Contenders need catchers. Who could be dealt?

Plus: An offensive feat not seen in 91 years

Wednesday, July 29 View In Browser  TOP NEWS How 6 suitors can sell Tigers on a Skubal trade   If the Tigers do deal their ace by Monday -- which is far from a certainty -- what could they get for him? And who are the most likely suitors? As Deadline looms, Skubal prepares for potential final start as a Tiger 7 K's, 6 zeros, a pass interference call: Cole's latest outing had it all Tigers' bats relentless in scoring feat (and team shutout) not seen since 1935! 'He's a nightmare': Alvarez makes Angels pay for not walking him in 9th Cubs doing their part to encourage aggressive Trade Deadline Canzone (2 HRs) leads Mariners' 5-HR night to hold off Dodgers Battling knee and biceps issues, Ohtani crushes leadoff HR as pitching stays on hold Sandy's value -- to Marlins? -- soars after scoreless gem vs. Phils As Twins keep up momentum, Zoll says they'll be buyers at Deadline Brewers get back to what they do best, hammer Giants MORE TOP NEWS ADD MLB AS YOUR PREFERRED SOURCE ON GOOGLE PERSONALIZE STORIES TOP PERFORMANCES Longest Home Run George Springer   437 ft 8th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Elly De La Cruz   112.5 mph 3rd Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Mason Miller   103.3 mph 9th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Twins   82.5% WPA 9th Inning   Watch   Longest Home Run George Springer   437 ft 8th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Elly De La Cruz   112.5 mph 3rd Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Mason Miller   103.3 mph 9th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Twins   82.5% WPA 9th Inning   Watch   Fernando Tatis Jr. 1st 5-hit game of his career Gleyber Torres 4th career 5-RBI game; 1st since 9/21/2022 Gavin Williams 1st to record 10+ K’s in 4 straight starts since July '23 (Strider) Kevin McGonigle 1st career game reaching base 5 times; hitting .333 (15-45) since break James McCann 1st 4-hit game since 5/29/21 includes game-winning knock PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY Dane Myers sacrificed his body to make a game-ending catch. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS With multiple teams seeking catching help, which backstops could be on the move? While pitching tends to dominate the trade talk every summer, the catching market has become a fascinating sidebar in the week leading up to the Deadline. The Top 100 prospects most likely to be dealt MLB Pipeline looked at factors like team need, opportunity and fit to determine the best candidates. Murakami's mind is back home Munetaka Murakami's hometown of Kumamoto, Japan, was hit by a devastating earthquake yesterday. Montgomery reflects on first year in the Majors Colson Montgomery marked the one-year anniversary of his debut and first homer earlier this month. He discusses that and more on the Best Interview in Baseball, presented by Corona. MLB Network Showcase: Yankees vs. White Sox It’s an MLB Network Showcase presented by Goodyear when Ben Rice and the Yankees take on Munetaka Murakami and the White Sox at 7:30 p.m. ET (or Royals vs. Twins).  All-day action on MLB Network Catch Braves vs. Mets at 1 p.m. ET, followed by Brewers vs. Giants at 4. Then, following the MLB Network Showcase at 7:30, catch Mariners vs. Dodgers (or Red Sox vs. A’s). MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD CLE 6 CIN 5 CLE 0 CIN 2 BAL 0 DET 14 AZ 8 PIT 7 TEX 4 TB 1 PHI 0 MIA 1 TOR 6 WSH 8 KC 2 MIN 3 NYY 3 CWS 2 CHC 10 STL 2 HOU 3 LAA 2 BOS 3 ATH 4 COL 7 SD 8 MIL 8 SF 2 SEA 7 LAD 6 © 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.