The Texas Rangers are finally getting the version of Jacob deGrom they envisioned when they handed him the five-year, $185 million megadeal ahead of the 2023 se

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Houston Astros third baseman Isaac Paredes has dropped out of next week’s All-Star Game to attend to a family matter. Paredes was added to the roster Wednesday after Cleveland’s José Ramírez opted out to rest a nagging Achilles tendon injury.

Walcott, the Rangers ’ top prospect, played in his second consecutive All-Star Futures game Saturday in Atlanta and was held hitless for the second straight year. Walcott, 19, was the AL’s starting third baseman in a 4-2 7-inning loss to the NL Future Stars.

When Jacob deGrom is healthy, he’s one of the best pitchers in the world. It’s almost no surprise that in his first fully healthy season since 2019, he was named an American League All-Star on Sunday.

Skubal was always going to be the headliner. The defending AL Cy Young winner is 10-2 with a 2.02 ERA, a ridiculous 0.81 WHIP and 148 strikeouts in 116 innings. His wins and WHIP are the best marks in all of baseball, and only Boston's Crochet had more strikeouts (144).