David Price of Tampa Bay Rays, Ubaldo Jimenez of Colorado Rockies named All-Star starters  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Colorado ace Ubaldo Jimenez will start for the National League in the All-Star Game while the AL will counter with Tampa Bay's David Price.  —  In this year of the pitcher …

ESPNBoston.com  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — He's in.  —  After some confusion over whether Adrian Beltre would play in Tuesday's All-Star Game, the Red Sox third baseman said Monday night that he feels good and is definitely playing.  —  Young  —  Beltre  —  Beltre showed up here assuming …

The HR Derby Contestants  —  I have a strange affinity for the Home Run Derby.  It spawns from watching re-runs of the old school Home Run Derby TV series, originally aired in 1960.  The rules were different back then — two hitters went head-to-head, squaring off in a nine-inning “game” in which each batter got three outs per inning.

Yovani Gallardo says he would skip All-Stars in Arizona over law  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Yovani Gallardo is firm.  Even if he's fortunate enough to make the All-Star team again next summer, he'll skip it.  —  “If the game is in Arizona, I will totally boycott,” the Milwaukee Brewers pitcher said Monday.

Boras on Fielder  —  By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel  —  Anaheim, Calif. - So, I had a long conversation this afternoon at the all-star festivities with Scott Boras, the agent for Brewers first baseman Prince Fielder.  —  As you know, the Brewers made an attempt earlier this year …

Cubs' Cashner earns points after plunking Dodger  —  LOS ANGELES — Rookie Andrew Cashner received high-fives from everyone in the Cubs dugout after a fastball “slipped” from his hand in the eighth inning and plunked Blake DeWitt, prompting an umpire's warning to both teams.

Yesterday and the Futures  —  I spent the weekend before the All-Star Game attending two baseball games.  On Saturday, Jon Weisman hosted Dave Cameron, his brother Jeremy, Bryan Smith, and me at Dodger Stadium for the Dodgers-Cubs game.  On Sunday, my son Joe and I met up with Dave and Bryan …

Byrd savors first All-Star selection  —  A few years ago, Marlon Byrd wasn't even sure of a spot in the majors.  —  Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005.  He appears weekly on MLB on FOX.  Follow him on Twitter.

Rangers sued by prospective buyers  —  The group backed by Major League Baseball to buy the Texas Rangers sued the team on Monday, hoping to force the long-delayed sale and put a halt to the fresh round of bidding that was opened up unexpectedly in the team's bankruptcy case.

Blue Jays Make Gregg, Frasor, Downs Available  —  10:47am: The Jays have made Gregg, Frasor, and Scott Downs available, reports WEEI's Rob Bradford.  Bradford feels that the Red Sox are a potential match for one of them.  —  Frasor's control has slipped this year, especially against lefties.

Legends, celebrities hammer home fun  —  ANAHEIM — Please, Hammer, don't get hurt.  —  This was just for fun, after all, and the way MC Hammer hacked his way through batting practice before the Taco Bell All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game made you wonder whether his obliques would hold up.

In their words: Remembering Bob Sheppard  —  “I am deeply saddened by the death today of Bob Sheppard, a good friend and fine man whose voice set the gold standard for America's sports announcers.  For over a half century, fans were thrilled to hear his unforgettable voice and players …