Who made most of Deadline? Experts weigh in

Plus: 5 HBPs lead to benches clearing

Thursday, August 06 View In Browser  TOP NEWS What to make of a dizzying Deadline? We polled the experts   Our panel of voters weighed in on the most impactful additions, biggest surprises, disappointments and more. 5 HBPs, 2 ejections: Benches clear in latest tension between Mariners, Tigers Shohei's leadoff HR pads MVP case, then PCA says 'not so fast' 'We're not surprised': Braves' turnaround continues with 7th straight win 'Vintage Sonny' earns AL-leading 14th win as Sox's latest streak reaches 7 J-Rod only needs one pitch to show Tigers why intentional walk was a bad idea Chasing history through 5 innings, Harrison exits with cramps in 6th of Crew's win Heads-up deke fools AL MVP frontrunner at a very opportune time for Blue Jays  Olson surpasses Musial for 8th place on all-time consecutive games list Mikolas' unlikely pinch-hit squeeze bunt in 11th helps resilient Nats end skid Twins, Royals meet for final time in 2026 (7:40 p.m. ET, ESPN) MORE TOP NEWS ADD MLB AS YOUR PREFERRED SOURCE ON GOOGLE PERSONALIZE STORIES TOP PERFORMANCES Longest Home Run Fernando Tatis Jr.   465 ft 9th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Yordan Alvarez   114.8 mph 10th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Tyron Guerrero   101.8 mph 7th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Nationals   36.8% WPA 11th Inning   Watch   Longest Home Run Fernando Tatis Jr.   465 ft 9th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Yordan Alvarez   114.8 mph 10th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Tyron Guerrero   101.8 mph 7th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Nationals   36.8% WPA 11th Inning   Watch   Shohei Ohtani 29 leadoff HRs with Dodgers, 2nd in club history (Betts, 32) Pete Crow-Armstrong 6th player with 25 HR & 25 SB in team's 1st 115 games multiple times Kyle Harrison 10 K's, 8 consecutive to end outing tied 2nd most in Expansion Era Angel Genao 1st player in Cleveland history with 4 hits in MLB debut Wilyer Abreu Career-high 3rd straight game with HR; MLB-leading 9 HRs since ASG PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY On Day 2 of his MLB career, George Lombard Jr. dazzled with his glove. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS You usually don't get to show off your hops as a pitcher ... Longtime Minor Leaguer Jefry Yan throws 100 mph pitches and celebrates strikeouts by jumping WAY in the air -- and he did both in his MLB debut. As with most offensive categories, Yordan also reigns in Rankings Five previously unranked players have cracked the Top 10, but everyone is chasing Houston's Triple Crown candidate. The best perfect games and no-hitters The second entry in our 250 for 250 series looks at 10 of the most notable pitcher performances through the years. This is a very odd good luck charm, but you can't argue with the results Since changing the background on his phone to an up-close-and-personal picture of his teammate Ben Brown, Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga has been on quite the hot streak. Thursday afternoon action on MLB Network Brandon Lowe and the Pirates take on Jackson Chourio and the Brewers at 2 p.m. ET, followed by Tigers vs. Mariners joined in progress. Trade Deadline sale! Get MLB+ for $49.99 The Trade Deadline has passed, but the savings have not!  Stream today for the entire year and 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. (Sale price valid through Aug. 9.)  MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD TOR 5 HOU 4 LAD 6 CHC 7 SF 0 TEX 6 TB 4 COL 0 LAA 2 BAL 5 NYM 6 CLE 5 ATH 2 CIN 3 WSH 10 PHI 4 STL 3 NYY 1 CWS 0 BOS 4 MIA 1 ATL 4 MIN 1 KC 2 PIT 2 MIL 4 SD 4 AZ 10 DET 2 SEA 4 © 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.