1/37 Skubal, Skenes throw at Comerica Park on same day, giving baseball fans a unique experience DETROIT — It was no surprise when Tarik Skubal was named the American League starting pitcher for Tuesday’s MLB All-Star Game in Atlanta. The Detroit Tigers ace has, after all, been the most dominant pitcher in baseball over the past two years. If you …
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Maybe this was just the kind of ho-hum 5-2 loss that merges seamlessly into a 162-game season. After all, the Yankees offense wasn’t going to keep scoring five or more runs a game, as they had done the previous 10 before Saturday, the most within one season in the majors since the 2023 Braves and the longest by a Yankee …
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A bad day for Max Fried and the Yankees got worse when the left-hander had to be removed from Saturday’s 5-2 loss to the Cubs in The Bronx with a blister on his left index finger. For a pitcher that’s been more valuable this season to the Yankees in the wake of Gerrit Cole being lost to Tommy John surgery, …
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Max Fried may have a homecoming start in Atlanta next week, but it won’t be in the All-Star Game. The Yankees left-hander pulled out of the Midsummer Classic on Friday — and was replaced by teammate Carlos Rodón — due to him starting Saturday’s game against the Cubs, which would have had him pitching on two days of rest in …
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