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An intraleague showdown has the Atlanta Braves going on the road to play the Texas Rangers on Friday. This is the start of a three-game series for these teams. The Braves have lost two consecutive games, getting outscored 18-3 in the losses. On Wednesday, the Giants beat Atlanta 9-3. Meanwhile, the Rangers are coming off […]

Getty Images Major League Baseball’s trade deadline is scheduled for next Thursday (July 31), meaning that teams have less than a week to get their midsummer shopping done. The Mariners made the first notable transaction of the mad season on Thursday night, obtaining first baseman Josh Naylor from the Diamondbacks for two pitchers. What might

The New York Mets are traveling to play the San Francisco Giants in an NL showdown during Friday’s MLB schedule. Prior to the Giants’ two-game win streak, they dropped six straight games. Meanwhile, the Mets have won four straight games, including a 6-3 victory over the Angels on Wednesday. The Mets are +114 underdogs in

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Red-hot teams clash when the Miami Marlins take on the Milwaukee Brewers in a key National League matchup on Friday. Miami has won six of 10, while Milwaukee is 9-1 in its last 10 games. The Marlins (48-53), who are third in the NL East, are 24-24 on the road this season. The Brewers (61-41),

Despite playing .500-ish ball since mid-May, the Detroit Tigers are sitting pretty in the AL Central. Their division lead remains comfortable and no divisional rival looks like a serious threat. The Tigers can approach the trade deadline with one thing in mind: How do we build the best team for the postseason? They don’t have

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Two months after there were concerns about another lost season in Toronto, the Blue Jays are now eyeing the best record in baseball. How about that turnaround? The Jays were 25-27 after a 13-0 loss on May 25. Today, on July 25, the Blue Jays are an American League-best 61-42. The top seed throughout the

Is there a more obvious buyer in baseball than the Philadelphia Phillies? A handful of other teams just might be on the same level, but no one is more heavily in the category of buyer.  Consider that the Phillies made the World Series in 2022, the NLCS in 2023 and the NLDS in 2024. Continuing

The San Francisco Giants and Atlanta Braves meet in the third and deciding game of their series on Wednesday afternoon. Atlanta won the opener 9-5, while San Francisco earned a 9-0 win on Tuesday to snap a six-game losing streak. The Giants (53-49), who are third in the National League West, are 25-29 on the

The 2025 MLB trade deadline is a little more than a week away. Teams have until 6 p.m. ET on Thursday, July 31, to make their most impactful additions to prior to the stretch run and postseason. The old August and September waiver trade system is no more. That hasn’t been a thing since 2019.

Although the last few weeks have not gone particularly smoothly, the New York Yankees will be active buyers at the trade deadline. They are every year. New York is in wild-card position and there’s still plenty of time remaining to make a run at the AL East title, though the Yankees need reinforcements. Injuries and