All-Star teams were originally selected by the managers and the fans for the 1933 and 1934 games. From 1935 through 1946, managers selected the entire team for each league. From 1947 to 1957, fans chose the team's starters and the manager chose the pitchers and the remaining players. From...
And then there’s the fact that each team is represented at the game. True, rosters have become bloated (84 Major League players were named to the game last year. If each roster is 25, that means that overthree teamsworth of players were named: the Yankees and Red Sox for the AL, a...
both teams came out like they had something to play for. Todd Helton homered as part of a five-run fifth to put the NL ahead, but the AL chipped away thanks to Garret Anderson's three hits and two RBIs. Still, it looked like the Senior Circuit might finally snap its six-game losing...
Carlton went 20-9 with a 3.56 ERA with St. Louis in 1971, making his third NL All-Star team in his seventh big league season. Carlton wanted a raise, so he asked for $65,000 per year. Cardinals owner Gussie Busch told Carlton he would pay him no more than $60,000. The parties ...
s Major League All-Star Game, when baseball’sabsurd abundanceofyoung talentwas on full display (Hello, Mike Trout!), the question was worth asking: Where did these two All-Star teams stand historically, in terms of the most gifted groups assembled since thefirst All-Star Gamewas held in ...
wear and tear of all their starters, including the injury-prone Glasnow and Yamamoto, who is used to starting just once a week in Japan. Perez and Gray make it as reps for their teams, with Perez edging outJesus Luzardoand Gray making what would be his second straight All-Star appea...
Jackie Jensen was an outfielder for the first-ever College World Series champions, the 1947 California Golden Bears. He went on to have an All-Star career, nabbing MVP honors with Boston in 1958. But it was in his 1950 season with the New York Yankees that Jensen captured ...
Rotation: Charlie Morton, Tyler Glasnow (It would be a short rotation for most teams, but this is the Rays, so what's a rotation anyway?) Bullpen: Chaz Roe, Adam Kolarek, Jalen Beeks, Emilio Pagan, Wilmer Font, Ryan Yarbrough To varying degrees, all of these players were cast off by...
Scouting Combine Impress teams and raise your stock to get drafted in higher rounds. The reworked MLB Draft Combine returns to Road to the Show for a more immersive pre-draft experience. Start your Road to the Show career with a statement and show off your skills to get noticed in the ...
In 2024, his first season with the Braves, Sale earned his eighth career All-Star selection. T-7. Freddie Freeman, 8Since the beginning of 2016, no player has more hits in the Majors than Freeman. He's made six All-Star teams during that span, with the first two selections coming in...