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Vaughn Dalzell / NBCSports.com:
Giants at Mets Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for August 1 — It's Friday, August 1 and the Giants (54-55) are in Queens to take on the Mets (62-47). Robbie Ray is slated to take the mound for San Francisco against David Peterson for New York.
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Yankees at Marlins Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for August 1 — It's Friday, August 1 and the Yankees (60-49) are in Miami to take on the Marlins (52-55). Carlos Rodón is slated to take the mound for New York against Janson Junk for Miami.
Vaughn Dalzell / NBCSports.com:
Royals at Blue Jays Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for August 1
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Royals Review, Sportsnet.ca and U.L.'s Toothpick
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Pirates at Rockies prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for August 1
Vaughn Dalzell / NBCSports.com:
Brewers at Nationals Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for August 1
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Plain Dealer, New Jersey Online and Federal Baseball
Vaughn Dalzell / NBCSports.com:
Astros at Red Sox Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for August 1
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The Crawfish Boxes
Vaughn Dalzell / NBCSports.com:
Tigers at Phillies Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for August 1
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MLive.com and Bless You Boys
NBCSports.com:
Rangers at Mariners prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for August 1
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Dallas Morning News
NBCSports.com:
Dodgers at Rays prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for August 1
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True Blue LA
Associated Press:
Padres make waves at trade deadline again, unafraid to deal away one of baseball's top prospects — For the second time in four years, A.J. Preller turned the San Diego Padres into the biggest stars of baseball's trade deadline. — In 2022, the San Diego general manager snagged slugger Juan Soto …
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CBSSports.com, ESPN, New York Post, New York Times, The Bandwagon, San Diego Union-Tribune and MLB.com
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David Schoenfield / ESPN:
MLB trade deadline 2025: Biggest winners and losers — This year's MLB trade deadline didn't have star players on the move, like Juan Soto in 2022, or the volume of last year, when there were 68 trades on deadline day, but the 6 p.m. ET cutoff went down with a flurry of activity.
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New York Times, AZ Snake Pit, Baseball America and Journal Sentinel
J.J. Cooper / Baseball America:
Ranking Every Prospect Traded At The 2025 MLB Trade Deadline
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Redleg Nation, FanGraphs Baseball, Sports Illustrated, Lone Star Ball, Sox Machine, MLB.com and New York Times
Jorge Montanez / NBCSports.com:
Fantasy Baseball Closer Report: Post-trade deadline fallout and closer rankings — In this weekend edition of the Closer Report, we'll run through an updated post-trade deadline closer rankings and break down the fallout of Thursday's flurry of activity across the league.
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New York Times and Plain Dealer
Associated Press:
Edwards, Ramírez help Marlins come from behind to beat Yankees 13-12 — Xavier Edwards hit a tying two-run single in the ninth, then raced home with the winning run on Agustín Ramírez's chopper in front of the plate as the Marlins rallied to beat the New York Yankees 13-12 …
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SNY, New York Times and New York Daily News
Associated Press:
Phillies slugger Bryce Harper ejected following outburst over called third strike — PHILADELPHIA — Phillies slugger Bryce Harper was ejected in the seventh inning of Friday's game against Detroit for arguing a called third strike on a check swing. — The Phillies scored three runs …
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NBC Sports Philadelphia
New York Times:
Micah Parsons-Cowboys relationship deteriorating amid contract standoff: Sources — The relationship between Micah Parsons and the Dallas Cowboys has deteriorated to the point where the star pass rusher is considering drastic measures, which could include a trade request or even a declaration …
Associated Press:
Yankees release veteran right-hander Marcus Stroman after a busy trade deadline — MIAMI — The New York Yankees released veteran right-hander Marcus Stroman on Friday, a day after making a flurry of moves at baseball's trade deadline. — Stroman, who is in his 11th season in the majors …
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Yahoo Sports, Pinstripe Alley, New York Times, New York Post and New York Daily News
Andrew Marchand / New York Times:
NFL deals Red Zone, NFL Media assets to ESPN in blockbuster billion-dollar agreement: Sources — The NFL and ESPN reached a blockbuster agreement that will place many of the league's top media holdings with the sports network in exchange for equity in ESPN that is potentially worth billions …
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New York Post, Daily Freeman, Los Angeles Times, Awful Announcing and masslive.com
Associated Press:
Twins hit hard reset with 9 pre-deadline trades, happy with haul yet still high on for-sale club — The franchise in Minnesota has been for sale since last fall. — This week, the Twins sold the roster. — With nine trades, including seven over the final five hours before the deadline …
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NBC Sports Philadelphia, New York Times, Plain Dealer, Chicago Tribune and Awful Announcing
Associated Press:
Royals' trade deadline moves aim to balance winning now and building for the future — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals found themselves in a strange and precarious position at the trade deadline: They were both buyers and sellers, interested in supplementing the club to win …
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Royals Review, Kansas City Star, Sports Illustrated and San Diego Union-Tribune
