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2025 MLB Home Run Derby: Matt Olson replaces Ronald Acuña Jr., joins Jazz Chisholm Jr., Cal Raleigh and others

The Derby is set for July 14 in Atlanta

Astros call up top prospect Brice Matthews, who could see middle-infield action in series vs. Rangers

The former first-round pick has an .876 OPS in Triple-A

MLB picks, baseball best bets for Friday: Dodgers bounce back, Cubs vs. Yankees and home run derby play

Can the Dodgers snap their six-game losing streak? Will the Cubs and Yankees score a lot of runs?

Mariners closer Andrés Muñoz was tipping pitches and Yankees weren't shy in picking it up

Muñoz blew the save in the Yankees' win on Thursday night

AL East odds: Blue Jays have surged into first place, now can they stay ahead of the Yankees down the stretch?

Plus, can the Rays stay competitive? Can the Red Sox jump in?

Awards Watch: Phenom Paul Skenes and veteran Zack Wheeler locked in amazing duel for NL Cy Young

Are we setting up for a race between the 23 year old and 35 year old?

MLB betting guide 2025: How to bet on baseball

MLB betting guide with expert baseball betting tips. Learn how to bet on MLB games and find the best sportsbook promos

WATCH: Giants stun Phillies on Patrick Bailey's improbable walk-off, inside-the-park three-run home run

Thanks to a wicked carom off the Oracle Park brick wall, the Giants walked it off

Jacob Misiorowski, Brewers rookie sensation, outduels Clayton Kershaw as Milwaukee hands Dodgers another loss

Misiorowski had 12 strikeouts to hand the Dodgers their fifth straight loss

WATCH: Shohei Ohtani makes Dodgers history with 431-foot home run vs. Brewers

Ohtani's 31 homers before the All-Star break are the most ever by a Dodgers player

Snyder's Soapbox: The MLB Draft will never come close to the NFL Draft, so let's stop trying to emulate it

MLB keeps trying to force the draft to be a tentpole event and it won't work

Building a dream Home Run Derby field: Ronald Acuña Jr., Aaron Judge, Elly De La Cruz and more

Matt Snyder drafts his sluggers

MLB Power Rankings: Astros surge into No. 1 spot, but Dodgers, Tigers aren't going anywhere

Any of three clubs could make an easy argument as the best team in baseball

Snyder's Soapbox: Sure, the Nationals won the Juan Soto trade, but shouldn't the rebuild be over by now?

At some point, fleecing other organizations is supposed to actually win you something

2025 MLB All-Star Game: Cubs' Seiya Suzuki, Astros' Framber Valdez among surprising snubs from rosters

Some of these players will be added as injury replacements, but who deserved more of an honor?

Matt Snyder has been a baseball writer with CBS Sports since 2011. A member of the BBWAA, he's now covered every World Series since 2010. The former Indiana University baseball player now lives on the north side of Indianapolis with his wife, daughter and son.

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