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• This Day in Braves History: Warren Spahn wins his 299th game

Braves Franchise History 1914: Red Sox owner Joseph Lannin offers the use of Fenway Park to Braves owner James Gaffney. With the Braves making a run for the pennant, Gaffney will take him up on the offer. 1921: Braves crush Cubs 13-5 as Billy Southworth has three doubles and a home run. 1942: Braves pitcher Jim Tobin blasts his sixth homer of the year, tying the National League record for homers...2025
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• Yankees swept by Marlins for first time in franchise history as Luis Gil struggles in season debut

The Yankees sit in third place in the AL East...2025
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• MLB Week 17 Hot or Not: It’s a trade frenzy

Ke’Bryan Hayes celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Braves on July 31, 2025. | Aaron Doster-Imagn Images The 2025 trade deadline was far from disappointing As always, the trade deadline consumed the headlines last week. From blockbuster moves to buzzer-beating transactions, all eyes were on the trades, less so the games. This recap covers in-game and off-field action f...2025
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• The Summer Score – Updated for August 3, 2025

Joey Loperfido, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the rest of the first place Toronto Blue Jays kept the pressure on the Royals all day long, stayed on top of the AL East standings and increased their Summer Score. The Astros, Blue Jays, Mariners, Red Sox, Tigers and Yankees all added to their score in the American […]...2025
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• Yankees' trade-deadline whirlwind may not be enough to win AL East

The Yankees are, without a doubt, a much better team. But this raises an overlooked question: are they good enough?...2025
• Royals vs Blue Jays Game 110 Gamethread

Michael Wacha gets the start tonight. | Jim Rassol-Imagn Images The Royals will take their newly-acquired dudes north of the border in their quest to get back to .500. After a whirlwind trade deadline day yesterday, the 54-55 Royals will start the rest of the season with a new look. Randal Grichuk and Mike Yastrzemski will both be in the lineup for tonight’s matchup against the AL East-lea...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Warren Spahn wins his 299th game
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Baltimore Orioles preview, Friday 8/1, 1:20 CT

Benny Sieu-Imagn Images The Cubs open a new month against an AL East club. Today’s roster moves: Here Friday notes... NOT WALKING MEN: Wednesday’s game at Milwaukee was the 11th of the season in which Cubs pitchers did not walk a batter, tying them with the Phillies for the fourth most among all teams. The Cardinals have done it 13 times; the Pirates and Rays, 12. From 2021-24, through 1...2025
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• MLB Trade Deadline day rumors involving Yankees, Padres, and more

Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images It’s deadline day. Here’s the latest rumors about the trades that could go down across MLB. Welcome to Major League Baseball’s deadline day. Teams have until 6 p.m. Eastern today to finalize trades for players on 40-man rosters, ahead of the late-season run to the playoffs. While there are still hours remaining, two of the major names o...2025
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• MLB trade rumors on Pirates, Diamondbacks, Rangers, and Yankees as deadline nears

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images Here’s the latest MLB trade rumors for Wednesday. The 2025 MLB Trade Deadline is hours away, and the rumors are flying. Over the next 24-plus hours, teams will reshape their rosters in an effort to either push for a playoff run, or rebuild for next year. Let’s dive into the latest MLB Trade Deadline rumors with one more day to go. Pittsburgh Pirates need to b...2025
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• MLB Week 16 Hot or Not: The week before the trade deadline

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. celebrates the hot run of his Toronto Blue Jays. | Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images Diamondbacks sell first, White Sox and Bucs surprise, and Jays gear up to buy Long-time, no-see! After a week off from our regularly-scheduled programming, the Hot or Not feature series is back. This recap covers the first full week back from the All-Star break from July 20-26. AL West Ho...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Can the Cubs deal for Dylan Cease?

Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if the Cubs could swing a deal for Padres ace Dylan Cease It’s Wednesday night here at BCB After Dark: the grooviest gathering of night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come settle in with us. We’ve got a few tables still available. Let us know if we can do anything for you. There...2025
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Yankees series preview

Photo by New York Yankees/Getty Images A big-time series ahead of the All-Star break. The Yankees had a 4½-game lead in the AL East after sweeping the Royals in a three-game series that ended June 12. Since then they’re 10-16, although they just swept the Mariners in a three-game series and Thursday, came back from being no-hit into the eighth to walking the game off in the 10th. In that s...2025
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• 8 biggest MLB All-Star Game 2025 snubs, including Juan Soto and baseball’s RBI leader

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images Looking at the biggest snubs from the 2025 MLB All-Star Game Sunday evening, following a brief cornhole-related delay, the rosters for the MLB All-Star Game were announced. As is often the case, those rosters have left the door open to some debate. Let’s take a look at eight players who were deserving of a selection, but left off the list. Wh...2025
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• MLB Week 14 Hot or Not: Clayton Kershaw reaches 3,000 strikeouts

Clayton Kershaw tips his cap after throwing his 3,000th career strikeout. | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images The old and new generations continue making history Last week was another scorcher, but historic performances by veteran and young stars made the heat a bit more bearable. This week’s recap covers the 14th full week of the season from June 29 to July 5. AL West Hot: Jose Altuve’s ba...2025
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• Rays Trade Target: Byron Buxton

Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images The Rays are set to begin their final road trip of the first half in Minnesota on Friday, with an Independence Day matinee against the Twins. The postseason picture is becoming clear, and the Twins seem to be outside of it. On the other hand, the Rays find themselves in a three-team race for the AL East. On Thursday, the Blue Jays overtook the Yankees for sole pos...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Good as Goldschmidt

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images The Yankees’ leadoff man has been unexpectedly clutch for the team. The Yankees are a team built on a lot of money and superstar power, but still, no one would have pointed at Paul Goldschmidt in the lineup and thought he might be the most productive member of the team. Yet, in a recent series against the Tigers, and in fact all through the early part of th...2025
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• Red Sox Cuban Phenom Yoan Moncada More Than Flashy Cars, Hype and Muscles
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Fifty-Six Reasons to Pay Attention in Spring Training
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Jays, Royals, Mets Full Steam Ahead After Deadline
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• What Do MLB Players Really Do During the Long Offseason Months?
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"With the Yankees in danger of their defense costing them another game, and falling further behind the Blue Jays in the AL East, Ben Rice saved the day."

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"Aaron Judge hit his major league-leading 58th home run to help the Yankees wrap up their second AL East title in three years with a 10-1 victory over the Orioles on Thursday."

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"com/i1dG1JQfaH— Andy Kostka (@afkostka) June 11, 2023 With the victory, the Orioles improved to 41-24 on the season, good for second place in the AL East."

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"Step 1, complete: Yankees clinch AL East title"

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"Aaron Boone, whose job security came into question after the Yankees finished third in the AL East and then lost to the Red Sox in the AL Wild Card Game, will return with a new three-year deal, plus an option, sources confirmed to ESPN."

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"MLB shuts down Marlins and Phillies, revises schedule for NL East, AL East teams amid COVID-19 outbreak"

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"AL East Notes: Yankees, Gardner, Red Sox, Luxury Tax, Rays, Relocation"

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"AL East Notes: Brach, Orioles, Ellsbury, Yankees, JDM"

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"Sox storm back vs. Reds, pad AL East lead"

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"O's cool Blue Jays, stay alone atop AL East"

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"Brian McCann's home run in the sixth inning helped push the Yankees into sole possession of first place in the AL East on Monday night with a 4-1 win over the Rays, who saw their five-game winning streak snapped."

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"The Red Sox have finalized their contract with Pablo Sandoval, the first of two big signings aimed at boosting Boston's offense after a last-place finish in the AL East."

