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We’ve only reached the halfway point of the baseball season, but it already feels like so much more than that, as if we’ve crammed a whole season’s worth of action and excitement into the first 81 games, before we even reached the Fourth of July. Because of everything that’s happened and because of the way the rule changes have worked, it feels like this might be the best first half we’ve ever seen.

The games have gotten faster, infield shifts no longer dominate the conversation on broadcasts, and the stolen base has come out of hiding. It seems as if there is a big story almost every day.

Let’s look back at just some of the things that have happened so far.

It was only fitting that on the same day he was named an All-Star for the 11th time in his career, Mike Trout put on a show by making yet another home run-robbing catch in center field.

With the 2023 Draft in Seattle quickly approaching, MLB Pipeline’s Jim Callis dishes out selections for each of the first 39 picks.

Yonny Chirinos couldn’t do anything but laugh it off after he took a tumble on the mound … and still recorded a strikeout!

A lot has happened in baseball over the past seven days: Elly De La Cruz’s cycle, the Angels’ double dozen in Denver and notable home runs from Mookie, Acuña and Ohtani (of course). Sarah Langs explains why it all matters.

Defensive highlights don’t just happen on the field, as one young fan demonstrated. But who made a better catch: the hopeful Cardinal or the current Angel?

Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s cleat game has a signature flavor, and his latest addition to the collection was especially sweet. Here’s the inside scoop from the man himself.

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