You can help decide the Ted Williams Most Valuable Player presented by Chevrolet during the 85th All-Star Game on Tuesday night at Target Field. Derek Jeter will look to duplicate Mariano Rivera’s accomplishment last season and become a two-time All-Star MVP.

The Orioles headed into the All-Star break with a series win against the Yankees, albeit an unconventional one. After waiting out rain for two hours and 22 minutes, Sunday night’s game was called in the bottom of the fifth inning, giving the first-place Orioles a 3-1 victory at Camden Yards to extend their American League East lead to four games.

It’s the Taco Bell Legends & Celebrity softball game, where famous people from the sports world clash with the best Major Leaguers from yesteryear for a harmless exhibition game. It’s light, fun and the complete opposite from ultra-competitive, and it never disappoints.

In the midst of all the conjecture, speculation and, yes, even the promise of the Chicago Cubs’ future, here comes the one part of that future closest to Major league fruition. It is Kris Bryant. Sunday afternoon he started at third base and hit cleanup for the U.S. Team in the Sirius XM All-Star Futures Game at Target Field.

After getting staked with a five-run lead in the first, Phil Hughes worked five innings for the Twins, and some late runs gave them breathing room as they beat the Rockies, 13-5, in the rubber game of their series.

Hyun-Jin Ryu struck out 10 in six innings and All-Star Yasiel Puig broke up a scoreless tie in the sixth inning by singling home Dee Gordon as the Dodgers hit the break with a second consecutive 1-0 win over the Padres on Sunday.

He broke somebody’s windshield and struck out a couple of times. But all told, it was a pretty good day for Joey Gallo. The Rangers’ power-hitting prospect was the star of the show in the U.S. team’s 3-2 victory over the World roster in the Sirius/XM All-Star Futures Game on Sunday afternoon at Target Field, both in batting practice and in the game itself.

Madison Bumgarner hit a grand slam in the sixth inning — one inning after Buster Posey did the same — as the Giants ended the first half of the season with an 8-4 blasting of the D-backs at AT&T Park on Sunday. The twin slams made Bumgarner and Posey the first pitcher-catcher duo in Major League history to each hit a grand slam in the same game.

With a grand slam Sunday, Giants left-hander Madison Bumgarner became just the second pitcher in history to hit two grand slams in one season. Braves right-hander Tony Cloninger is the only other pitcher to accomplish the feat,

Javier Baez believes his time is coming fast, and on Sunday did what he could to show he’s ready. He drove a Lucas Giolito curveball over the right-field fence for an opposite-field, two-run homer in the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game at Target Field.

Individual pitching performances dominated the Futures Game, and Rangers third-base prospect Joey Gallo connected on a two-run homer in the sixth inning to lead the U.S. to a 3-2 win over the World Team at Target Field.

Sonny Gray didn’t allow an earned run in 7 2/3 innings, Brandon Moss hit his team-leading 21st home run of the season, and the A’s avoided a three-game sweep in their last series before the All-Star break with a 4-1 win over the Mariners on Sunday.

With their 10-7 victory completing a four-game sweep of the reeling Rangers on Sunday, the high-flying Angels come to the break having won 26 of their past 35 games, closing to within 1 1/2 games of the A’s in the American League West.

Omar Infante delivered a go-ahead two-run single as the Royals erupted for five in the seventh inning en route to a 5-2 win over the Tigers on Sunday at Kauffman Stadium.

Chris Johnson continued his recent power surge with a three-run home run and right-hander Julio Teheran tossed seven effective innings as the Braves cruised into the All-Star break with a 10-7 victory and a series win over the Cubs on Sunday.

The Nationals ended the first half of the season on a positive note as they pounded the Phillies, 10-3, at Citizens Bank Park on Sunday afternoon. The Nationals ended the first half with a 51-42 record and remained in first place in the National League East.

Going the distance, Clay Buchholz held the Astros to just three hits and struck out a career-high 12 in Sunday afternoon’s 11-0 victory at Minute Maid Park. The Red Sox hit early, making Houston go to the bullpen after just one out and finished their first half taking two of three. Brock Holt had a career-high five hits, including a homer to lead off the game.