The Dominican Republic mourned as a country Tuesday as it said goodbye for the last time to Yordano Ventura, the Royals pitcher who died over the weekend.
The Royals and Blue Jays have moved on: After an exchange of hit batters, they're now trading barbs on Twitter.
The Kansas City Royals lead all teams with four All-Star starters, while Josh Donaldson of the Toronto Blue Jays and Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals are top vote-getters.
Kansas City shortstop Alcides Escobar was scratched from the Royals game against the Houston Astros with a finger injury.
Detroit first baseman Miguel Cabrera has overtaken Kansas City's Eric Hosmer in the latest results of All-Star fan voting, leaving seven Royals on track to start the game.
If baseball fans aren't happy with the Kansas City Royals being kings of the hill when it comes to All-Star balloting, manager Ned Yost has a message: Vote.
