Here is this week’s news and discussion relating to the 2016 MLB All-Star Game.
Weekend (5/14-5/15):
- MLB Continues To Drive The USA In Its Chevrolet With Renewed, Expanded Alliance (NY Sports Journalism)
- Robinson Cano, Jose Altuve headline a galaxy of stars at second base in AL (The Seattle Times)
- Sacramento Report: Lawmakers Are Playing Ball With the Padres (Voice of San Diego)
5/16/16:
- All-Star Game Memories: Fred Lynn (Fox 5 San Diego)
- Bud Selig stands behind All-Star Game’s World Series implications (Sports Illustrated)
- Cubs, Jake Arrieta earn MLB’s first-quarter superlatives (Star-Telegram)
- MLB notebook: Former All-Star Ellis dies at 75 (KCCI Des Moines)
- Naugy’s Dean joins rather lengthy list of area MLBers (RepAM)
- They Ask All-Star Athletes for Their Lunch Money to Feed The Hungry (Hopeful Headlines)
5/17/16:
- Baseball roundup (NIC.com)
- Chipper Jones Talks Bryce Harper, Baseball’s ‘Unwritten Rules’ (Fox Business)
- Clayton Kershaw vs. Mike Trout Is What Makes MLB Interleague Worth It (Bleacher Report)
- Colleges that produce the most MLB players (Mercury News)
- Esurance Back on the Field with Major League Baseball as Exclusive Auto Insurance Partner (PR Newswire)
5/18/16:
- Biggest Disappointments of the 1st Quarter of the 2016 MLB Season (Bleacher Report)
- Buster Posey Returns To The Plate For Esurance Effort, MLB All-Star Game (NY Sports Journalism)
- Cubs sign former All-Star closer Joe Nathan (ESPN)
- Esurance Continues MLB Sponsorship (Media Post)
- MLB Announces First Ever All-Star Game (Call to the Pen)
- Padres earn kudos for sustainability upgrades at Petco Park (SD News)
5/19/16:
- All-Time Boston Red Sox League: All-Star Break (Fox Sports)
- Former MLB all-stars to meet again as coaches (The Virginian-Pilot)
- MLB – All-Star Mom Contest (About Home)
- Voting for MLB All-Star Game continues, as nine Kansas City Royals eligible (KCTV News – Kansas City)
- 5 Pitchers Who Could Potentially Start For The American League In 2016 All-Star Game (Rant Sports)
5/20/16:
- The Case for Manny Machado as MLB’s Most Valuable Player (Sports Blog)
- MLB’s Best Shortstop Isn’t on the All-star Game Ballot (Sports Grid)
- MLB: Six Unlikely Players That Are All-Star Worthy (Call to the Pen)
- 17 Ways to Cast Your All-Star Ballot (Sports on Earth)