The Tigers look to make a hard push heading into the Midsummer Classic, as they hope to stay at the top of the Major League Baseball standings before Monday. They are riding high thanks to a stretch of good play, having swept the Cleveland Guardians, on the road, last weekend, before taking two of three from the Tampa Bay Rays earlier in the week.

A fter getting swept against the New York Yankees, the Seattle Mariners will look to right the ship in the final series before the All-Star break. The Mariners and Detroit Tigers will begin the series at 4:10 p.m. PT on Friday at Comerica Park.

Minnesota Twins star Byron Buxton, a Georgia native, will partake in the 2025 Home Run Derby. Major League Baseball made the announcement on Monday, a week before the Derby is slated to be held at Truist Park, the regular-season home of the Atlanta Braves.

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Jurrangelo Cijntje's stuff plays differently from each side, according to MLB.com. As a right-hander, he touches 100 miles per hour with his fastball and throws a slider and a changup. The southpaw version of Cijntje throws up to 94 miles per hour with a sweeper and a lower arm slot.