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Top 250 Rest-of-Season Fantasy Baseball Rankings
Below you'll find our consensus rest-of-season rankings. The Yahoo Fantasy analysts will be updating their top 250 players weekly to help you understand the latest values as the season progresses. [Smarter waivers, better trades, optimized lineups — Yahoo Fantasy Plus unlocks it all] We've also included our consensus positional rest-of-season rankings at the bottom of this story (click here to jump down to them). Rest-of-season top 250 rankings Consensus Rank Player Position Team 1 Aaron Judge OF NYY 2 Shohei Ohtani (Batter) Util LAD 3 Bobby Witt Jr. SS KC 4 Kyle Tucker OF CHC 5 Elly De La Cruz SS CIN 6 Tarik Skubal SP DET 7 Jose Ramirez 3B CLE 8 Francisco Lindor SS NYM 9 Corbin Carroll OF ARI 10 Fernando Tatis Jr. OF SD 11 Ronald Acuna Jr. OF ATL 12 Juan Soto OF NYM 13 Mookie Betts 2B,SS,OF LAD 14 Jackson Chourio OF MIL 15 Paul Skenes SP PIT 16 Oneil Cruz SS,OF PIT 17 Pete Crow-Armstrong OF CHC 18 Trea Turner SS PHI 19 Zack Wheeler SP PHI 20 Garrett Crochet SP BOS 21 Kyle Schwarber OF PHI 22 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B,3B TOR 23 Rafael Devers 3B SF 24 Pete Alonso 1B NYM 25 Manny Machado 3B SD 26 Gunnar Henderson SS BAL 27 Freddie Freeman 1B LAD 28 Julio Rodriguez OF SEA 29 James Wood OF WSH 30 Chris Sale SP ATL 31 Matt Olson 1B ATL 32 Hunter Brown SP HOU 33 Logan Webb SP SF 34 Teoscar Hernandez OF LAD 35 Jarren Duran OF BOS 36 Jackson Merrill OF SD 37 Yoshinobu Yamamoto SP LAD 38 Jacob deGrom SP TEX 39 Austin Riley 3B ATL 40 Framber Valdez SP HOU 41 Emmanuel Clase RP CLE 42 Mason Miller RP ATH 43 Wyatt Langford OF TEX 44 Corey Seager SS TEX 45 Cal Raleigh C SEA 46 Josh Hader RP HOU 47 Jazz Chisholm Jr. OF NYY 48 Ketel Marte 2B ARI 49 Marcell Ozuna OF ATL 50 Joe Ryan SP MIN 51 Logan Gilbert SP SEA 52 Max Fried SP NYY 53 Dylan Cease SP SD 54 Bryce Harper 1B PHI 55 Seiya Suzuki OF CHC 56 Spencer Schwellenbach SP ATL 57 Brent Rooker OF ATH 58 George Kirby SP SEA 59 Andres Munoz RP SEA 60 Robert Suarez RP SD 61 Josh Naylor 1B ARI 62 MacKenzie Gore SP WSH 63 Byron Buxton OF MIN 64 Freddy Peralta SP MIL 65 Edwin Diaz RP NYM 66 Zach Neto SS LAA 67 Bryan Woo SP SEA 68 CJ Abrams SS WSH 69 Lawrence Butler OF ATH 70 Junior Caminero 3B TB 71 William Contreras C MIL 72 Michael Harris II OF ATL 73 Jhoan Duran RP MIN 74 Tanner Bibee SP CLE 75 Riley Greene OF DET 76 Carlos Rodon SP NYY 77 Robbie Ray SP SF 78 Ryan Helsley RP STL 79 Christian Yelich OF MIL 80 Tyler Soderstrom 1B,OF ATH 81 Luis Castillo SP SEA 82 Cody Bellinger 1B,OF NYY 83 Sonny Gray SP STL 84 Jose Altuve 2B,OF HOU 85 Ozzie Albies 2B ATL 86 Cristopher Sanchez SP PHI 87 Felix Bautista RP BAL 88 Spencer Torkelson 1B DET 89 Will Smith C LAD 90 Steven Kwan OF CLE 91 Bryan Reynolds OF PIT 92 Brice Turang 2B MIL 93 Spencer Strider SP ATL 94 Kris Bubic SP,RP KC 95 Shota Imanaga SP CHC 96 Dansby Swanson SS CHC 97 Jack Flaherty SP DET 98 Bailey Ober SP MIN 99 Bo Bichette SS TOR 100 Kerry Carpenter OF DET 101 Isaac Paredes 1B,3B HOU 102 Paul Goldschmidt 1B NYY 103 Hunter Greene SP CIN 104 Kevin Gausman SP TOR 105 Yordan Alvarez OF HOU 106 Vinnie Pasquantino 1B KC 107 Hunter Goodman C,OF COL 108 Ian Happ OF CHC 109 Eugenio Suarez 3B ARI 110 Mike Trout