• This Day in Braves History: Warren Spahn wins his 299th game
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• MLB Week 17 Hot or Not: It’s a trade frenzy
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• Yankees' trade-deadline whirlwind may not be enough to win AL East
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• Royals vs Blue Jays Game 110 Gamethread
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• Austin Cox for Dane Dunning and thoughts from yesterday

Aaron Doster-Imagn Images Raisel Iglesias just says no to sliders, Marcell Ozuna didn’t say no to trades, and the Braves say no to allowing three run homers Let’s get some of the business out of the way before we dig into what happened and what didn’t happen yesterday. The #Braves today recalled LHP Austin Cox to Atlanta after optioning RHP Dane Dunning to Triple-A Gwinnett following las...2025
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Orioles series preview

Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images The Cubs host a team from the AL East. The Orioles were expected to contend this year after winning 101 games in 2023 and 91 last year. Instead, they got off to a horrific start and were 21-36 at the end of May. Since then, they’ve played better, going 29-23 in June and July, but they still stand last in the AL East at 50-59. That mark is actually slightly bet...2025
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• ‘Best Bullpen In AL East’: Yankees Land Two-Time All-Star Closer In Blockbuster Trade

The New York Yankees significantly upgraded their bullpen ahead of Thursday's 6 p.m. trade deadline, acquiring a two-time All-Star closer....2025
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• Blue Jays land Shane Bieber from Guardians before MLB trade deadline

Toronto is adding some pitching help for an AL East race that seems destined to go down to the wire....2025
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• MLB Trade Deadline day rumors involving Yankees, Padres, and more
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• MLB trade rumors on Pirates, Diamondbacks, Rangers, and Yankees as deadline nears
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• The Summer Score – Updated for August 3, 2025
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• Royals vs Blue Jays Game 110 Gamethread
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• MLB Trade Deadline day rumors involving Yankees, Padres, and more
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 29, 2025

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Royals even up series against the Atlanta Braves with another loud night from the bats. Royals Data Dugout looks at what is next for Kansas City this week. While the Seth Lugo extension is as much about 2026 and 2027 as anything, swapping Hoffman for Grichuk is at least a hint the Royals view themselves as squarely in the race heading into August. At this poi...2025
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• Ben Rice plays hero as Yankees slug past Blue Jays

When Ben Rice came up to the plate for the New York Yankees in the ninth inning, the score was tied and New York was facing pressure to avoid another loss to the team it is looking up at in the AL East standings....2025
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• Braves try to fend off the Yankees - and here’s how you can watch

Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images Will the the visiting New Yorkers ignite Atlanta’s second half? The Atlanta Braves start the second-half of the 2025 baseball season with a six-game home-stand, first welcoming the New York Yankees and then the San Francisco Giants. The Braves enter play on Friday 11 games under .500 with less than two weeks until the trade deadline. Atlanta made a minor...2025
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• Chicago overcomes early mistakes, halting Toronto’s 10-game tear in 2-1 victory

Edgar Quero and Jordan Leasure celebrate Chicago’s win. | Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images Offensive and defensive grit carry the White Sox in a narrow win Characterizing the White Sox as gritty would’ve been a hilarious misnomer last year, but it was the name of today’s game. After being dealt a spoonful of their own medicine and accepting a rain-induced loss last night, the Good Guys displ...2025
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• Game Thread: Blue Jays at White Sox

The Colson Montgomery Era has begun! | Justin Edmonds/Getty Images South Siders kick off final first half home stand against northern neighbors While the Chicago White Sox couldn’t complete a sweep of the Rockies in Denver yesterday afternoon, they’ll have a chance to continue showing small signs of positive momentum as they enter the home stretch of the first half with tonight’s series op...2025
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• Two Rays named to initial All-Star Game roster for 2025

