Baseball

7/15/2025 |  Major League Baseball is spotlighting player fashion on the All-Star Game red carpet (Associated Press (AP)) When Yoshinobu Yamamoto makes his All-Star Game red carpet debut Tuesday, stylist Whitney Etoroma expects the Dodgers’ pitcher to shine just as much as he does on the mound.
“I think it will be a moment,” she told The Associated Press.

7/15/2025 |  Former Braves players Freddie Freeman and Max Fried are making their return to Atlanta as All-Stars (Associated Press (AP)) ATLANTA (AP) — Four years of return visits to Atlanta has prepared Freddie Freeman for another Tuesday night, this time as the starting first baseman for the National League in the All-Star Game.
Freeman, now in his fourth season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, played his first 12 seasons in Atlanta. He makes no effort to hide his emotions when he returns and says he won’t be surprised if another warm reception from Atlanta fans creates another emotional response.

7/15/2025 |  Robot umpires to make All-Star Game debut, another step toward possible regular-season use in 2026 (Associated Press (AP)) ATLANTA (AP) — Tarik Skubal views the strike zone differently than robot umpires.
“I have this thing where I think everything is a strike until the umpire calls it a ball,” Detroit’s AL Cy Young Award winner said ahead of his start for the American League in Tuesday night’s All-Star Game.

7/15/2025 |  MLB All-Star Game rosters, starting lineups: Aaron Judge vs. Paul Skenes matchup set, 81 total players picked (CBS Sports) The 2025 MLB All-Star Game is set for Tuesday night at Truist Park, home of the Atlanta Braves. We already knew that Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates will be the starting pitcher for the National League and that reigning American League Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal of the Detroit Tigers will be his counterpart. 

7/15/2025 |  Enjoy the MLB All-Star Game While You Still Can (DEADSPIN)

No matter how tonight’s All-Star Game unfolds, you are all but guaranteed to read something in the coming days about how bad it was.

But I’m here to tell you, hours before first pitch, that it’s just fine.