ARLINGTON -- The blend was beautiful. Power pitching that overwhelmed the opposition, and power hitting that answered back. Established superstars shining on summer’s biggest stage, and emerging superstars making their presence known in front of an ample audience....

ARLINGTON -- So many all-time greats have played for the Red Sox, a franchise rich in century-old history. Yet, the group of players who have won the Ted Williams All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award presented by Chevrolet -- an honor first awarded in 1962 and then renamed in honor...

ARLINGTON -- A's rookie closer Mason Miller lived up to the hype, as he produced the hardest thrown pitch in All-Star Game history (since pitch-tracking began in 2008) while earning the victory in his Midsummer Classic debut on Tuesday night at Globe Life Field as the AL beat the NL,...

ARLINGTON -- The night started out with the titanic Paul Skenes vs. Aaron Judge matchup of which the baseball world had dreamed, dazzled with a Shohei Ohtani homer under the game’s brightest lights, and heated up with Mason Miller throwing the hardest-tracked pitch in a Midsummer Classic. But in a...

Rockies No. 1 prospect Chase Dollander tosses a scoreless inning of work as he starts for the NL in the All-Star Futures Game

ARLINGTON -- Dozens of players arrived in Texas this week, representing their respective teams in this year’s All-Star festivities. For a select number of All-Stars, however, this might be a final countdown until the July 30 Trade Deadline, at which time they may find themselves wearing a new uniform. “I...

Arkansas Travelers ballpark dog Dizzy performs the ceremonial first fetch before the All-Star Futures Game

Twenty-five years ago, Pedro Martinez was transcendent. By the 1999 All-Star break, he led all qualified pitchers in wins (15), strikeouts (184) and ERA (2.10). He'd go on to win his second of three Cy Youngs. And he did it in a season that was mostly about the hitter: The...

Watch as Shohei Ohtani, Paul Skenes and the NL All-Stars take on Jarren Duran, Juan Soto and the AL All-Stars in the 2024 All-Star Game

ARLINGTON -- In the past year, Pirates rookie phenom Paul Skenes has captured a national championship at LSU and been selected first overall in the MLB Draft. He made history by becoming the first player to be named an All-Star in the season after being drafted. Yet even a generational...