Baseball

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.

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.

It is an annual tradition to critique the lists of players who are named — or not named — to MLB All-Star Game rosters. While the teams each year are composed of the best of the best, there will always be players who miss the cut but should have been on the team.

The Rays hosted their annual Pride Night on Saturday to support the LGBTQ+ community. In this year’s edition, the team’s uniforms contained special rainbow-colored logos. Today, we wear our #Pride on our sleeves pic.

Gabe Kapler isn’t happy with the way things are in the United States. He’s staging a silent protest over it. In the wake of the May 24 shootings that left 19 students and two teachers dead at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, the Giants manager told reporters Friday that he would refuse to come out for the national anthem before games “until I feel better about the direction of our country.