NYY NEWS: COURT IS IN SESSION AT THE ALL-STAR GAME

Yahoo! Sports | John Healy: The first round of the All-Star voting closed yesterday, and with it, we have the first Yankees representative. Because he finished with the most votes in the American League, Aaron Judge will be one of the three starting outfielders that the Junior Circuit will field at the Midsummer Classic. In addition, outfielder Juan Soto is one of the four finalists for the two spots beside him, and will be up against Cleveland’s Steven Kwan, Baltimore’s Anthony Santander, and Houston’s Kyle Tucker.

SNY | Andy Martino: In the grand scheme of things, two games against the New York Mets are not a big deal. After all, the season is 162 games, and the Yankees aren’t fighting the Mets for a playoff spot because they’re in separate leagues. Even so, the annual Subway Series matchups always generate a lot of press, and thus amplify the recent slide the Yankees are on. Andy Martino breaks down these two games, noting that while he’s not concerned about Gerrit Cole’s lackluster performance, there are some alarm bells about Luis Gil’s usage so far and the depth of the injury-battered lineup.

MLB.com | Bryan Hoch: Speaking of the Yankees’ slide, beat reporter Bryan Hoch lists the five Yankees who, at the moment, are struggling a bit and who could turn the Yankees around with strong performances. These includes infielders Gleyber Torres and DJ LeMahieu, both of whom have struggled at the plate this season, catcher Jose Trevino, whose weak arm has allowed opponents to turn walks and singles into doubles and triples the last two weeks, and pitchers Gerrit Cole and Luis Gil, who struggled against the Mets.

The Athletic | Evan Drellich: ($) In the offseason, Major League Baseball quietly removed the strike zone from the video feed given to teams during the course of the game and available in the dugout, a request from the umpire’s union to cut down on teams arguing about the strike zone. After the MLBPA argued that this broke the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the league has returned the strike zone to the feed. As part of its return, the league has increased punishments for teams using the feed to “embarrass” umpires, emphasizing that the tablets provided are to help the players, not to criticize the umpires.

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