Years after playing baseball together in Mexico as kids, the longtime friends are both American League All-Stars.

Rivals in the AL East, Jonathan Aranda and Alejandro Kirk grew up together, from Tijuana to the MLB All-Star Game.

Aranda has gone 0-for-8 with a walk, an RBI and four strikeouts in the first two games out of the All-Star break, and he'll head to the bench for Sunday's series finale versus Baltimore. Yandy Diaz ...

The first-ever swing-off decided the 2025 MLB All-Star Game, but Tampa Bay Rays first baseman Jonathan Aranda couldn't come ...

There are a lot of words, in Spanish and English, that fly around the Rays clubhouse in describing All-Star first baseman ...

Rays first. Chandler Simpson doubles to left center field. Brandon Lowe strikes out swinging. Yandy Diaz walks. Jonathan Aranda lines out to deep center field to Cedric Mullins. Chandler Simpson ...

A fast start tonight by the Orioles would have to set a pace that didn’t let the Rays pass them. It was a dangerous little ...

Case in point: Jonathan Aranda. If this were based on merit, he’d be the American League’s starting first baseman. He’s had a ...

Brandon Lowe and Jonathan Aranda are side-by-side on the right side of the the Tampa Bay Rays' infield. Next Tuesday in ...

The Rays first baseman enjoyed the All-Star Game with family and friends TAMPA, Fla. – Jonathan Aranda and Toronto catcher ...

MLB player prop bets and odds for Jonathan Aranda on Friday, July 11, 2025, as the Tampa Bay Rays take on the Boston Red Sox.

Aaron Boone was already a polarizing figure for Yankees fans. Now, he’s a lightning rod for the entire American League.