Several hours before the Red Sox took the field against the Los Angeles Angels, MLB announced its rosters for the 2026 All-Star Game in Philadelphia.

Two Red Sox standouts — Aroldis Chapman and Ranger Suarez — made the cut, but two others were among the most notable snubs from the initial American League roster.

That pair, Sonny Gray and ...Read more

CHICAGO — Even in the densest fog it’s becoming clear how much rookie JJ Wetherholt relishes becoming part of baseball’s oldest rivalry between two clubs that have never moved.

Welcomed by boos as the first batter of Saturday’s game at a vibrant, loud and jam-packed Wrigley Field, Wetherholt stung the first pitch he saw, the first ...Read more

DENVER — Bryce Eldridge has already learned how Oracle Park, his home stadium, can suppress offense.

It was about two months ago that Eldridge got “Oracle’d” for the first time in his career. On a cold San Francisco night, Eldridge sent a 407-foot fly ball to Triples Alley. At every other ballpark, Eldridge’s towering blast would’ve...Read more

ATLANTA — Juan Soto knows how to hold a grudge.

The New York Mets’ left fielder was named to his fifth MLB All-Star Game Saturday night, when starters were announced live on FOX. Soto was the sole player selected to represent the Mets at the 96th edition of the Midsummer Classic, which will take place July 14 at Citizens Bank Park in ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Paul Skenes stood at his locker, holding a physical paper invitation to the All-Star Game, and seemed surprised by it all.

His shock wasn’t entirely over his own selection, though he is in the midst of the worst stretch of his major league career — his team has lost his last nine starts; his numbers aren’t what they usually...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With the pop, pop, pop of fireworks in the distance in every direction around Kaufman Stadium providing a patriotic soundtrack Saturday night, the Phillies burst a few bombs in the air, too.

Just not from the usual sources.

Never mind that five players — nearly 20% of the roster — found out before the game that they ...Read more

SEATTLE — After he was told he’d be the Seattle Mariners’ lone representative in the upcoming 2026 MLB All-Star Game in a pregame team meeting Saturday morning, Randy Arozarena went out and showed why he was selected.

Arozarena went 3 for 4 on the day with a double and a grand slam, scoring three runs and driving in four in the Mariners�...Read more

HOUSTON — Junior Caminero has already done some things no Tampa Bay Rays players had ever accomplished, such as extending his sizzling power show on Friday to include hitting 10 home runs over a 10-game span.

He got official word on Saturday, the day he played in his 290th major-league game and the eve of his 23rd birthday, that he would add ...Read more

CINCINNATI — Last weekend, Mike Elias said he plans on “going for it” at the MLB trade deadline.

To do that, though, his team would have to play better in the coming weeks to put the Baltimore Orioles’ president of baseball operations in a position to be a buyer.

Instead, the Orioles responded with four straight losses after Elias’ ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers have four more 2026 All-Stars joining Shohei Ohtani on the National League squad.

Center fielder Andy Pages claimed the first All-Star nod of his career. And third baseman Max Muncy (three) first baseman Freddie Freeman (10) and pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (two) added to their Midsummer Classic honors.

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ANAHEIM, Calif. — The last time Mike Trout played in an All-Star Game was two kids ago.

That’s one of the reasons that it meant so much to him to finally get selected for another All-Star Game. Trout’s sons — ages 5 and 2 — were excited to get the news, via FaceTime, that their dad would be going to the All-Star Game.

“It means a ...Read more

CHICAGO — Pete Crow-Armstrong is an All-Star again.

The Chicago Cubs center fielder was named to the National League All-Star team Saturday as a reserve, earning the honor to play in the Midsummer Classic in back-to-back seasons.

“The great players are the ones that, I think anybody with kids will tell you, that’s who gets the attention,...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A few minutes past 6 p.m. Saturday, Don Mattingly gathered the Phillies for a team meeting.

That’s when Brandon Marsh found out he will start the All-Star Game.

In his home ballpark, no less.

Marsh, the leading vote-getter among National League outfielders in the final phase of fan voting, will be joined on July 14 in ...Read more

SEATTLE — A player born and raised in Cuba, who represented Mexico in the World Baseball Classic, ignited a sold-out crowd at T-Mobile Park into raucous chants of “USA! USA! USA!” after smashing a grand slam against the only Major League Baseball team from Canada on the Fourth of July.

To quote many a MLB player and manager — “That’...Read more

WASHINGTON — After Friday night’s loss to the Washington Nationals, Don Kelly stressed that the Pittsburgh Pirates needed more from their starting rotation.

“We need them big time,” Kelly said.

Come Saturday morning, Braxton Ashcraft received that message.

In a Fourth of July matchup that started at 11:05 a.m. ET, Ashcraft allowed one...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Last weekend, K.C. Peterson was sitting at a bar with his friends in western Nebraska, talking about Fourth of July celebrations, when he shared an unexpected tale.

It all started with a marketing gimmick, one so unique only Phillies executive Bill Giles could’ve conceived it. The year was 1976, and Philadelphia was buzzing ...Read more

It was the evening of May 12 when Don Kelly was asked to compare his star player to the best pitcher Kelly had ever shared a clubhouse with.

Paul Skenes had been brilliant once again, allowing just two hits while striking out 10 over eight scoreless innings against the Colorado Rockies. It felt like we weren’t only witnessing the continuation...Read more