- Notable All-Star snubs — Pittsburgh’s Braxton Ashcraft has outpitched All-Star Paul Skenes, and Brandon Lowe and Bryan Reynolds were surprisingly left off the initial NL roster.
- Yordan Álvarez is the season’s best hitter by a wide margin (the only qualified player with an OPS over 1.000) and a clear MVP frontrunner.
- Shohei Ohtani is a two-way juggernaut again — elite on the mound and at the plate — making him a leading candidate for another MVP.
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