Albert Pujols handed the ump his chain during an at-bat and MLB fans made plenty of jokes The biggest MLB bribery scandal of our time! USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 27, 2022
White Sox will be challenged by Coors Field’s wide-open spaces Andrew Vaughn compared the Rockies’ home field to the University of Utah’s stadium. Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 25, 2022
All-Star week helps kick off a farewell tour for Cardinals' Albert Pujols LOS ANGELES — When Albert Pujols stepped to the batter's box in the first round of the Home Run Derby on Monday and in his only at-bat in the All-Star Game on Tuesday, he did so under the backdrop of a standing ovation from the Dodger Stadium crowd. Los Angeles Times · Jul 23, 2022
From the Astros' plane to the All-Star mound, A’s Paul Blackburn details unforgettable experience Paul Blackburn’s pinpoint strike at the top right corner of the zone whizzed right past Joc Pederson’s blurred bat, ending a scoreless frame for the Oakland Athletic pitcher. It was an ordinary result in extraordinary circumstances. This wasn’t a middling Giants team the 28 year-old had held down on Tuesday… Tribune News Service · Jul 22, 2022
Ben Frederickson: Pujols can catch A-Rod, and other numbers for Cardinals' second half Considering 58% of the season was in the bag by the time the Cardinals split ways for their All-Star break, it feels a little silly to refer to what starts Friday in Cincinnati as the beginning of the second half. St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jul 21, 2022
The Top Baseball Stories to Follow Over the Next Few Months You ready for a frantic finish to the MLB season? It’s going to be epic! Sports Illustrated · Jul 21, 2022
‘The perfect leader’: As greats retire, Paul Goldschmidt rises as Cardinals’ next star of stars LOS ANGELES — A sensation he had around the Cardinals clubhouse a year ago continued this week when Paul Goldschmidt returned to the All-Star Game for the first time in four years. More than his jersey had changed, but it was hard to explain what. St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jul 20, 2022
Helene Elliott: MLB All-Star Game provides a fun, big league escape for players and fans LOS ANGELES — Baseball's All-Star Game was a sweet treat, a refreshingly icy blast on a hot July afternoon, a nod to the game's tradition that featured enough new wrinkles and fresh personalities to make it entertaining and help keep the All-Star format vibrant for years to come. Los Angeles Times · Jul 20, 2022
What’s on deck for MLB? A pitch clock and bigger bases could be coming in 2023 — and eventually expansion to 32 teams. Monday at Dodger Stadium represented some of the best baseball has to offer. Chicago Tribune · Jul 20, 2022
Betting outcry over Home Run Derby is much ado about nothing, but MLB has some cleaning up to do MLB might've dodged controversy this time around but won't always be so lucky. USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 19, 2022
Juan Soto wins Home Run Derby Soto won the Derby held off Seattle Mariners rookie Julio Rodríguez 19-18 in the final. Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 19, 2022
SI:AM | Ranking Players’ Ideas for New MLB All-Star Events Why let the power hitters have all the fun? Sports Illustrated · Jul 19, 2022
Juan Soto defeats Julio Rodríguez in thrilling home run derby at Dodger Stadium It was almost like a passing of the torch, from one of baseball's most decorated Dominican stars, a 42-year-old future Hall of Famer in the twilight of his career, to a pair of the game's most prolific, young Dominican sluggers. Los Angeles Times · Jul 19, 2022
Juan Soto overcomes JRod, contract talk to win HR Derby Washington Nationals star Juan Soto won his first Home Run Derby The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2022
Sports Illustrated · Jul 19, 2022 MLB All-Star Players Honor Albert Pujols During HR Derby (Video) Making his fifth Derby appearance, the legendary slugger received praise from his fellow All-Stars at Dodger Stadium.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 19, 2022 Sports bettors went wild for Albert Pujols after his improbably upset of Kyle Schwarber at the Home Run Derby Another incredible moment for the Future Hall of Famer
USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 19, 2022 MLB All-Stars honor Albert Pujols’ final Home Run Derby with classy home plate celebration What a way to honor a baseball legend!
Sports Illustrated · Jul 19, 2022 The 2022 Home Run Derby, As It Happened Juan Soto beat Julio Rodriguez in a scintillating show at Dodger Stadium. Follow along how it went with the SI MLB team to guide you through highlights and analysis.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 18, 2022 2022 MLB Home Run Derby, live stream, TV channel, time, odds and brackets, how to watch online The Major League Baseball All-Star Week has arrived and will kick off on Monday night with the Home Run Derby live at Chavez Ravine.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jul 18, 2022 Benjamin Hochman: Cardinals’ Paul Goldschmidt could win batting title, ‘slash’ triple crown As we take a moment to breathe during the All-Star break, perhaps now is a nice time for a little perspective.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 15, 2022 2022 Home Run Derby bracket, betting odds and picks Pete Alonso is going for a third straight title.
Sports Illustrated · Jul 14, 2022 Corey Seager Joins Finalized 2022 Home Run Derby Field The field is set for this year’s Dodger Stadium dinger fest.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jul 13, 2022 Cardinals avoid surprise ending with dramatic win, 7-6, over Dodgers ST. LOUIS — A dizzying swirl of events, some unexpected and some just outright improvised, carried the Cardinals through the Dodgers’ gauntlet to the most dazzling victory of the season.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jul 12, 2022 A Man-ly milestone for Pujols, homer from Dickerson back Mikolas to oust Phils ST. LOUIS — If there is to be a fifth player plucked from the Cardinals’ roster and added to next week’s All-Star Game, the sage choice would be starter Miles Mikolas.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jul 11, 2022 Benjamin Hochman: Humble and hungry Pujols ties Musial for extra-base hits, leads Cardinals to needed win In St. Louis, as sports fans do, you can weigh the Albert Pujols experiment (having him take a roster spot the entire 2022 season) vs. the Albert Pujols experience (getting to partake in standing ovations and take in the moment when he thwacks a fastball).