1st All-Star shutout in 13 years

Plus: Game MVP goes to a Yankee

Wednesday, July 15 View In Browser  TOP NEWS In celebration for America, American League shuts out NL   With early offense and 11 pitchers striking out 15 batters, the AL held the NL to three hits in the first All-Star Game shutout in 13 years. Belli, still one of 'those little kids with big dreams,' earns All-Star MVP Ranking the eight best moments from AL's wire-to-wire All-Star Game victory Key stats and facts from the 2026 All-Star Game Here's a team-by-team breakdown from 2026 All-Star Game Caminero fine after All-Star HBP, tells pitcher who plunked him not to worry Record 7 Cuban 'brothers' take the field for All-Star Game Peters, after family health scare, adds to whirlwind '26 in 1st career All-Star Game Phillies soak in All-Star atmosphere: 'This is just like heaven right now' 1st-timer Vargas becomes 3rd White Sox player to homer in ASG Verlander's speech inspires younger AL teammates before his final All-Star Game MORE TOP NEWS ADD MLB AS YOUR PREFERRED SOURCE ON GOOGLE PERSONALIZE STORIES TOP PERFORMANCES Longest Home Run Miguel Vargas   433 ft 8th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Miguel Vargas   107.3 mph 8th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Mason Miller   101.7 mph 9th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play American League All-Stars   17.2% WPA 1st Inning   Watch   Longest Home Run Miguel Vargas   433 ft 8th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Miguel Vargas   107.3 mph 8th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Mason Miller   101.7 mph 9th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play American League All-Stars   17.2% WPA 1st Inning   Watch   Dylan Cease 1st since '06 (Penny) to K 3 in 1st inning of ASG (7th overall) Miguel Vargas 3rd CWS player to HR in ASG (Ordoñez, '01; Thomas, '95) Justin Wrobleski 3rd with 5+ K’s in ASG since '69 (P. Martinez, '99; Valenzuela, '86) PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE MOMENT In a tribute to "The Sandlot," several young fans got the experience of a lifetime in the middle of the All-Star Game. READ MORE STAFF PICKS Top moments from a nostalgic night From a first inning that saw the American League score three runs and Dylan Cease strike out the side, to Miguel Vargas' towering home run and Bryan Baker shutting the door, check out all the highlights from the 96th Midsummer Classic.   A pinch-me moment for McGonigle Tigers rookie Kevin McGonigle, who grew up a Phillies fan outside Philadelphia, felt like a kid again when he got to meet Chase Utley during batting practice. All-Stars show off their unique style, with meaning behind every stitch From honoring where they are from, the people they love or their favorite hobbies, MLB players got to show off their fashion sense on the All-Star red carpet with their families beside them. Miz walks the All-Star Red Carpet with that dog on him Brewers flamethrower Jacob Misiorowski paid homage to his aptly named pup, Ember, by having the good dog's photo sewed into the lining of his suit jacket, taking a page from the book of Shohei Ohtani and Decoy. All-Star diamonds are forever Before she took the field as the National League representative on the MLB All-Star ball crew, Genevieve Ortega-Alves got engaged on the red carpet. Baseball pays tribute with poignant Stand Up 2 Cancer moment A tradition continued at the All-Star Game with the Grammy Award-winning Philadelphia band Boyz II Men performing the Jackson 5 hit “I’ll Be There” as cameras panned the field and crowd, showing the handwritten names that appeared on placards. MORE STORIES © 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.