As baseball’s top players gather for the All-Star Game, the storm clouds of impending labor negotiations are off in the distance

DENVER — The packed house at Coors Field chanted, “Ohtani, Ohtani,” willing on the Los Angeles Angels two-way star as he attempted to rally during the first round of Monday’s Home Run Derby. Tuesday, Shohei Ohtani’s scheduled duties included leading off the American League lineup and being the AL’s starting pitcher in the All-Star Game. From the first All-Star selections of Chicago White Sox players Tim Anderson and Carlos Rodón to the power display put on Monday night by the New York Mets’ Pete Alonso and the Baltimore Orioles’ Trey Mancini to everything Ohtani, plenty of positives have surro…

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