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Getty Images The Chicago Cubs have locked up their top baseball operations executive. The Cubs and team president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer have agreed to a multi-year contract, the team announced Monday. Hoyer’s contract was set to expire after this season. “Jed and his baseball operations staff have built a healthy player development organization […]

The Detroit Tigers are making an in-division trade to add rotation depth. Detroit is set to acquire right-hander Chris Paddack from the AL Central rival Minnesota Twins in a three-player deal, according to The Athletic. The full trade is Paddack and righty Randy Dobnak for minor-league catcher/first baseman Enrique Jimenez, per ESPN. Neither team has announced the

The two teams with the best records in the National League open a key three-game series when the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs collide on Monday at American Family Field in Milwaukee. Both the Brewers and the Cubs are 62-43 and tied for the lead in the division. Only the Blue Jays (63-43) have a

The Major League Baseball trade deadline is 6 p.m. ET this coming Thursday, July 31, and the action is beginning to pick up. This past weekend we saw Josh Naylor go to the Mariners and Ryan McMahon go to the Yankees, among others. Here now are Monday’s deadline rumblings.  Tigers land Paddack The Tigers have acquired

The Major League Baseball trade deadline is 6 p.m. ET this coming Thursday, July 31, and the action is beginning to pick up. This past weekend we saw Josh Naylor go to the Mariners and Ryan McMahon go to the Yankees, among others. Here now are Monday’s deadline rumblings.  Mariners have more urgent need for bullpen

On Monday, Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase was placed on non-disciplinary paid leave as part of a Major League Baseball investigation into sports betting. He is the second Guardians pitcher placed on leave as the league investigates gambling this month. Right-hander Luis Ortiz has been on leave since July 3. “Per an agreement with the

The 2025 MLB trade deadline is just three days away, and a lot could change by 6 p.m. ET on Thursday. With rumors flying, here’s some of what’s being discussed around the league. Who will O’s, Rays move? The Orioles are looking to shop Ryan O’Hearn this week, and possibly veteran outfielders Ramon Laureano and Cedric Mullins, and others.

There is a full 15-game slate of MLB games on Monday, giving ample opportunity to play along with some of the hottest players in the game. Kyle Tucker is slashing .274/.384/.872 and is heating up as the Chicago Cubs overtake the lead in the NL Central, but they will be tested on Monday when they

Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase has been placed on non-disciplinary paid leave as part of MLB’s investigation into sports betting, the league announced Monday. Clase is the second Guardians pitcher to be placed on leave as part of a league investigation into gambling. Righty Luis Ortiz was also placed on leave earlier this month. It

The red-hot New York Mets seek their eighth consecutive victory when they visit the San Diego Padres on Monday for the opener of their three-game series at Petco Park. New York (62-44) lost its first two contests after the All-Star break but has won seven straight since, defeating the San Francisco Giants 5-3 on Sunday

Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper had a confrontation with commissioner Rob Manfred during a meeting with the team last week, reports ESPN. Harper told Manfred to “get the f— out of our clubhouse” if the commissioner wanted to talk to Phillies players about the possibility of a salary cap. MLB is the only non-capped league among

There were several big upsets in the MLB on Sunday, including the Angels beating the Mariners as +150 underdogs. Los Angeles is a +166 underdog against Texas during the Monday MLB schedule, which is one of the MLB longshots that SportsLine’s model is targeting. Mike Trout hit the 397th home run of his career on