The league hasn’t announced a date or host city for the ’28 All-Star Game yet, but All-Star Games typically fall on a mid-July Tuesday, making July 11, 2028 a likely date. That would be three days before the Olympic opening ceremony on July 14, potentially creating a longer downtime than the league or players want.

Baseball, which has not been included in three of the past four Summer Olympics, is scheduled for July 15-20 during the 2028 iteration of the Games, and Dodger Stadium will host, as announced Monday by LA28,

To secure a postseason berth in the wild card race, the Braves will have to pass six NL teams during the second half. While that's not likely, ESPN's Tristan H. Cockcroft had some positive analysis for the team's offense while making second half of the season projections on July 9.

For the Yankees, as of July 12, two days before the All-Star break, the New York offense leads the MLB in homers (149), walks (372), OBP (.339), SLG (.458), and OPS (.797), while the pitching staff has permitted the fewest hits (694), lowest OBA (.224), and rank top 10 in WHIP (1.21), and strikeouts (846).