Today at The Thirty, we look at the most deserving All-Star on every Major League team. Some of these are obvious picks. Some of them will get pushed out by the roster crunch. But every single one of them, in a perfect world, would be on the team.

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Yadier Molina caught a combined shutout led by rookie Jack Flaherty, drove in a run and tied a Major League record for games caught with one team as the Cardinals snapped a four-game losing streak with a 5-0 win over the Cubs on Sunday night in St. Louis. Matt Carpenter helped the cause with his 10th home run.

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The Cubs missed out on completing a sweep of the Cardinals on Sunday night and are hoping they didn't lose Javier Baez for too long as well. Baez exited the 5-0 loss in the third inning after getting hit on the left elbow with Jack Flaherty pitch. He was diagnosed with a contusion.

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More than a week and a half ago, the Astros departed for their longest road trip of the season riding a winning streak that had reached exactly one game, and they were essentially in a neck-and-neck tie with Seattle in what is turning out to be delightfully interesting American League West race.

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Here's a roundup of the latest injury news across the Majors.

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Set your baseball viewing schedule for the week around these matchups.

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His tagline had been "Fear the Beard," but when reinstated off of the disabled list last Monday, Eric Thames experimented with his beard, citing too much free time while recovering from left thumb surgery.

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California League pitchers are learning the hard way that Jo Adell's power is for real.

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They have World Cup fever.

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As the Rays continue to employ an unorthodox bullpen strategy by utilizing relievers as starters in many games, Tampa Bay's relief corps posted a 1.48 ERA over 30 1/3 innings last week to earn MLB Bullpen of the Week presented by The Hartford honors for the period of June 11-17.

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Mark Canha makes great catch in the 10th inning Sunday against the Angels after sending the game to extra innings with a two-out single in the ninth.

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Adrian Houser -- who left Colorado Springs at 5 a.m. on Sunday, flew to Chicago, drove up to Milwaukee and made it to Miller Park about 30 minutes before first pitch -- vomited on the infield behind the mound on two occasions while pitching in the eighth inning of the Brewers' 10-9 loss to the Phillies.

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Ignoring his career record against Los Angeles, Chris Stratton pitched six smooth innings Sunday to lead the Giants to a 4-1 victory at Dodger Stadium.

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Jonathan Lucroy's single off the center-field fence with the bases loaded in the 11th inning gave the A's a 6-5 walk-off win over the Angels on Sunday at the Coliseum. Oakland had to come from behind in the ninth, as Marcus Semien led off the frame with a homer and Mark Canha tied it on a bloop single with two outs. The A's struck first with a two-run homer by Canha, but homers by Chris Young and Albert Pujols helped the Angels grab the lead. Halos starter Andrew Heaney fired eight strong innings, allowing three runs on just three hits, but settled for a no-decision.

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Pinch-hitter Jose Trevino, with his newborn son in the stands, hit a walk-off two-run single to cap a wild back-and-forth tilt on Father's Day at Globe Life Park. The Rockies assembled a five-run seventh-inning rally, but it wasn't enough to stop the Rangers' ninth-inning comeback against Colorado closer Wade Davis.

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Stymied for much of Sunday, the Mets scored a 5-3 victory over the D-backs at Chase Field when Brandon Nimmo hit a go-ahead, two-run homer off Brad Boxberger in the ninth, and Asdrubal Cabrera followed with a solo shot. The late dramatics took Mets starter Zack Wheeler off the hook for what would have been a tough-luck loss, after he struck out eight over six innings of two-run ball.

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After going 17 innings without a run, the Boston bats livened up on Father's Day en route to a 9-3 victory that allowed manager Alex Cora's team to salvage a four-game split against the surging Seattle Mariners. The big blows were homers by Rafael Devers (three-run shot), Xander Bogaerts (two-run blast) and Jackie Bradley Jr. (solo).

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Maikel Franco homered and finished with four RBIs, powering the Phillies to a series win in Milwaukee. Rhys Hoskins and Odubel Herrera also homered for Philadelphia, while starter Aaron Nola allowed a season-high four runs. The Brewers got two homers from Eric Thames, but Chase Anderson's struggles with the home run ball continued. Thames' second homer sparked a four-run ninth that saw Milwaukee bring the tying run to the plate, but Christian Yelich flied out to the warning track in center field to end the game.

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Yu Darvish will take another step toward returning to the Cubs' rotation when he throws a sim game on Tuesday at Wrigley Field. Darvish, sidelined since May 26 with inflammation in his right triceps, has thrown two bullpen sessions so far.

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Julio Teheran delivered six innings of no-hit ball, and Johan Camargo provided a two-run double that proved decisive as the Braves strengthened their status atop the National League East standings with Sunday afternoon's 4-1 win over the Padres at SunTrust Park. Teheran struck out a season-high 11 but showed a slight limp after the sixth. The Padres then got their first hit in the seventh. Matt Strahm started the Padres' planned bullpen day and pitched 2 2/3 scoreless innings.