OF LAA 111 Zac Gallen SP ARI 112 Jeff Hoffman RP TOR 113 Nick Pivetta SP SD 114 Salvador Perez C,1B KC 115 Heliot Ramos OF SF 116 Nathan Eovaldi SP TEX 117 Anthony Volpe SS NYY 118 Randy Arozarena OF SEA 119 Brendan Donovan 2B,3B,SS,OF STL 120 Willson Contreras C,1B STL 121 Jacob Wilson SS ATH 122 Seth Lugo SP KC 123 Jesus Luzardo SP PHI 124 Max Muncy 3B LAD 125 Jeremy Pena SS HOU 126 Andrew Abbott SP CIN 127 Tanner Scott RP LAD 128 Jordan Westburg 2B,3B BAL 129 Trevor Megill RP MIL 130 Geraldo Perdomo SS ARI 131 Nico Hoerner 2B,SS CHC 132 Xander Bogaerts 2B,SS SD 133 Brenton Doyle OF COL 134 Carlos Estevez RP KC 135 Wilyer Abreu OF BOS 136 Nick Castellanos OF PHI 137 Ryan Pepiot SP TB 138 Kodai Senga SP NYM 139 Jackson Holliday 2B,SS BAL 140 Alex Bregman 3B BOS 141 Michael King SP SD 142 Drew Rasmussen SP,RP TB 143 Masyn Winn SS STL 144 Yainer Diaz C,1B HOU 145 Pete Fairbanks RP TB 146 Brandon Nimmo OF NYM 147 Anthony Santander OF TOR 148 Shea Langeliers C ATH 149 Maikel Garcia 2B,3B,SS,OF KC 150 Willy Adames SS SF 151 Camilo Doval RP SF 152 Andy Pages OF LAD 153 Michael Busch 1B CHC 154 Clay Holmes SP,RP NYM 155 Will Vest RP DET 156 Zach Eflin SP BAL 157 Jorge Polanco 2B,3B SEA 158 Jasson Dominguez OF NYY 159 Josh Jung 3B TEX 160 Kyle Finnegan RP WSH 161 Jung Hoo Lee OF SF 162 Alec Bohm 1B,3B PHI 163 Luis Arraez 1B,2B SD 164 Devin Williams RP NYY 165 Xavier Edwards 2B,SS MIA 166 Chase Meidroth 2B,3B,SS CWS 167 Brandon Lowe 1B,2B TB 168 Taylor Ward OF LAA 169 George Springer OF TOR 170 Matthew Liberatore SP,RP STL 171 Jose Berrios SP TOR 172 Logan O'Hoppe C LAA 173 Matt McLain 2B,SS CIN 174 Nick Lodolo SP CIN 175 Trevor Story SS BOS 176 Josh Lowe OF TB 177 Taj Bradley SP TB 178 Gleyber Torres 2B DET 179 Matt Chapman 3B SF 180 Tommy Edman 2B,SS,OF LAD 181 Merrill Kelly SP ARI 182 Blake Snell SP LAD 183 Ivan Herrera C STL 184 Yandy Diaz 1B TB 185 Nathaniel Lowe 1B WSH 186 Hayden Birdsong SP,RP SF 187 Roman Anthony OF BOS 188 Ben Rice C,1B NYY 189 TJ Friedl OF CIN 190 Cedric Mullins II OF BAL 191 Luis Robert Jr. OF CWS 192 Michael Wacha SP KC 193 Jake Burger 1B,3B TEX 194 Brandon Pfaadt SP ARI 195 Luis Garcia 2B WSH 196 Kenley Jansen RP LAA 197 Christian Walker 1B HOU 198 Emilio Pagan RP CIN 199 Chris Bassitt SP TOR 200 Adley Rutschman C BAL 201 Josh Smith 1B,3B,SS,OF TEX 202 Alejandro Kirk C TOR 203 Logan Henderson SP MIL 204 Clarke Schmidt SP NYY 205 Kyle Stowers OF MIA 206 Trent Grisham OF NYY 207 Marcus Semien 2B TEX 208 Raisel Iglesias RP ATL 209 Victor Scott OF STL 210 Jac Caglianone 1B,OF KC 211 Jordan Beck OF COL 212 Jonathan Aranda 1B,2B TB 213 Dylan Crews OF WSH 214 Bryson Stott 2B,SS PHI 215 Adolis Garcia OF TEX 216 Lourdes Gurriel Jr. OF ARI 217 Tyler Glasnow SP LAD 218 Carlos Correa SS MIN 219 Ezequiel Tovar SS COL 220 Ryan Pressly RP CHC 221 Austin Wells C NYY 222 Kyle Manzardo 1B CLE 223 Casey Mize SP DET 224 Shane Baz SP TB 225 Tyler Stephenson C CIN 226 Spencer Steer 1B,OF CIN 227 David Bednar RP PIT 228 Jorge Soler OF LAA 229 Lars Nootbaar OF STL 230 Chandler Simpson OF TB 231 Yusei Kikuchi SP LAA 232 Eury Perez SP MIA 233 Shohei Ohtani (Pitcher) SP LAD 234 Jordan Romano RP PHI 235 Jameson Taillon SP CHC 236 Colton Cowser OF BAL 237 Nolan Arenado 3B STL 238 Jonathan India 2B,3B,OF KC 239 Aroldis Chapman RP BOS 240 Cole Ragans SP KC 241 Parker Meadows OF DET 242 Jurickson Profar OF ATL 243 Willi Castro 2B,3B,SS,OF MIN 244 Andrew Heaney SP PIT 245 Daniel Palencia RP CHC 246 Ryan Weathers SP MIA 247 Shelby Miller RP ARI 248 Tyler O'Neill OF BAL 249 Sal Frelick OF MIL 250 Landen Roupp SP,RP SF Rest-of-season positional rankings 2025 Fantasy Baseball Rankings powered by FantasyProsECR ™ - Expert Consensus Rankings
