All-Star Game: Did you know?

The Angels’ Mike Trout took home Most Valuable Player honors of the All-Star Game presented by T-Mobile by going 1-for-3 with a home run, a walk and two runs scored at Cincinnati’s Great American Ball Park. Here are some other stats to know:

Honoring fantasy standouts of the first half

The All-Star break affords fantasy owners a terrific opportunity to take a deep breath and analyze their teams through this point in the season. As we saw during the All-Star Game in Cincinnati, baseball is hopping with all types of tremendous talent. The following players have stood out as some of the year’s most exemplary performers, and their efforts have made them winners of our first-half fantasy awards.

Stats of the Day: Frazier brings home Derby win

In the Gillette Home Run Derby presented by Head & Shoulders at Great American Ball Park, Todd Frazier’s 39th home run of the evening made him the champion. Frazier defeated two-time champ Prince Fielder in the first round (14-13), got past Josh Donaldson in the semis (10-9) and then edged Joc Pederson in the final round (15-14). With the title, Frazier became the second player to win the Derby in his home ballpark.

Greinke chosen to start All-Star Game for NL

Zack Greinke, the National League’s starting pitcher, throws a pitch that Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo calls “a changeup/split-finger/fastball.” Rizzo faced the Dodgers’ co-ace on June 23, while Greinke was in the beginning stages of a scoreless streak that sits at 35 2/3 innings — and he came away perplexed.

Frazier, new format the stars of the Derby

In baseball’s first event driven by a timer, hometown hero Todd Frazier’s first swing in his final-round bonus time on Monday night was a 410-foot drive over Great American Ball Park’s left-field wall to beat Dodgers rookie Joc Pederson, 15-14, in a fittingly dramatic end to what will go down as a memorable Gillette Home Run Derby presented by Head & Shoulders.

Deep goes Frazier! Reds star KOs Derby field

Todd Frazier had the joint jumping, his home crowd behind him screaming and exactly the right flair for the dramatic on Monday night. Not only did Frazier not disappoint, the Reds third baseman put on a tremendous show to win the Gillette Home Run Derby presented by Head & Shoulders at Great American Ball Park.

Pujols has ‘blast’ in reaching HR Derby semis

Albert Pujols hit it too high. The 10-time All-Star’s fly ball stayed up just a tad too long at Great American Ball Park on Monday night, keeping Angels bench coach Dino Ebel from throwing one more pitch, leaving Pujols eliminated by Joc Pederson in the semifinal round of the Gillette Home Run Derby presented by Head & Shoulders.