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7/17/2025 |  MLB All-Star Game has slight drop in viewers despite having its first swing-off (Associated Press (AP)) NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball’s All-Star Game — which featured the contest’s first swing-off to determine the winner — averaged 7,185,000 viewers Tuesday night on Fox, according to Nielsen.

7/17/2025 |  Police: Home of Diamondbacks star Ketel Marte burglarized during All-Star break (Associated Press (AP)) SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — A home belonging to Arizona Diamondbacks star Ketel Marte was burglarized during the Major League Baseball All-Star break, according to police.

7/17/2025 |  Explaining MLB All-Star Game swing-off: Where were Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani, Cal Raleigh and other sluggers? (CBS Sports) The National League bested the American League Tuesday night at Truist Park in Atlanta in one of the most entertaining All-Star Games in quite some time. The AL erased a 6-0 deficit in the final three innings, putting them in position for what would have been the largest comeback win in All-Star Game history, but the NL prevailed in the tiebreaker swing-off.  

7/17/2025 |  CNBC Sport: MLB Commissioner says Sunday media rights could go to NBC, Apple — or back to ESPN (CNBC Sports)

• MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred confirmed NBC, Apple and ESPN are the three bidders for the league’s “Sunday Night Baseball” package, which ESPN opted out of earlier this year.
• Manfred said he plans to choose a winner for those rights within the month and that they could be split up between two bidders.
• Manfred said he’s in talks to include five MLB teams’ local rights in these renewed discussions. 

7/17/2025 |  Dodgers Deliberate With Shohei Ohtani, Clayton Kershaw as World Series Repeat Bid Looms (DEADSPIN) The left-right combination sure to slug its way to the forefront for the remainder of summer could help the Los Angeles Dodgers return to October’s main event.
If the Dodgers are going to set themselves up for a chance at becoming the first repeat champion since the New York Yankees won three consecutive titles at the turn of the century, Clayton Kershaw and Shohei Ohtani are expected to have a prominent role.