10 All-Star candidates who deserve more votes

Plus: Deep dive into possible Deadline sellers

Thursday, June 18 View In Browser  TOP NEWS 10 overlooked players who deserve a boost on the ballot   With just a week left in Phase 1 voting, Will Leitch looks at some players who have a strong case to make for more All-Star support. Digging into 5 Trade Deadline hot topics With newest NYC champs in the house, Yanks show how they can be the next Ohtani's unusual start on mound ends with surprise hitting opportunity Rockies rookie makes a throw you have to see to believe Sproat shakes off hamstring cramp as Yelich, Chourio HRs help pick up Crew Royals trade for RHP Randy Dobnak from Mariners Corbin Barrels: Carroll's slam backs Rodriguez en route to 100th career win McLean rides heater to get back to looking like ace Mets need Merrill, Tatis power Padres to big win with early and late offense Phillies option Painter to Triple-A after another rough outing MORE TOP NEWS ADD MLB AS YOUR PREFERRED SOURCE ON GOOGLE PERSONALIZE STORIES TOP PERFORMANCES Longest Home Run Marcell Ozuna   448 ft 7th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Francisco Alvarez   112.6 mph 5th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Ryan Helsley   100.7 mph 9th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play D-backs   29% WPA 2nd Inning   Watch   Longest Home Run Marcell Ozuna   448 ft 7th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Francisco Alvarez   112.6 mph 5th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Ryan Helsley   100.7 mph 9th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play D-backs   29% WPA 2nd Inning   Watch   Pete Crow-Armstrong 3rd straight game with HR; 8 HRs in June are T-most in MLB Colson Montgomery 40 career HRs in 140 games, fewest to the mark in CWS history Kyle Bradish Career-high 12 K’s; 1st O’s SP to fan 10+ this season Jackson Chourio 6 HRs and 11 RBIs over his past 7 games Juan Soto 19th multihit game this season; .480/.581/.840 over past 7 games PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY No matter the score, Everson Pereira goes all-out. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS Miz the new No. 1 in Pitcher Power Rankings Jacob Misiorowski tops our latest poll, and after a historic outing last week, it’s easy to see why. That wasn’t the only shakeup, either: Four new names joined the rankings thanks to strong performances all season. 1 prospect from each team pushing for a promotion Organizations now have enough info to determine which of their prospects deserve new challenges at higher levels. 'Softball got me through' Lupus, an autoimmune disease that causes the immune system to attack healthy tissues and organs, has been part of Maya Johnson's life since she was 15, and so has learning to keep playing the sport she loves anyway. NBA champs throw out first pitch in Bronx Fresh off taking down the Spurs in five games, NBA Finals MVP Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart both fired perfect strikes at Yankee Stadium. MLB Network Showcase: Mets vs. Phillies Juan Soto and the Mets open a series in the City of Brotherly Love against Bryce Harper and the Phillies in an MLB Network Showcase presented by Goodyear at 6:30 p.m. ET (or Giants vs. Braves at 7).  Matinee baseball on MLB Network Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Blue Jays square off against Willson Contreras and the Red Sox at 1:30 p.m. ET (or Guardians vs Brewers at 2).  MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD NYM 9 CIN 1 KC 6 WSH 2 MIA 12 PHI 4 SF 7 ATL 2 DET 2 HOU 4 SD 6 STL 1 TB 4 LAD 5 LAA 1 AZ 8 TOR 3 BOS 0 CWS 5 NYY 10 SF 7 ATL 5 CLE 4 MIL 9 COL 6 CHC 8 PIT 12 ATH 4 BAL 5 SEA 3 © 2026 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.