Amid a breakout season, Dodgers outfielder Andy Pages appears headed for his first MLB All-Star game.
MINNEAPOLIS – Andy Pages isn’t on social media.
Not because he’s sensitive to criticism.
But because he thought he was wasting too much time on it.
“You get on and before you know it, you’ve lost two hours,” Pages told The California Post in Spanish. “I think it’s better for me to spend those two hours studying my mechanics, studying the opposing pitchers, which will help me more.”
Amid a breakout season, Dodgers outfielder Andy Pages appears headed for his first MLB All-Star game. Getty Images
But if the changes in how he spends time before games has improved his on-field performance, it’s also kept him from seeing how the outside world has reacted to his breakout season.
When Pages was asked about his thoughts on being the leading vote-getter among National League outfielders in the second All-Star balloting update that was released today, he said he was unaware of it. Pages has collected more than 1.5 million votes. Brandon Marsch of the Phillies (1.26 million) and Ronald Acuña Jr. of the Atlanta Braves (1.22 million) round out the top three.
“They told me [I was leading] when the first one came out, but I haven’t seen it since,” Pages said. “It’s not something that I’m thinking about. If it happens, it happens. I can’t control that.”
But as a once-anonymous player, didn’t it feel good to be recognized the way he has?
“Obviously, you feel good about that,” he said. “It’s a reflection of the talent that I was given by God and that things are going well. With every year that goes by, people get to know you more.”
Pages said he noticed his public profile grew after his 9th-inning catch on the warning track in Game 7 of the World Series. He ran over teammate Kiké Hernández to make the play.
“Literally, the entire world saw that play,” he said. “Obviously, after that, there were people who started to know who I was. But it’s nothing I pay much attention to.”
Pages currently leads all NL outfielders in All-Star votes. Getty Images
Pages is currently tied for third in the majors with 57 runs batted in.
Does he feel like he’s now one of the best players in baseball?
“Yes, but I don’t see that kind of commentary,” he said. “When someone comes and tells me that, I feel good. It makes me feel good about the work I’ve done to be [that] kind of player. I’m proud of the work I’ve put in to achieve what I’ve achieved.”
A former youth soccer player, Andy Pages said he is carefully watching the World Cup. He told The Post he played the sport in his homeland of Cuba until he was 12 or 13 years old.
The Dodgers’ social media team recently posted a video of Pages and other players juggling a soccer ball.
“I used to be a defender,” Pages said. “I didn’t score goals.”
After Oklahoma took a 2-0 lead in the road half of the second inning of June 22's decisive College World Series Game 3, the Tar Heels were threatening to answer with runners on first and second and two outs. Rom Kellis V drove a pitch from Nick Wesloski the opposite way that was fielded by Harris, and rather than going home to try and save a run, Harris instead threw a rocket to third.
The ball was fielded clean on a hop by Cam Johnson, who applied the tag to Carter French to get the Sooners out of the inning. Exacerbating the out for North Carolina, French was tagged out before Erik Paulsen crossed home plate, sending the Tar Heels out of the inning empty-handed despite a challenge from Scott Forbes that confirmed the timing.
It's a championship game where every run and every out will matter, so we'll see how big of a difference that throw ends up making. But there's no question Wesloski was happy for the help, and for the fortunate break that Paulsen was just a little bit behind the throw to third.
Jun 16, 2026; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Colorado Rockies pitcher Ryan Feltner (18) throws the ball against the Chicago Cubs during the first inning at Wrigley Field. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-Imagn Images | David Banks-Imagn Images
Fresh off a series win against Pittsburgh, the Rockies (30-48) will now host the Boston Red Sox (31-43) Monday through Wednesday, aiming for their seventh series win of 2026. Colorado’s seven series wins pre-All-Star are their most since winning 10 first-half series in 2023.
The matchup is a showdown between the National League’s worst team vs. the bottom dweller of the American League. B0th are 4-6 in their last 10 games.
RHP Ryan Feltner (2-2, 5.05) will be on the mound tonight for the Rockies. This will be Feltner’s fifth start since returning from the IL (right ulnar nerve inflammation) on May 30. Feltner has gone 1-1 with a 3.86 ERA and 16 strikeouts and eight walks in 21 innings. The Rockies have gone 2-2 in his starts.
LHP Jake Bennett (1-3, 4.79) will get the start for Boston. Bennett, 25, was a second-round pick in the 2022 MLB Draft by the Washington Nationals. He was traded to Boston in December and made his MLB debut on May 1. In four starts, he’s gone five or 5.1 innings in each outing with 13 strikeouts, five walks with one homer.
