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Major league pitchers are throwing harder than ever.

Four-seam fastballs averaged 94.7 mph through Saturday, up from 94.5 mph last year, 93.7 mph in 2021 and 91.9 mph when Major League Baseball first started tracking in 2008.

The average was 94.4 mph for the first half of 2025, and this year's final figure could increase by a tick.

Six pitchers are at 100 mph in average four-seam velocity led by a pair of relievers, the Athletics' Mason Miller (101.3 mph) and the Los Angeles Dodgers' Edgardo Henriquez (100.6 mph).

Don Mattingly felt a tinge of awkwardness when he was offered the chance to serve as a coach under Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts at the All-Star Game.

Mattingly passed on a guaranteed spot when he left his job as Toronto's bench coach for manager John Schneider after the World Series when the Blue Jays lost the World Series in seven games to the Dodgers.

He's now the interim manager for the Philadelphia Phillies and has them back in the thick of the playoff race.

He'll also coach against Schneider and his Blue Jays staff at Tuesday's All-Star Game played in Philadelphia's home Citizens Bank Park.

Kyle Schwarber speaks to media after losing a heartbreaker to Jordan Walker in the Home Run Derby finals.

The voice of Phillies legend Dan Baker will soon boom throughout the ballpark at the 2026 MLB All-Star Game.

It marks a historic third time that he has announced the All-Star game, dating back to 1976.

Baker has been the public address announcer for the Philadelphia Phillies since 1972.

"I can't wait to hear how the Phillies fans react when I introduce one of our players," said Dan Baker ahead of announcing the 2026 MLB All-Star Game.

In our conversation, he took pride in recalling the Phillies' All-Stars from 1976, 1996, and 2026 by heart.

Baker hopes to work another six years at least, reaching a milestone 60th year announcing with the Phillies.

He is currently the longest-tenured active public address announcer in baseball.

Watch the video above to hear more of Dan's thoughts on this special time in Philadelphia history.

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