FILE - Landon Thome, left, a second and third baseman from Nazareth Academy, listens to his father, Jim Thome, an MLB Hall of Fame inductee, as he speaks at the MLB baseball combine in Phoenix, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

St. Louis Cardinals' Jordan Walker is congratulated by teammates after hitting a two-run home run during the first inning in the first game of a baseball doubleheader against the Milwaukee Brewers Tuesday, July 7, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

St. Louis Cardinals' Jordan Walker celebrates after hitting a three-run home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers Thursday, July 9, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper stretches with his bat during the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds in Cincinnati, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

FILE - Holden Newcomb, 14, cools off in a mister as temperatures hit the mid 90's before a baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Tampa Bay Rays, June 30, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

St. Louis Cardinals' Jordan Walker, right, gets a hug from teammate Pedro Pagés after hitting a two-run home run during the first inning in the first game of a baseball doubleheader against the Milwaukee Brewers Tuesday, July 7, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Chicago White Sox's Munetaka Murakami of Japan, watches teammates from the dugout during the first inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals in Chicago, Sunday, June 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

New York Yankees assistant hitting coach Jake Hirst, left, and Aaron Judge watch from the dugout during the seventh inning of a baseball game Wednesday, July 8, 2026, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken)