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After 13-7 win in Game 2 on Sunday, #BlueJays are on the brink of an ALDS sweep vs #Yankees.

In NYY postseason history (442 games), Sunday’s was just the 8th loss when scoring 7+ runs, first since 2017 ALDS Game 2.

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Impressive comeback for American League, they tie the game 6-6 with 2 outs and 1 strike left in the 9th vs National League.

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In all, 14 #RedSox have hit home runs in the All-Star Game, most recently Jarren Duran last year. Before that:

Adrian Gonzalez (2011)
J.D. Drew (2008)
David Ortiz (2004)
Manny Ramírez (2004)
Wade Boggs (1989)
Jim Rice (1983)
George Scott (1977)
Fred Lynn (1976)

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In club history, 8 #RedSox rookie have been All-Stars. Most recently it was pitcher Hideki Okajima in 2007. He went on to appear in 5 seasons for BOS through 2011, recording a 3.09 ERA in 266 games, all in relief.

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#RedSox Ted Williams (1941, 1946, and 1956) and Fred Lynn (1976, 1979, 1980) hold the club record for most home runs in All-Star Games (3 each).

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On this day: In 1975, held scoreless for the first 5 innings, American League tied the game in the 6th inning when #RedSox Carl Yastrzemski hit a pinch-hit, 3-run home run off #Mets Tom Seaver. Yaz became 12th player ever to hit a pinch-hit home run in an All-Star Game.

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Jarren Duran in 2024 was 5th ever All-Star MVP in #RedSox history, the first since J.D. Drew in 2008.

Also Hall of Famers Carl Yastrzemski in 1970 and Pedro Martinez in 1999, as well as Roger Clemens in 1986.

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There are 30 first-time All-Stars participating in this year's game, split evenly between American League and National League.

Last season, 39 first-timers were in the Midsummer Classic, including #RedSox Jarren Duran, who was named 2024 All-Star MVP.

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7 US Presidents have appeared at All-Star Games starting with Franklin Roosevelt in 1937. John Kennedy (1962), Richard Nixon (1970), and Gerald Ford (19976 & 1978) threw out first pitches. Also appearing: Ronald Regan (1989), George H.W. Bush (1992), and Barrack Obama (2009).

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Most All-Star Starts
#RedSox, All Time

1. Ted Williams 12
2. Carl Yastrzemski 8
3. Wade Boggs 7
3. David Ortiz 7
3. Manny Ramirez 7
6. Bobby Doerr 5
6. Frank Malzone 5
8. Carlton Fisk 4
8. Fred Lynn 4
8. Jim Rice 4

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Starting in 1933, first 5 All-Star Games were held at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Polo Grounds in New York, Municipal Stadium in Cleveland, Braves Field in Boston, and Griffith Stadium in Washington. The game was played at #RedSox Fenway Park in 1946, 1961, and 1999.

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For all-time, American League leads National League 48-44-2 in the All-Star Game.

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Hall of Famer Joe Cronin, a #RedSox from 1935 to 1945 (with 5 All-Star appearances) was on the roster for the inaugural game in 1933. Cronin said, the players "considered it a great honor then because we thought it would be the one and only All-Star Game.”

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95th #MLB All-Star Game is just getting underway. The game was first played in 1933 in Chicago. #WhiteSox Comiskey Park was chosen over #Cubs Wrigley Field by a coin toss. There were no games in 1945 due to World War II travel restrictions.

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AL East note: #Rays will play 2025 regular season at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, the #Yankees spring training home. TBR home park, Tropicana Field, was heavily damaged by Hurricane Milton on October 9.

Steinbrenner Field has no dome and a capacity of 11,000 seats.

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AL East note: #Orioles sign infielder Vimael Machín to a minor league deal says @jorgecastillo.

Machín, 31, has appeared in 112 #MLB games with #Athletics (2020-22).

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Former #Rays star Wander Franco arrested in Dominican Republic after an incident involving guns. Franco, still just 23, was already facing a trial on charges of sexual abuse of a minor.

TBR had awarded the All-Star an 11-year, $182 million deal in 2021. https://t.co/XCzTGZu4Am

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AL East note: #Yankees sign left-handed pitcher Brandon Leibrandt to a minor league deal. #Reds designated Leibrandt, 31, for assignment last month. He appeared in 2 relief spots for CIN in 2024, his first #MLB action since 5 relief appearances with #Marlins in 2020.

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Boonie's Back: #Yankees exercise 2025 club option on Manager Aaron Boone.

Boone, 51, has managed NYY for 7 seasons. Is 2nd in #MLB history to reach the postseason in 6 of his first 7 seasons as manager (minimum 2 games managed/season), joining #Dodgers Dave Roberts.

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AL East note: #BlueJays claim right-handed pitcher Michael Petersen from #Marlins.

Peterson, 30, appeared in 16 #MLB games for #Dodgers and MIA in 2024. Between the Majors and Triple-A, he recorded a 3.25 ERA with a 1.08 WHIP in 51 total appearances.