6 'minor' trades having a big impact in 2026

Plus: From the IL to hitting a 473-foot HR

Wednesday, June 17 View In Browser  TOP NEWS These were all blockbusters deals ... we just didn't know it at the time   Sometimes it's the smaller trades that end up having the biggest impact. We're putting the spotlight on six under-the-radar moves that are currently shaping the 2026 season. Shohei's solo shot proves to be the difference in pitchers' duel Baldwin blasts way back into Braves lineup with longest HR in MLB this season Schwarber launches HR No. 25 while making first start at 1B since '21 Raleigh hits game-winner, Crawford makes 3B debut in returns from IL With bats providing cushion, Cole keeps building toward prime form The Giants may be selling, but can they move their biggest contracts? Springer's milestone homer the cherry on top of Blue Jays' HR barrage Pratt digs those winning 'vibes' and starts first double play in MLB debut Bottom of the lineup sparks Cardinals' offense in win over Padres Stewart snaps slump with 3-run HR, RBI single as Reds ambush Senga MORE TOP NEWS ADD MLB AS YOUR PREFERRED SOURCE ON GOOGLE PERSONALIZE STORIES TOP PERFORMANCES Longest Home Run Alec Bohm   447 ft 2nd Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Riley Greene   112 mph 1st Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Louis Varland   99.8 mph 9th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Pirates   37.1% WPA 9th Inning   Watch   Longest Home Run Alec Bohm   447 ft 2nd Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Riley Greene   112 mph 1st Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Louis Varland   99.8 mph 9th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Pirates   37.1% WPA 9th Inning   Watch   Nasim Nuñez 7th National with two triples in a single game Kyle Schwarber 4th Phillie to reach 25 HRs within club’s first 73 games TJ Rumfield 2nd Rockie with 10 HRs before All-Star break of debut season (T. Story) Zack Gelof Extends hitting streak to 20 games, longest active streak in MLB Bryan Reynolds 2nd career game with 4 hits, 2 homers (7/5/24) PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY Better to lose your cap than the ball, right A.J. Ewing? MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS The cast from 'Napoleon Dynamite' bought a baseball team! Jon Heder, Efran Ramirez and Jon Gries, stars of the 2004 cult classic, are part of the ownership group of a team in the Northwoods League. MLB.com's Matt Monagan joined them for a night at the ballpark. Thank you, Mrs. Ingoldsby! (And teachers everywhere!) The Cardinals honored the heroes of the classroom for Teachers Appreciation Night, with Katelyn Ingoldsby, JJ Wetherholt's fifth-grade teacher, throwing out the first pitch to her former student.  His dad was with him on this night Joshua Báez, No. 65 on MLB Pipeline's Top 100 list and third-ranked Cardinals prospect, crushed four home runs on the anniversary of his father's passing. "I think that he guided me today to be able to do that," he said. The first batter AUSL's No. 2 pick faced as a pro? Only her former coach Texas Volts pitcher NiJaree Canady's first foe as a pro softball pitcher was Kayla Kowalik, an assistant coach at her alma mater, Texas Tech. Jackson Chourio loves Chaos The National League's co-Player of the Week appeared on the Best Interview in Baseball, presented by Corona, to discuss winning the award -- and his labradoodle. All-day action on MLB Network Tune in to watch Mets vs. Reds at 12:30 p.m. ET (or Marlins vs. Phillies), followed by the Rays vs. Dodgers. Later, it's White Sox vs. Yankees at 7 p.m. (or Red Sox vs. Blue Jays at 6:30) and Pirates vs. A’s (or Orioles vs. Mariners).  MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD MIA 2 PHI 8 KC 4 WSH 6 TOR 6 BOS 1 CWS 2 NYY 12 NYM 3 CIN 5 GAME SUSPENDED CLE 1 MIL 2 SD 2 STL 3 COL 5 CHC 2 MIN 12 TEX 2 DET 2 HOU 4 LAA 7 AZ 0 PIT 6 ATH 5 BAL 1 SEA 3 TB 0 LAD 1 © 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.