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Athletics rookie Nick Kurtz pulled off one of the rarest feats in baseball Friday night in Houston when he hit four home runs in a single game, becoming just the 20th player in MLB history to do so. He is the second player this season to accomplish such a feat, along with Eugenio Suárez of the Diamondbacks back […]

Imagn Images The New York Yankees are acquiring Colorado Rockies third baseman Ryan McMahon for two pitching prospects, lefty Griffin Herring and righty Josh Grosz, the teams announced on Friday.  McMahon, 30, was viewed as one of the top available positional players on the market. He entered Friday hitting .217/.314/.403 (92 OPS+) with 16 home

The New York Yankees and Colorado Rockies agreed to a trade on Friday afternoon involving veteran third baseman Ryan McMahon. The Rockies will receive two pitching prospects in return: lefty Griffin Herring and right-hander Josh Grosz. As is tradition, CBS Sports will be providing instant analysis whenever a notable trade happens leading up to the

Two playoff hopefuls needing to make up ground will square off when the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies begin a three-game series on Friday at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. The Yankees (56-46) sit in second place in the American League East, 4.5 games behind the Blue Jays. On Wednesday, New York lost 8-4

Major League Baseball’s trade deadline, set for July 31, is now less than a week away. That means deals are starting to be made — the Mariners added Josh Naylor on Thursday night, while the Yankees grabbed Ryan McMahon on Friday — and that this is the opportune time to refresh our trade candidate rankings.

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Imagn Images The New York Yankees are acquiring Colorado Rockies third baseman Ryan McMahon for two pitching prospects, lefty Griffin Herring and righty Josh Grosz, according to the New York Post. McMahon, 30, was viewed as one of the top available positional players on the market. He entered Friday hitting .217/.314/.403 (92 OPS+) with 16

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 come next?

Milwaukee Brewers righty Freddy Peralta can become the first 13-game winner in the majors when he takes the mound against the Miami Marlins at American Family Field on Friday in Milwaukee. Peralta (12-4, 2.85 ERA) is the only 12-game winner in all of baseball and has won seven straight starts. He hasn’t lost a decision

The Toronto Blue Jays scored 11 runs against the Tigers on Thursday to improve to 6-1 since the All-Star Break while averaging 6.4 runs per game. Seven different Blue Jays from the MLB DFS player pool have hit a home run since the break with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hitting .444 with an 1.146 OPS over

MLB Best Home Run Bets 7/25 These lines do move so you may not get the same price at your book at your time. Make sure you check out the Inside the Lines Best Bets Blog throughout the day for the team’s best picks and best prices. We had a tremendous July 24th getting Fernando

Cal Raleigh became the first catcher to win the MLB Home Run Derby last week, but the MLB home runs leader has just one long ball in six games since the Derby. However, he’s one of our top home run picks to showcase his power again on Friday as his one home run in a