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The Commissioner’s Trophy is in the building. It’s just waiting for its moment. Baseball’s World Series trophy is one of the most recognizable pieces of hardware in sports. Adorned with its circle of flagpoles and a glowing exterior, it is not only one of the easiest to hold in sports, but also one of the most aesthetically pleasing.

Let’s get this straight: The Astros' combined no-hitter against the Phillies is one hell of an accomplishment. How else to describe only the second no-hitter in World Series history, dating back to 1903?

Mark McGwire. Barry Bonds. Aaron Judge: Your single-season home run king? Well, that is according to Roger Maris Jr. The Yankees outfielder clubbed home run No. 61 on the season on Wednesday night, tying Yankee great Roger Maris' single-season record in the American League, and with seven games remaining the season, Judge has a strong chance to break that record.

I don’t know what it’s like to hold a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle worth millions of dollars. Never will, and that’s OK. You probably don’t, either. The closest I’ve ever come is holding a 1952 Topps Willie Mays card that a friend had passed down from her father, and the corners on that card, well, let’s just say it was a well-loved baseball card in the 1950s.

The National League appeared to have a glimmer of hope that it could snap its losing streak in the All-Star Game to the American League. Giancarlo Stanton, Byron Buxton and a group of standout AL arms shut down that optimism quickly.