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JARREN DURAN AND THE MLB ALL-STAR GAME
Unlike Monday’s Home Run Derby, which did have a slow start before a thrilling finish, the MLB All-Star Game was awesome all the way through.
It started with history-making superstar rookie Paul Skenes getting through a scoreless first. Skenes vs. stars like Aaron Judge is as good as it gets in any All-Star event and a dream for MLB, Matt Snyder writes.Shohei Ohtani broke the scoreless deadlock in the third inning with a 400-foot three-run home run, the first Dodgers player to homer at the All-Star Game since Mike Piazza in 1996.The AL countered back with three in the bottom of the inning, led by a two-run Juan Soto double.Jarren Duran rocked a two-run home run in the fifth, and the AL held on from there for a 5-3 win. Duran earned MVP honors.
The game result was secondary. What mattered was the stars — Skenes, Judge, Ohtani, Soto — being in the limelight and an exciting game throughout. Mike Axisa has more takeaways from a…
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