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On this week's episode of Batting Practice, Jacob tackles an MLB midseason update in a quick solocast. We don't miss 2 weeks in a row here at BP, hence the solo ep! With the impending trade deadline (which will be tackled next week), what a great time to take a brief look at how every team is doing. Which teams have been the best/worst/most surprising? Which teams are a playoff lock vs which teams may need to make some moves? Stay tuned for next week's episode for a more in depth look at what will go down at the trade deadline!

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In this week’s episode, Josh and Jacob are back at it with a duo tackling all of the selected 2026 All Stars and who got snubbed!

With the All-Star game being fan oriented (especially how the players get voted in), how happy are you with the selections? Did your player you were rooting for make it? Or did they get rejected from the midsummer classic? Let us know!

NL Buyers and Sellers, hope the Cubs don't get anyone too good.

In this week’s episode, Josh and Jacob are back at it with a duo talking American League trade targets. Which teams will be buyers? Which teams will be sellers? Will Tarik Skubal end up as a Dodger, Yankee, or someplace else? 

Many teams are right on the bubble of whether they should be looking to trade a few players away or bring in some help for a postseason push. The next month before the deadline will be crucial to determine their next moves, but for now we speculate on which direction every AL team is taking. 

The boys are back — and Nash is finally in the building. This week, Josh, Jacob, and Andrew go position-by-position through the NL All-Star ballot, debating who deserves to make the team versus who the fans are actually going to vote in (spoiler: those lists don't always match up).

They work through every position — first base, second base, third base, shortstop, catcher, outfield, and DH — handing out shout-outs to under-the-radar guys like Otto Lopez, Brandon Lowe, Luis Arraez, and Hunter Goodman while landing on their final picks. Also on the docket: whether showing live ballot standings is ruining the integrity of the All-Star vote, a brutal Bryce Terang cold streak, and the case for Shohei Ohtani making it in at two positions.

Plus, The Pickle makes its return.

Leave a rating wherever you're listening, and let us know your NL All-Star starting nine in the comments!

All-Star voting is open and we're not waiting around. This week Jacob and Andrew go position by position through the American League ballot — breaking down who should make it, who the fans are going to vote in, and where those two things don't line up at all.

Before getting back to baseball, the guys also make their World Cup winner picks, name a dark horse (Norway, and yes, they're confident), and debate how far the US is actually going.

Next week: NL All-Stars, Nash is back, and apparently a conspiracy theory is in the works. New episodes every Tuesday.

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