The Rockies enter the season with a 10-8 record in interleague play and with a 14-18 all-time record against Boston (7-6 at Coors Field). The Rockies were swept by the Red Sox last season at Fenway Park.
Former Rockie Trevor Story is currently on the 60-IL (since June 4) with a sports hernia.
The Rockies got some good news on Monday when Mickey Moniak rejoined the team after being on the IL since May 22 with right ankle tendonitis. Read more about the Rockies roster moves here.
First Pitch: 6:40 p.m. MDT
TV: Rockies.TV
Radio: 850 AM/94.1 FM KOA Rockies Radio Network; KNRV 1150 AM (Spanish)
May 8, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Brock Stewart (41) pitches during the eighth inning against the Atlanta Braves at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images
Formerly of the Twins, as recently as last season, Brock Stewart has been activated just in time for the Dodgers’ three-game set against Minnesota. Making room for Stewart’s presence on the roster—freshly recovered from a bone spur on his left foot—the Dodgers sent down right-hander Chayce McDermott.
McDermott’s latest stint on the big league club was short-lived, with the right-hander only appearing in one game, Sunday’s blowout, filling in as a sort of bridge between Treinen’s IL placement and Stewart’s readiness to return to the fold.
Stewart is brought up having appeared in just 5.2 innings, two of them this year, since the Dodgers reacquired him last season for James Outman in a straight swap with the Twins. With Treinen out, Los Angeles will hope to rely on Stewart as another high-leverage arm for this bullpen. The right-hander tossed a couple of scoreless frames with three strikeouts for the big league club in early May this season.
Jun 17, 2026; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Cleveland Guardians pitcher Gavin Williams (32) throws a pitch during the first inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images | Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images
CINCINNATI, OH - MAY 17: Elly De La Cruz #44 and Hunter Greene #21 of the Cincinnati Reds hug in the dugout prior to the game between the Cleveland Guardians and the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park on Saturday, May 17, 2025 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Lauren Leigh Bacho/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images
The Cincinnati Reds are itching ever-closer to getting the band back together. Considering it’s their lead singer and lead guitarist that are the pieces they’ve been missing, that’s pretty huge.
MLB.com’s Mark Sheldon reported earlier on Monday night that the Reds plan to activate shortstop Elly De La Cruz on Tuesday following a rehab stint spent with AAA Louisville. Despite having missed some three weeks with a right hamstring injury, Elly’s 2.1 bWAR still ranks second overall on the Reds, his .855 OPS in 257 PA a sorely missed impact bat in the heart of the team’s order.
Meanwhile, the guy who’s been their ace and All Star for the better part of three years is also on the cusp of a return to the big leagues. I only hesitate to call Hunter Greene ‘Cincinnati’s ace’ given the co-brilliance we’ve seen so far this year from Chase Burns, but Greene – when healthy – remains one of the absolute most elite starting pitchers on the planet. That said, the AAA Louisville Bats announced on Monday evening that Greene would start for them tomorrow (Tuesday) at Slugger Field.
The Return of the Ace 🔥
Hunter Greene is expected to make an MLB rehab start here at Louisville Slugger Field this Tuesday, June 23rd!
Greene got work in at Cincinnati’s complex in Arizona and impressed for the ACL Reds previously in his rehab from preseason elbow surgery. That he’s now slated to throw at the highest levels of the minors is indicative of how close he is to making his return to the Cincinnati rotation, of course.
Maybe, just maybe, the Reds will get to run out their full squad this season before it’s too late after all.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 16: Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a solo home run, to take a 1-0 lead over the Tampa Bay Rays, during the sixth inning at Dodger Stadium on June 16, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) | Getty Images
First Pitch (CT):6:40 TV: Twins.TV Radio: TIBN/830 WCCO/102.9 The Wolf /Audacy App Know Yo’ Foe:True Blue LA
After an ultra-successful roadtrip last week, the Twins will face their biggest test yet in the villainous, evil, powerful, omniscient Los Angeles Dodgers. However, because it’s baseball, even the best are fallible and while the Dodgers’ do have the best record in baseball, it’s only by a game or two.
How did they get here? Glad you asked. I could give you a bunch of fancy stats that show you that they’re really good, but we don’t even need that this time. The Los Angeles Dodgers have allowed the fewest runs in baseball (by a decent margin) while scoring the second most. That’s a pretty simple recipe for “best record in baseball.” Plus, they’ve done it while having All-Stars Mookie Betts, Teoscar Hernandez, Will Smith, Blake Snell, Tyler Glasnow, Edwin Diaz, Blake Treinen, and Evan Phillips miss most of the season. To say nothing of starting second baseman Tommy Edman and old friend Brock Stewart both returning from the IL this past week for the first time all season. Man, this team is DEEP.
