In most seasons, we would have a firmer grasp on which teams are planning to sell with less than two weeks remaining until the Aug. 3 Trade Deadline. Of course, 2026 isn’t most seasons. An improbable 24 teams entered Thursday within 6 1/2 games of a postseason spot -- a

For all the rumors flying ahead of the Trade Deadline about who will get traded, or not, and where, and for whom, there’s one name that stands out above all others as being the most interesting. OK, fine, there’s two names, but we’re not talking about Tarik Skubal today. We’re

It’s no secret that catcher is one of the Yankees’ biggest needs prior to this year’s Trade Deadline. The White Sox are the only team with worse hitting backstops than the Yankees this season, and Austin Wells owns the second-lowest OPS (.524) among hitters with at least 200 plate appearances,

The Mets are reportedly "open for business," and all of the names they could deal ahead of the Aug. 3 Trade Deadline, could Luke Weaver net the biggest return? It's certainly possible.

The Trade Deadline is fast approaching -- 11 days to go and counting.

DETROIT -- Troy Melton and Dillon Dingler have accomplished quite a bit early in their Major League careers. On Thursday, the Tigers' pitcher-catcher battery added a rare feat for any experience level: The strikeout/2-1 putout. It takes a special situation and awareness, and it got the Tigers out of a

COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- The inaugural Athletes Unlimited Softball League play-in game lived up to billing as the Chicago Bandits walked it off 6-5 over the Portland Cascade in 11 innings Thursday at Davis Diamond. Ailana Agbayani’s RBI single down the first-base line ended the longest game in league history

WASHINGTON -- Both this year and last, the Dodgers have carved out time in their schedule to pay a visit to the White House to celebrate winning a championship. They're hoping that when all is said and done this season, they might receive an invitation next year, too.

The Trade Deadline arrives at 6 p.m. ET on Aug. 3 this year, and before all the commotion that comes with a flurry of moves across the Major and Minor Leagues, we figured it was time to update the MLB Pipeline team Top 30 prospects lists. Truth be told, we’re

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ATLANTA -- Chris Sale experienced 14 Major League seasons before winning his first Cy Young Award. If he extends his current success over the next two months, he may experience the thrill of winning this honor twice in three years. Left fielder Mauricio Dubón’s apparent misread on a fly ball

It's the defining question of this year's Trade Deadline: Will Tarik Skubal be dealt? But perhaps just as important for potential suitors is this: what exactly are they buying? Skubal returned so quickly that it’s easy to forget he’s less than three months removed from surgery to remove a loose

DETROIT -- The only thing predictable about the Tigers these days is the Trade Deadline questions they get, and the answers they provide. They came again on Thursday, with the Tigers back home for the first time since the All-Star break. They responded with many of the same answers they

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Ailana Agbayani delivered the game-winning run with a single in the 11th inning as the Bandits held off the Cascade, 6-5, Thursday night in the longest game in Athletes Unlimited Softball League history, securing a spot in the championship series opposite the Talons beginning Saturday.

Max Clark has been showing off all of his tools this month, and Thursday was another big performance for Triple-A Toledo. Clark posted three hits Thursday out of the leadoff spot, helping Toledo to a 13-3 win over Louisville at Fifth Third Field. It was the sixth multi-hit game of

ST. LOUIS -- Tyler Locklear wasn’t even supposed to be in this spot. Inserted into Arizona’s lineup as a last-minute replacement for Ketel Marte, who was scratched due to back stiffness, Locklear blasted a go-head two-run homer into Busch Stadium’s left-field corner on Thursday afternoon to boost the Diamondbacks to

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

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TORONTO -- Despite getting off to a slow start when he initially returned from the injured list in June, Shane Bieber looks to have found his groove for the Blue Jays. That continued on Thursday afternoon, as Bieber silenced the American League-leading Rays’ bats over seven innings of one-run ball,

Within the span of seven pitches in the Cubs’ win over Minnesota Saturday, Nico Hoerner tallied four hits, knocking a single in each of the day’s at-bats. It was the kind of high-contact performance Chicago has come to know from the second baseman it signed to a six-year, $141 million

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The Angels are reportedly open to trade proposals for slugging shortstop Zach Neto as the Aug. 3 Trade Deadline approaches, and one club that has apparently been interested in acquiring Neto for some time and could use an upgrade up the middle is the Red Sox.