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THE TRUTH ABOUT: 27 - The Untold Story

Cubs’ Ian Happ earns first All-Star selection: ‘Super emotional’

The Cubs are set to send two players to the All-Star Game, Happ and Willson Contreras.

Chicago Sun-Times

Clayton Kershaw makes emphatic case for All-Star berth, leads Dodgers past Cubs

LOS ANGELES — Dave Roberts campaigned on his pitcher’s behalf before the game. His teammates endorsed his credentials in the clubhouse.

Los Angeles Times

Hafta letters: Abortion terminology, discussion quality, saying goodbyes

I didn’t see any letters read out for Let’s Talk About, so I’ve sent it to Hafta. I would like to offer some of my thoughts on the LTA religion discussion. The question as to why religion exists has been answered in The Sapiens by Dr YNH. It’s the same…

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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.

Los Angeles Times

SI:AM | Rafael Nadal Injury Throws a Wrench in Dream Wimbledon Final

He goes into his semifinal match against Nick Kyrgios with an abdominal injury.

Sports Illustrated

Baseball by the numbers: A look at some trends halfway through the season

Home runs and sacrifice bunts are down. So are strikeouts, but that is almost entirely because of the National League using the DH.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bryce Miller: MacKenzie Gore proves to Padres, Dodgers, himself that he belongs

The Padres, and Dodgers for that matter, learned something about rookie starter MacKenzie Gore on Sunday. Because of it, Gore undoubtedly learned a whole lot about himself.

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Hafta letters: Agniveer jobs, Udaipur killing, Hafta songs

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MLB Trade Deadline Primer: What to Know With a Month to Go

We’re just about a month away from this year’s trade deadline, and the coming weeks surely will be dominated by rumors of the players who could be on the move before Aug. 2 at 6 p.m. ET. This week, we saw the first big deal of the season, when the…

Sports Illustrated

Aaron Judge, Ronald Acuña Jr. will start MLB All-Star Game

The pair were chosen under new rules that give starting spots to the top vote-getter in each league in the first phase of online voting, which began June 8 and ended Thursday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cubs’ Willson Contreras named All-Star ballot finalist, lobbies for Ian Happ

Contreras led NL catchers in Phase 1 of All-Star voting with 2,146,343 votes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Braves’ Ronald Acuña leads NL in voting, will start All-Star Game

PHILADELPHIA — Major League Baseball on Thursday announced that Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña finished as the top vote-getter for the National League in the first phase of voting for the July 19 All-Star Game. This means Acuña will have a starting spot for the NL team, managed by Brian Snitker.

Tribune News Service

Giants get back on track with series-opening win vs. Tigers

SAN FRANCISCO — With a day off and Carlos Rodón on the hill, the Giants regained their footing in the first of two games against the Detroit Tigers.

Tribune News Service

Betting/Fantasy Notebook: Bryce Harper Out, Yankees and Astros on Collision Course

Harper’s injury hurts Phillies’ chances and sends fantasy managers in search of help.

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SF Giants play to their competition, but NL-worst Reds don’t get the message

SAN FRANCISCO — It’s never good when there’s a debate to be had over the worst display of baseball. Even worse when the actual worst team in the National League is on one side and doesn’t factor into the conversation.

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Hafta letters: Personality politics, casteism, French actress on Newsance

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Six Takeaways on MLB’s First All-Star Fan Voting Update

For the most part, the fans got it right, but there were still a few snubs in the results released on Tuesday.

Tribune News Service

Michael Cunningham: Young Braves will be championship contenders for a while

Their 349-264 record since the start of the 2018 season ranks fifth best in the majors behind the Dodgers, Yankees, Astros and Rays. The Braves are the only team from that group to win four consecutive division titles. Only the Dodgers, with two pennants and one championship, bested the Braves’…

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Betting/Fantasy Baseball Notebook: Rookies, Veteran Speed, Big Apple Dominance

Top prospects make their mark, a veteran making waves on the bases and dominance in the Big Apple.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Benjamin Hochman: How I learned to stop worrying and love the DH in the NL

Harrison Bader, often the Cardinals’ eighth hitter in previous seasons, led off the second inning in the first game. After he singled, I remember thinking: Ugh, the pitcher is coming up.

Chicago Tribune

Paul Sullivan: 2022 Chicago Cubs share dubious history with the 1879 team — but there could be a sign of hope

When a colleague pulled out his iPhone in the Chicago Cubs clubhouse Thursday afternoon to show a factoid he received from the team’s historian, my head began to spin.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cubs’ Contreras wins battle of brothers in another victory over Braves

Willson Contreras one-upped his younger brother William, going 3-for-5 while showing a high display of acumen as the Cubs seized a 6-3 win over the Braves.

Sports Illustrated

Koufax, Kershaw Meet Up at Dodger Stadium Ceremony

The two legendary pitchers posed together at Koufax’s statue unveiling ceremony in Los Angeles.

Newslaundry

Hafta letters: Changing narratives in India, Samrat Prithviraj, thoughts on free speech

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The Four Key Factors Behind the Resurgent Braves

They’ve jumped back into the playoff picture with the longest undefeated march of the year. Here’s how they’ve done it.

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