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LaMond Pope / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs and White Sox at All-Star Game: Justin Steele throws a scoreless inning — but Luis Robert Jr. doesn't play after Home Run Derby — SEATTLE — Chicago White Sox center fielder Luis Robert Jr. did not play in the MLB All-Star Game at T-Mobile Park as a precaution after feeling tightness …
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Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
‘Come to Se-att-le!’: Shohei Ohtani hears All-Star crowd's recruiting pitch loud and clear. — SEATTLE ― Shohei Ohtani heard the chants. It was impossible to avoid them. — Possibly bound for the trade block in two weeks and most certainly bound for free agency in the winter …
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USA Today:
MLB All-Star Game live updates: Live updates, highlights and more from Seattle — Major League Baseball's 93rd All-Star Game is Tuesday at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. It's the first time the ballpark has hosted the Midsummer Classic since 2001. This year, rosters are full of veterans …
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Rockies' Elias Diaz shines bright, leads NL to first All-Star Game win since 2012 — SEATTLE − It was a Major League Baseball All-Star Game that had the sellout crowd openly recruiting the game's greatest player. — It featured the best pure hitter swinging the bat just twice …
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
'It's a long time coming:' NL finally ends nine-game All-Star Game losing streak — SEATTLE — It was so long ago that Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto is the only active player still around from that starting lineup. — It was so long ago that the Houston Astros were still in the National League.
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LaMond Pope / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago White Sox's Luis Robert Jr. showcases Home Run Derby power — including a 484-foot blast — before falling in semifinals — SEATTLE — Luis Robert Jr. had a simple message for his Home Run Derby pitcher, Chicago White Sox bullpen catcher Luis Sierra.
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Jordan Mendoza / USA Today:
Home Run Derby recap: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. wins title, like father
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Scott Boeck / USA Today:
MLB All-Star Game 2023: Time, TV channel, live stream for Midsummer Classic in Seattle
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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
MLBPA wants baseball to soften pitch timer before playoffs — SEATTLE — The Major League Baseball Players Association would like the league to soften the pitch timer rule as the 2023 season approaches the playoffs, but commissioner Rob Manfred is leaning toward keeping the current one in place.
Evan Webeck / Mercury News:
SF Giants' Alex Cobb faces Ohtani, then makes a bold prediction: 'He's coming to San Francisco' — Alex Cobb, a first-time All-Star and former teammate of Shohei Ohtani, faced the Angels superstar and pending free agent as his first batter in the 2023 All-Star Game; Camilo Doval earned the win
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Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
Oakland mayor meets with Rob Manfred to demonstrate city made ballpark proposal to A's — SEATTLE - On Sunday, in a meeting at a Seattle hotel, Oakland mayor Sheng Thao said she gave MLB commissioner Rob Manfred documented evidence of her city's plan to build a new ballpark for the Oakland Athletics.
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Albert Bainbridge IV / NorthJersey.com:
Yankees announce Starr Insurance as new signature partner with video, uniform patch — The New York Yankees announced on Wednesday that Starr Insurance will be the new signature partner for the team. — “The New York Yankees and Starr Insurance today announced that Starr Insurance has become …
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MLB.com:
MLB Gameday: NL All-Stars 3, AL All-Stars 2 Final Score (07/11/2023) — Follow MLB results with FREE box scores, pitch-by-pitch strikezone info, and Statcast data for NL All-Stars vs. AL All-Stars at T-Mobile Park
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Nathan Ruiz / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles' Adley Rutschman puts on switch-hitting show in Home Run Derby but falls in opening round — SEATTLE — When Randy Rutschman got a call from his son asking to throw to him in the Home Run Derby, he felt it was a sign of Adley Rutschman's competitive intentions in the event.
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