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12-06-2025
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Young Thug Tug's Mariah The Scientist At BET, Fans Drag Thugger Online
Source: Allen Berezovsky / Getty A clip of Young Thug and his boo Mariah The Scientist at the 2025 BET Awards is going viral, and not in a good way. The couple, who have been together since 2021, skipped posing for red carpet photos, and fans are now calling out Young Thug for how he treated Mariah during the moment. In the video, Thug is seen holding Mariah's hand tightly and pulling her past photographers without stopping. He's wearing a black suit and a creepy Leatherface-style mask, while Mariah looked stunning in a short, backless green dress. At one point, a photographer calls out to Mariah, but Thug quickly shuts it down, saying, 'We're not doing that, c'mon,' and flips someone off before dragging her along. Mariah looked back a few times, almost like she wasn't sure if she should go. Fans online didn't hold back. 'He's literally dragging her along as if people wouldn't want pictures of her too,' one user wrote. Many pointed out that Mariah stood by Thug while he was in jail, and now that he's out, she deserves her own spotlight too. Young Thug has been making headlines recently for popping up on other rappers' tracks, showing that he's still active in music despite his legal issues. He's been featured on songs with his ATL fam, Future and Lil Baby. Thugger fans were excited to see him back, but this video has shifted the conversation. Meanwhile, Mariah the Scientist has been doing her thing too. She just dropped a new single called 'Burning Blue', which has been getting love for its emotional lyrics and smooth vibe. Neither of them has said anything about the viral video yet, but it's clear people are paying attention. While some think it was just a stressful moment, others believe it showed a bigger issue. Either way, fans are hoping Mariah gets the respect and recognition she deserves. Young Thug Tug's Mariah The Scientist At BET, Fans Drag Thugger Online was originally published on Black America Web Featured Video CLOSE
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06-06-2025
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Fantasy Baseball Top 250 Rest-of-Season Rankings
Below you'll find our consensus rest-of-season rankings. The Yahoo Fantasy analysts will be updating their top 250 players weekly to help you understand the latest values as the season progresses. [Smarter waivers, better trades, optimized lineups — Yahoo Fantasy Plus unlocks it all] We've also included our consensus positional rest-of-season rankings at the bottom of this story (click here to jump down to them). Rest-of-season top 250 rankings Consensus Rank Player Position Team 1 Shohei Ohtani (Batter) Util LAD 2 Aaron Judge OF NYY 3 