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Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
What I'm hearing ahead of MLB trade deadline: Angels' opening salvo, Hunter Greene and more — John Mozeliak made his first trade as Los Angeles Angels interim general manager Wednesday night, but bigger tests lie ahead. — As head of the St. Louis Cardinals' baseball operations …
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
2026 MLB trade deadline preview: Passan's intel on every team — One of the biggest deadline trades this century is days away from happening. The Tarik Skubal sweepstakes has arrived — not officially from the Detroit Tigers, but telegraphed through the preparations of the interested teams …
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USA Today:
MLB trade deadline LIVE updates: Rumors, news, deals as clock ticks — Steve Gardner Kristie Ackert Bob Nightengale Gabe LacquesUSA TODAY — Tarik Skubal came off the mound in the seventh inning Wednesday afternoon and the crowd at Comerica Park got up, just in case.
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Patrick Mooney / The Athletic:
Cubs' trade-deadline search for pitching includes Tarik Skubal: Sources — ST. LOUIS — In a wide-ranging search for pitching reinforcements, the Chicago Cubs are considering Tarik Skubal as their blockbuster option ahead of Monday's trade deadline, according to several baseball officials …
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Tigers must trade Tarik Skubal after gut-punch loss. They have no choice — Just in case the Detroit Tigers needed further clarity on what to do with Tarik Skubal, his teammates determined his fate Wednesday in an excruciating loss that was a microcosm of their season.
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Buster Olney / ESPN:
MLB trade deadline 2026: Teams desperate to make a move
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Jorge Castillo / ESPN:
2026 MLB trade deadline: Ideal moves for Yankees, Mets
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Dan Harralson / USA Today:
Two former Vols play in Giants-Brewers series opener — San Francisco (45-61) opened a three-game series against Milwaukee (66-40) on Monday. The Giants won the series opener, 3-0, at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California. 35,107 were in attendance. — Two former Vols played in Monday's National League contest.
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Jaylon Thompson / Kansas City Star:
This Royals-Twins game got weird. Salvador Perez's triple was only the start — AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. — Salvador Perez hit a leadoff triple and recorded two hits in the Royals' 4-0 win. — Randy Dobnak threw 7 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and one walk vs. former team.
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Sam Peebles / Battery Power:
Mauricio Dubón starting at 3B as Braves face Nationals — The Atlanta Braves will be facing the Washington Nationals this evening and it will be a clash between two teams that are in the top three in runs scored for the month of July. — A lot has gone wrong with star players …
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Jon Krawczynski / The Athletic:
What the Timberwolves' new local media rights deal with DAZN means for fans — MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Timberwolves reached a new local media rights deal with DAZN to distribute their games next season, addressing a pressing need after the collapse of FanDuel Sports Network.
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Jay Barmann / SFist:
SF Giants' Troubles Continue as Outfielder Harrison Bader Has Scooter Accident Allegedly Involving Fire Truck — The San Francisco Giants continue in their terrible, no good, very bad 2026 season, and now injured outfielder Harrison Bader has apparently made his foot injury worse with a scooter accident.
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Alex Simon / SFGATE:
SF Giants player gets in scooter accident, making previous injury worse
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Tigers To Promote Max Clark — The Tigers are calling up top outfield prospect Max Clark, reports Emily Waldon of Baseball America and Just Baseball Media. Clark, the No. 3 overall pick in the 2023 draft, currently ranks as the No. 16 prospect in the game on BA's newly updated Top 100 list.
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Anthony Franco / MLB Trade Rumors:
Angels Trade Chase Silseth, Logan O'Hoppe To Rangers — The Angels and Rangers announced an intra-division trade on Wednesday evening. Texas acquired reliever Chase Silseth and catcher Logan O'Hoppe in exchange for infield prospect Angel Arredondo. — Texas opened the necessary space …
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Steve Gilbert / MLB.com:
D-backs survive late comeback attempt by Pirates in 12 innings — PITTSBURGH — Whew, this would've been a bad loss for the Diamondbacks. — Arizona blew a six-run lead in the eighth and ninth innings to send the game to extras. Eventually, James McCann was able to break through …
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