The starting pitcher tonight is technically reliever Will Klein, but he’ll be followed by bulk man Eric Lauer, a lefty. Under Rocco Baldelli, we saw the Twins go with their right-handed lineup in these situations regardless of the opener, but that won’t be the case tonight, especially with how well Trevor Larnach has hit of late. We’ll see if Austin Martin or Kyler Fedko get brought in second time through the lineup or if Shelton will stick with the regulars and hope to get into LA’s bullpen.
Oh also there’s this guy named Shohei Ohtani. Maybe you’ve heard of him before. He’s won MVP in four of the past five seasons and is well on his way to his fifth in perhaps his most impressive season yet. Ohtani still ranks in the top five in nearly every relevant offensive category while also pitching like a Cy Young. Plus, he’s doing this in an era where both pitching and hitting are harder than they’ve ever been. He’s unquestionably the best baseball player of all time and probably the best athlete ever. It’s completely insane.
Jun 10, 2026; St. Petersburg, Florida, USA; Boston Red Sox pitcher Jake Bennett (64) delivers a pitch during the second inning against Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. Mandatory Credit: Pablo Robles-Imagn Images | Pablo Robles-Imagn Images
This? Folks, this is bad. The last-place Red Sox, at 31-44, are better than the last-place Rockies, at 30-48. That’s the good news. It’s extremely relative. The Red Sox are a walking catastrophe. If it wasn’t for the Scottish fans, would Fenway have hummed even a little last week? I think not. Now they’re in baseball hell. This was once a World Series matchup. We’re as far from that as possible. And I’ll be here to recount every moment! LMAO. At least Jake Bennett is pitching. Something is potentially fun.
Apr 9, 2024; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) swings and hits a ground ball against the Minnesota Twins in the eighth inning at Target Field. Mandatory Credit: Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images
The Dodgers begin a nine-game road trip facing the Twins.
It’s Teel Time! Kyle Teel has been activated and makes his season debut tonight. | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images
The White Sox are back at Rate Field after an abysmal road series (losing six of seven) that pushed them back to second place in the American League Central. Facing two divisional rivals this week, the White Sox have a chance to move past the Guardians again, but the next two series are do-or-die and could prove whether or not this team is legitimate or falling apart at the seams.
Thankfully, we have some good news: Kyle Teel is back! With his return, though, comes a sacrifice to the baseball Gods, meaning Edgar Quero has been optioned to Triple-A Charlotte. Teel has been mashing in Charlotte, finishing with a line of .500/.529/.750 in 16 at-bats with the Knights. Quero, on the other hand, has been struggling both behind the plate and at the plate.
Anthony Kay (6-2) is on the mound tonight with Kyle Teel behind the plate and batting third. Kay will look to bring his ERA back down after a rough few starts recently. The rest of the lineup is consistent with what we’ve seen for the past two weeks, so not a lot of surprises.
Gavin Williams will start for the Guardians. Williams is 9-4 with a 3.83 ERA and is sitting at 103 strikeouts on the season so far.
First pitch is 6:40 p.m. CT. You can watch the game on CHSN or listen on ESPN Chicago 1000.
ST. LOUIS, MO - JUNE 02: Jordan Walker #18 of the St. Louis Cardinals prepares to bat during the game between the Texas Rangers and the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium on Tuesday, June 2, 2026 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Ali Overstreet/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images
The St. Louis Cardinals will begin a homestand and welcome a former teammate as the Arizona Diamondbacks come to town. It’s Andre Pallante taking the mound for the St. Louis Cardinals while the Diamondbacks starter will be Merrill Kelly. Let’s hope Nolan Arenado gets the welcome home he deserves Monday night. First pitch at Busch Stadium is scheduled for 6:45pm and the broadcast will be available on Cardinals.tv.
The Dodgers’ plan, as it always is when the subject of the trade deadline is raised, was simple as their front office mapped out this season.
Spend big in the winter. Build as strong of a roster as possible at the outset of the campaign. And hope that, come the deadline, they wouldn’t be in a position where they have to go out and buy more talent at inflated midseason prices.
“Our goal this whole time,” general manager Brandon Gomes told the California Post recently, “was to have made all of our headline acquisitions in the offseason.”
Los Angeles Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes has assembled a top-tier farm system, which makes Los Angeles a very dangerous team at the MLB trade deadline. MLB Photos via Getty Images
So far, so good on that objective.
Three months in, the Dodgers have the most wins in the majors.