Bobby Witt Jr. SS KC 4 Kyle Tucker OF CHC 5 Corbin Carroll OF ARI 6 Elly De La Cruz SS CIN 7 Jose Ramirez 3B CLE 8 Fernando Tatis Jr. OF SD 9 Juan Soto OF NYM 10 Tarik Skubal SP DET 11 Francisco Lindor SS NYM 12 Mookie Betts 2B,SS,OF LAD 13 Gunnar Henderson SS BAL 14 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B,3B TOR 15 Bryce Harper 1B PHI 16 Jackson Chourio OF MIL 17 Oneil Cruz SS,OF PIT 18 Paul Skenes SP PIT 19 Ronald Acuna Jr. OF ATL 20 Zack Wheeler SP PHI 21 Julio Rodriguez OF SEA 22 Pete Crow-Armstrong OF CHC 23 Rafael Devers 3B BOS 24 Garrett Crochet SP BOS 25 Kyle Schwarber OF PHI 26 Manny Machado 3B SD 27 Matt Olson 1B ATL 28 Freddie Freeman 1B LAD 29 Trea Turner SS PHI 30 Jarren Duran OF BOS 31 Pete Alonso 1B NYM 32 James Wood OF WSH 33 Austin Riley 3B ATL 34 Hunter Brown SP HOU 35 Jackson Merrill OF SD 36 Jacob deGrom SP TEX 37 Chris Sale SP ATL 38 Teoscar Hernandez OF LAD 39 Yoshinobu Yamamoto SP LAD 40 Wyatt Langford OF TEX 41 Logan Webb SP SF 42 Dylan Cease SP SD 43 Josh Hader RP HOU 44 Mason Miller RP ATH 45 Framber Valdez SP HOU 46 Brent Rooker OF ATH 47 Ketel Marte 2B ARI 48 Corey Seager SS TEX 49 Cal Raleigh C SEA 50 CJ Abrams SS WSH 51 Max Fried SP NYY 52 Marcell Ozuna OF ATL 53 Ozzie Albies 2B ATL 54 Edwin Diaz RP NYM 55 Cole Ragans SP KC 56 Spencer Schwellenbach SP ATL 57 Michael Harris II OF ATL 58 Andres Munoz RP SEA 59 Seiya Suzuki OF CHC 60 Emmanuel Clase RP CLE 61 Jose Altuve 2B,OF HOU 62 Bryan Woo SP SEA 63 Joe Ryan SP MIN 64 Josh Naylor 1B ARI 65 Zach Neto SS LAA 66 Freddy Peralta SP MIL 67 Jazz Chisholm Jr. 2B,3B,OF NYY 68 Lawrence Butler OF ATH 69 MacKenzie Gore SP WSH 70 Ryan Helsley RP STL 71 Yordan Alvarez OF HOU 72 Michael King SP SD 73 Spencer Strider SP ATL 74 Junior Caminero 3B TB 75 Tanner Bibee SP CLE 76 Hunter Greene SP CIN 77 William Contreras C MIL 78 Robert Suarez RP SD 79 Bailey Ober SP MIN 80 Bo Bichette SS TOR 81 Cody Bellinger 1B,OF NYY 82 Sonny Gray SP STL 83 Brenton Doyle OF COL 84 Jhoan Duran RP MIN 85 Riley Greene OF DET 86 Raisel Iglesias RP ATL 87 Logan Gilbert SP SEA 88 Bryan Reynolds OF PIT 89 Christian Yelich OF MIL 90 Felix Bautista RP BAL 91 George Kirby SP SEA 92 Spencer Torkelson 1B DET 93 Zac Gallen SP ARI 94 Will Smith C LAD 95 Luis Castillo SP SEA 96 Matt McLain 2B,SS CIN 97 Kodai Senga SP NYM 98 Shota Imanaga SP CHC 99 Pablo Lopez SP MIN 100 Carlos Rodon SP NYY 101 Matt Chapman 3B SF 102 Steven Kwan OF CLE 103 Randy Arozarena OF SEA 104 Brice Turang 2B MIL 105 Eugenio Suarez 3B ARI 106 Cristopher Sanchez SP PHI 107 Kevin Gausman SP TOR 108 Willson Contreras C,1B STL 109 Ian Happ OF CHC 110 Isaac Paredes 1B,3B HOU 111 Jack Flaherty SP DET 112 Christian Walker 1B HOU 113 Paul Goldschmidt 1B NYY 114 Xander Bogaerts 2B,SS SD 115 Willy Adames SS SF 116 Luis Robert Jr. OF CWS 117 Tanner Scott RP LAD 118 Dansby Swanson SS CHC 119 Salvador Perez C,1B KC 120 Nick Castellanos OF PHI 121 Anthony Santander OF TOR 122 Marcus Semien 2B TEX 123 Mike Trout OF LAA 124 Yainer Diaz C,1B HOU 125 Alex Bregman 3B BOS 126 Jeff Hoffman RP TOR 127 Robbie Ray SP SF 128 Vinnie Pasquantino 1B KC 129 Anthony Volpe SS NYY 130 Tyler Soderstrom 1B,OF ATH 131 Jesus Luzardo SP PHI 132 Brandon Nimmo OF NYM 133 Byron Buxton OF MIN 134 Seth Lugo SP KC 135 Nico Hoerner 2B,SS CHC 136 