TUESDAY’S SCHEDULE
MLB All-Star Game:
7:00 p.m. – AL All-Stars at NL All-Stars (at Atlanta, GA)
Brendan Donovan will be playing in his first All-Star Game at Truist Park tonight. The Cardinals second baseman is the team’s lone representative on the National League team. Donovan is a reserve, so he is expected to enter the game in the middle innings. The 28-year-old is hitting .297 with eight home runs and 36 RBI’s this season. The All Star Game begins at 7:00PM.
The St. Louis Cardinals made 17 draft picks during the final day of the 2025 MLB Draft. The Cardinals selected pitchers Cade Crossland and Ethan Young in the fourth and fifth rounds, respectively. They rounded out their draft class by adding eight more pitchers, two outfielders, four infielders, and a catcher.
The Chicago Cubs have three players on the National League roster, while the White Sox have one representative for the A.L. Outfielders Pete Crow-Armstrong and Kyle Tucker will start tonight’s game for the N.L., but the Cubs third All-Star Matthew Boyd will not pitch in the contest. White Sox starter Shane Smith might see an inning for the American League.
The Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox each drafted 17 players on the final day of the MLB Draft. The Cubs took 12 pitchers, two outfielders, two catchers, and an infielder on day two. The White Sox added nine pitchers, four infielders, two catchers, and two outfielders to round out their 2025 draft class.
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