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The MLB Trade Deadline season is upon us. With less than 10 days remaining until the deadline, many teams will want to improve their rosters to compete for a chance at the postseason. Both races are wide open. The Detroit Tigers only have a 0.5-game lead over the second-place Toronto Blue Jays for the best […]

While the rumors have been around Chicago White Sox center fielder Luis Robert Jr., people have been led to believe that he is bound to be moved by the trade deadline. As people in the baseball world ponder trades involving the White Sox’s Robert, there actually could be another player on the team who is […]

With the 2025 MLB trade deadline approaching, the New York Mets are focused on improving their bullpen. Team president David Stearns said as much on Monday, per ESPN. “I think providing our group some reinforcements in the bullpen would be great,” he said. “There are generally relievers traded at the deadline. And so I’m sure […]

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman has truly been everywhere. Chapman is playing for his seventh Major League Baseball club, and he may have at least one more stop left in him. Chapman has been named a possible trade candidate for Boston, ahead of the July 31 MLB trade deadline. Chapman was recently asked […]

The MLB trade deadline is a little over a week away, and the Minnesota Twins could be a team to monitor closely. The Athletic’s Aaron Gleeman recently noted that while the Twins could be sellers before the end of the month, it might be challenging to trade center fielder Byron Buxton and shortstop Carlos Correa. […]

While fans predict what the Seattle Mariners will do at the trade deadline, there is one piece that the team will go for, which is Arizona Diamondbacks star Eugenio Suarez. As the rumors around the Mariners will continue, the latest report says that the team has “engaged in preliminary discussions” about the slugger ahead of […]

It’s been a trainwreck of a 2025 MLB season for the Atlanta Braves so far, who sit 11 games under the .500 mark after a recent series loss at home vs the New York Yankees. While injuries have played a role, the Braves have seen major regression from several key players on their roster this […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks are getting tons of interest from other teams for their players, ahead of the MLB trade deadline. Arizona is getting lots of trade calls regarding starting pitcher Zac Gallen, per an ESPN report. This is in despite of the fact he is having a rough season on the mound. “The Diamondbacks are […]

Aside from being an elite baseball player, Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani is also a fantastic and selfless teammate. It’s not just that he would do anything in his power to help his team win, whether by pitching or batting (or both); he’s also seemingly willing to accommodate a big change if it means […]

The Major League Baseball trade deadline is fast approaching on July 31. One of many teams looking to sell some players is the Minnesota Twins. The Twins are open to offers on a number of players, per the New York Post. “As of today (Tuesday), the Twins are now seriously listening on their rental players, […]

The Milwaukee Brewers blanked the Mariners 6-0 to notch their 11th consecutive victory, matching the second-longest winning streak in franchise history. In the process, the Brewers claimed the best record in MLB this late in the season. The dominant win marked their 10th shutout of the season. It also catapulted them to the top of […]

The Philadelphia Phillies have won some wild games this season, but perhaps none were as wild as what the Phillies saw on Monday night. Philadelphia defeated the Boston Red Sox, 3-2, after a catcher’s interference call. It was the first time in more than 50 years that Major League Baseball saw a game end that […]

The Boston Red Sox have finally started to get it together in recent weeks as they are starting to trend in the right direction, but they lost a heartbreaker on Monday. The Red Sox are currently in the middle of a three-game series with the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Phillies took Game 1 in dramatic […]

The Philadelphia Phillies got a wild win on Monday night, in a walk-off over the Boston Red Sox. A catcher interference call went against the Red Sox in the 10th inning with the bases loaded for the Phillies. Edmundo Sosa had a check swing on a 2-2 pitch, that ended up contacting the catcher’s glove. […]

Arizona Diamondbacks infielder Eugenio Suarez has been a hot trade candidate this summer, and his trade value is probably soaring even higher right now. Suarez is on a hot streak, with seven home runs over a six-game span. He is the third Diamondbacks player to ever do that, per ESPN. “The All-Star third baseman is […]

The New York Yankees are quickly falling off the pace in the race for AL East supremacy. Just three games after the All-Star break (and a 2-1 series win over the Atlanta Braves), the Yankees will be facing the Toronto Blue Jays, the current division leader, in a three-game bloodbath that could have repercussions come […]

The Milwaukee Brewers are done tormenting the Los Angeles Dodgers but the team kept up its winning ways. After completing a historic six-game sweep in LA, Milwaukee headed up the coast for a three-game tilt against the Seattle Mariners. And the Brewers took the series opener on Monday, extending their winning streak. Milwaukee has now […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers haven’t been playing their best baseball as of late, as they came into their Monday night contest against the Minnesota Twins with just two wins in their last 10 ballgames. During that stretch, they were swept by the Milwaukee Brewers in two separate three-game sets. Nonetheless, the Dodgers got back on […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers got the clutch play they desperately needed Monday night — and it came from center fielder James Outman, whose game-ending catch might be remembered as one of the most important defensive highlights of the team’s season. Facing the Minnesota Twins at Chavez Ravine, the Dodgers clung to a 5-2 lead in […]

The Cincinnati Reds may have fallen short in Monday’s 10-8 loss to the Washington Nationals, but Elly De La Cruz and Terry Francona made sure fans didn’t leave without a laugh. In a moment that lit up social media, the young shortstop and veteran manager shared a playful exchange during a fifth-inning pitching change that […]