Even with several star players sidelined with injuries, they have built a nine-game lead in the National League West that — given the reinforcements they’ll have coming off the injured list in the coming weeks and months — already feels close to insurmountable not even halfway through the year.
Still, as is also the case at the deadline every year, the Dodgers will be looking for upgrades as they chase a third-straight World Series.
They could be a player for two-time Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal. They could try to shore up a bullpen that has been up and down since Edwin Díaz underwent an elbow procedure back in April.
At the very least, they’ll be lying in wait to see how the market develops.
And if the opportunity for a splashy acquisition strikes, they’ll have plenty of ammunition to swing almost any caliber of deal.
Reigning Cy Young award winner Tarik Skubal’s status in Detroit is murky at best, and the Dodgers are expected to be contenders for his services if he becomes available. Getty Images
For all the uncertainties that remain more than a month out from the Aug. 3 deadline, the one thing the Dodgers know is that they have is a deep, talented and highly-coveted minor-league farm system.
But since then, the performance of their minor-leaguers — and a loaded group of hitters in the outfield, especially — have surpassed expectations and amplified their organizational strength.
“We’re basically [ranked] 1-2 across the minor leagues in OPS, expected OPS. Top 5-10 in strikeout rate. Top 2-3 in walk rate,” Gomes said. “All the things that you really want to be good at, we’re performing at a really high level.”
Boston’s Aroldis Chapman is expected to be the most sought after reliever at the MLB trade deadline. Getty Images
Individually, standout performers have emerged at almost every level.
In triple-A, James Tibbs III is putting together a monster season in his first full year in the Dodgers organization, having already hit a Pacific Coast League-leading 20 home runs with a 1.000 OPS to showcase his potential as a former first-round draft pick.
In double-A, Josue De Paula has had a similar breakout, ranking second in the Texas League in batting average (.321) and third in OPS (.978) while tapping into natural power that has long made him a top prospect in the sport.
Mike Sirota might be having the best individual campaign of anyone, having already been promoted from high-A and double-A while carrying a 58-game on-base streak across both levels.
Even the team’s most recent first-round pick, University of Arkansas product Charles Davalan, is quickly finding success in pro ball, slugging .453 clip as the best hitting prospect in high-A Great Lakes.
And that’s not even to mention Zyhir Hope (another double-A outfielder ranked by MLB Pipeline as the team’s No. 2 prospect, behind De Paula), Eduardo Quintero (the club’s reigning minor-league player of the year from last season), Emil Morales (a toolsy 19-year-old shortstop already playing in high-A) or Kendall George (who avoided knee surgery, per Gomes, after a freak incident with a team bat dog with double-A Tulsa).
“Having our guys perform is obviously good for the short-term and the long-term,” Gomes said.
As for how much the performance this year will aid the Dodgers’ at this deadline specifically:
“It sure beats the alternative,” he quipped with a grin.
Although not ranked as the team’s best prospect, James Tibbs III is expected to be highly valued if Los Angeles takes a big swing at the MLB trade deadline. Getty Images
While the Dodgers system was already highly ranked before the year, the strength of their pipeline then had been more depth over elite star power.
Now, however, with so many promising bats having emerged this season, both the floor and the ceiling of the organization have gone up.
In Baseball America’s latest prospect rankings, the club had five players in the top-60 — headlined by De Paula at No. 5 and Sirota at No. 17.
Come Aug. 3, it will only give the Dodgers extra ammunition to work with, allowing them to hunt either a big fish (like Skubal, the type of needle-moving superstar the Dodgers always want to explore when they become available) or search the market for smaller impact additions (as they did at last year’s deadline, when they bolstered their bullpen and bench) without sacrificing too much of their internal future options, as well.
“As we get closer [to the deadline], we’ll continue to assess what’s going on,” Gomes said. “But we’re really excited about just the overall development and performance of a lot of these guys.”
Josue De Paula, the Dodgers top prospect, ranks second in the Texas League in batting average (.321) and third in OPS (.978) while tapping into natural power that has long made him a top prospect in the sport. Diamond Images/Getty Images
Indeed, deadline concerns aside, Gomes emphasized what this year has shown about the club’s player development system.
He noted that, beyond the surface-level stats, there’s been “a big emphasis on two-strike hits, taking your RBI, moving the runner and not just saying, ‘Hey, we’re gonna hit for power.”
“Not that that was ever the message,” he added. “But there’s just been much of a focus on taking pride in shooting a ball and getting your knocks … How focusing on those little things can in turn help win games.”