Pete Fairbanks RP TB 137 Shea Langeliers C ATH 138 Nick Pivetta SP SD 139 Ezequiel Tovar SS COL 140 Dylan Crews OF WSH 141 Kerry Carpenter OF DET 142 Heliot Ramos OF SF 143 Jeremy Pena SS HOU 144 Tommy Edman 2B,SS,OF LAD 145 Bryce Miller SP SEA 146 Hunter Goodman C,OF COL 147 Adley Rutschman C BAL 148 Camilo Doval RP SF 149 Kyle Finnegan RP WSH 150 Xavier Edwards SS MIA 151 Logan O'Hoppe C LAA 152 Nathan Eovaldi SP TEX 153 Luis Garcia 2B WSH 154 Ryan Pepiot SP TB 155 Mark Vientos 3B NYM 156 Adolis Garcia OF TEX 157 Nick Lodolo SP CIN 158 Trevor Megill RP MIL 159 Alec Bohm 1B,3B PHI 160 Yandy Diaz 1B TB 161 Royce Lewis 3B MIN 162 Jackson Holliday 2B,SS BAL 163 Gleyber Torres 2B DET 164 Masyn Winn SS STL 165 Blake Snell SP LAD 166 Kris Bubic SP,RP KC 167 Jasson Dominguez OF NYY 168 Brendan Donovan 2B,3B,SS,OF STL 169 Brandon Pfaadt SP ARI 170 Taylor Ward OF LAA 171 Brandon Lowe 1B,2B TB 172 Jung Hoo Lee OF SF 173 Nolan Arenado 3B STL 174 Emilio Pagan RP CIN 175 Luis Arraez 1B,2B SD 176 Yusei Kikuchi SP LAA 177 Michael Busch 1B CHC 178 Josh Lowe OF TB 179 Jacob Wilson SS ATH 180 Jose Berrios SP TOR 181 Zach Eflin SP BAL 182 Corbin Burnes SP ARI 183 Kenley Jansen RP LAA 184 Josh Jung 3B TEX 185 J.T. Realmuto C PHI 186 Carlos Estevez RP KC 187 George Springer OF TOR 188 Spencer Steer 1B,OF CIN 189 Lourdes Gurriel Jr. OF ARI 190 Wilyer Abreu OF BOS 191 Jordan Westburg 2B,3B BAL 192 Max Muncy 3B LAD 193 Ben Rice 1B NYY 194 Austin Wells C NYY 195 Tyler Glasnow SP LAD 196 Cedric Mullins II OF BAL 197 Agustin Ramirez C,1B MIA 198 Jorge Polanco 2B,3B SEA 199 Bryson Stott 2B,SS PHI 200 Clay Holmes SP,RP NYM 201 Devin Williams RP NYY 202 Maikel Garcia 2B,3B,OF KC 203 Taj Bradley SP TB 204 Ivan Herrera C STL 205 Aaron Nola SP PHI 206 Roman Anthony OF BOS 207 Trevor Story SS BOS 208 Chase Meidroth 2B,3B,SS CWS 209 Jordan Romano RP PHI 210 Nathaniel Lowe 1B WSH 211 Geraldo Perdomo SS ARI 212 Drew Rasmussen SP,RP TB 213 Jac Caglianone 1B KC 214 Luke Weaver RP NYY 215 Victor Scott OF STL 216 Tyler O'Neill OF BAL 217 Jake Burger 1B,3B TEX 218 Justin Martinez RP ARI 219 Kyle Stowers OF MIA 220 Ceddanne Rafaela 2B,SS,OF BOS 221 Kristian Campbell 2B,SS,OF BOS 222 Jorge Soler OF LAA 223 TJ Friedl OF CIN 224 Ryan Pressly RP CHC 225 Gabriel Moreno C ARI 226 Shane Baz SP TB 227 Grant Holmes SP,RP ATL 228 Merrill Kelly SP ARI 229 Andrew Abbott SP CIN 230 Jonathan India 2B,3B,OF KC 231 Michael Wacha SP KC 232 Aroldis Chapman RP BOS 233 Matthew Liberatore SP,RP STL 234 Ryan O'Hearn 1B,OF BAL 235 Tyler Stephenson C CIN 236 Rhys Hoskins 1B MIL 237 Nick Kurtz 1B ATH 238 Jonathan Aranda 1B,2B TB 239 Will Vest RP DET 240 Gavin Williams SP CLE 241 Reese Olson SP DET 242 Hayden Birdsong SP,RP SF 243 Chandler Simpson OF TB 244 Luis Severino SP ATH 245 Clarke Schmidt SP NYY 246 Ryan Weathers SP MIA 247 Kyle Manzardo 1B CLE 248 Shane McClanahan SP TB 249 Carlos Correa SS MIN 250 Andy Pages OF LAD Rest-of-season positional rankings 2025 Fantasy Baseball Rankings powered by FantasyProsECR ™ - Expert Consensus Rankings
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04-06-2025
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MLB All-Star ballot: Will Juan Soto make it in deep NL field that includes Pete Crow-Armstrong, Corbin Carroll and James Wood?
