Here is this week’s news and discussion relating to the 2016 MLB All-Star Game.
Weekend (6/4-6/5):
- Baseball’s All-Star Game needs a few tweaks to make it better (Chicago Tribune)
- Bautista trade shows how far Huntington has come as GM (Time’s Online)
- Derek Jeter shares thoughts on Muhammad Ali (YES)
- Eminian: Chiefs loaded with All-Star candidates, and manager Kruzel has MLB admirer (Journal Star)
- Mariners’ Kyle Seager, brother Corey two of MLB’s hottest hitters (ESPN Seattle)
- MLB: Dodgers cut ties with underperforming Carl Crawford (The Salt Lake Tribune)
- MLB notebook: Padres deal Shields to White Sox (Trib Live)
- MLB Notes: Padres Trade SP James Shields to White Sox (CSN Philly)
- Sleeper picks for the MLB All-Star Game (Sports Blog)
- Trevor Hoffman, Moises Alou to manage All-Star Futures Game (Fansided)
- Watch Muhammad Ali’s legendary appearance at the 2004 All-Star Game (MLB)
- Where are they now? Bobcats in the big leagues (The University Star)
6/6:
- Bo Jackson’s daughter responds to Brock Lesnar’s bold claim (Grid Iron Now)
- Cleveland Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor wants a World Series, not All-Star votes (Cleveland.com)
- MLB 2016 All-Star vote leaders: Tigers’ Kinsler, Martinez snub? How to vote now (Examiner)
- St. Louis Cardinals: 2016 All-Star Chances (Redbird Rants)
6/7:
- Are All-Stars Ryan Braun and Jonathan Lucroy on the block? (ESPN)
- Castellanos welcomes All-Star consideration (The Detroit News)
- Derby injury risk for Bumgarner is overblown (ESPN)
- Eight potential first time MLB All-Stars (SportsNaut)
- Kershaw, Trumbo, Ortiz among MLB stars on pace for rare feats (Sports Illustrated)
- MLB All-Star Game: Early voting results show no Toronto Blue Jays (CBC Sports)
- MLB All-Star Game fan voting update: Tigers trailing (Detroit Free Press)
- MLB All-Star Game Voting Update #2: Who Leads the AL? (Heavy)
- MLB: Which Pitchers Should Start in the All-Star Game? (Call to the Pen)
- Royals’ Salvador Perez still leads all players in AL All-Star Game voting (Kansas City Star)
- Salvador Perez still leads all American League players in All-Star fan voting; Hosmer, Cain on pace to start (Topeka Capital-Journal)
- Two from BlueClaws to play in league All-Star Game (App.com)
6/8:
- Bryce Harper Slips in Latest Round of NL All-star Voting (CSN Mid-Atlantic)
- The lowdown on MLB All-Star Weekend, from Buster Posey’s perspective (FTW)
- MLB All-Star Game Voting Update #2: Who Leads the NL? (Heavy)
- 5 Cubs Continue To Lead National League All-Star Voting (Bleed Cubbie Blue)
- 5 Cubs Still In Line To Star All-Star Game (CBS Chicago)
- 7 MLB stars whose draft reports predicted their greatness (Fox Sports)
- 2016 All-Star Game: Molina, Posey battle in NL catcher voting (San Diego Union-Tribune)
6/9:
- All-star Voting Course Corrections (Sports on Earth)
- Brewers: Ryan Braun remains fifth among NL outfielders in All-Star Game voting (Wisconsin State Journal)
- David Ross votes for the MLB All-Star game with a rotary phone (Redeye)
- MLB All-Star voting is a crime against Arenado (Mile High Sports)
- Why Can You Vote 35 Times for the MLB All-star Game? (Nerdist)
- 5 San Francisco Giants Players Who Have Played Like All-Stars So Far In 2016 (Rant Sports)
6/10:
- Corey Seager Deserves a Ticket to the All-Star Game (Fantasy Pro)
- Grandpa Rossy tries old-school methods for Cubs All-Star voting (Yahoo Sports)
- Has All-Star Game Voting went too far (Sports Blog)
- Kansas City Royals: Stop Getting Mad About All-Star Voting (KC Kingdom)
- New faces emerge for Arizona Diamondbacks (Tucson News Now)