He cited a couple other players who have embodied that approach, including single-A third baseman Chase Harlan (who has a .324 batting average) and former first-round pick shortstop Kellon Lindsey (who has hit .400 in a small but encouraging sample across the rookie ball and single-A).
“I know people don’t care about minor-league win percentages, but we kind of do,” Gomes said, with all four full-season affiliates currently comfortably above .500. “I think it’s a good proxy of how well your farm system is performing, and how to understand what it takes to win.”
Mike Sirota currently carries a 58-game on-base streak and has climbed the ranking to be the Dodgers No. 2 prospect. MLB Photos via Getty Images
That’s why, while the deadline provides an opportunity to cash in such prospect capital, the Dodgers will be selective with anything they give up.
For as good as their big-league roster looks right now, the performance of their prospects this year has kept the future looking similarly bright.
And even if they add to their big-league depth, the Dodgers could also look for ways to bolster their farm system ranks too, as they did with the Tibbs/Ehrhard trade last year.
“It’s been a fun group to watch,” Gomes said.
And it has made the Dodgers even more of a team to watch as the deadline heats up over the next couple weeks.
The Gateway Arch in St. Louis viewed from Malcolm W. Martin Memorial Park in East St. Louis, Illinois, at sunset on March 28, 2026. | Michael Gulledge/Special to the News-Leader / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Today’s Lineups
DIAMONDBACKS
CARDINALS
Ketel Marte – 2B
JJ Wetherholt – 2B
Geraldo Perdomo – SS
Ivan Herrera – C
Corbin Carroll – RF
Alec Burleson – 1B
Pavin Smith – 1B
Jordan Walker – RF
Nolan Arenado – 3B
Lars Nootbaar – LF
Adrian Del Castillo – C
Masyn Winn – SS
Lourdes Gurriel – DH
Jimmy Crooks – DH
Tommy Troy – LF
Blaze Jordan – 3B
Tim Tawa – CF
Nathan Church – CF
Merrill Kelly – RHP
Andre Pallante – RHP
Hey, a day without a roster move. Who knew? In the absence, I’ll need to find something else to talk about. I saw this post on Reddit, which broke the seal on something I haven’t dared mention, for fear of angering the baseball gods. The D-backs have been the best team in the majors on Mondays, something of which I am very aware with regard to my recaps. They have just one Monday loss, that being all the way back on April 13. They lost 9-7 in Baltimore, and even that was a game they were leading 7-1 in the middle of the sixth inning. But overall they are 6-1. It’s the highest W% in the majors, and also gives them the biggest gap to their W% the rest of the week, at +386 points.
I do feel kinda bad about this, because it feels like certain other recappers have been getting the sticky end of the lollipop with regard to the team’s performances. So, I looked at the entire schedule, and here’s how Arizona’s record has broken down by day of the week so far:
Monday: 6-1
Tuesday: 5-7
Wednesday: 8-4
Thursday: 3-6
Friday: 5-7
Saturday: 4-9
Sunday: 7-5
So, yeah: poor Dano has definitely been rather unlucky with his recaps his year. He is currently on a four-week losing streak, the longest sequence of L’s on any day this year. Though most days of the week have seen a losing record. After Monday, it would be Wednesday which has the next best win percentage (and the highest number of raw wins, having got off to a 5-0 start), while Sunday’s have actually been decent as well. We’ll see what happens today. If I can extend my winning streak to six today, I’m out of state next week, and then there’ll be just one more Monday before the All-Star break…
The Mets’ series against the Cubs will have to wait until Tuesday to get underway, as inclement weather has resulted in the postponement of the game between them that was schedule for 7:10 PM EDT in Queens. The teams will make up the game as part of a day-night doubleheader on Wednesday with the first game starting at 1:10 PM and the second staying in its original 7:10 PM time slot.
The Cubs enter the series with a 40-37 record, and at the time of this writing, they’re in the third Wild Card spot in the National League. They’re two games back of the Cardinals for second place in the National League Central and seven games back of the division-leading Brewers.
The Mets, of course, are in much poorer shape. They’re 34-43 on the season, and they’re closer to the cellar-dwelling Rockies in the standings than they are to the Cubs. You can read all about the four-game set between these teams in Brian Salvatore’s series preview.
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 08: Brady Singer #51 of the Cincinnati Reds looks on before the game against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park on June 08, 2026 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The Cincinnati Reds are back in Great American Ball Park on Monday night to play host to the Milwaukee Brewers. Their division rivals are once again in 1st place in the NL Central, with the Reds occupying their familiar place of last.
Brady Singer and Brandon Woodruff get the starting assignments for their respective clubs in the series opener, which will begin promptly at 7:10 PM ET unless it doesn’t.