Photo by Alyssa Howell/MLB Photos via Getty Images Two members of the 2025 Tampa Bay Rays have been named to the All-Star Game: 1B Jonathan Aranda, who won a player’s vote, and 2B Brandon Lowe. Aranda exceeded rookie limits during 2022 season but has truly broken out in 2025, having developed plus first base defense, finally taking on a full time role in his age-27 season. His bat has led ...2025
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• Austin Cox for Dane Dunning and thoughts from yesterday
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• MLB Trade Deadline day rumors involving Yankees, Padres, and more
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 29, 2025
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• MLB Week 16 Hot or Not: The week before the trade deadline
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• BCB After Dark: Can the Cubs deal for Dylan Cease?
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• MLB Week 15 Hot or Not: The All-Stars showed up

Byron Buxton has water dumped on him after hitting his first career cycle. | Brad Rempel-Imagn Images Although some ASG participants fell hard, many proved why they’re worthy of the honor by putting on show-stopping performances This week’s recap covers the 15th full week of the season, from July 6-12, the final week before the 2025 All-Star Game. AL West Hot: Bryan Woo twirls a gem and ...2025
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• Outside The Confines: How about those Blue Jays?

Matt Marton-Imagn Images Who saw that surge coming? Happy Wednesday, BCBers! We’re getting mighty close to the All-Star break, and that means two things: if we’re not talking about the All-Stars, we’re talking about the amateur draft or the trade deadline. There’s plenty to get into in today’s news, as we find out who is taking the helm in Washington, the unexpected surge of the Toronto Bl...2025
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• Game Thread: Blue Jays at White Sox
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• MLB Week 14 Hot or Not: Clayton Kershaw reaches 3,000 strikeouts
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• MLB Week 12 Hot or Not: Records were set!

Cal Raleigh celebrates after hitting his 29th home run in the dugout at Wrigley Field on June 20. He’s put up two more since Friday. | Matt Marton-Imagn Images Jacob Misiorowski and Cal Raleigh break records as a heat wave sets in As the temperatures rise, so does the level of competition. MLB’s 12th week was record-breaking and filled with excitement, as the All-Star voting amps up and mi...2025
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• McCann's blast sparks Yankees past Rays
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• Yanks half-game back in AL East after win
It seemed as if Michael Pineda and the Yankees were in for a long day on Monday after Pineda allowed four runs to the Orioles in the second inning of the series opener. But the Yanks' offense chipped away to rally behind Pineda and New York ultimately pulled out an 8-6 win. Greg Bird's three-run shot in the seventh broke open a tie and ended up being the difference-maker for the Yanks, who pulled ...2015
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• Yanks half-game back in AL East after win
It seemed as if Michael Pineda and the Yankees were in for a long day on Monday after Pineda allowed four runs to the Orioles in the second inning of the series opener. But the Yanks' offense chipped away to rally behind Pineda and New York ultimately pulled out an 8-6 win. Greg Bird's three-run shot in the seventh broke open a tie and ended up being the difference-maker for the Yanks, who pulled ...2015
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• Severino helps Yanks keep pace in AL East
Luis Severino bounced back from a rough outing to pitch into the sixth inning and Greg Bird launched a towering home run as the Yankees defeated the Rays, 3-1, on Wednesday at Tropicana Field....2015
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• Severino helps Yanks keep pace in AL East
Luis Severino bounced back from a rough outing to pitch into the sixth inning and Greg Bird launched a towering home run as the Yankees defeated the Rays, 3-1, on Wednesday at Tropicana Field....2015
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• Sox storm back vs. Reds, pad AL East lead
The Red Sox endured the early body blow of a grand slam by Cincinnati's Scooter Gennett and then stormed back with big hits and clutch relief to pull out a 5-4 victory over the Reds on Friday night that reduced their magic number for clinching the American League East to six games....2017
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• Sox win set with Jays, increase AL East lead
Fresh off a 19-inning comeback win on Tuesday, the Red Sox were right back at it on Wednesday night, riding another stellar outing from Doug Fister and a balanced offensive attack to a 6-1 victory over the Blue Jays in the rubber game at Fenway Park....2017
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• Gardner's 2 HRs, Judge's 10th blast lead NY
Brett Gardner homered twice and drove in four runs, Austin Romine collected a career-high five RBIs and Aaron Judge hit his American League-leading 10th homer as the Yankees claimed sole possession of first place in the AL East with a 12-4 victory over the Orioles on Saturday at Yankee Stadium....2017
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• The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1382 – Team-by-Team Prospect Review: AL East ft. Eric Longenhagen

