When will Aaron Judge return? Will the Tigers trade Tarik Skubal? Can Shohei Ohtani win the Cy Young? Second-half storylines!

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With every baseball team back in action tonight following the All-Star break, with the exception of the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies, who returned on Thursday, it’s time to take a look at some of the biggest headlines of the second half of the season.

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On this episode of Baseball Bar-B-Cast, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman dive into key player returns, possible trades, and award races, including when Aaron Judge might return to the New York Yankees and whether the Detroit Tigers will trade Tarik Skubal. They also discuss whether Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani could make a legitimate run at the NL Cy Young Award and whether there might be a surprise contender for the AL MVP.

Later in the show, Jake and Jordan talk about the trade between the Milwaukee Brewers and Houston Astros that saw Lance McCullers and Colton Gordon traded for Jayden Fielder, the Cincinnati Reds giving pitcher Chase Burns a contract extension and MLB restricting how teams can use iPads in the dugout. The guys close out the show by making their weekly picks in The Good, The Bad & The Uggla.

1:36 – The Opener: Second-half storylines, Judge return?

7:09 – Will the Tigers trade Skubal?

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13:08 – Trade deadline action?

20:06 – Postseason Cinderellas

27:10 – AL MVP race?

32:14 – Ohtani for Cy Young?

36:00 – Around the League: Trade, Burns extension

42:04 – MLB iPad restrictions

47:20 – The Good, The Bad & The Uggla

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