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For the second day in a row, the Rays had a bullpen day. This time, it worked out in their favor as they defeated the Yankees, 3-1, at Yankee Stadium on Sunday afternoon to take the finale of the four-game series. Wilmer Font fanned five over 4 2/3 innings and Matt Duffy had three hits and two RBIs to pace the Rays.

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When the guy who was just robbed of a hit applauds the catch, it must have been really good.

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While there has been speculation that the Pirates could be sellers before next month's non-waiver Trade Deadline, general manager Neal Huntington said the club's current outlook is just the opposite.

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CC Sabathia struck out 10 over 7 2/3 innings, but Aaron Hicks' solo homer was all the Yankees could muster on offense in Sunday's 3-1 loss to the Rays at Yankee Stadium.

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Carlos Correa's tying homer sparked a three-run eighth inning and Evan Gattis logged the go-ahead single to help the Astros stretch their winning streak to 11 and finish off a 10-0 road trip with a sweep of the Royals. Hunter Dozier had given Kansas City a lead with his two-run homer in the third inning, but the bullpen couldn't hold it. Mike Moustakas was ejected by home-plate umpire John Tumpane for arguing from the dugout after he was thrown out at home and a replay review was ruled to stand. Danny Duffy was later tossed by Tumpane.

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There's something you don't see every day.

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Braves catcher Kurt Suzuki felt fortunate to avoid a significant injury when he was struck in the head with Raffy Lopez's backswing during the second inning of Sunday's 4-1 win over the Padres at SunTrust Park. Suzuki exited the game and underwent a series of evaluations, none of which indicated he sustained a concussion. The veteran catcher will be available to play defense or serve as a designated hitter when the Braves open a two-game set in Toronto on Tuesday.

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A full VR experience.

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Indians No. 3 prospect Shane Bieber earned his first Major League win against the Twins on Sunday. He pitched 5 2/3 innings, allowing only one run on 10 hits with seven strikeouts. Tyler Naquin tied the with a single in the second inning, then Yan Gomes provided the go-ahead run with a bases-clearing double for a 4-1 lead in the third. Jake Odorizzi (3-4) gave up four runs over five innings, but the Twins took two of three in the series.

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Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas was ejected in the bottom of the third inning by home-plate umpire John Tumpane for arguing from the dugout in Sunday's series finale at Kauffman Stadium.

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Toronto picked up its 18th come-from-behind victory of the season Sunday as Teoscar Hernandez and Yangervis Solarte hit a pair of solo home runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to lead the Blue Jays to an 8-6 win -- and a three-game series sweep -- over Washington. Randal Grichuk crushed a pair of homers and notched 4 RBIs. Nationals center fielder Michael A. Taylor went 3-for-4 and swiped four bases, giving him the MLB lead. Daniel Murphy picked up his second RBI since coming off the DL. Both starters -- Washington's Tanner Roark and Toronto's Sam Gaviglio -- struggled.

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Jeremy and his dad have an excellent secret handshake, too.

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The Orioles broke out of their recent funk on Sunday afternoon with a 10-4 win over the Marlins at Oriole Park in Camden Yards. Eight regulars logged hits for Baltimore, with Jace Peterson contributing four RBIs and his first homer of the season. Justin Bour looked like a one-man wrecking crew for Miami thanks to two big home runs, but he struck out as the tying run with the bases loaded in the seventh inning.

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The Giants announced on Sunday that they have signed the second overall selection in this year's MLB Draft, catcher Joey Bart, bringing their total of signed draftees to 32, including 23 of their first 25 selections and 29 of their first 33. Bart's deal is worth $7.025 million, according to MLB Pipeline's Jim Callis -- below that pick's slot value of $7,494,600. It is the largest up-front bonus for a position player in MLB Draft history.

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The Mets' bullpen just got a bit stronger. The team activated closer Jeurys Familia, who had been sidelined since June 7 due to right shoulder soreness, before Sunday's series finale against the D-backs.

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The Yankees gave their fans a true Father's Day treat before Sunday's series finale against the Rays. They held their 72nd Old-Timers' Day, with dozens of former stars -- large and small -- from the Yankees' constellation taking part.

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Live every day like Nick Swisher.

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The Indians placed right-hander Carlos Carrasco on the disabled list with a right elbow contusion Sunday.

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You're killing me, Smalls.

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Happy Father's Day!

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There have been 85 players age 23 and under who have appeared in a Major League game this season, which got us thinking about the All-Star Game and whether we could create a representative team from baseball's youngest players.

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Cast your ballots now and help determine the AL and NL All-Star Game starting lineups. Vote up to 5 times in any 24-hour period (max 35 votes) on the 2018 Camping World MLB All-Star Ballot. Plus, each vote gives you a chance to win a 2019 Freedom Elite Motorhome.

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