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New York Post
5 days ago
- Sport
- New York Post
2025 MLB All-Star Game props, odds: Target the Over/Under as AL battles NL
An embarrassment of riches will be scattered throughout the diamond with stars Tuesday night for this year's Midseason Classic. The All-Star Game kicks off with two of the best pitchers in the major leagues this season, as Cy Young candidates Paul Skenes and Tarik Skubal will clash. Surely every player in the dugout will be standing up and leaning against the railing instead of sitting back on the bench. Watching these two pitchers go to work is appointment viewing, and the entire league should be on alert to see these two studs work. The total for this game is understandably low, coming in at seven runs across most of the betting market. It's worth remembering that Skenes and Skubal will potentially pitch for just one inning, and the rest of this game features some loaded offenses. Baseball player holding a bat during All-Star Game workouts.s red hot going into the All-Star Break. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect Still, just one All-Star Game since 2018 has totaled more than seven runs. Is this game going to be a pitcher's paradise going forward? The last offensive showcase we had was in 2018 when the AL defeated the NL, 8-6. Scoring is about on par with years past (4.38 runs per game in 2025 vs. 4.39 in 2024), and no data shows baseballs are any different or that Torpedo bats have any positive offensive correlation. Still, some of the pitchers behind the elite two are missing from action, notably Jacob DeGrom, who will not pitch in the game, along with Max Fried and Garrett Crochet. That potentially leaves us with Clayton Kershaw, who was picked as a friendly gesture more than for merit, to pitch behind Skenes, along with MacKenzie Gore and others. Learn all you need to know about MLB Betting None of these pitchers are bad per se, but there is certainly a drop off. All of these things lead me to a total of over seven runs bet. I suspect that this is a year for an offensive explosion in the All-Star Game. PICK: Over 7 total runs (-120, Caesars Sportsbook) Why Trust New York Post Betting Erich Richter is a brazilian jiu-jitsu blue belt but he has a black belt in MMA betting. During the football season he's showcased massive profits at The Post in the player prop market the last two seasons. While constantly betting long shots, his return on investment is 30.15 percent since 2022.
Winnipeg Free Press
5 days ago
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Jays slugger to start at first base, bat fifth for American League at all-star game
ATLANTA – Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will start at first base and bat fifth for the American League in tonight's Major League Baseball all-star game. Guerrero will anchor a powerful heart of the American League batting order, hitting second behind Yankees slugger Aaron Judge and ahead of Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh — the major league home run leader — at Truist Park, home of the Atlanta Braves. Toronto catcher Alejandro Kirk is also on the AL roster. Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani leads off for the National League, while Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman, who represents Canada internationally, bats fourth. Detroit pitcher Tarik Skubal will start for the AL, while the NL counters with 2024 rookie of the year Paul Skenes. Thursdays Keep up to date on sports with Mike McIntyre's weekly newsletter. The American League has won 10 of the last 11 editions of the Midseason Classic. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 15, 2025.
Global News
5 days ago
- Sport
- Global News
Guerrero, Kirk represent Toronto at all-star game
See more sharing options Send this page to someone via email Share this item on Twitter Share this item via WhatsApp Share this item on Facebook ATLANTA – Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will start at first base and bat fifth for the American League in tonight's Major League Baseball all-star game. Guerrero will anchor a powerful heart of the American League batting order, hitting second behind Yankees slugger Aaron Judge and ahead of Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh — the major league home run leader — at Truist Park, home of the Atlanta Braves. Story continues below advertisement Toronto catcher Alejandro Kirk is also on the AL roster. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani leads off for the National League, while Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman, who represents Canada internationally, bats fourth. Detroit pitcher Tarik Skubal will start for the AL, while the NL counters with 2024 rookie of the year Paul Skenes. The American League has won 10 of the last 11 editions of the Midseason Classic. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 15, 2025.
USA Today
6 days ago
- Politics
- USA Today
Why was the MLB All-Star Game moved from Atlanta in 2021 to now?
