The American League's All-Star Shortstop Race is TightWhich American League shortstops will earn coveted All-Star spots this summer? Kid Reporter Jaisal Kalapatapu offers insight on the front-runners.
For the First Time, Sabremetrics Used to Award Platinum GloveAtlanta Braves shortstop Andrelton Simmons and Baltimore Orioles third baseman Manny Machado won the 2013 Rawlings Platinum Glove award in November. And with
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