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Fact: Since home-field advantage in the World Series was first awarded in 2003, the American League has won the All-Star Game 11-of-14 times.

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Welcome to the second edition of Bleacher Report's MLB rivalry series.

In the weeks to come, we'll be highlighting some of the biggest head-to-head rivalries in our national pastime and shining light on the past, present and future of those matchups.

Welcome to MLB's summer silly season, when trade talk takes to the wind like hot-dog wrappers in a monsoon. 

Over the next few weeks leading up to the Aug. 1 non-waiver trade deadline, you'll read and hear countless rumors, whispers, unconfirmed reports and statements from people familiar with a team's thinking. 

A lot will shift as July unfolds. Injuries, hot streaks and cold spells will upend races, change clubs' calculuses and sort the buyers from the sellers once and for all.

Apart from Mike Trout being all forms of awesome and Jacob deGrom having marvelous hair, little is predictable in a given Major League Baseball season. The sport deals in surprises and disappointments.

That gives us quite a few options to choose from for this list.

SAN DIEGO — On the plane ride to California, where so many over the years have found only fool's gold, David Ortiz gathered his young Boston Red Sox All-Star teammates and delivered an All-Star message.

He looked at Jackie Bradley Jr. Looked at Mookie Betts. Looked at Xander Bogaerts and Steven Wright. It was a JetBlue charter flight from Boston, and they were eating burgers, but it was Big Papi's message they devoured.

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Drew Pomeranz is reportedly being coveted by multiple teams in the midst of a strong 2016 campaign.

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The 2016 MLB All-Star Game started with plenty of fireworks at Petco Park in San Diego on Tuesday. Though the National League got on the board first, the American League prevailed 4-2 for its fourth win in a row.

Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant captivated the crowd with a solo shot in the top of the first off Chicago White Sox ace Chris Sale.

MLB.com shared video of Bryant's win in the Windy City matchup:

Ahead of Tuesday's MLB All-Star Game in San Diego, Major League Baseball announced its National League batting award will be named for Padres legend Tony Gwynn, while the American League accolade will be named for Rod Carew.

Padres.com's Bill Center reported the news.

The 87th edition of the MLB All-Star Game has concluded.

The American League won 4-2, with a pair of Kansas City Royals in Eric Hosmer (2-for-3, HR, 2 RBI) and Salvador Perez (1-for-2, HR, 2 RBI) leading the offensive charge.

Hosmer earned MVP honors for his efforts.

The National League got on the board first with a solo home run from Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant in the top of the first and also got an RBI double from Marcell Ozuna of the Miami Marlins in the fourth inning, but that was all it mustered offensively.

Atlanta Braves catcher Tyler Flowers suffered a broken hand on Saturday against the Chicago White Sox, and he's slated to miss a big chunk of time after the All-Star break.    

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Flowers Out 4-6 Weeks

Tuesday, July 12

Citing sources, Jon Heyman of Today's Knuckleball relayed the update.