We are only 41 days away from the 2025 MLB All-Star Game, which will take place on July 15 at Truist Park in Atlanta. Voting officially opened Wednesday at noon ET. Here's a preview of the ballot — the frontrunners, the contenders and the likeliest outcomes to start the Midsummer Classic. Remember, the starters are determined by fan vote. This is indeed a popularity contest. National League Outfield Statistical frontrunners: Pete Crow-Armstrong (CHC), James Wood (WAS), Corbin Carroll (ARI) Other contenders: Ronald Acuña Jr. (ATL), Kyle Tucker (CHC), Teoscar Hernández (LAD), Andy Pages (LAD), Juan Soto (NYM), Oneil Cruz (PIT), Fernando Tatis Jr. (SD), Jackson Merrill (SD), Heliot Ramos (SFG), Jung Hoo Lee (SFG), Lars Nootbaar (STL) Likely outcome: Crow-Armstrong, Carroll, Acuña Advertisement This group is significantly stronger, deeper and more interesting than what the American League has to offer. Crow-Armstrong and Carroll feel like locks, PCA because of how good the Cubs have played and Carroll because he's been a staple for a few years now. Wood, in his first full season, certainly deserves that last spot behind his 16 homers, but he's fighting an uphill battle. Acuña missed the first seven weeks of the season, but has looked spectacular since returning. The Nats might have a better record than the Braves right now (by a half game), but Acuña's name recognition, injury comeback storyline and the fact that the All-Star Game is in Atlanta might just push him past Wood. As for Soto, the $765 million man, the tide is starting to turn. It was an ugly start by his supersonic standards, one that has Soto working from a statistical deficit in regards to an All-Star starting spot. And yet, with three homers in his past four games heading into Wednesday, the Mets outfielder seems to be rounding into form. A classic Soto heater would put him right back in the mix. Designated hitter Statistical frontrunner: Shohei Ohtani (LAD) Other contenders: Kyle Schwarber (PHI), Marcell Ozuna (ATL), Seiya Suzuki (CHC) Likely outcome: Ohtani Advertisement The man who hit 54 bombs and swiped 59 bags last year hasn't stolen a base since May 5. Thankfully, Ohtani, whose baserunning passiveness is probably related to his pitching comeback, is still cranking homers. Schwarber, Ozuna and Suzuki have all been outstanding and there's a good shot they all make the team as reserves, but Ohtani's numbers are just flat-out better. Oh, he's also the most famous ballplayer on the planet who will once again dominate the fan vote. Catcher Statistical frontrunner: Will Smith (LAD) Other contenders: Carson Kelly (CHC), Drake Baldwin (ATL), Sean Murphy (ATL), Ivan Herrera (STL), Gabriel Moreno (ARI) Likely outcome: Smith Smith has elevated his offense this year, thanks to better health and more days off behind the dish. His numbers lap the rest of this group, but there's a decent chance Smith decides to skip the festivities. The Dodgers finish the first half in San Francisco and start the second half in L.A., that's a lot of travel for a player who needs every last bit of rest. Advertisement The rest of this group is really fun, with exciting youngsters (Baldwin and Herrera), an emerging star (Moreno), an encouraging bounce-back (Murphy) and an out-of-nowhere ascension (Kelly). First base Statistical frontrunner: Freddie Freeman (LAD) Other contenders: Pete Alonso (NYM), Bryce Harper (PHI), Michael Busch (CHC) Likely outcome: Freeman Last week, I asked Freeman if he was excited to head back to Atlanta, where he spent 12 seasons, for the All-Star Game. He told me that he hadn't thought about it because he hadn't been voted in yet. I thought that was hilariously humble, considering how incredible the Dodger first baseman has been this year. Alonso has cooled off slightly after a stellar April, but should be in Atlanta as a reserve. Second base Statistical frontrunner: Brendan Donovan (STL) Other contenders: Ketel Marte (ARI), Brice Turang (MIL), Nico Hoerner (CHC) Likely outcome: Donovan Advertisement Numbers-wise, it's not particularly close. Donovan laps all other NL second baseman (except Marte who missed a lot of time with injury) in most offensive categories. He's been a massive part of St. Louis' surprising first half. Marte is healthy now and could catch up to Donovan by the end of June. Turang and Hoerner are both amazing defenders with baserunning prowess, bat-to-ball mastery and paltry power numbers. Shortstop Statistical frontrunner: Francisco Lindor (NYM) Other contenders: Geraldo Perdomo (ARI), CJ Abrams (WAS), Trea Turner (PHI), Likely outcome: Lindor Somehow, Lindor has never appeared