Baseball's midsummer classic gets underway in Atlanta
Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was set to start at first base and bat fifth for the American League in tonight's Major League Baseball all-star game.
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Reaches the 1,000-hit Mark In His 911th MLB Game
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reached the 1,000-hit mark on Friday night during the fifth inning of the Toronto Blue Jays game against the Athletics. Guerrero's achievement came on a single into center field. He then stole second base, and scored when Alejandro Kirk hit a single two batters later.
Blue Jays fall short of matching franchise's all-time win streak in loss to White Sox
Adrian Houser tossed seven solid innings, and the Chicago White Sox stopped Toronto's 10-game winning streak, beating the Blue Jays 2-1 on Wednesday.
Cal Raleigh, MLB home run leader, joins Derby with dad pitching - ESPN
Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh, who leads the majors in homers with 32, said Friday that he will participate in next month's Home Run Derby.
Judge, Ohtani elected to All-Star Game as top vote-getters - ESPN
NEW YORK — The Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani and the New York Yankees' Aaron Judge were the first players picked for the July 15 All-Star Game at Atlanta's Truist Park, elected as starters by fans Thursday.
Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani clear leaders in All-Star voting - ESPN
Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani, who have combined to win five of the past eight Most Valuable Player awards, are lapping the rest of Major League Baseball in the first batch of All-Star Game balloting.
Springer out after hopping on third base, ending Jays' rally - ESPN
TORONTO — Blue Jays outfielder George Springer skipped into third base on a key RBI hit by teammate Alejandro Kirk and hopped right into an inning-ending out in the fifth on Sunday against the Athletics.
Yankees' Boone to mull closer role as Williams flops again - ESPN
NEW YORK — New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone did not dismiss the possibility of removing Devin Williams from the closer role — at least temporarily — after Williams continued his struggles Friday, blowing a save and getting booed off the mound by the Yankee Stadium crowd in an eventual 4-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays.