2026 Draft starts Saturday!  Here's what you need to know  —  Once again, the MLB Draft will coincide with All-Star Week, which makes it easy to draw a connection between the two tentpole events.  Look at the initial All-Star rosters, and you'll notice 20 first-round picks and another 16 players selected in the first five rounds.

What I'm hearing on Mets: Trading a catcher could fetch a bounty  —  ATLANTA — With so many contending teams needing help at catcher, the New York Mets are poised to receive interest in Francisco Alvarez and Luis Torrens, but that doesn't necessarily mean they are likely to trade either player.

Zack Wheeler's agent criticizes MLB for All-Star snub of Phillies pitcher  —  Not long after Zack Wheeler had undergone a thrombolysis procedure to remove a blood clot near his right shoulder, his longtime agent tried to crack the pitcher's steely exterior.  The clot could have formed in his heart or his lungs last August.

1. OF Owen Caissie (No. 47)  —  One of the questions that will hover over the Cubs this offseason is whether the team plans on making a strong bid to re-sign star right fielder Kyle Tucker in free agency.  If Tucker winds up elsewhere, that could open up the kind of playing time for Caissie …

How a mental skills coach helped Max Muncy emerge as an All-Star again  —  LOS ANGELES — Max Muncy has grown used to looking over his shoulder, but in the winter of 2020, he looked directly at the man he now credits with saving his career.  —  The Los Angeles Dodgers, fresh off a World Series title …

Guardians All-Stars Travis Bazzana, Cade Smith and Parker Messick took different paths to honor  —  CLEVELAND — Cleveland Guardians manager Stephen Vogt revealed the names of the team's three All-Stars to a full clubhouse Saturday afternoon.  —  Travis Bazzana was left speechless.  Cade Smith smiled.

MLB Farm System Midseason Talent Rankings For July 2026  —  Earlier this month, Baseball America updated our Top 100 Prospects, as well as Top 30 lists for every MLB team.  Now, we're back with more of a big picture look with an updated ranking of all 30 farm systems from a talent perspective (you can find our preseason edition here).

Aston Villa's Amadou Onana sustains ACL injury during Belgium's World Cup win  —  Aston Villa midfielder Amadou Onana is set for a lengthy spell out after sustaining a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during Belgium's World Cup win over the United States men's national team on Monday.

Third base coach Joey Cora and the Tigers part ways  —  Detroit Tigers' manager A.J. Hinch announced prior to Tuesday night's game against the Athletics that third base coach Joey Cora has left the organization.  Hinch told reporters that he and Cora had met and mutually decided to part ways based …

Rogers signs agreement to become 100 percent owner of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment  —  Rogers Communications Inc. signed a $4.35 billion agreement to become the 100 percent owner of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, which owns the Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto Raptors …

Ben Rice will represent Yankees at 2026 Home Run Derby  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Ben Rice will be swinging for the fences in Philly.  —  Via a social media post, the Yankees' lefty-hitting first baseman/DH confirmed his participation for Monday's Home Run Derby during All-Star week at Philadelphia.