Though Max Scherzer’s unbeaten season ended Saturday, he remained the perfect fit to start for the American League in this year’s All-Star Game. Manager Jim Leyland took care of the announcement Monday afternoon, naming his young right-hander for the honor.

Tigers right-hander Max Scherzer was named the starting pitcher for the American League for Tuesday’s All-Star Game at Citi Field. Mets righty Matt Harvey received the nod for the National League squad.

One of the coolest things about this All-Star Game is all the people like Paul Goldschmidt, Allen Craig, Jason Grilli and Chris Davis, who took more difficult paths to this point in their careers. Today, we celebrate them, too.

The Phillies announced Monday that center fielder Ben Revere will have surgery on his broken right ankle Tuesday at the Rothman Institute. They estimated his recovery to be six to eight weeks, which means Revere could return anywhere between late August and mid-September.

Even though we’ll all be watching as the best players in the game determine who will win home-field advantage for the World Series at this year’s All-Star Game, we’ll surely also be wondering what’s on tap once the break ends. And at the end of this week, we’ll start to find out.

The Orioles’ Chris Davis — who has more total bases than anyone in baseball and has collected as many at the All-Star break as anyone ever has — is now averaging 2.56 per team game.

Pirates reliever Mark Melancon, Giants closer Sergio Romo and Braves catcher Brian McCann were added to the National League All-Star team, and Orioles starter Chris Tillman, Royals closer Greg Holland and A’s closer Grant Balfour were added to the American League squad on Sunday. They all replace pitchers who are unavailable for Tuesday night’s All-Star Game at Citi Field in New York.

All-Star Yadier Molina led a 21-hit attack as the Cards capped the first half with a 10-6 win over the Cubs on Sunday night at Wrigley Field.

After being no-hit through six innings, Josh Donaldson hit a tying two-run homer in the seventh and then won the game with a two-out single in the 11th to give Oakland a 3-2 victory over the Red Sox on Sunday.

Twins prospect Byron Buxton allowed himself just a moment to soak it all in when he trotted out to center field on Sunday afternoon at Citi Field in the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game. There was the beautiful ballpark and cheering fans and huge video boards and all the rest. Yeah, he thought, this is a sweet deal.

Michael Cuddyer provided the offense, Jhoulys Chacin added to Colorado’s string of strong pitching performances and the Rockies defeated the Dodgers, 3-1, on Sunday at Dodger Stadium.

With the game’s elite players arriving from points around the country, more than a year’s worth of planning has culminated in this: the 84th All-Star Game at Citi Field.

Eric Stults did not have to go the distance this time out because, at least for one game, the Padres’ offense came alive. San Diego connected for four home runs and scored in each of the first five innings en route to a 10-1 rout of the Giants at Petco Park on Sunday.

Hisashi Iwakuma got back on track with a good start against the Angels, going seven innings as the Mariners beat Los Angeles, 4-3, to sweep the three-game series in front of 25,629 at Safeco Field.

The Brewers can go their separate ways for the next few days of the All-Star break having ended the first half of the season with a 5-1 win over the D-backs at Chase Field.

The Taco Bell Legends and Celebrity Softball Game has been a staple of All-Star Sunday for years, but with the game being played at the New York Mets’ ballpark this time around, the possibilities were endless as to which former Mets may show up for this fan-friendly six-inning matchup between legendary baseball players and Hollywood types.

Carlos Correa, Delino DeShields and George Springer are three of the best players in Minor League Baseball, and together, they represent three reasons the Astros are so optimistic about the years ahead.