MLB.com | Thomas Harrigan: Giancarlo Stanton was voted in the All-Star Game as a rookie for the fifth time in his career and first as a Yankee, to fend off a late challenge in a fan vote from George Springer in Toronto. Stanton joins teammate Aaron Judge, the AL’s overall vote leader, in the starting yard alongside Mike Trout, hinting that he may be Participation in the Home Run Derby as well. Unsurprisingly, Jose Trevino’s attempt to start behind the plate came shy against Toronto’s Alejandro Kirk, who pulled off the win, so if Trevino was the team, it would be a fallback. This will be announced late Sunday afternoon.
Sports Illustrated | Max Goodman: If there’s one constant in Brian Cashman’s career, it’s that he’s always willing to engage in a trade deadline. The Yankees GM is always one of the busiest people in the game this time of year, but insists that even with the Yankees on top in the Middle East, their plans for August 2 remain unchanged. The team will likely continue to look for marginal additions, but being 15.5 games hasn’t changed the strategy significantly.
NJ.com | Bridget Hyland: It could be one of those improvements, although it’s probably more than just a marginal addition Pittsburgh Pirates Midfielder Brian Reynolds. The price of the 2021 All-Star will be exorbitant, and any talks about Reynolds should start with at least Jason Dominguez, if not a better prospect as the hub.
New York Daily News | Kristi Ackert: Gerrit Cole has a Raphael Devers problem, like red socks The third baseman took him to the deep twice Thursday night to hit six against him, and he went for a walk the only other time he came to the plate. Meanwhile, Wandy Peralta had no problem facing Devers, and poor ground geometry, the latest chapter in what was too underrated for the left-handed savior. It has a sub 2.00 epoch, without the dazzling strike rate we’re used to from modern painkillers.
New York Post | Ian O’Connor: Despite the dominance the Yankees have shown over their division—again, they’re entering 15.5 games today—the next three teams in the AL East will own all three Wild Card slots. Year after year, the East is the best division in baseball, and although it looks like the Yankees are destined to face Astros In October, he might end up being a rival in the band that ends up getting in their way.
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