12 players to track as Trade Deadline nears

Plus: A kick save worthy of the World Cup

Monday, July 20 View In Browser  TOP NEWS Keep an eye on these 12 trade candidates before Deadline   With the Trade Deadline two weeks away, let's look at a dozen players whose names are likely to come up in trade discussions and what needs to happen for them to change addresses. Red Sox rout Rays for their first 13-game win streak since 1948 Contreras' walk-off HR, bat launch cap Brewers' sweep of Marlins Jazz's go-ahead HR in 8th earns split of doubleheader vs. Dodgers 'Why he's our ace': Yamamoto twirls 1st regular-season CG with another Bronx gem Trade rumors: Langeliers, Reds, Astros Young's dazzling display kicks off Orioles' 7th straight win D-backs rally from 7 runs down before walk-off win in 10th Skenes reasserts himself as one of baseball's best in gem vs. Guardians Ohtani (left knee soreness) will not pitch Wednesday; return to mound TBD Which team will grab final playoff spot on final day of AUSL regular season? MORE TOP NEWS ADD MLB AS YOUR PREFERRED SOURCE ON GOOGLE PERSONALIZE STORIES TOP PERFORMANCES Longest Home Run Sal Stewart   456 ft 2nd Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Jac Caglianone   113.5 mph 1st Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Edgardo Henriquez   102.2 mph 4th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Brewers   70.7% WPA 9th Inning   Watch   Longest Home Run Sal Stewart   456 ft 2nd Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Jac Caglianone   113.5 mph 1st Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Edgardo Henriquez   102.2 mph 4th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Brewers   70.7% WPA 9th Inning   Watch   Hunter Goodman 1st Rockies player with multiple 3-HR games in a season Drake Baldwin 1st Braves catcher since at least 1900 with 5 H, 2 HR in a game Sonny Gray  9th straight QS, longest streak by BOS pitcher since 2018 (Sale) Jac Caglianone HR, 2B in 14th multi-hit game since June 1, tied for most in AL Bryce Eldridge Youngest Giant with 10+ HR in a season since 1977 (Jack Clark) PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY We will get to the day's top play shortly, but Isaac Collins' sprawling catch was amazing, too. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS There's no place like home for these playoff hopefuls These seven teams have dramatic home-road splits, so let's explore why they play so much better at home and how it could potentially affect their October dreams.  O's righty auditioning for next World Cup? About the day's top play ... Before the FIFA World Cup Final, Brandon Young showed off some fancy footwork of his own by kicking a grounder to himself to throw out Jose Altuve at first base. 5 series to watch this week The teams with the two longest winning streaks in baseball open a three-game set tonight, along with an NLDS rematch in Philadelphia and the upstart Pirates making a visit to the Bronx. It IS always sunny in Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Gabriel Rincones Jr. wasn't wearing his sunglasses when he struggled to find a fly ball in the sun -- they were on his cap. But then he showed why he's a professional athlete. Extra innings? Extra subs for fans Starting this week, each game that goes to extras on Friday-Sunday unlocks buy-one-get-one-free subs at Firehouse Subs the following Monday-Wednesday. Read more for full details.   MLB+ is your ticket to streaming baseball’s best  New for 2026, enjoy access to MLB Network 24/7 and MLB Big Inning, live out-of-market games, and home and away radio broadcasts of every game blackout free. Plus, step into the batter's box with Gameday 3D and watch live MiLB games throughout the season. Stream today! MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD CWS 3 TOR 0 LAD 8 NYY 2 LAD 1 NYY 2 TB 1 BOS 6 NYM 6 PHI 1 TEX 5 ATL 8 PIT 7 CLE 1 BAL 5 HOU 2 SD 19 KC 2 MIA 1 MIL 3 MIN 1 CHC 10 CIN 9 COL 6 WSH 5 ATH 2 DET 2 LAA 3 SF 3 SEA 6 STL 7 AZ 8 © 2026 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. MLB trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of Major League Baseball. Visit MLB.com. Any other marks used herein are trademarks of their respective owners. Please review our Privacy Policy. You (geoffgould.gr8iphone@blogger.com) received this message because you registered to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com. Please add info@marketing.mlbemail.com to your address book to ensure our messages reach your inbox. If you no longer wish to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com, please unsubscribe  or log in and manage your email subscriptions. Postal Address: MLB.com, c/o MLB Advanced Media, L.P., 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.