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MLB-ALL-STAR GAME Stars in leadoff spots DENVER (AP) — Two of baseball’s biggest stars will be in the leadoff spots as the All-Star Game gets under way tonight in Denver. Shohei Ohtani of the Angels will not only be the American League’s starting pitcher; he’ll be the first batter to face the National League’s Max Scherzer. Fernando Tatis Jr. of…

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MLB-ALL-STAR GAME Ohtani will start and lead off; Scherzer gets NL nod UNDATED (AP) — Fans and players who will be at Coors Field for the MLB’s All-Star Game are both looking forward to the Greatest Sho on Earth. That’s S-H-O as in Shohei Ohtani. Shohei Ohtani is the top star of baseball’s midsummer classic, the center of attention for…

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MLB-ALL-STAR GAME Ohtani will start and lead off; Scherzer gets NL nod UNDATED (AP) — Fans and players who will be at Coors Field for the MLB’s All-Star Game are both looking forward to the Greatest Sho on Earth. That’s S-H-O as in Shohei Ohtani. Shohei Ohtani is the top star of baseball’s midsummer classic, the center of attention for…

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MLB-ALL-STAR GAME Ohtani will start and lead off; Scherzer gets NL nod UNDATED (AP) — Fans and players who will be at Coors Field for the MLB’s All-Star Game are both looking forward to the Greatest Sho on Earth. That’s S-H-O as in Shohei Ohtani. Shohei Ohtani is the top star of baseball’s midsummer classic, the center of attention for…

Update on the latest sports

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MLB-ALL-STAR GAME Ohtani will start and lead off; Scherzer gets NL nod UNDATED (AP) — Fans and players who will be at Coors Field for the MLB’s All-Star Game are both looking forward to the Greatest Sho on Earth. Shohei Ohtani is the top star of baseball’s midsummer classic, the center of attention for players and fans like no one…

The Latest: Mets’ Alonso repeats as HR Derby champion

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DENVER (AP) — The Latest on the Home Run Derby (all times local): 8:45 p.m. Pete Alonso of the New York Mets became the third back-to-back Home Run Derby champion, beating No. 6 seed Trey Mancini in the final. Alonso and his blue-and-orange bat went 6 for 6 in a 28-second stretch to give him 23 homers in the final…

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MLB-ALL-STAR LINEUPS Ohtani will start and lead off; Scherzer gets NL nod DENVER (AP) — Shohei Ohtani will be the American League’s starting pitcher in Tuesday’s night’s All-Star Game and will bat leadoff, too, as the designated hitter. It’s another landmark for the two-way Japanese sensation. A 27-year-old in his fourth major league season with the Los Angeles Angels, Ohtani…

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MLB-ALL-STAR LINEUPS Ohtani will start and lead off; Scherzer gets NL nod DENVER (AP) — Shohei Ohtani will be the American League’s starting pitcher in Tuesday’s night’s All-Star Game and will bat leadoff, too, as the designated hitter. It’s another landmark for the two-way Japanese sensation. A 27-year-old in his fourth major league season with the Los Angeles Angels, Ohtani…

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AP

MLB-ALL-STAR LINEUPS Ohtani will start and lead off; Scherzer gets NL nod DENVER (AP) — Shohei Ohtani will be the American League’s starting pitcher in Tuesday’s night’s All-Star Game and will bat leadoff, too, as the designated hitter. It’s another landmark for the two-way Japanese sensation. A 27-year-old in his fourth major league season with the Los Angeles Angels, Ohtani…

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MLB- ACUNA SURGERY Braves star faces ACL surgery MIAMI (AP) — Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. will undergo season-ending surgery after sustaining a complete tear of the ACL in his right knee during Atlanta’s 5-4 win over the Miami Marlins on Saturday. An MRI shows the severity of the injury and the Braves made the announcement shortly shortly midnight. Acuña…