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Young homered in his first major-league at-bat of the season, in the Cubs’ 8-5 loss to the Phillies on Wednesday.

CHICAGO — Although Rob Thomson will manage the National League All-Stars, he won’t have a say over which players are on the team. A few years ago, MLB changed the selection process, taking it out of the All-Star managers’ hands.

Seriously. There's a cover of We Didn't Start the Fire from Fall Out Boy and there are many sports callouts.

CHICAGO — Last week, Rob Thomson said the Phillies planned to turn center field into “more of a platoon.” But they faced a righty starter in six consecutive games since then, so the manager kept writing Brandon Marsh’s name in the lineup.

The Cubs opened a seven-game homestand on Tuesday.

To clear room on the 40-man roster, the club also transferred Brandon Hughes from the 15-day IL to the 60-day.

The Cubs game versus the Phillies is still set to go on, but the Park District has moved its outdoor programming inside.

Runs per team have increased from 4.28 per game in 2022 to 4.55 so far this season. But have offenses become less home run-dependent? It seems not.

LONDON — As the Cardinals readied for their first regular-season game on another continent, manager Oliver Marmol met with an assembly of media that included reporters from St. Louis, Chicago, Italy, London, London, London and more London, and a gentlemen who introduced himself as a writer from Hungary.