Baseball

"Back, back, back, back, back...GONE!"

The MLB All-Star game is just days away, and with home field advantage on the line in the World Series, expect certain stars to put on a show.

Let's take a look at this year's All-Star rosters for both the American and National League, then dive into whom to keep an eye on.

MLB All-Star Game Rosters

American League

As the July 31 MLB trade deadline inches closer, the St. Louis Cardinals will have a few decisions to make to improve the best team in baseball at the time of writing.

When Manny Ramirez signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers earlier this week it didn't seem as though he could offer much help to the team as a 41-year-old.

That might not be the case.

If the fans don't vote Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig into the 2013 All-Star Game it will be a great disservice to the July 16 exhibition. 

The 22-year-old dynamo wasn't named to the initial rosters for the game in New York. But he is included in the list of National League players that fans can vote in, per the MLB's Twitter. 

Dear Mr. Amaro Jr.,

First off, congratulations!

Derek Jeter has been able to do nothing but watch this year, and what he's seen hasn't been pretty.

The world of sports is littered with sad stories of failure—failure that has come as a result of a myriad of issues.

The Boston Red Sox have a lot of flaws in their bullpen.

However, things got worse when the Red Sox received word on Tuesday that reliever Andrew Miller would be having season-ending surgery.

The bat that St. Louis Cardinals backup first baseman Matt Adams packs at the plate has a reputation that precedes it.

Adams has demolished balls at every level of professional baseball. His lightning fast bat speed, combined with a tight swing and a good eye, is what have carried Adams to where he is today.

Little has been said of his glove—until now, that is.