Manny Machado of the San Diego Padres got his 2,000th career hit Monday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks with a sharp single off the glove of diving shortstop Geraldo Perdomo. The milestone hit came against starter Zac Gallen leading off the fourth inning.

Not many players could be considered an All-Star while playing through a severe slump that has lasted more than two months. But Padres right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. has been good enough and is a big enough presence that he will be on the National League All-Star team.

The unique fraternity of being an MLB star is something that a sliver of the world's population will get to experience or relate to. When it comes to memorabilia, the San Diego Union-Tribune's Jeff Sanders revealed that Fernando Tatis Jr.