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Jonathan Mayo / MLB.com:
Draft Day 1: Pick-by-pick rundown, analysis — PHILADELPHIA - The first day of the MLB Draft was expanded this year, through four rounds and 135 picks. And there was plenty to talk about. — The day started with the White Sox selecting Roch Cholowsky with the No. 1 pick and ended …
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Jake Devin / Pinstripe Alley:
Yankees Draft: 2026 Rounds 5-10 pick analysis — The 2026 MLB Draft continues on today, with rounds 5 through 20 happening as the league concludes the draft ahead of the All-Star break this year. We'll keep you up to date with what the Yankees do with all of their mid-to-late round picks, starting with rounds 5 to 10.
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FanGraphs Baseball:
2026 MLB Draft: Day 1 Recap — What Do Real Prospects Think About MLB's Draft Proposal? — 2026 Mock Draft 1.0 — The Biggest (Literally) Draft Class Yet — Jackson Flora's Evolution, Alain Gomez-Gudino's Incredible Journey, and Other Tales from the 2026 Draft Class
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ESPN:
2026 MLB draft tracker live updates: Pick results and analysis — The 2026 MLB draft has begun, with the Chicago White Sox taking UCLA's Roch Cholowsky with the first overall pick. — With the second pick, the Tampa Bay Rays selected another shortstop in Texas prep Grady Emerson …
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Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
MLB Draft grades live: Instant analysis for every first-round pick — PHILADELPHIA — For the definitive grades on the 2026 Major League Baseball draft, check back in 60 to 120 months. — For a firmly informed yet wildly volatile analysis, we've got you covered right now.
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Carlos Collazo / Baseball America:
2026 MLB Mock Draft 7.0: Final Predictions For First 40 Picks
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
What do we really know at MLB All-Star break? Baseball's biggest second-half questions … PHILADELPHIA — Three months and 16 days have passed since opening day, and now that the All-Star break is here, do we really know anything more now than we did back in March?
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Charlotte Varnes / The Athletic:
Phillies' Zack Wheeler declines All-Star Game invite: ‘They disrespected me’ — DETROIT — Three days after Zack Wheeler struck out 14 hitters and called his All-Star snub “BS,” MLB offered him a replacement spot on the National League All-Star roster. — He declined.
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Will Leitch / MLB.com:
Ranking all 8 competitors in a stacked Derby field — Is this the most fun Home Run Derby field in memory? — The Derby is always a blast, but I'm not sure we've ever had eight competitors who are as individually compelling to watch as what we'll see in Philadelphia on Monday.
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Arizona Republic:
Diamondbacks MLB Draft. Day 2 focuses on pitching depth — The Arizona Diamondbacks selected nine pitchers out of 16 picks on the second day of the MLB Draft on Sunday, July 12. — Three were taken with the first three picks and eight of the first 12 were pitchers Sunday.
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Clayton Freeman / Florida Times Union:
Are these Northeast Florida's last high schoolers drafted to MLB? … At Bishop Snyder, at St. Johns Country Day, at Trinity Christian and more, the countdown is on. — For Northeast Florida, there's one more chance — maybe one last chance — to hear high school ballplayers' names called …
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DJourn / Battery Power:
Braves place Mike Yastrzemski on IL among multiple roster moves — With two games remaining until the All-Star break, the Atlanta Braves have announced a number of roster moves ahead of tonight's game against the St. Louis Cardinals. — The most notable is outfielder Mike Yastrzemski on the 10-day IL with left elbow inflammation.
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Roch Kubatko / MASN:
Injury updates on Helsley and Akin, Orioles draft NC State outfielder Ty Head, lineups and pregame notes (draft updates) — Orioles closer Ryan Helsley has inflammation in his right elbow around the ulnar collateral ligament. He will rehab with the club. — Manager Craig Albernaz said Helsley doesn't have a tear in the UCL.
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Bill Plunkett / Orange County Register:
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani scratched from start, will miss All-Star Game — Ohtani, who did not pitch against the Diamondbacks on Friday but will continue to DH through the weekend, has been dealing with irritation in his left knee for a month. He will have fluid drained from it and likely receive …
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Darragh McDonald / MLB Trade Rumors:
Shohei Ohtani To Miss Start, Skip All-Star Game Due To Left Knee Issue
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