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From the Astros' plane to the All-Star mound, A’s Paul Blackburn details unforgettable experience

Paul Blackburn’s pinpoint strike at the top right corner of the zone whizzed right past Joc Pederson’s blurred bat, ending a scoreless frame for the Oakland Athletic pitcher. It was an ordinary result in extraordinary circumstances. This wasn’t a middling Giants team the 28 year-old had held down on Tuesday…

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Ben Frederickson: Pujols can catch A-Rod, and other numbers for Cardinals' second half

Considering 58% of the season was in the bag by the time the Cardinals split ways for their All-Star break, it feels a little silly to refer to what starts Friday in Cincinnati as the beginning of the second half.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The Top Baseball Stories to Follow Over the Next Few Months

You ready for a frantic finish to the MLB season? It’s going to be epic!

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‘The perfect leader’: As greats retire, Paul Goldschmidt rises as Cardinals’ next star of stars

LOS ANGELES — A sensation he had around the Cardinals clubhouse a year ago continued this week when Paul Goldschmidt returned to the All-Star Game for the first time in four years. More than his jersey had changed, but it was hard to explain what.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Helene Elliott: MLB All-Star Game provides a fun, big league escape for players and fans

LOS ANGELES — Baseball's All-Star Game was a sweet treat, a refreshingly icy blast on a hot July afternoon, a nod to the game's tradition that featured enough new wrinkles and fresh personalities to make it entertaining and help keep the All-Star format vibrant for years to come.

Los Angeles Times

What’s on deck for MLB? A pitch clock and bigger bases could be coming in 2023 — and eventually expansion to 32 teams.

Monday at Dodger Stadium represented some of the best baseball has to offer.

Chicago Tribune

Betting outcry over Home Run Derby is much ado about nothing, but MLB has some cleaning up to do

MLB might've dodged controversy this time around but won't always be so lucky.

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Juan Soto wins Home Run Derby

Soto won the Derby held off Seattle Mariners rookie Julio Rodríguez 19-18 in the final.

Chicago Sun-Times

SI:AM | Ranking Players’ Ideas for New MLB All-Star Events

Why let the power hitters have all the fun?

Sports Illustrated

Juan Soto defeats Julio Rodríguez in thrilling home run derby at Dodger Stadium

It was almost like a passing of the torch, from one of baseball's most decorated Dominican stars, a 42-year-old future Hall of Famer in the twilight of his career, to a pair of the game's most prolific, young Dominican sluggers.

Los Angeles Times

Juan Soto overcomes JRod, contract talk to win HR Derby

Washington Nationals star Juan Soto won his first Home Run Derby

The Independent UK

MLB All-Star Players Honor Albert Pujols During HR Derby (Video)

Making his fifth Derby appearance, the legendary slugger received praise from his fellow All-Stars at Dodger Stadium.

Sports Illustrated

Sports bettors went wild for Albert Pujols after his improbably upset of Kyle Schwarber at the Home Run Derby

Another incredible moment for the Future Hall of Famer

USA Today Sports Media Group

MLB All-Stars honor Albert Pujols’ final Home Run Derby with classy home plate celebration

What a way to honor a baseball legend!

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Sports Illustrated

The 2022 Home Run Derby, As It Happened

Juan Soto beat Julio Rodriguez in a scintillating show at Dodger Stadium. Follow along how it went with the SI MLB team to guide you through highlights and analysis.

USA Today Sports Media Group

2022 MLB Home Run Derby, live stream, TV channel, time, odds and brackets, how to watch online

The Major League Baseball All-Star Week has arrived and will kick off on Monday night with the Home Run Derby live at Chavez Ravine.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Benjamin Hochman: Cardinals’ Paul Goldschmidt could win batting title, ‘slash’ triple crown

As we take a moment to breathe during the All-Star break, perhaps now is a nice time for a little perspective.

USA Today Sports Media Group

2022 Home Run Derby bracket, betting odds and picks

Pete Alonso is going for a third straight title.

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Corey Seager Joins Finalized 2022 Home Run Derby Field

The field is set for this year’s Dodger Stadium dinger fest.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Cardinals avoid surprise ending with dramatic win, 7-6, over Dodgers

ST. LOUIS — A dizzying swirl of events, some unexpected and some just outright improvised, carried the Cardinals through the Dodgers’ gauntlet to the most dazzling victory of the season.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A Man-ly milestone for Pujols, homer from Dickerson back Mikolas to oust Phils

ST. LOUIS — If there is to be a fifth player plucked from the Cardinals’ roster and added to next week’s All-Star Game, the sage choice would be starter Miles Mikolas.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Benjamin Hochman: Humble and hungry Pujols ties Musial for extra-base hits, leads Cardinals to needed win

In St. Louis, as sports fans do, you can weigh the Albert Pujols experiment (having him take a roster spot the entire 2022 season) vs. the Albert Pujols experience (getting to partake in standing ovations and take in the moment when he thwacks a fastball).

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Cardinals finally score, rally to beat Phillies 4-3

ST. LOUIS — Dylan Carlson, a late scratch because of some soreness in his right knee, became well enough to pinch run for the Cardinals' Albert Pujols after the latter had singled for his third hit of the game to open the eighth inning of a tie game with Philadelphia…

Los Angeles Times

Mookie Betts, Trea Turner, Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout are MLB All-Star Game starters

LOS ANGELES — It’s official. Mookie Betts and Trea Turner of the Dodgers and Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani of the Angels are headed to this year’s MLB All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium as starters.

Sports Illustrated

Pitching Deep Into Games Has Become a Rarity. Sandy Alcantara Does So with Regularity

Matt Martell is on a well-deserved vacation this week. Emma Baccellieri has you covered in his stead. Of Sandy Alcantara’s many impressive statistics this season—including a 1.82 ERA and an 0.91 WHIP—there is perhaps none so remarkable as his total innings pitched. The 26-year-old has made himself ...

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