>>National League Edges American League On Late Homer
(Seattle, WA) — The National League is celebrating a win over the American League in Major League Baseball’s Midsummer Classic. The NL edged the AL 3-2 in the All-Star Game from Seattle. Elias Diaz crushed a go-ahead, two-run home run in the eighth inning while Craig Kimbrel slammed the door shut on the American League in the ninth to secure the victory. Camilo Doval earned the win after pitching a scoreless inning of relief. Luis Arraez had two hits and also drove in a run as the NL snapped a losing streak of nine consecutive All-Star games. Bo Bichette and Yandy Diaz each drove in a run for the AL while reliever Jordan Romano left the game with a back injury. Felix Bautista got saddled with the loss.
>>Manfred: Athletics Starting Move To Las Vegas
(Seattle, WA) — The Oakland Athletics are starting their move to Las Vegas. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said on Tuesday that the team has “begun to submit information related to their relocation application.” The A’s are planning to build a 30-thousand seat ballpark on the Tropicana hotel site along the Vegas strip. The project is backed by Nevada State Legislature, which approved a 380-million dollar bill to help fund the project. The A’s hope to open the new stadium ahead of the 2028 season.
>>MLBPA Wants Softer Pitch Timer Before Playoffs
(Undated) — Major League Baseball is aiming to keep the current pitch timer rules in place for the postseason. MLB Players Association executive director Tony Clark said Tuesday, “I don’t think there are too many folks that want to have a new rule affect a game in a pennant chase or in the playoffs. There are adjustments that can be beneficial.” The current rules allow for 15 seconds between pitches when the bases are empty and 20 seconds when runners are on. When asked if there was a chance that MLB would tweak the current rules commissioner Rob Manfred said, “We are comfortable the way the clock and the violations, particularly late in the game in high leveraged situations, have been managed.”
>>Cardinals Wrap-Up MLB Draft
(Seattle, WA) — The Cardinals put the finishing touches on their 2023 MLB Draft class by selecting ten players yesterday. St. Louis added four more pitchers, two shortstops, a catcher, an outfielder, a third baseman, and a first baseman. The Cardinals selected 19 total players during this year’s draft.