Reggie Jackson has been instructed to stay away from the Yankees indefinitely following his controversial comments in a magazine article, though the Hall of Famer's position with the club is not believed to be in jeopardy.

George Brett was appointed the 2012 All-Star Game's All-Star Ambassador. Truth be told, he has a higher designation. He's the King of Kansas City.

Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz is a first-time All-Star. Nothing could spoil this experience. Not even hearing that NL manager Tony La Russa plans to bring him into the game at the same time as Mets knuckleballer R.A. Dickey.

Any hope that Andrelton Simmons would be sidelined for just a month was erased on Monday afternoon when Dr. Gary Lourie examined the Braves shortstop's fractured right pinkie finger. Simmons' hand will placed in a cast that he will have to wear for the next four weeks.

Invited by Major League Baseball, a traveling party from Korea that included youth baseball players were awarded the trip of a lifetime through the “Live Your Dream” promotion.

Cole Hamels would have been happy to talk about the 83rd All-Star Game during Monday's All-Star media availability. He also had a pretty good idea that wasn't going to be what he was asked about. Not with all the swirling rumors about his future.

For the Orioles' three representatives at the 83rd All-Star Game, one of the nicer perks is simply that they have three representatives at Kauffman Stadium this season.

Hank Aaron showed up with wife Billye, Commissioner Bud Selig and author George Will at the Habitat for Humanity All-Star Build outside Kauffman Stadium on Monday.

Nineteen years after making his Major League debut, Chipper Jones finds himself as the seasoned veteran who is drawing the same kind of reverent respect that he paid Cal Ripken Jr., Ozzie Smith and Barry Larkin during his first All-Star Game in 1996.

The two Chicago Cubs on the 2012 National League All-Star team, shortstop Starlin Castro and outfielder/first baseman Bryan LaHair, come to this moment at opposite ends of the All-Star expectation spectrum.

The Reds have three representatives — Jay Bruce, Joey Votto and Aroldis Chapman — at the Midsummer Classic, and one can make a compelling case that they were deserving of two more.

There have been years when more players were injured, but this season it's been almost an epidemic of pulled muscles, injured arms and other maladies. And it seems like more superstars have been victims than in the past.

The Rangers arrived at the 83rd All-Star Game under the cover of darkness in the wee hours of Monday morning. Most of Kansas City had called it a night when the eight Rangers players were dropped off at their hotel around 3 a.m. CT.

As much as the Nationals' record shows in black-and-white how far the organization has come, the 83rd All-Star Game sheds a kind of light on the team that even first-place status doesn't necessarily offer.

As expected, the Orioles reinstated outfielder Nick Markakis from the 15-day disabled list and optioned infielder Joe Mahoney to Triple-A Norfolk on Monday.

Padres closer Huston Street said he is honored to finally be selected as an All-Star, and you could easily tell how much he was enjoying his first taste of the experience.

When the Blue Jays concluded the first half of the 2009 season in Baltimore, Jose Bautista hopped in a car and made the four-hour drive to Pittsburgh to watch the All-Star Game with friends that he had made during his days with the Pirates. Those same friends will likely take time on Tuesday night to watch Bautista participate in his third straight All-Star Game.