Ronald Blum | Associated Press

Paul Skenes became the fifth rookie to start an All-Star Game, retiring Steven Kwan, Gunnar Henderson and Aaron Judge for the National League in a hitless first inning.

Major League Baseball has permanently banned San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano for betting on baseball and suspended four other players for one year after finding the players placed unrelated bets with a legal sportsbook.

Josh Gibson became Major League Baseball’s career leader with a .372 batting average, surpassing Ty Cobb’s .367, when records of the Negro Leagues for more than 2,300 players were incorporated after a three-year research project.

Jim Leyland, the former manager of the Pirates who won 1,769 regular-season games over 22 seasons as an entertaining and at-times crusty big league manager, was elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame.

Memphis Depay and Daley Blind scored in the first half and Denzel Dumfries added a late goal as the Netherlands eliminated the United States from the World Cup with a 3-1 victory that advanced the Dutch to the quarterfinals. The Oranje extended their unbeaten streak to 19 games and face Argentina or Australia next.