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Elly's Bronx Entrance, Wood's Capitol Craze, All-Star Starters Revealed
Foul Territory Staff
July 04, 2024
Via: @MLB/X
Yankee Stadium’s bright lights don’t faze Elly De La Cruz.
The second-year phenom joined rare company on Tuesday when he homered and tripled in the same game for the fifth time in his career.
most games with at least 1 triple & HR in first 185 career games, since at least 1901:
Elly De La Cruz: 5 (today is game 183)
Ted Williams: 5— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports)
12:38 AM • Jul 3, 2024
Elly’s historic performance helped propel the Reds to the first of two wins in the series. Following Wednesday’s loss, the Yankees are 5-13 over their last 18 games.
Cincinnati has a chance for a patriotic sweep as they send Frankie Montas to the bump this afternoon against Marcus Stroman.
James Wood's first career RBI puts the @Nationals ahead!
— MLB (@MLB)
12:50 AM • Jul 4, 2024
Days after making an impressionable debut, James Wood continued to prove himself at the Major League level.
The Nationals top prospect scored his first run, stole his first bag, and tallied his first RBI in Wednesday’s 7-5 win over the Mets. He also clocked an exit velocity of 109.6 MPH with his sixth-inning single.
Watch - For more on James Wood’s arrival, check out our friends at Baseball America!
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Starters for the All-Star Game were revealed on Wednesday night.
Of the ten teams represented, the Phillies lead the way with three starters (Harper, Turner, Bohm).
Reserves and pitchers will be revealed Sunday night.
View - Full list of AL starters.
View - Full list of NL starters.
Watch - FT Senior Insider Ken Rosenthal weighs in on his All-Star picks, the resurgent Astros, and whether or not the Brewers should “go for it.”
Watch - Former manager Joe Maddon offers his thoughts on today’s game, an ABS system workaround, and how to succeed in the postseason.
Watch - Dodgers manager Dave Roberts joins Dodgers Territory to discuss how he plans on shuffling things around when Mookie Betts returns.
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