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NBA working on plan for US-vs.-world format at All-Star Game next season, AP source says • June 5, 2025, 3:39 AM ET (ABC News (U.S.))

Los Angeles Dodgers acquire former All-Star reliever Alexis Díaz in trade with Cincinnati Reds • May 29, 2025, 6:15 PM ET (AP)

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Notable Honorees	Mike Trout • Derek Jeter • Kirby Puckett • Ken Griffey, Jr. • Tom Glavine • Phil Rizzuto • Mel Ott • Willie McCovey • Dennis Lee Eckersley • Ryne Sandberg

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(From left to right) Lou Gehrig, Joe Cronin, Bill Dickey, Joe DiMaggio, Charlie Gehringer, Jimmie Foxx, and Hank Greenberg at the All-Star Game, Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C., 1937.

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