The Detroit Tigers are one of the best teams in MLB heading into the 2025 MLB Trade Deadline. However, they have entered quite a rough patch on the field. Detroit has lost seven of its last eight games. And their latest loss, against Paul Skenes and the Pittsburgh Pirates, was a rather tough pill to […]

The New York Mets turned to Edwin Diaz in the ninth inning to close out a wild comeback against the Los Angeles Angels Monday. Fans were fed up with Diaz after a rocky start to the season. But the veteran closer has been brilliant for New York since some early struggles. And he picked up […]

As teams around the league approach the 100-game mark of the 2025 season, the Minnesota Twins found themselves in the national spotlight Monday night against the Los Angeles Dodgers — and not just for their performance on the field. When Carlos Correa stepped up to bat at Chavez Ravine, the atmosphere turned sharply hostile. Dodgers […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are surging — and Bo Bichette knows exactly who’s riding with them. After helping power the club to a 4-1 win over the New York Yankees on Monday, the star shortstop took a moment to give credit where it was due — the Blue Jays fans. MLB.com’s Keegan Matheson posted Bichette’s […]

Zack Wheeler continued his historic season for the Philadelphia Phillies Monday with another gem. After a rare poor outing from fellow starter Ranger Suarez in the series finale against the Angels, Wheeler got the Phillies back on track with a strong showing in the series opener against the Boston Red Sox. Wheeler allowed two runs […]

Aaron Boone had to come to Anthony Volpe’s defense following his struggles in the New York Yankees’ 4-1 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night. Volpe stepped up to bat three times throughout the matchup, failing to land a hit. He even committed a fielding error as he made a mistake on a […]

The Minnesota Twins wasted no time making noise against the Los Angeles Dodgers Monday night, as leadoff hitter Byron Buxton launched an electrifying solo home run off Shohei Ohtani to start the night with a bang. In what many were calling a heavyweight All-Star rematch, Buxton delivered the first blow—crushing Ohtani’s second pitch of the […]

Since returning to the mound, Shohei Ohtani, the pitcher, hasn’t gotten much run support from leadoff hitter Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers’ top offensive player. Now granted, some of that might be because the two-way unicorn doesn’t exactly get an extended period of rest between the top and bottom of the first inning, having to […]

The Philadelphia Phillies needed some heroics to pull off a thrilling home win over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night. They even made history while they were at it. Both teams were even at two runs apiece after nine innings, needing extra innings to determine a winner. They looked for wins as Philadelphia needed […]

Tampa Bay Rays Ha-seong Kim left Monday’s game against the Chicago White Sox with a concerning ailment. The 29-year-old has gotten off to a slow start with the Rays after signing a two-year, $29 million contract this offseason. To be fair to Kim, he has been recovering for most of this season from shoulder surgery […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are on a roll, not just presently, but from a historical standpoint. They are 59-41 and in first place in the American League East.  In addition, they are in a fierce battle with the New York Yankees, with whom they are in the midst of a three-game series. On Monday, the […]

The Milwaukee Brewers are entering the 2025 MLB Trade Deadline in a good spot. Milwaukee has some ups and downs early in the season. However, they have turned it up as of late. Led in part by top prospect Jacob Misiorowski, the Brewers have won 10 straight games and are gunning for an 11th straight […]

The Toronto Blue Jays sent a clear message Monday night — they’re not just winning, they’re having fun doing it. And no moment captured that better than Vladimir Guerrero Jr. launching himself into home plate like a rocket, igniting the Rogers Centre crowd and Blue Jays fans across social media. In the fifth inning of […]

Paul Skenes continues to shine on the mound for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Although Pittsburgh isn’t doing so good in the 2025 MLB season, the former LSU Tigers star hurler has been nothing but a bright spot for his team, which entered Monday’s series opener versus the Detroit Tigers at home still searching for its first […]

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman revealed a World Series-inspired swing adjustment he made to help himself recover from a recent slump. The 35-year-old is putting together another All-Star-caliber season, but has seen his stellar form drop in July. Freeman, through 15 games this month, is hitting just .196 in 56 at-bats without a […]

This year, Kansas City Royals rookie Jac Caglianone is having a historic season. Earlier this month, he hit the longest home run for a rookie in franchise history, 466 feet against the Pittsburgh Pirates.  Now, he’s added another dimension to his still-growing aura with another dinger. This time, it came in the second inning against […]

The New York Mets gave fans something to cheer about Monday night as Francisco Alvarez made his highly anticipated return to the big-league lineup. The 23-year-old Mets catcher was called up after a dominant stretch in Triple-A, and the crowd at Citi Field made sure he felt the love. As Alvarez stepped into the batter’s […]

Tarik Skubal won the American League Cy Young award last year, and he is looking to do it again this season. It’s hard to argue that any pitcher in baseball has been better than Skubal as he is putting up another outstanding season, but he isn’t worried about the individual success. Skubal wants to perform […]

The Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds will take the field on August 2 at Bristol Motor Speedway for the first MLB Speedway Classic. It will be the first-ever MLB game played at a NASCAR venue (and the first in the state of Tennessee), and the teams’ uniforms will match the occasion. MLB and Nike unveiled […]