in an All-Star Game as a New York Met. Last season, his snub almost caused a rebellion in Queens. Rest easy, Mets fans, Lindor will run away with the starting spot this go-round. For a while, Perdomo's stats were comparable to Lindor's, but Arizona's gregarious shortstop has cooled off somewhat over the past month. Third base Statistical frontrunners: Manny Machado (SD), Matt Chapman (SF) Other contenders: Austin Riley (ATL), Max Muncy (LAD), Eugenio Suárez (ARI) Likely outcome: Machado Advertisement This comes down to a matter of personal preference: offense or defense. Machado's bat has kept San Diego right up there with the mighty Dodgers, while Chapman's glove has kept San Francisco within striking distance. There's no bad choice here, but Machado feels like the favorite considering voters dig the long ball. American League Outfield Statistical frontrunner: Aaron Judge (NYY) Other contenders: George Springer (TOR), Steven Kwan (CLE), Riley Greene (DET), Kerry Carpenter (DET), Byron Buxton (MIN), Lawrence Butler (ATH), Trent Grisham (NYY), Julio Rodríguez (SEA) Likely outcome: Judge, Kwan, Grisham Let's not waste time praising Judge, the best hitter on Earth. Behind him, it's a bit of a hodgepodge. Springer is having a fantastic bounce-back offensive campaign, but is such a blah defender now that he's DH'ed almost as much as he's been in the grass. Carpenter and Greene have helped propel Detroit to baseball's best record. The über-talented Buxton has stayed healthy. Butler is an Atlanta native with a .976 OPS over the past month. Julio is still searching for an offensive explosion, but the floor remains high. Advertisement But Kwan and Grisham should have the edge. Kwan led off last year's All-Star Game and has been just as good this year. Grisham has sustained his shocking breakout and looks poised to ride the Yankee voting wave to a starting spot. Designated hitter Statistical frontrunners: Rafael Devers (BOS), Ryan O'Hearn (BAL) Other contenders: Ben Rice (NYY), Brent Rooker (ATH) Likely outcome: Devers The decision to make Devers a full-time DH has caused drama in Boston, but the man himself is thriving. With 12 homers and a .918 OPS, Devers is enjoying a career year. Chucking his glove into the dumpster has done wonders for the big-swinging, chaw-chomping slugger. He'll cruise to a fan vote victory, but don't overlook O'Hearn, who currently has the superior statline. The impending free agent has been one of the few bright spots on the catastrophically disappointing Orioles. Only five hitters have a higher OPS: Aaron Judge, Freddie Freeman, Shohei Ohtani, Cal Raleigh and Kyle Schwarber. He might be Baltimore's lone All-Star. Catcher Statistical frontrunners: Cal Raleigh (SEA) Other contenders: Carlos Narváez (BOS), Dillon Dingler (DET), Austin Wells (NYY) Likely outcome: Raleigh Advertisement Raleigh is putting together one of the greatest offensive seasons we've ever seen from a backstop and is a near lock to start his first All-Star Game. As of Wednesday, his 23 homers were tied with Shohei Ohtani for the MLB lead. In a world without Aaron Judge, he'd be the runaway AL MVP favorite. With All-Star stalwarts Adley Rutschman and Salvador Perez stuck in the muck, don't be shocked if an under-the-radar name like Narváez or Dingler sneaks onto the roster. First base Statistical frontrunner: Jonathan Aranda (TB) Other contenders: Spencer Torkelson (DET), Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (TOR), Paul Goldschmidt (NYY) Likely outcome: Guerrero Aranda currently leads AL first basemen in OPS (.916) and OPS+ (162), a sentence no one expected to write this year. But he's (1) not a big name (2) plays for the Rays (3) isn't that far ahead of these other guys statistically. The narrative juice isn't there for him to win the fan vote. Advertisement Torkelson, a former No. 1 overall draft pick, was tracking like a bust for a long while. He's been the best hitter on the team with the best record. At 37 years old, Goldschmidt appeared to be entering the decline phase of a legendary career. Instead, he's turned back the clock to hit .327 for a Yankee team that tops the AL in most offensive categories. Still, Guerrero's fame — and that $500 million extension — will likely win out. Even if his season has been excellent rather than transcendent, the name carries weight and he's only a few hot weeks away from reasserting himself as the AL's best first baseman. Second base Statistical frontrunner: Gleyber Torres (DET) Other contenders: Brandon Lowe (TB), Jackson Holliday (BAL) Likely outcome: Torres Torres was an All-Star in 2018 and 2019, but spent his final