Happy Monday, everyone! Hopefully your holiday weekend was festive and fun, you enjoyed some BBQ, and your dogs didn’t get too freaked out. The Tigers certainly have a lot to celebrate, as three very deserving players found out they were headed to Philadelphia for the All-Star Game. Dillon Dingler, Riley Greene, and rookie Kevin McGonigle are all going to be repping the Tigers at the big game.
With the unveiling of the All-Star rosters, there is plenty of discourse about that to go around, as well
as some speculation about Tigers starters who may be on the auction block as the Trade Deadline draws near, and it’s not just Tarik Skubal getting noticed as the rotation has been having some incredible starts recently.
We get into that and a lot more below, so let’s just jump right into it.
Detroit Tigers News
- Thomas Harrigan warns that Tarik Skubal isn’t the only Tigers’ starter who might be gaining interest ahead of the Trade Deadline, as he looks at Casey Mize’s rising value.
- John Henry looks at how Keider Montero is evolving into one of the Tigers’ most potent pitching weapons.
- What a weird season…
- Guess you could say he’s pretty good.
- McGonigle also talked about how cool it will be to make his All-Star debut in his hometown.
- Pretty, pretty, pretty good.
AL Central News
- Guess this Bobby guy is pretty good.
- The White Sox have claimed first place in the AL Central… for now.
- Munetaka Murakami has started his rehab assignment and the White Sox slugger could rejoin his team before the break.
MLB News
- The full 2026 All-Star rosters have been released and an incredible 26 first-timers will be attending (including a certain Tigers’ rookie).
- Shohei Ohtani missed one game, then came back on his 32nd birthday in a big way.
- Aaron Judge says a “lack of focus” is hurting the Yankees right now.
- A look at Vlad Jr.’s worst career slump ever, and what could be behind it.
- Who were the biggest snubs from the All-Star Game?
- Some key takeaways from the All-Star rosters.
- Eliezer Alfonzo Jr. made his Dodgers debut amid personal tragedy only a day after the remains of his mother and sister were found following the Venezuela earthquakes.
- A look at every team’s Fourth of July caps.
- The Cubs/Cardinals Fourth of July game was delayed by an unusual natural force: a super dense fog. ($)
- The unlikely journey of Ernie Clement from waiver wire to All-Star starter. ($)
- Why the Juan Soto/Francisco Lindor relationship is so important to the future success of the Mets. ($)
- Chris Sale has reached 500K with three different teams.
- Some great moments from around baseball, celebrating America’s big 250.
