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Mike Trout is back, and the timing could not be more cinematic. The Angels activated their center fielder off the injured list Wednesday, putting him back on the field just in time for the All-Star Game in Philadelphia — the city closest to his heart. If he's healthy, that Midsummer Classic just got a whole lot more interesting.
Shifting to Washington, where the Nationals are quietly becoming a team you cannot ignore. CJ Abrams and Luis García Junior both reached twenty home runs on the same night, pounding the Houston Astros eight to two. Foster Griffin picked up his tenth win of the season — the most victories by a Washington rookie since the franchise left Montreal. Two games over five hundred and rising.
And out in Golden State, the Warriors are staring down a brutal reality. The asking price for Anthony Davis in a potential blockbuster trade is, by all accounts, enormous. With LeBron James apparently off the board entirely, Golden State is facing some urgent decisions about how to rebuild around Steph Curry before that window shuts for good.
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