five years in The Bronx failing to recapture that form. This season, his first outside New York, the now-bearded infielder is having an offensive renaissance. Gleyber's glove is gold in a different way (it looks really heavy when he plays because, boy, he's a rough defender), but the bat has been so good that it won't matter. It's been a nice sophomore year from the 21-year-old Holliday, who could leap into the starting conversation with a strong June. Shortstop Statistical frontrunners: Jeremy Peña (HOU), Jacob Wilson (ATH) Other contenders: Bobby Witt Jr. (KC), Gunnar Henderson (BAL), Zach Neto (LAA) Likely outcome: Witt Advertisement Right now, Peña vs. Wilson is a statistical toss-up. Peña looks like the dynamic force he teased during the 2022 postseason, while Wilson is a ball-in-play machine and the AL Rookie of the Year frontrunner. Neto, if not for an injury that kept him sidelined until April 18, would be right there. But Witt's stardom should win the day. After a runner-up MVP finish in 2024, Witt has taken a modest step back, and yet, still has a line that most players would kill for (.287/.346/.494 with 20 steals and elite defense). He's a household name and should be the starter in Atlanta unless he forgets how to play baseball between now and then. Third base Statistical frontrunner: José Ramírez (CLE) Other contenders: Maikel Garcia (KC), Isaac Paredes (HOU), Junior Caminero (TB), Zack McKinstry (DET), Alex Bregman (BOS) Likely outcome: Ramírez Advertisement Had Bregman not gotten injured, he might have challenged Ramírez for this spot. Instead, it will be the Guardians' talisman starting the All-Star Game at the hot corner for the fourth time. Ramírez currently has the highest OPS+ of his career, which is outrageous considering he'll have a plaque in Cooperstown some day. Among the other contenders, Caminero is the most intriguing name. The 21-year-old already has 14 long balls and would be an exhilarating presence in the Home Run Derby.
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29-05-2025
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Hartsfield-Jackson moving forward with cell service infrastructure deal after city council approval
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport announced Thursday that they were going to start upgrades for enhancing wireless service on the grounds. According to officials, the Atlanta City Council approved carrier agreements for a distributed antenna system at the airport last Monday. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Now that it's been approved by Mayor Andre Dickens, the airport will begin the process of upgrading its wireless services and improving cellular coverage throughout the passenger facilities. The carriers that will work with the airport to complete the work and provide services were T-Mobile and AT&T, officials said. TRENDING STORIES: Did you get a text like this? GA Dept. Of Drivers Services warns it's a scam 'Life doesn't feel real:' Family mourns GA 9-year-old found shot in car Marietta hotel fined women hundreds for smoking, but they say other activities tripped sensors 'Investing in innovative infrastructure like the new DAS is how we maintain ATL's reputation as a global force to be reckoned with,' said Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens. 'As the gateway to our city and the world, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport must meet and exceed the digital demands of today's travelers and tomorrow's innovations. This upgrade ensures our airport remains a global leader in connectivity, safety, and the overall passenger experience.' According to the announcement, the upgrade will transition the airport from 4G infrastructure to 5G, with mechanisms in place to allow any future carrier's signal, including expansion of service with other partners. Airport officials said the upgrades will also improve passenger experiences, upgrade radio signal distribution for public safety personnel and further reinforce the facility's commitment to safety and operational excellence. Right now, the airport said it was using 'outdated equipment that has reached end-of-life,' with limited parts available for repairs and a design that makes it difficult to modernize. 'As the world's busiest and most efficient airport, we are committed to delivering a world-class travel experience in every dimension — including connectivity,' said ATL General Manager Ricky Smith. 'This DAS upgrade is a critical step in future-proofing our facility and meeting the digital expectations of our guests.' [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
