When the Cubs traded away four players to the Yankees in July 2016 for Aroldis Chapman, it wasn't far-fetched to assume the season would end with a Trade Deadline acquisition recording the final out in the World Series. And that ended up being the case. Just not in a way

We are now in July, which means the Trade Deadline, Aug. 2 this year, is just around the corner. It’s when every team looks over its roster and decides what it needs, what it can part with and, perhaps more important, what players it absolutely cannot lose. So what player

America’s pastime and America’s birthday have long been intertwined. In fact, the holiday has served as a backdrop to many special moments over the years. Here is a look back at some of the most memorable.

PITTSBURGH -- Oneil Cruz has already had his fair share of highlights since making his season debut. On Sunday, he added another to his reel -- albeit not the traditional kind -- chasing down the Brewers’ Kolten Wong to end a second-inning pickle. Wong found himself in no man’s land

WASHINGTON -- The Marlins again demonstrated a flair for the dramatic on Monday, and they certainly would not mind playing the Nationals more often. Bryan De La Cruz launched a two-run shot high off the left-field foul pole to catapult the Marlins to another 10th-inning win over the Nats, 3-2,

DETROIT -- Four months ago, Garrett Hill headed to Tigers Minor League minicamp wondering if he’d have to go to another organization to get his chance in the Majors as a Rule 5 Draft pick. Instead, he just had to bide his time for Detroit to come calling. On Monday

LOS ANGELES -- The Padres would like you to know that, halfway through their 2022 season, they’re still very much alive in the National League West. They proved it on Sunday afternoon with a ninth-inning rally that they needed in the absolute worst way. Having dropped three games to the

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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- When news of the injury to ace Jacob deGrom came down in Spring Training, first-year New York Mets manager Buck Showalter speculated that having him out for a few months and coming back in July might be like trading for an All-Star pitcher. “What’s the

For the first time this season, a Rookie-level player joins the ranks of a Prospect Team of the Week selection as Orioles catching prospect Samuel Basallo nabs a spot on this week’s squad. Baltimore’s No. 18 prospect put together a terrific week for the Orioles’ Florida Complex League affiliate and

HOUSTON -- For all the good work the Astros did on the pitching mound Sunday afternoon at Minute Maid Park -- they struck out 20 batters, setting a franchise record for a nine-inning game -- it wouldn’t have meant much had they not been able to polish off a sweep

Canaan Smith-Njigba's first big league plate appearance was a trial by fire. His name was called with two outs in the ninth inning on June 14. He faced an established closer in Giovanny Gallegos, who got ahead in the count, 1-2. When Gallegos left a fastball in the middle of

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Eguy Rosario, the Padres' No. 5 prospect, per MLB Pipeline, made a play in Triple-A El Paso's 18-5 win over the Oklahoma City Dodgers on Sunday afternoon that would probably make Derek Jeter proud. Oklahoma City's Ryan Noda led off the sixth inning of the game -- which was the

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Twins are plenty familiar with Brixton Buxton, the springy-haired 8-year-old with the big smile who sometimes hangs around his superstar father's corner locker in Minnesota's clubhouse. On Saturday, Twins fans got to meet him, too How's this for a unique family outing at the ballpark? Brixton got

CLEVELAND – This is how everyone expected Cleveland pitching to look this season. The passing of the baton from Triston McKenzie to Eli Morgan to Emmanuel Clase was as effective and effortless as the Guardians could’ve asked for on Sunday afternoon in a 2-0 victory over the Yankees at Progressive

CINCINNATI -- When the Mets take the field at Great American Ball Park this week, Edwin and Alexis Díaz won’t be the only members of their family present. The two brothers will be there, of course, along with their mother, father, sister, nieces and others. It’s a family reunion for

NEW YORK -- As Eduardo Escobar packed for the Mets’ road trip following their 4-1 win over the Rangers on Sunday at Citi Field, he placed an unusual number of cleats in his duffel bag bound for Cincinnati. As one of the clubhouse’s most superstitious players, Escobar will sometimes change

PITTSBURGH -- Brandon Woodruff and the Brewers reached the halfway point on a high. Woodruff dazzled for the second straight start off the injured list in a 2-0 win over the Pirates at PNC Park on Sunday, dealing six scoreless innings before Brad Boxberger, Devin Williams and Josh Hader closed

TORONTO -- Saturday was the day the Rays had been waiting for. After weeks of offensive struggles, Tampa Bay notched 17 runs and 27 hits in a doubleheader sweep over the Blue Jays. With the bats awoken and the pressure off the lineup, the Rays carried the scoring into Sunday’s

SEATTLE -- If it wasn’t clear already, Robbie Ray is firmly back in Cy Young form. The Mariners’ prized offseason acquisition dazzled in perhaps his best Seattle start yet, striking out a season-high 12 batters and holding Oakland scoreless until his final hitter in the seventh inning. He also threw

PHILADELPHIA -- When Cardinals outfielder Dylan Carlson was first asked by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum to donate the bat that he used to hit his team’s historic fourth home run in a row, he momentarily paused because he was reluctant to part with the tool that

HOUSTON -- At first glance, what seemed like a simple single from the Halos’ Taylor Ward turned out to be a clever play by Houston catcher Martín Maldonado in the Astros’ 4-2 win over the Angels at Minute Maid Park on Sunday afternoon. It was the top of the fifth