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placed some of the blame for why Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout isn't a more marketable player on the All-Star himself.ESPN.com shared Manfred's comments Clay Buchholz Jersey , which suggested Trout doesn't spend as much time marketing himself off the field as he could:"Player marketing requires one thing for sure -- the player. You cannot market a player passively. You can't market anything passively. You need people to engage with those to whom you are trying to market in order to have effective marketing. We are very interested in having our players more engaged and having higher-profile players and helping our players develop their individual brand. But that involves the player being actively engaged.Mike's a great, great player and a really nice person, but he's made certain decisions about what he wants to do and what he doesn't want to do, and how he wants to spend his free time and how he doesn't want to spend his free time. That's up to him. If he wants to engage and be more active in that area, I think we could help him make his brand really, really big. But he has to make a decision that he's prepared to engage in that area. It takes time and effort."Trout has a number of things going for him in terms of his marketability, not the least of which is his once-in-a-generation type of talent.He is a mere 26 years old and is already a two-time MVP, seven-time All-Star, Rookie of the Year, two-time All-Star Game MVP and five-time Silver Slugger. He drilled a home run during Tuesday's All-Star Game, helping the American League win its sixth straight in the annual showdown.Trout already has 25 home runs this season, marking the seventh straight year he reached that total. He also plays in a big market and was visible to a national audience during Tuesday's contest when he conducted an interview with the Fox broadcasters while playing the field.Despite his immense talent and a career that has put him on a sure path to the Hall of Fame, a number of features have delved into the question of why isn't he a bigger star, pointing to factors such as the long schedule, the lack of transcendent stars in baseball compared to other sports and his satisfaction in simply showing up to the park and dominating on the field.For his part www.philliesfanproshop.com/authentic-pat-neshek-jersey , Trout said "I got to pick and choose when I want to do things" outside of the game, per ESPN.com.One thing holding Trout back from a bigger national presence is the fact that his Angels have made the playoffs just once during his career and were promptly swept in the first round in 2014. The playoffs are when household names in local markets play in the biggest moments in front of larger audiences, and he hasn't had the opportunity to consistently do so.That doesn't seem likely to change this year either with his Angels sitting at 49-48 and in fourth place in the American League West.Trout remains a singular force on the field, but the commissioner believes he can do more to market himself even if his team appears set to fall short of the playoffs yet again. Perhaps the run-starved Pittsburgh Pirates were just what the Atlanta Braves needed to get revved up again.The Braves (70-55), first in the National League East, arrived at PNC Park seeming a bit vulnerable after being swept in four games by Colorado. But Wednesday they will go for a sweep of the three-game series in Pittsburgh.Atlanta slipped past the Pirates 1-0 Monday, then blew past them 6-1 Tuesday behind eight scoreless, four-hit innings from Kevin Gausman and two two-run homers from shortstop Dansby Swanson.Article continues below ...“Just trying to help us win,” Swanson told Fox Sports: Braves.Gausman has won three straight starts after a loss since being acquired by the Braves.“This is a fun team to play for, especially right now,” he said. “We’re playing well, and it’s a fun place to come to work every day.”The Pirates (63-64), meanwhile, fell below .500 again and remained nine games behind the first-place Chicago Cubs in the National League Central. Pittsburgh is seeing a shot at a wild-card spot slipping away, and has been miserable offensively while wasting several strong pitching performances.Pittsburgh has scored six runs in its past six games combined Richie Ashburn Jersey , and that includes three of four losses by shutout in that span.“It definitely gets tough when a week goes by without us swinging the bat the way we know we can,” Pirates first baseman Josh Bell said. “We’re just hoping to flip that switch and get hot again.”Manager Clint Hurdle didn’t sound as if he had any answers.“When you start talking about change, that’s very vague,” he said. “Your personnel is your personnel. Can we adjust the lineup, look at some different things? We’ve talked about it.“It’s been hard. These guys are battling. They’ve been doing some different things to try and change up some things. … We’re not getting the results we want.”The Pirates made a couple minor moves Tuesday. They recalled right-hander Clay Holmes (who gave up a run in relief Tuesday night) from Triple-A Indianapolis, optioned outfielder Jordan Luplow to Indianapolis and outrighted right-hander Casey Sadler to Indianapolis.The Braves recalled outfielder Michael Reed from Triple-A Gwinnett and optioned right-hander Bryse Wilson to Gwinnett after he was the winner Monday in his major league debut.Atlanta might get closer A.J. Minter (back tightness) back as soon as Wednesday, but the status of catcher Kurt Suzuki is unclear after he left Tuesday’s game. He was hit by a pitch in the left elbow and will have a CT scan Wednesday.In the series finale Wednesday, Braves right-hander Julio Teheran (8-7, 4.24 ERA) is scheduled to start against Pirates right-hander Trevor Williams (10-9, 3.53).Williams has been stingy as a bear with a honeycomb lately, giving up just three runs over his past six starts. That hasn’t always translated to a win, however. In his last outing, Friday against the Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh suffered a 1-0 loss, one in which the Pirates tied a club record by hitting into seven double plays.“Baseball is weird Chuck Klein Jersey , man,” said Williams, who gave up that run on a solo homer, plus three other hits in seven innings, with four strikeouts and two walks. “It was tough.”Williams is 0-0 with a 3.86 ERA in two career appearances, including one start, against Atlanta.Teheran has also had some tough-luck starts lately. He has allowed six runs with 19 strikeouts and eight walks over his past three outings without a decision.Thursday, Atlanta blew a ninth-inning lead in a 5-3 loss to Colorado after Teheran held the Rockies to two runs and three hits in seven innings, his longest outing since May 30. Teheran even had a two-out RBI base hit.“I was just really pleased with the pitching performance,” manager Brian Snitker said. “He got it going. … We can’t seem to get him a three- or four-run lead.”Teheran is 3-1 lifetime with a 2.67 ERA in nine games, eight of them starts, against Pittsburgh. In a quirky stat, his seven hit batsmen against Atlanta are his most against any team.