DH and bats second for the American League tonight in Philadelphia.
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Mariners Snap Five-Game Skid With 8-2 Win in Tampa Bay, Reach Break 1.5 Games Behind Texas
Randy Arozarena drove in three and J.P. Crawford added three hits and three RBIs as Seattle stopped its slide, entering the All-Star break 1.5 back in the West and tied for the final wild card.
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Report: Rockies Have No Plans to Trade Hunter Goodman at the Deadline
USA Today’s Bob Nightengale reports Colorado will keep its 27-homer catcher even as it sells elsewhere — and Goodman’s road numbers are the loudest argument for why teams keep calling.
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Mike Trout to Lead Off for the American League in Tonight’s All-Star Game Near His Hometown
Voted a starter for the first time since 2023, Mike Trout will bat leadoff and play center field for the AL at Citizens Bank Park — about 40 miles from Millville, New Jersey.