Latest MLB All-Star Game News
MLB All-Star Game viewers up 6% to 7.44 million after falling to record low last year
NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Skenes, Shohei Ohtani, Jarren Duran and the rest of this year's All-Stars drew 7,443,000 viewers on Fox, up 6% from the 2023 game but the second lowest for the event. The American League's 5-3 victory at Arlington, Texas, on Tuesday night saw an increase from...
Cody Johnson sings anthem smoothly at All-Star Game a night after Ingrid Andress' panned rendition
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Country music artist Cody Johnson performed the national anthem without a hitch before the All-Star Game in his home state of Texas, a night after a widely panned performance by Ingrid Andress that led to an apology and an admission that she was drunk. ...
Jarren Duran's 2-run HR gives AL a 5-3 win over NL in All-Star Game started by rookie pitcher Skenes
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Speedy Jarren Duran describes himself as a player who keeps his head down, works hard and never thinks of himself as being better than anybody else. Duran turned some heads in his first All-Star Game, hitting a tiebreaking two-run homer for the American...
Corbin Burnes has whirlwind All-Star experience after checking in on newborn twins
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Corbin Burnes planned to break away from his newborn twin daughters and show up at the All-Star Game regardless of whether he was the starting pitcher for the American League. In a Midsummer Classic filled with replacements and first-time All-Stars, the...
Texas heat: It was 99 degrees outside when All-Star Game started, this time there was a roof
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas again brought the heat for an All-Star Game. It was 99 degrees outside when the 94th Midsummer Classic began Tuesday night under the closed retractable roof at Globe Life Field. Inside, it felt like 74 degrees. There was no roof or...
MLB will consider whether to return to club uniforms in All-Star Game
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Major League Baseball will consider going back to having players wear their team uniforms for the All-Star Game. Club uniforms were used by the American League from 1933-2019 and by the National League from 1934-2019. When the game resumed in 2021 following...
Collier and Baldwin hit 400-foot homers in NL's 6-1 Futures Game win over AL
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Cincinnati's Cam Collier and Atlanta's Drake Baldwin hit 400-foot solo home runs as the National League beat the American 6-1 Saturday in the All-Star Futures Game featuring top prospects. Arizona's Druw Jones, like Collier the son of a former major...
Adolis García to represent host Rangers in Home Run Derby, Teoscar Hernández completes 8-man field
NEW YORK (AP) — Adolis García will represent the host Texas Rangers in Monday night's Home Run Derby at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, and Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernández completed the eight-man field. García was knocked out by Tampa Bay’s Randy...
Greene and Westburg replace Glasnow and Devers on All-Star Game rosters
NEW YORK (AP) — Cincinnati right-hander Hunter Greene and Baltimore infielder Jordan Westburg became first-time All-Stars on Tuesday when they were picked as injury replacements. Greene was selected by Major League Baseball to fill the spot of Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Tyler...
Cleveland's José Ramírez joins field for Home Run Derby on July 15
NEW YORK (AP) — Cleveland's José Ramírez became the sixth member of the eight-man Home Run Derby field, Major League Baseball said Tuesday. A switch-hitter, Ramírez was part of the 2022 competition at Dodger Stadium. The New York Mets' Pete Alonso,...
