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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 Village's 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 year's Mid-Summer Classics Concert Series in Elk Grove Village. Brian Hill | Staff Photographer George Thorogood and the Destroyers get ready to perform at Elk Grove Village's Mid-Summer Classics Concert Series on Tuesday evening. Brian Hill | Staff Photo...

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 blown out his elbow and undergone Tommy John surgery in May.

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 July 13, if players drop out due to injury or other factors. Any replacements will be added here wh...