Jayson Stark

Baseball writer at @TheAthleticMLB. Starkville pod. MLB Net. Winner of 2019 BBWAA Career Excellence Award. Launched hot dogs with the Phanatic. Now on Blue Sky

[Jayson Stark @jaysonst]

It's that time again.

Time to hand out my...

MVPs
LVPs
Cy Youngs
Cy Yuks
And all those midseason awards you've waited all season to totally agree with.

You're welcome, America

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[Ken Rosenthal @Ken_Rosenthal]

Blockbuster summer? Why buying and selling at MLB’s trade deadline is more complicated than ever. Story includes insights from Billy Beane, Theo Epstein, Brian Cashman, Chris Antonetti. With @PJ_Mooney, @WillSammon, @katiejwoo. Unlocked and free to read. https://t.co/JdZQIZDFB9

[The Athletic @TheAthletic]

According to a commissioner’s office memo obtained by The Athletic, teams were pushing the boundaries of guidelines governing the use of technology by “in many cases” installing custom apps that expanded the use of the iPads “beyond their originally intended purpose to include recommendations regarding substitutions, pitch calling, and other in-game decisions traditionally made by players and coaches.”

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[Jayson Stark @jaysonst]

@BoopStats Thanks for the great note!

[Jayson Stark @jaysonst]

It's an All-Star edition of Weird & Wild

The most dominating all-star pitching show ever!
Some wild Phillies all-star stats
The Dodger who made history wasn't the one you expected
And lots more!
(Unlocked and free for all to read)
https://t.co/mnYAGY5THU

[Jayson Stark @jaysonst]

It's an All-Star edition of Weird & Wild

The most dominating all-star pitching show ever!
Some wild Phillies all-star stats
The Dodger who made history wasn't the one you expected
And lots more!
(Unlocked and free for all to read)
https://t.co/mnYAGY5THU

[Jayson Stark @jaysonst]

Pretty scenic all-star baseball sky in Philly

[Jayson Stark @jaysonst]

Like Betsy Ross they pretty much stitched their own giant flag in Philadelphia tonight. Very cool.

[Evan Drellich @EvanDrellich]

MLB wants to make the LA Olympics in 2028 mandatory for chosen players.

Skip out without an approved excuse, and you're on the restricted list without pay and service time for as many as 25 days through Aug. 3 that year — well after the second half begins July 21.

Supposed to be an Olympian, but on the IL? You can't come back to your MLB team or go on rehab until after Aug. 3.

To MLB, however, the holdup in negotiations over the Olympics is the players' demands for tickets and housing.

https://t.co/ltpiGMQDBL

[Charlotte Varnes @charlottevarnes]

Kyle Schwarber lost, but Citizens Bank Park shined.

On a sparkling night in Philly, a quiet prep session at Comerica Park and how it all went down:
https://t.co/LgiJ3kGjDH

[Matt Gelb @MattGelb]

A very important story about the sandwich many All-Stars eat whenever they’re playing at Citizens Bank Park.

“When you come to Philly, you forget about nutrition,” Freddie Freeman said. “You eat the cheesesteaks in the visiting clubhouse.”

https://t.co/K0Iavxs8xZ

[Tyler Kepner @TylerKepner]

We know what MLB wants. But what do the All-Stars want in the next labor deal? https://t.co/W7BFSwmDsK

[Ken Rosenthal @Ken_Rosenthal]

Here’s Katie with inside access to how Dave Roberts is preparing for the ASG…

[Jayson Stark @jaysonst]

Congratulations to Tom Verducci, Bill Plaschke and the late, great Scott Miller - the just announced nominees for the BBWAA Career Excellence Award.

Voting will take place this fall.

[Jayson Stark @jaysonst]

From last night, from me and @TylerKepner:

On the boos and the bombs that made this a HR Derby unlike any we'd ever seen (or heard)

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[Jayson Stark @jaysonst]

What a stunner. Jordan Walker was down to his last swing in this Derby...

Then hit 6 home runs in his last 6 swings!

He made a lot of Philadelphians unhappy. But he made memories for a lifetime.

[Jayson Stark @jaysonst]

Just another Derby round in the life of Kyle Schwarber.

11 HR in his first 15 swings
9 HR in 11 swings at one point
7 HR into the second deck

Does he feed off Philadelphia, or does Philly feed off him?

[Jayson Stark @jaysonst]

As we were saying ... Willson Contreras did his best to feed off the boos.

Philadelphia had other ideas.

His biggest cheer of the night: Almost getting drilled by his own BP pitcher during a Home Run Derby.

[Jayson Stark @jaysonst]

I don't recall booing being a thing in Home Run Derbies of yesteryear.

Philadelphia just made it a thing in this Derby, roundly hooting everyone in the field who was not Kyle Schwarber or Bryce Harper.

It's on!

[Jayson Stark @jaysonst]

RT @JustBB_Media: The semifinals are set! First round totals:

Willson Contreras - 13 HR
Jordan Walker - 13 HR
Junior Caminero – 12 HR
Kyle…

[Jayson Stark @jaysonst]

Bryce Harper won't advance - but he hit 2 monsters:

One over the batter's eye in CF
The other soaring out beyond the second deck out onto Ashburn Alley, 482 feet

Not the script Bryce wrote for himself, but they'll remember those two in Philly

[Jayson Stark @jaysonst]

Those 5 straight outs Schwarber made to start his round had this crowd nervous.

Then he pumped 10 bombs in his next 14 swings - 7 of them into the second deck, because of course he did.