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Detroit Tigers closer Gregory Soto will join Miguel Cabrera and Willie Horton in representing the Detroit Tigers at the 2022 MLB All-Star Game in LA.

Will this (eventually) be the offseason the NL Central is busy?

George Thorogood and The Destroyers bring boogie-blues to Elk Grove Village George Thorogood and the Destroyers perform Tuesday night at Elk Grove Villages Mid-Summer Classics Concert Series. Brian Hill | Staff Photographer The show by George Thorogood, left, and the Destroyers on Tuesday evening was the second in this years Mid-Summer Classics Concert Series in Elk Grove Village. Brian Hill | Staff Photographer George Thorogood and the Destroyers get ready to perform at Elk...

TORONTO — Despite holding the 19th pick in the middle of the first round at the 2021 MLB Draft, the Toronto Blue Jays were still able to add a consensus top-10 talent and one of the best college arms in the class to the system Sunday night. The only catch is he won’t be able to pitch for at least a year. In selecting Ole Miss right-hander Gunnar Hoglund, Jays amateur scouting director Shane Farrell rolled the dice on upside and a pitcher who wouldn’t have been around at 19 if he hadn’t ...

While the results of the first Starters Election format already were revealed earlier in the week, the reserves and pitchers for the July 13 game at Colorado’s Coors Field were unveiled live on ESPN on Sunday evening. There were 47 additional spots to fill -- 24 in the NL and 23 in the AL -- with 33 of those selections made via the player ballot and the rest by the Commissioner’s Office. While there is no more Final Vote as of the 2019 All-Star Game, rosters still can change between now and...

share-square-3822642 HOUSTON -- The Astros are already surging in the standings, and on Monday, it was revealed many players are making a push in the All-Star balloting, too. The Astros have an American League-best six players landing in the top three spots at several positions, hinting several could make it to Phase 2 of the voting, when the top vote-getters face off for another flurry of balloting. Catcher Martín Maldonado, first baseman Yuli Gurriel, second baseman Jose Altuve, third basema...

share-square-2294248 The stars will be shining in Denver next month, but which of the game’s best players will be on display in the 91st Midsummer Classic? Balloting for the 2021 MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard launched at noon p.m. ET Thursday, giving fans an opportunity to vote for the best players in the sport. The National League team, which will be managed for the third straight year by Dodgers skipper Dave Roberts, will have eight elected starters. The American League team, wh...

Hair the Musical: London Palladium and Southampton Mayflower Theatre March 17, 2021 Last updated: March 17, 2021 Following a sell-out run as part of The Turbine on the Jetty season, Hair The Musical (In Concert), directed by Arlene Phillips, will now play two performances at the London Palladium on Sunday 13th June, and two performances at Southampton Mayflower Theatre on 27th June 2021. The performances were originally planned for earlier this year, but were delayed due to Covid-19 restricti...

Hank Aaron, Hall of Famer and MLB legend, dies at 86 Share this story One of the all-time greats to ever play the game, Aaron’s 755 homers were the MLB career record for three decades before finally being surpassed. He’s still the all-time leader in RBI (2,297) and total bases (6,856), and ranks third in hits (3,771) and plate appearances (13,941) and fourth in runs scored (2,174). His career numbers over 23 seasons, in one of the largest bodies of work ever assembled, are still staggering....