The first Home Run Derby participant is ...

Plus: Time to vote for All-Star starters

Monday, July 01 View In Browser  TOP NEWS Gunnar announces he is first to join Home Run Derby field   While mic'd up during Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN, Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson said he will participate in the T-Mobile Home Run Derby on July 15 in Arlington. VOTE NOW: Ballot re-opens; help decide All-Star starters Langford hits for MLB's 1st cycle of '24, Rangers' 1st in 7 years Soto talks way into lineup, teams with Judge in Yankees' win Everything to know about No. 3 prospect James Wood's MLB debut New Home Run Derby format, rules announced Turang brews up Crew's 5th grand slam in 8 games Astros score 5 in 11th to claim MLB's best record in June MORE TOP NEWS MLB MORNING LINEUP PODCAST TOP PERFORMANCES Wyatt Langford: 4-for-5, HR, 3B, 2B, 3 R, 4 RBIs 1st Rangers rookie to hit for the cycle since 1985 Seth Lugo: 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 10 K's Leads MLB in ERA (2.17), IP (116), wins (11), quality starts (14) Taj Bradley: 5.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 11 K's 1.24 ERA and 40 K's in 29 IP over his last 5 starts Trea Turner: 3-for-5, 1 R, 2 RBIs Knocks game-winning hit on his birthday Garrett Crochet: 7 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 11 K's 1.91 ERA with 56 K's in 37 2/3 IP in June PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY Brenton Doyle reminded everyone of why he won a Gold Glove Award last year. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS Power Rankings: New No. 1 weathering the storm The Phillies keep chugging along with baseball's best record despite some key injuries, topping the latest Power Rankings as there was a lot of movement within the Top 5.   Gunnar or Witt for AL starting shortstop? One of the toughest choices on the All-Star Ballot is at shortstop in the AL, where Gunnar Henderson and Bobby Witt Jr. are having incredible seasons. Here is the case for each superstar. 5 series to watch this week A top prospect's debut in D.C., the resumption of the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry and a pair of NL division leaders squaring off are among this upcoming week's most intriguing matchups. What it means to be in 1st on July 1st The end of June means that we are almost exactly at the midway point of the regular season. How many teams in first place at this point stay there? Take a spin around the Minors Yesterday's top Minor League highlights included two-homer games from D-backs No. 14 prospect Deyvison De Los Santos and Yankees No. 2 prospect Spencer Jones. Live baseball on MLB Network It's the Astros and Blue Jays at 3 p.m. ET, then James Wood is expected to make his MLB debut for the Nationals vs. the Mets at 6:30, followed by the Brewers and Rockies joined in progress.  MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD PIT 4 ATL 2 SD 1 BOS 4 MIA 6 PHI 7 NYY 8 TOR 1 HOU 10 NYM 5 WAS 0 TB 5 CLE 2 KC 6 COL 5 CWS 4 CHC 1 MIL 7 CIN 0 STL 2 LAD 4 SF 10 DET 7 LAA 6 OAK 1 ARI 5 MIN 5 SEA 3 TEX 11 BAL 2 © 2024 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. MLB trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of Major League Baseball. Visit MLB.com. Any other marks used herein are trademarks of their respective owners. Please review our Privacy Policy. You (gahleexholly.hdhask@blogger.com) received this message because you registered to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com. Please add info@marketing.mlbemail.com to your address book to ensure our messages reach your inbox. If you no longer wish to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com, please unsubscribe  or log in and manage your email subscriptions. Postal Address: MLB.com, c/o MLB Advanced Media, L.P., 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.