Don’t overlook this up-and-coming SS in All-Star race
Read our story on the balloting format, which includes two phases of fan voting to determine the All-Star starters.
The 2025 All-Star Game ballots were released on Wednesday, with the Midsummer Classic just around the corner.
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Zach Neto
The Giants are contenders -- and this Cy winner's comeback is a big reason why
Across the board, aces are reinventing themselves. Jacob deGrom lowered his arm slot. Paul Skenes added a new pitch to round out an arsenal that's straight out of a video game. Tarik Skubal honed a nastier four-seamer.
Then there's 33-year-old Robbie Ray, whose evolution is more of a revival than...
Robbie Ray
What's really behind Juan Soto's slow start?
Contrary to popular opinion, Juan Soto isn’t coming off the two worst months of his career. Up to his usual standard – well, no, perhaps not, but neither his .752 April OPS nor his .792 May OPS rate among his three weakest months, thanks to some occasional struggles in San...
Juan Soto
Best catching season ... ever? This backstop has a chance
The catching position might be the most grueling of any spot on a baseball diamond. The day-to-day grind of handling a pitching staff, taking foul tips off the mask, blocking balls in the dirt and still producing at the plate wears down even the toughest players. The Mariners' Cal Raleigh...
Cal Raleigh
A record by the Babe that Judge could shatter this year
Aaron Judge is best known for smashing homers, as befits a man who owns three 50-homer seasons – making him one of just five players in history to reach that level three times. You know this, because you’ve seen him regularly hit baseballs about as hard as a player can;...
Aaron Judge
The advice that may have sent Holliday on All-Star path
On Matt Holliday’s MLB.com player page, you can learn that he made seven All-Star teams across his 15-year career. Perhaps, we’ll soon find, he deserves some partial credit for an eighth.
That’s because Jackson Holliday, Matt’s 21-year-old son, Baltimore’s second baseman, looks like he might be on the path to...
Jackson Holliday
With a new arm slot, deGrom looks like old self
Jacob deGrom is, famously, hyper-attentive to his mechanics. It's part of what makes him great.
No pitcher is more on top of his own delivery. That's why, when deGrom is at his most dominant, every pitch looks like a carbon copy of the last....
Jacob deGrom
How Skubal has gotten even better after Cy Young season
Apparently, being the best pitcher in baseball wasn’t enough for reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal.
The Tigers ace is looking even more dominant than he did a year ago, and that’s saying something, considering he posted a 2.39 ERA with 228 strikeouts and 35 walks over...
Tarik Skubal
Carroll isn't the D-backs’ only all-around star
While Corbin Carroll is the D-backs' top player and one of the most well-rounded players in the sport, Arizona has another player producing all-around value that we should be talking more about.
25-year-old shortstop Geraldo Perdomo is in the midst of a breakout season where he is flashing skills all...
Geraldo Perdomo
King gives hitters that sinking feeling -- and all they can do is stop and stare
When Michael King knocks, he knows the hitter won't answer.
He's studied their habits like a burglar casing a house. And with his sinker, he's coming in -- through the front door or the back door.
King has become a master at stealing strikes for the Padres, particularly third strikes....
Michael King
