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National League @ American League All-Star Game Preview (July 9): TV and Game Info, Starting Pitchers, Insights

Well, it’s gonna be tough to beat the show put on during the Home Run Derby on Monday night. I mean, how do you compete with hundreds of moonshots and the epic win by Mets rookie Pete Alonso over 20-year-old phenom and baseball royalty, Vlad Guerrero Jr.?

Not only that, but how do Cubs fans reconcile themselves to root for National League leadoff man Christian Yelich, who is arguably the second-best baseball player in the world right now. Yeah, I see you, Mike Trout — you’re still the man.

Hyun-Jin Ryu from the Dodgers will start for the National League and face off against Justin Verlander from the Astros.