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SEATTLE (AP) — Major League Baseball’s quest for the crown of cool can be on show Tuesday when its high gamers strut down a purple carpet present at Seattle’s well-known Pike Place Market forward of the All-Star Game. ...

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SEATTLE — Baseball’s novice draft has been a becoming conclusion to a historic season at Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons had six gamers drafted Monda...

Randy Arozarena runner-up in Home Run Derby n","providerName":"Twitter","providerUrl":"https://twitter.com","type":"oembed","width":550,"contentType":"rich"},"__typename":"Markdown","content":"“I’m making an attempt to have enjoyable,” Arozarena mentioned because the day started. “But I’m also concentrating on hitting a lot of home runs. I want to win.”nnHe succeeded on the primary two fronts. With his second-round efficiency, Arozarena grew to become the sixth participant to have 30-plus homers in a single spherical of the Home Run Derby. He joined Mariners star Julio Rodríguez, who has three, together with his 41-homer opening spherical on Monday, plus Guerrero Jr., Juan Soto, Pete Alonso and Joc Pederson.","ki...

Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports Sometimes there’s a distinction between returning and being again. After tearing his proper ACL in July of 2021, Ronald Acuña Jr. returned on April 28, 2022. He put up a stable 2.1 WAR over 119 video games, a 2.9-win tempo. Think of him as Paul McCartney in 1970, releasing the stable however uninspiring McCartney on the heels of a regrettable rupture. This yr, Acuña is again. He’s Paul McCartney in 1971, authoring an all-time traditional in Ram. Please don’t look at this metaphor any additional as a result of it might probably’t stand as much as scrutiny (however please give Ram a hear as a result of it might probably). Acuña has put up 4.9 WAR and a 166 wRC+ and racked up outfield assists on throws stunning sufficient to make an angel cry (or a Cardinal,...

SEATTLE — Adley Rutschman added a brand new wrinkle to the Home Run Derby, even when it didn’t end in a victory. Rutschman displayed his energy from...

In different phrases, it was an eventful evening. And how about this as a capper: The eight sluggers who squared off as a prelude to Tuesday evening’s All-Star Game hit for a marathon. Yes, a marathon. More on that eye-popping achievement under, together with 18 different superb Derby details. - The eight contestants on Monday evening mixed for a whopping 341 residence runs, smashing the earlier report of 312 set in 2019. How can we quantify 341 homers? That’s greater than MLB’s two most homer-happy groups, the Braves and Dodgers, mixed to hit in all the first half of the season (318). The single-season crew report is 307, set by the Twins in 2019. - And how far did these homers fly? Try a mixed distance of 138,723 toes. That comes out to 26.27 miles -- often known as … barely greater than...

As the baseball world celebrates the All-Star festivities in Seattle this week, let’s check out how each staff stacks up with the primary half of the season at an finish. A reminder for the way these rankings are calculated: first, we take the three most essential elements of a staff — their offense (wRC+), their pitching (a 50/50 mix of FIP- and RA9-, weighted by starter and reliever IP share), and their protection (RAA) — and mix them to create an general staff high quality metric. I additionally add in an element for “luck,” adjusting a staff’s win proportion based mostly on anticipated win-loss report. The result's an influence rating, which is then introduced in tiers beneath. Tier 1 – The Best of the Best Team Record “Luck” wRC+ SP- RP- RAA Team Quality Playoff Odds Brav...

SEATTLE — Toronto’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr. joined Vladimir Sr. to develop into the primary father-son duo to win the All-Star Home Run Derby, beating Tampa Bay’s Randy Arozarena 25-23 within the closing spherical on Monday evening. ...

Arraez and López are the primary two gamers swapped for each other to be chosen to the identical All-Star Game in 15 years. That connection had not been acknowledged since righty Edinson Vólquez and outfielder Josh Hamilton (Rangers-Reds) throughout the 2008 season. “I love that,” López mentioned when instructed of the historical past. “Now that I know it’s a little rare, it’s been 15 years, that’s pretty cool to know. I couldn’t be happier for him.” Arraez had spent the primary 4 years of his profession in Minnesota, whereas López performed his first 5 in Miami earlier than they have been dealt this previous winter. Arraez slugged his technique to the 2022 AL batting title and López made a career-high 32 begins final season main as much as the four-player deal. “It was a lot for me, and I...