The 2025 MLB All-Star Game is happening in Atlanta as planned, but as you might recall from a few years back, the Midseason Classic was supposed to be hosted in 2021 by the Braves' stadium that opened four years before. MLB HOME RUN DERBY ODDS: Who's the favorite to win it all? Instead, there was controversy and the festivities were moved to Colorado at the Rockies' Coors Field. So if you're here, you might be wondering: what exactly happened that moved the game from Atlanta that year? We've got the whole story as we get set for the 2025 MLB Home Run Derby and All-Star Game this week. Let's break it all down: Why was the MLB All-Star Game moved from Atlanta? Let's go back to 2021. It was in March of that year that Georgia's state legislature passed a sweeping law known as the Election Integrity Act of 2021. The bill had all kinds of provisions that limited voters even further in the state, particularly for voters of color. with changes made to voting by mail and the ban of giving out food and water to those standing in line waiting to vote. Momentum began to have MLB move the scheduled All-Star Game out of Atlanta. What happened next that led to the All-Star Game being moved? Then-president Joe Biden said he'd "strongly support" the game being moved. Via USA TODAY Sports: "I think today's professional athletes are acting incredibly responsibly. I would strongly support them doing that," Biden, a Democrat, said. "People look to them. They're leaders. "Look what's happened with the NBA, as well. Look what's happened across the board. The very people who are victimized the most are the people who are the leaders in these various sports, and it's just not right." With support from all over, from the Players Association to Barack Obama to the Players Alliance -- a group of current and former MLBers who focus on diversity in the sport, among many other things -- commissioner Rob Manfred made the decision to move the game. What did Rob Manfred say at the time the MLB All-Star Game was moved out of Atlanta? Per his statement "Over the last week, we have engaged in thoughtful conversations with Clubs, former and current players, the Players Association, and The Players Alliance, among others, to listen to their views. I have decided that the best way to demonstrate our values as a sport is by relocating this year's All-Star Game and MLB Draft. "Major League Baseball fundamentally supports voting rights for all Americans and opposes restrictions to the ballot box. In 2020, MLB became the first professional sports league to join the non-partisan Civic Alliance to help build a future in which everyone participates in shaping the United States. We proudly used our platform to encourage baseball fans and communities throughout our country to perform their civic duty and actively participate in the voting process. Fair access to voting continues to have our game's unwavering support." Why did MLB then award the 2025 MLB All-Star Game back to Atlanta? There's no good answer to that. It could be that the political climate changed, it could be MLB giving in after its original decision, it could be all of the above From 11Alive: 'I made the decision in 2021 to move the event, and I understand, believe me, that people had then and probably still have different views as to the merits of that decision,' Manfred said in November 2023. ... Some Democrats were conciliatory after the announcement that the All-Star Game would return in 2025 — then-state Rep. Teri Anulewicz, whose district included the area around Truist Park, told 11Alive it was "wonderful that what (MLB) is doing is really correcting something that happened during a very heated time."
New York Post
12-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
MLB joins the crowd by ruining its All-Star Game
Anyone old enough — I prefer 'pre-deceased' — to remember the Buster Brown shoes jingle? Of Buster and his dog, Tige, who both 'live inside,' it concluded that they're 'really just a picture, but it's fun to play pretend!' And playing pretend is what the sports media does in its annual overly enthusiastic imagined-significance emphasis on All-Star games, who made the teams and — scandal! — who didn't! This week we have MLB's All-Star Game, next week the WNBA's. And though it's difficult to escape all media's consuming interest in the games — triply so for TV networks with rental contracts with the leagues — the discriminating sports-minded will take a pass, perhaps even clean the attic, especially in the case of MLB's former and now self-destroyed 'Midseason Classic.' Advertisement 7 Players watch the post-game fireworks show from the field following the HBCU Swingman Classic during the 2025 MLB All-Star Week at Truist Park on July 11, 2025 Getty Images MLB's All-Star Game now exists to the viewing interest of fewer and fewer. Increasingly it has become an unneeded and unwanted afterthought to the Home Run Derby, which, as a gimmick, has grown tired, left for ESPN — the E stands for excess — to holler over its remains.
