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Plus: Each team's MVP of the first half

Monday, June 30 View In Browser  TOP NEWS Minor League team's new identity is out of this world   After offering to rebrand one Minor League team and selecting Double-A Erie from dozens of submissions, "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" has introduced the Moon Mammoths. Skubal (13 K's, 1 H) shows out with Sunday night masterclass Jazz, Judge step up in Yanks' long-awaited offensive breakout Wood is 1st to be intentionally walked 4 times since Bonds in 2004 Suárez on a 10-start stretch that's up there with some Phils legends Pirates score 9 or more runs each game in stunning sweep of Mets Marlins run winning streak to 7 games with sweep of D-backs Astros cap super June with 50th victory, 10th straight when Framber starts Why the Braves are unlikely to be Trade Deadline sellers MORE TOP NEWS MLB MORNING LINEUP PODCAST TOP PERFORMANCES Aaron Judge 5th multi-HR game of '25; 2nd player to reach 30 HRs (Raleigh) Framber Valdez 13-inning scoreless streak; 7 straight starts w/ 2 ER or fewer Oneil Cruz 2-HR game snaps 14-game homerless streak Justin Wrobleski 2nd Dodger since '96 with 6 scoreless IP in relief (Mitch White, 2021) Dean Kremer 7 scoreless innings; 2.19 ERA over last 4 starts PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY Ceddanne Rafaela stuck the landing on a pretty rolling catch at Fenway. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS Tigers continue lengthy reign atop Power Rankings For most of the season it was the Dodgers on top of the Power Rankings week after week, but now it's the Tigers who have been No. 1 in each of the past five rankings. Each team's first-half MVP Now that we are at the season's midpoint, let's take a look at the one player who has stood out the most for each team. 'A really, really cool moment' After a fist bump with a young fan for good luck, Cody Bellinger came through with a home run -- and apparently it wasn't the first time. 5 series to watch this week Rematches of past postseason matchups -- and potential previews of this coming October -- highlight this week's must-see meetings. South slide? Slick move results in steal We have seen players soar through the air and use swim moves to avoid tags on a stolen base, but White Sox rookie Chase Meidroth broke out something new. Padres vs. Phillies on MLB Network It's an NL showdown as Fernando Tatis Jr. and the Padres take on Kyle Schwarber and the Phillies at 6:30 p.m. ET (or Cardinals vs. Pirates). MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD STL 7 CLE 0 NYM 1 PIT 12 TB 1 BAL 5 TOR 5 BOS 3 PHI 2 ATL 1 ATH 5 NYY 12 SD 2 CIN 3 CHC 0 HOU 2 LAD 5 KC 1 SF 2 CWS 5 COL 4 MIL 3 SEA 6 TEX 4 WSH 7 LAA 4 MIA 6 AZ 4 MIN 0 DET 3 © 2025 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. MLB trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of Major League Baseball. Visit MLB.com. Any other marks used herein are trademarks of their respective owners. Please review our Privacy Policy. You (geoffgould.gr8iphone@blogger.com) received this message because you registered to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com. Please add info@marketing.mlbemail.com to your address book to ensure our messages reach your inbox. If you no longer wish to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com, please unsubscribe  or log in and manage your email subscriptions. Postal Address: MLB.com, c/o MLB Advanced Media, L.P., 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.