The prospect deep-dives are back! After a year off, Paul is joined by Eric Longenhagen to go team-by-team and discussing any and all fantasy relevant prospects and prospect-adjacent players Source...2025
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 25

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The Cubs sweep the Astros to close a successful homestand. Every season is an entity onto its own. You watch enough seasons and they start to feel like one long homogenous mass. But when you sort them out, or more specifically when one is going on, you can really feel that individuality. And so, as we sit in front of this currently unfolding season, th...2024
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• David Price Right at Home with Boston Red Sox Thanks in Large Part to Big Papi
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• Are the Yankees Headed for a Third Straight Year Without a Playoff Appearance?
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• Blockbuster Josh Donaldson Trade Shows Jays All-in for 2015, A's Retooling Again
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• Royals vs Blue Jays Game 110 Gamethread
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Baltimore Orioles preview, Friday 8/1, 1:20 CT
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• Austin Cox for Dane Dunning and thoughts from yesterday
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Orioles series preview
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• Blue Jays land Shane Bieber from Guardians before MLB trade deadline
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• MLB Trade Deadline day rumors involving Yankees, Padres, and more
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• Red Sox land ex-Met Steven Matz as AL East race tightens

Matz is now in a bullpen role after serving as a starter for most of his career....2025
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• MLB trade rumors on Pirates, Diamondbacks, Rangers, and Yankees as deadline nears
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 29, 2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 29, 2025
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• MLB Week 16 Hot or Not: The week before the trade deadline
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• BCB After Dark: Can the Cubs deal for Dylan Cease?
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• Game Thread: Blue Jays at White Sox
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• Rafael Devers trade: Red Sox fans, Dodgers among losers, 3 winners

David Butler II-Imagn Images Let’s parse the Rafael Devers trade between the Red Sox and Giants. More than a month ahead of the MLB Trade Deadline, we have our first big move. Big might be an understatement. After months of frustration with slugger Rafael Devers, the Boston Red Sox traded the star to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for LHP Kyle Harrison, RHP Jordan Hicks, Single-A OF ...2025
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• Thursday Rockpile: Gameplanning the trade deadline for the Rockies

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, June 12, 2025 We’re about a month-and-a-half away from MLB’s trade deadline on July 31st. Many teams are already considering their options in regards to this most special of days, trying to determine what path to take to set them on the road to success. Rumors swirl about names such as Luis Robert Jr., Zac Gallen,...2025
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• MLB Week 9 Hot or Not: Tarik Skubal presents his Cy Young case, Max Fried and Zach Wheeler struggle

Tarik Skubal throws the final strikeout of his first career complete game, against the Guardians on May 25. | Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images Pitching was all the buzz in the last week of May Week nine of the Hot or Not series is all about pitching — both dominant and faulty. This week’s recap covers the fifth full week of the season, May 25-31. AL West Hot: Jose Altuve Altuve ha...2025
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• Roundtable: What is the top storyline of the first third of the season?

Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images or, are the Rays good? With the 2025 season one third complete, what is the top story line of the year thus far? Danny Russell With the series win against the Twins, the Rays have risen to a 28-27 record, second in the AL East — albeit 7.0 games back from the Yankees — and, in an astonishing turn around, improving their playoff odds to 30%. Y...2025
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• The Orioles are combusting, and the Royals can learn from it

Gunnar Henderson #2 of the Baltimore Orioles reacts after striking out in the fifth inning against the Washington Nationals at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on May 16, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland. | Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images So many similarities Ryan O’Hearn went to Baltimore and, like a werewolf in the full moonlight, turned into a monster. The onetime Royals first baseman had a fant...2025
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