Jumbled postseason races in both leagues mean there are not a lot of obvious sellers, but these players could be on the block if their teams falter before the Trade Deadline.
For players who don’t make the cut for the All-Star Game, there is still a lot of season left. In the cases of these 12 players who were snubbed, it turned out to be an MVP season.
Oneil Cruz has homered into the Allegheny River on the bounce before, but his monster shot yesterday was only the sixth in PNC Park’s history to reach the water on the fly.
Dave Winfield has a Hall of Fame plaque, but he didn’t have a statue until now. He was honored in Fairbanks, Alaska, where he played in a wood bat college league during the summers of 1971 and ’72.
Yesterday’s top Minor League highlights included Twins top prospect Walker Jenkins’ first home run of the season and Nationals top prospect James Wood’s’ 10th long ball of 2024.
It’s a star-studded afternoon when Ozzie Albies, Matt Olson and the Braves take on Aaron Judge, Juan Soto and the Yankees at 1:30 p.m. ET, followed by the Brewers and Padres joined in progress.
