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The month that has elapsed since the All-Star break has featured a lot of upheaval in the MLB standings and awards races.

One day in August, 1875, a greyish-blue parrot was shot on a small island in the Indian Ocean near Mauritius. It was the last time a Rodrigues parakeet was known to be seen alive.