Athletics at Astros Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for July 24  —  Its Thursday, July 24 and the Athletics (42-62) are in Houston to begin a series against the Astros (60-42).  —  Luis Severino is slated to take the mound for the A's against Jason Alexander for Houston.

Top 60 MLB prospects: Kevin McGonigle, Max Clark top newest rankings  —  This is my midpoint check-in on the best prospects still in the minors, including players drafted a week and a half ago who have signed but have not debuted in pro ball.  As with my offseason list …

Mariners To Acquire Josh Naylor  —  7:40pm: Rookie left-hander Brandyn Garcia and pitching prospect Ashton Izzi are headed back to Arizona, reports ESPN's Jeff Passan.  —  7:37pm: The Mariners are in agreement to acquire first baseman Josh Naylor from the Diamondbacks, reports Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.

Orioles closer Félix Bautista placed on injured list with right shoulder discomfort  —  CLEVELAND — Baltimore Orioles closer Félix Bautista, who is tied for sixth in the American League with 19 saves, was placed on the 15-day injured list Thursday with right shoulder discomfort.

Mets, Yankees trade deadline updates: Arizona scouting both for Eugenio Suarez trade; Harrison Bader fits Mets  —  The Diamondbacks are collecting updated scouting reports on the Mets' Double-A squad  —  POPULAR IN THE COMMUNITY RECENT STORIES  —  Jets QB Fields dislocates toe during training camp

Rays option Taj Bradley to Triple-A Durham after poor start  —  TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays optioned right-hander Taj Bradley to Triple-A Durham following his poor start in Wednesday night's 11-9 loss to the Chicago White Sox.  —  Once a top pitching prospect, the 24-year-old Bradley …

N.J. bat-flip case settled in court: Is suspended Little Leaguer allowed to play?  —  The fuss over a Little League bat-flip celebration has been settled off the baseball diamond and in a court of law.  —  With his team, Haddonfield, set for a run to a state title, 12-year-old Marco Rocco …

MLB trade deadline dominoes for 10 biggest names on 2025 market  —  We're down to crunch time as the July 31 MLB trade deadline approaches.  —  This deadline might lack some of the potential pizzazz of previous years, but remember that the biggest name last year — Garrett Crochet — ended up not getting traded until the offseason.

Jesse Chavez Announces Retirement  —  Right-hander Jesse Chavez announced his retirement on Foul Territory today.  He was on the Braves' roster until recently but was designated for assignment a week ago when that club acquired Dane Dunning.  Chavez elected free agency after clearing waivers …

A plea to the Brewers' owner, a potential Dodgers trade chip and more MLB notes  —  I'm here to make a case for the Milwaukee Brewers to add Eugenio Suárez, or at the very least, bullpen help.  But first, I'm going to tell on myself:  —  Shortly after the start of spring training …

Aaron Boone says Yankees' defense ‘just not good enough’ after 4 errors in loss to Blue Jays  —  TORONTO — Yankees manager Aaron Boone said his team's defensive performance was “just not good enough” after New York made four errors in an 8-4 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays.