It’s hard to believe, but the Major League Baseball All-Star Game is just two weeks away, and voting for the midseason honors has officially closed.
The league announced Wednesday who’d be starting the game by virtue of the fan vote, and yet again, MLB fans did a, well, mediocre job at selecting the best players in the sport’s most important showcase.
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Coaching baseball is not for the faint of heart.
Just ask Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker, who had to hold back the tears and man up after taking a fast ball to the groin in the fifth inning.
Atlanta welcomed the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night, which featured the unfortunate scene. During an Ozzie Albies at-bat at the bottom of the inning, a foul ball tipped toward the Braves’ dugout furiously sailed toward Snitker. Before he could evade the foul ball, Snitker took the shot to the sack and the contact echoed throughout Truist Park.
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Bryce Harper, Trea Turner and Alec Bohm were among the starters named for the Midsummer Classic, joined by expected names including Aaron Judge, Juan Soto and Shohei Ohtani.
Planning to interrupt Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog eating contest on the Fourth of July is one of the most un-American deeds out there.
But red-blooded Americans can count on PETA to make fools of themselves with such outrageous protests.
PETA — the organization of loons fighting for animal rights — announced Wednesday that they’ll be attending the famous hot dog eating contest in Coney Island on Thursday and vilifying the killing of animals for food.
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The search is on for the next head coach of the US Men’s National Team, and head coach Gregg Berhlater hasn’t even lost his job yet.
Berhalter, who presided over the USMNT’s latest disaster; failing to get out of the group stage at the Copa America, is almost certainly on the hot seat, however. A statement from the head of US Soccer, the organization that oversees both the men’s and women’s teams, heavily implied that changes would have to be made following the inexcusable performances against Panama and Uruguay.
Henderson might be the best player from a stacked 2019 MLB draft.
Here’s what you need to know with the starting lineups and rosters set to be revealed.