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Ryan Divish: Why Julio Rodriguez deserves to go to the All-Star Game

SAN DIEGO — If asked, he will happily say yes.

Tribune News Service

Mike Trout remains hopeful Angels can turn around season, affirms ‘This is where I want to be’

MIAMI — The questions that have dogged the Angels throughout almost all of Mike Trout’s career are back again.

The Orange County Register

SI:AM | Julio Rodríguez Is Living Up to the Hype

The Mariners rookie is off to a historically great start.

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Baseball should honor Larry Doby, another pioneer in integrating the sport

On July 5, 1947, the unassuming 22-year-old joined the Cleveland Indians and played at Comiskey Park, the first Black player in the American League. Every July 5, AL players should wear his No. 14.

Chicago Sun-Times

New month, more of same for Dylan Cease in White Sox’ victory over Giants

Dylan Cease was named American League Pitcher of the Month for June on Saturday. He allowed one run in five innings, helping the Sox to an important 5-3 win.

Chicago Sun-Times

Alek Manoah’s Slider Is the Key to His and the Blue Jays’ Success

The 24-year-old has emerged as one of the best pitchers with one of the nastiest pitches in the American League.

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Yankees slugger Aaron Judge earns starting spot in All-Star Game, leads AL in votes

NEW YORK — The first phase of MLB All-Star Game voting has concluded, and Aaron Judge led all American League players. Under this new system, Judge has automatically earned a starting spot in the game thanks to winning Phase 1. Braves’ outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. will join Judge, as he…

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Aaron Judge and the Yankees Find a Compromise

Aaron Judge’s contract year is one of the defining story lines of this season, and last night, he made his latest case for why the Yankees should pay him whatever the heck he wants to spend the rest of his career in pinstripes. With two on, two out and the…

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Joe Starkey: Shohei Ohtani is the greatest baseball player of all time — period

PITTSBURGH — In a sport where the numbers often become numbing — I can look up the Pirates' record on Tuesday nights on artificial turf against 27-year-old left-handers with mustaches who played for at least two American League teams — this little nugget leaped from the computer screen. It came…

Tribune News Service

Six Takeaways on MLB’s First All-Star Fan Voting Update

For the most part, the fans got it right, but there were still a few snubs in the results released on Tuesday.

Sports Illustrated

Sweet home Chicago? Not for the White Sox, who need to get cooking at the Rate

The Sox began the current homestand with a 13-17 mark at home, third-worst in the American League. Want to point to an area in need of major improvement? Start right there.

Chicago Sun-Times

Benjamin Hochman: How I learned to stop worrying and love the DH in the NL

Harrison Bader, often the Cardinals’ eighth hitter in previous seasons, led off the second inning in the first game. After he singled, I remember thinking: Ugh, the pitcher is coming up.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Jameson Taillon shuts down Blue Jays, Aaron Hicks delivers key hit as Yankees run win streak to 9

TORONTO — The Yankees can crush a team, like they did Friday night. They can scrape out wins, like they did in the three-game sweep of the Rays earlier this week. The pitchers can shut teams down, like Jameson Taillon did to the Blue Jays Saturday. And they can come…

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Bill Shaikin: Anthony Rendon injury could complicate Angels’ chances of re-signing Shohei Ohtani

The Angels have had good days, but they are increasingly distant. Friday marked another of the not-so-good days, with the team announcing third baseman Anthony Rendon was bound for season-ending surgery.

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Dusty Baker Updates Timeline for Potential Jeremy Pena Return

The rookie shortstop was placed on the 10-day IL following a left thumb injury he suffered on Monday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Right forearm strain sidelines White Sox closer Liam Hendriks

The Sox reinstated Joe Kelly from the IL, optioned lefty Bennett Sousa to Charlotte and recalled righty Davis Martin.

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MLB Power Rankings: Revealing Each Team’s Best New Player

Mark Canha, Joc Pederson and Trevor Story are their club’s top additions. Who are the others?

Tribune News Service

Gerrit Cole flirts with perfection, Aaron Judge crushes another homer as Yankees blast Tigers, 13-0

NEW YORK — In case you didn’t get the message on Thursday, Gerrit Cole went out and added emphasis to the point. The Yankees' starting staff is the best in the American League and making a case for being the most dominant in baseball. For the second straight night, a…

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Astros Shortstop Jeremy Peña Is MLB’s Most Professional Rookie

Houston’s youngster has the tall task of replacing a franchise icon. So far, he’s doing just fine.

Los Angeles Times

Dylan Hernandez: Angel Stadium has a charmed simplicity, but will it last?

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani was on the mound, Mike Trout was batting in front of him in the lineup, the Angels had the third-best record in the American League … and half of the seats were empty.

Boston Herald

Trevor Story stays hot, Red Sox score 16 runs again in series victory over White Sox

Alex Cora wasn’t one bit worried about what’s become a rare occurrence for his Boston Red Sox, an offensive dud in Wednesday’s loss.

The Guardian - US

Does the world’s best baseball player finally have a supporting cast?

The Angels haven’t had a winning season since 2015, despite the presence of their nine-time All-Star. This year could be when things change though

Tribune News Service

Nestor Cortes deletes his Twitter account after old tweets surface: ‘It’s not who I am’

BALTIMORE — After taking over as the American League ERA leader on Sunday, Nestor Cortes took down his Twitter account. While the 27-year-old was on the mound in Chicago, fans had combed through his social media accounts and found Tweets and Instagram posts from 2012-2015 where he used a racial…

Chicago Tribune

Paul Sullivan: Dylan Cease’s future looks bright thanks to his pitching — and predictions — for the Chicago White Sox

“Bro, there ain’t gonna be any home runs today.”

Los Angeles Times

Reid Detmers’ no-hitter is more than an outlier. The Angels can pitch!

They are four words, the words that have stood between the Angels and respectability for close to a decade.

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