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LOS ANGELES – Ceddanne Rafaela hit a go-ahead two-run home run in a five-run seventh inning, and the Red Sox made yet another statement with a 9-4 victory over the two-time defending champion Dodgers.

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Hamilton” tells us, “In the eye of a hurricane, there is quiet.” If that is to be believed, the storm is coming soon. As teams around the Majors contemplate how to approach Monday’s Trade Deadline, Friday was an uneventful day on the trade front.

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ST. PETERSBURG -- When Junior Caminero reported to Spring Training ahead of his first full Major League season last year, he was hoping to hit 30 home runs for the Rays. That looked like a humble target, in hindsight, after he went on to slug 45 homers. Caminero set no

SEATTLE -- A day after kicking off what could be a busy Trade Deadline with a move for a reliever, the Twins added a veteran starter on Friday. Minnesota is acquiring right-hander Dean Kremer from the Orioles for outfield prospect Jhomnardo Reyes. Kremer, 30, was a stalwart of the O’s

SAN DIEGO -- President of baseball operations Buster Posey announced Friday that the Giants will be suspending payment of Harrison Bader’s salary while they look into the circumstances of a scooter crash that further damaged the 32-year-old outfielder’s injured left foot on Sunday. “Over the weekend, Harrison Bader was involved

DETROIT -- Max Clark stayed patient this summer while the Tigers rotated through center fielders in the Major Leagues, saying he needed to figure things out at Triple-A Toledo. After a dominant July, Clark’s patience paid off: The Tigers called up their top prospect ahead of Friday’s 13-1 rout of

The Trade Deadline is coming at 6 p.m. ET on Monday -- a little later than usual this year -- but do not think that is all that’s happening in August. August can get a bad rap sometimes, the supposed “dog days” of the MLB season. But the games matter

HOUSTON -- As surprised as many around baseball will be to wake up on Aug. 1 and see the Astros in first place in the American League West, those who have paid attention over the last decade should have known better. After falling 6 1/2 games out of first place

LOS ANGELES -- The crack of the bat alone left little doubt about what Shohei Ohtani had just done. After being held out of the lineup on Thursday due to some nagging soreness in his left knee, Ohtani returned to action as a hitter in Friday night's series opener against

ST. PETERSBURG -- Colson Montgomery has a team-best 25 home runs for a White Sox squad now holding a season-best three-game lead in the American League Central after a 6-1 victory over the Rays at Tropicana Field on Friday. Munetaka Murakami ranks next at 24 homers, with that number slightly

CINCINNATI -- An anticipated marquee pitching matchup between Hunter Greene and Paul Skenes wound up having both stars experience trouble finding grooves early. By the time both pitchers were finished for the night on the way to a wild 8-7 Reds win over the Pirates, only one question really mattered

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NEW YORK -- With negotiations intensifying three days before Monday’s 6 p.m. ET Trade Deadline, the Mets scratched right-hander Freddy Peralta from his scheduled start against the Marlins about five hours prior to first pitch. “That doesn’t mean something is going to materialize tonight,” interim manager Andy Green said. “But

CHICAGO -- Will Warren had spent the better part of two weeks searching for something that, in his mind, had quietly disappeared. Not velocity. Not movement. Just the freedom to pitch.

SEATTLE -- When Twins general manager Jeremy Zoll declared his team a buyer on Tuesday, it was not necessarily aspirational, but at least somewhat optimistic. For one thing, you can call yourself a buyer, but somebody has to be willing to sell. There’s no guarantee deals are going to get

MLB and the MLBPA held their first bargaining session on May 12 as both parties began working toward the next labor agreement. The CBA expires on Dec. 1. Competitive balance will be a focus during discussions, if not the primary issue. Here’s what you need to know about the state

ST. PETERSBURG -- Given all he has been through over the past three years, the idea of spending more time on the injured list was, obviously, not terribly appealing to Shane McClanahan. But after leaving his start against the Rangers on Thursday with left mid-back tightness, McClanahan recognized that a

ANAHEIM – This was just the way the Brewers drew up the start of their latest stretch of 17 consecutive game days. With reinforcements likely coming at Monday’s 5 p.m. CT Trade Deadline, the Brewers got six more quality innings from rookie left-hander Shane Drohan and home runs from Brice

NEW YORK – “Oh, nice!” While Marlins right-hander Janson Junk discussed his outing during an in-game interview, including a treacherous fifth inning in which Kyle Stowers’ fielding error led to an unearned run, Stowers atoned for his miscue with a solo homer.

CINCINNATI -- Sal Stewart sure knows how to sniff out RBI opportunities. The Reds' rookie first baseman helped engineer not just one, but two comebacks against the Pirates on Friday by doing what he has done best in 2026 -- coming up huge in run-scoring chances.

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WEST SACRAMENTO -- After going through his normal between-starts routine, Casey Mize was fully prepared for what could be his final game as a Tiger on Friday against the Athletics at Sutter Health Park.