The Latest Breaking News from Alek Manoah

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.

Miked-up players are the best part of the MLB All-Star Game.

The 24-year-old has emerged as one of the best pitchers with one of the nastiest pitches in the American League.

TORONTO — The Yankees can crush a team, like they did Friday night. They can scrape out wins, like they did in the three-game sweep of the Rays earlier this week. The pitchers can shut teams down, like Jameson Taillon did to the Blue Jays Saturday. And they can come…

For several seconds Monday night, right-hander Logan Gillaspie remained hunched over on the edge of the mound, hands on his knees and two more runs on the board. He had entered in the fifth inning with two runners on and the game still close.

The Blue Jays extended their win streak to eight; the White Sox fall to three games below .500.

For the first time all season, we have a new No. 1 team. Plus, two AL West teams enter the top five.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — At 6 feet, 6 inches and 285 pounds, pitcher Alek Manoah is a mountain of a man and king of the Blue Jays’ hill.

TORONTO — Everything’s coming up Yankees these days. After being mowed down for five innings by Alek Manoah, the Yankees jumped on the Blue Jays bullpen and took advantage of their defense to beat Toronto, 9-1. The Yankees extended their winning streak to 11 behind a home run and two-run…