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PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto understands better than almost anyone what awaits Willson Contreras in the offseason.

Reminders of the approaching trade deadline didn’t seem to weigh on the Cubs on Friday at Citizens Bank Park.

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Giancarlo Stanton's two-run homer in the fourth inning of Tuesday night's All-Star Game traveled 457 feet and landed toward the back of the left-field pavilion in Dodger Stadium, not far from where the former Sherman Oaks Notre Dame High star usually sat when he attended Dodgers games as a kid.

“To be honest,” Contreras said, “I don’t feel like this is going to be my last time with a Cubs uniform.”

“I probably shouldn’t even be here, honestly,” Kershaw said before taking in the Home Run Derby.

They are the only two Cubs catchers to start an All-Star Game.

This year’s Midsummer Classic will begin with a battle of the lefties.

White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson will bat seventh for the AL and Cubs catcher Willson Contreras is in the sixth spot for the NL.

The four-day All-Star break will allow the Cubs to physically heal, but Ross is determined to remind his players of the improvements and corrections that will be imperative in the second half.