Next week’s All-Star Game in Atlanta just got an upgrade—robots.

MLB will use the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system during the Midsummer Classic, inching closer to full-time robo-umps in 2026.

Here’s the deal:
Each team gets two challenges (they keep them if you’re right). Only the pitcher, catcher, or hitter can challenge—by tapping their hat or helmet.

It’s not a gimmick—it actually works. I saw it in Spring Training: calls were fast, fair, and added some excitement. The umps might beg to differ!

Tech nerds, rejoice: ABS runs on Hawk-Eye tracking and T-Mobile 5G, with instant verdicts for umps and scoreboard replays for fans.

The numbers?
📊 72% of fans liked it this spring.
🙄 10% hated it.
🧊 The rest are still yelling “LET THE KIDS PLAY” at their smart fridge.

So yeah, the All-Star Game is still a glorified exhibition…
But this time, the robots might steal the show.

The Detroit Tigers are the best team in baseball. Period.

They’re dominating the AL Central, sending five players to the All-Star Game, and Tarik Skubal is steamrolling to another Cy Young like a runaway train.

They’re not flashy like the Dodgers or Yankees—but they’re fun. They’re built to win. No gimmicks—just ruthless, beautiful baseball.

They’re everything a baseball town dreams of.

And now, a message to Tigers fans:
Get out and support this team.

Detroit ranks 19th in attendance.
Meanwhile, the Colorado Rockies—charging toward 100 losses—are somehow outdrawing you.

This squad deserves more. They’ve earned your cheers, your energy, your packed bleachers.

So bring it, Motown.
The Tigers are giving you something worth showing up for.

Livvy Dunne has it all—national champion gymnast, social media megastar with 13 million followers, and girlfriend to MLB ace Paul Skenes.

But in the world of New York real estate?
Swing and a miss.

Dunne tried to buy a Manhattan apartment once owned by Babe Ruth. Cash in hand. Interior designer ready to go.

The co-op board said no.

Rejected Dunne.

Why? Nobody knows. Too famous? Too TikTok? Too LSU?

“For all I know, they could’ve been Alabama fans,” Livvy joked.

The Sultan of Swat called it home for 20 years.
Apparently, TikTok royalty can only get you so far.

Cubs fans have seen it all—decades of heartbreak, one miracle championship, and more blown leads than they’d care to remember. They don’t boo easily.

So when Alex Cooper grabbed the mic for the seventh-inning stretch, the crowd's reaction told you everything.

The host of Call Her Daddy turned “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” into a cringe performance piece nobody asked for.

But Wrigley Field isn’t a content studio—it’s a cathedral.
The seventh-inning stretch isn’t for brand-building. It’s a sacred baseball ritual. One of the last.

Cooper treated it like a TikTok stunt, and the crowd responded with a rare, unified rejection—the kind you only get when someone completely misreads the moment.

The message from Wrigley was loud and clear:
Respect the tradition—or get off the stage.

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Seattle pitcher Bryan Woo had the Yankees on lockdown—seven no-hit innings, a 5-0 lead, and the Mariners looked like they were on cruise control.

And then… the wheels came off.

Jazz Chisholm broke up the no-no in the 8th, and the Bronx bats suddenly came to life. Three runs in the 8th. Two in the 9th. Walk-off in the 10th.

It was historic—The Yankees becoming the first team in nearly 50 years to be no-hit through 7 innings, trail by 5 runs, and still win.

And Seattle, just to twist the knife a little deeper—after the game, Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh said closer Andrés Muñoz was tipping his pitches during the meltdown.

That’s gonna go over well in the locker room.

Next week’s MLB Draft features one of the most fascinating names on the board: Jack Bauer. Yes—Jack Bauer. Named after the 24 action hero. He even wears the number 24!
And this one’s also packing heat.

The Illinois lefty has lit up the radar gun with a 103 mph fastball—the fastest ever recorded by a high school player. So yeah... don’t mess with Jack Bauer.

But like his namesake, Jack can be a bit of a wild card.

Last year? Control issues.

So Bauer shut it down for three months—no throwing, just lifting. Rebuilt the body. Rewired the mind.

How’s that working out?

Scouts are drooling. MLB Pipeline slots him at No. 44, and if he figures out how to hold that heat deep into games…look out!

With a big-game swagger, Jack is chasing the radar gun like there’s a countdown clock on it.

This one’s too good to pass up!

We’ve all seen rain delays. We’ve seen gusts of wind blow hats off and knock pitchers off balance. But a thunder balk?

Tuesday night in Jacksonville, it actually happened. Norfolk Tides vs. Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp. Bottom of the first, runner on third. Tides pitcher Roansy Contreras begins his windup when—BOOM!—a thunderclap rocked the ballpark.

Startled, Contreras stopped.

The umpire? Also startled… but unmoved. He called a balk. Run scored.

Norfolk’s manager came out to argue, but the call stood. Turns out there’s no clause in the rulebook for “terrified by thunder.”

To his credit, Contreras pulled it together and went on to get the win.

File this under: Things They Don’t Cover in Pitching 101.

Another reason why we Love Minor League Baseball.

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Back to Wrigley Field for a little redemption story.

As baseball fans, we live for that old good first-pitch disaster. Who could forget 50 Cent's legendary pitch?

Enter NFL star Alvin Kamara, stepping onto the mound at Wrigley… and promptly spiking his pitch into the left-handed batter's box. Boos rained down from the Chicago faithful. (Tough crowd—just ask Alex Cooper.)

But Kamara wasn't having it. No way was he joining the 50 Cent Hall of Shame.

He turned to the mascot and demanded a redo.

And he got it. Ball tossed back. Kamara reset. This time? A clean throw to the plate—no bounce, no wild pitch.

The crowd? They erupted.

The lesson? Sometimes all you need is a second chance (and a mascot).

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Thats all for this week. Enjoy the Weekend!

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