Baseball

7/14/2026 |  Price of MLB All-Star Game Tickets Surpasses World Cup Semifinal (Front Office Sports) The get-in price for Tuesday’s MLB All-Star Game has surpassed that of the France-Spain World Cup semifinal.
Ticket prices reached $1,388 on Tuesday, surpassing the $1,301 minimum price for the same day France-Spain semifinal match in Dallas, according to TicketData. 

7/13/2026 |  The heat is on: The average MLB fastball velocity is up for the 6th straight year to 94.7 mph (Associated Press (AP))

NEW YORK (AP) — Chad Tracy notices how much baseball has changed in the 13 years since he took his last big league at-bat.

“You watch a Triple-A game, most everybody that’s coming out of the bullpen left-handed or right-handed is throwing 95-plus,” the Boston Red Sox manager said. “Back in the day, it was you’d get a lead and you’d get to the lower part of a bullpen and you’d see some guys coming out throwing 88.”

7/13/2026 |  2026 MLB draft: Day 1 winners and losers, names to know for Day 2 (ESPN) The first day of the 2026 MLB draft is complete, with the Chicago White Sox making Roch Cholowsky the No. 1 selection.
The next three picks came off the board as expected, the Tampa Bay Rays grabbing high school shortstop Grady Emerson, the Minnesota Twins taking Georgia Tech catcher Vahn Lackey and the San Francisco Giants selecting UC Santa Barbara ace Jackson Flora -- and then the surprises began.

7/13/2026 |  2026 MLB All-Star Game Preview: 10 Storylines To Follow This Week In Philly (Fox Sports) This week’s All-Star festivities in Philadelphia will be a hometown showcase. 
The Phillies have two players — Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber — competing in the Home Run Derby on Monday. One day later, four more Phillies players — Cristopher Sánchez, Jesús Luzardo, Brandon Marsh and Jhoan Duran — will be joining Schwarber and Harper at the All-Star Game.

7/8/2026 |  2026 MLB All-Star Game: Full rosters unveiled as Phillies, Dodgers, Braves lead selections (CBS Sports) The full rosters are set for the 2026 MLB All-Star Game. This year's Midsummer Classic will be played Tuesday, July 14, at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. The All-Star Game will, as is tradition, close out a mini-celebration that includes the 2026 MLB Draft (July 11-12), the Futures Game (July 12), the Home Run Derby (July 13).