Touch 'Em All:

Kansas City hasn't had an All-Star Game starter since 2000.

(Quick quiz: Who was it? Answer below)

Now the Royals may have as many as seven. It could be eight, but in the voting released Monday, a little sanity returned at the ballot box. The Tigers' Miguel Cabrera has taken over the lead at first base from the Royals' Eric Hosmer by 1.3 million votes. So Royals fans know what they must do.

The Royals would still start seven for the AL if the All-Star Game were held today, and that, of course, would be a travesty of epic proportions.

So the trivia question would become: What did Cabrera and the Angels' Mike Trout have in common in the 2015 All-Star Game?

Answer: They were the only two starters who weren't Royals. They joined second baseman Omar Infante, third baseman Mike Moustakas, shortstop Alcides Escobar, catcher Salvador Perez, designated hitter Kendrys Morales, and Lorenzo Cain and Alex Gordon, the second- and third-

leading vote-getters in the outfield.

Balloting for this silliness ends at 11:59 p.m. July 2.

Answer to above question: Jermaine Dye started in right field in 2000.

The Cubs have recalled outfielder Matt Szczur, a Lower Cape May High and Villanova University graduate, from triple-A Iowa.

He started in left field for Chicago on Monday against the Dodgers. He is beginning his fourth stint of the season with the Cubs, and has hit .167 with six RBIs in 23 games.

No. 45 will never be worn by another Red Sox player.

The team will retire the number to honor Pedro Martinez's career with Boston and his induction into the Hall of Fame July 26. His number will be retired two days later at Fenway Park.

Martinez went 117-37 with a 2.52 earned run average with Boston. He will become the eighth Boston player to have his number retired.

Not-so-quick quiz: Who are the other seven?

Answer: They are Bobby Doerr (1), Joe Cronin (4), Johnny Pesky (6), Carl Yastrzemski (8), Ted Williams (9), Jim Rice (14) and Carlton Fisk (27).

If you got five of the seven, you know your baseball. Six of seven, you are a baseball expert. All seven, impressive, but you need to get a life.

No position player is having a better season than Arizona's Paul Goldschmidt.

Who?

He entered Monday leading the majors in hitting (.356), on-base percentage (.474), walks (55, including 16 intentional), and is second in RBIs (57) and slugging percentage (.656). He even has a dozen stolen bases.

But really, who?

He gets no national attention.

"It's just not something I concern myself with," he said.

- Associated Press