The Twins faced the two Floridian teams this week, dropping the series to the Marlins and winning a series against the Rays, finishing out the week at an even 3-3. Byron Buxton was named as the Twins’ lone representative to the All-Star Game for his second appearance. The AL Central is now a shell of its former self, as the Twins, with their 43-47 record, sit in 2nd, 13.5 games behind the Tigers.
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Final rosters for the All-Star Game were announced yesterday. Clayton Kershaw was named to the NL team as a “Legend Pick”.
Speaking of Kersh, he joined the 3,000-strikeout club last week, striking out Vinny Capra.
The Tigers continue their winning ways, with a 57-34 record, 1.5 games ahead of the Astros. The Twins are still barely in the Wild Card race, as they are 5.0 games behind the Mariners.
Despite getting swept at home by the Astros, the Dodgers are still atop the National League with a 56-35 record, and are clear of the Twins’ next opponents, the Chicago Cubs, by 1.5 games.
In advance of the trade deadline, Jesse Rogers at ESPN shares a few fun trade anecdotes from GMs around the league.
The Washington Nationals are the next team to make some major personnel changes, firing president of baseball operations Mike Rizzo and manager Dave Martinez. Rizzo and Martinez were a part of the Nationals’ World Series-winning team in 2019, but since that point, the team has been in rebuild mode, especially after dealing Juan Soto to the Padres.