The first half of the MLB season did not disappoint thanks to Cal Raleigh, Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani and others. But this is where the real fun begins.

Athletics slugger Brent Rooker shut down a fan who criticized him for giving his child a bottle during the 2025 Home Run Derby. Rooker, 30, was seen on the ESPN broadcast feeding his 11-month old daughter, Blake Eloise, after he hit in the Derby. One fan appeared to take issue with that.

The Tigers open the second half of the season with three games in Texas from Friday-Sunday, followed by three games at Pittsburgh from Monday-Wednesday. They return home July 24 for four games against the Toronto Blue Jays, then have three at home against the Arizona Diamondbacks leading into the trade deadline.

An American League East squad may try to pry away the Chicago Cubs' All-Star away from them during this winter's free agency

Pirates star pitcher Paul Skenes, who has just four wins this season despite leading MLB with a 2.01 ERA, will start for the National League. Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal starts for the American League, and he ranks top-five in pitching wins (10), ERA (2.23) and strikeouts (153).

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This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/tigers as Tigers Have Four Players in American League All-Star Starting Lineup Tonight. The Detroit Tigers have had a magical first half of the season to this point with the best record in baseball headed into the All-Star break.

Baseball, which has not been included in three of the past four Summer Olympics, is scheduled for July 15-20 during the 2028 iteration of the Games, and Dodger Stadium will host, as announced Monday by LA28,