As if All-Star Week doesn't promise enough firsts, we're getting you started a little early this year. Four Japanese-born pitchers got the start for their respective teams today: Shinnosuke Ogasawara for the Nationals,

Yu Darvish is on the mound for the San Diego Padres. And for the Washington Nationals, Shinnosuke Ogasawara is on the bump. Ogasawara is the newest to MLB. He came over from Japan this season, and he was also hurt early in the season.

The St. Louis Cardinals have pitching depth in the minor leagues, but are in a playoff race and could acquire reinforcements for this season and beyond.

As the MLB season enters its second half, fantasy baseball managers looking to climb the standings know that every edge counts.

MLB draft is set to begin on Sunday, and it will be held July 13-14 over the All-Star weekend in Atlanta. The Tulane Green Wave baseball team has had 1

The reigning AL Cy Young winner and the best young pitcher in baseball will be on the mound for the 2025 MLB All-Star Game next Tuesday at Truist Park in Atlanta. Detroit Tigers lefty Tarik Skubal and Pittsburgh Pirates righty Paul Skenes have been named the All-Star Game starting pitchers. Fox's Saturday night MLB broadcast made the announcement.

The starting pitchers for the 2025 MLB All-Star Game are set. Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Paul Skenes will open the game on the mound for the National League, while Detroit Tigers lefty Tarik Skubal will start for the American League. Both Skenes and Skubal are making their second consecutive All-Star appearances.

Prior to Skenes, the youngest pitcher to start back-to-back All-Star Games was the Philadelphia Phillies’ Robin Roberts, who started in 1950 and ‘51 at ages 23 and 24, according to STATS Perform. And while Skenes’ record is only 4-8, that is largely a product of his average run support, which is the third worst in the majors.