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12 players to track as Trade Deadline nears
Monday, July 20
TOP NEWS
Keep an eye on these 12 trade candidates before Deadline
With the Trade Deadline two weeks away, let’s look at a dozen players whose names are likely to come up in trade discussions and what needs to happen for them to change addresses.
Red Sox rout Rays for their first 13-game win streak since 1948
Kepler walks off in 10th as D-backs tie largest comeback ‘W’ in franchise history
Contreras’ walk-off HR, bat launch cap Brewers’ sweep of Marlins
Jazz’s go-ahead HR in 8th earns split of doubleheader vs. Dodgers
‘Why he’s our ace’: Yamamoto twirls 1st regular-season CG with another Bronx gem
Trade rumors: Langeliers, Reds, Astros
Young’s dazzling display kicks off Orioles’ 7th straight win
Skenes reasserts himself as one of baseball’s best in gem vs. Guardians
Ohtani (left knee soreness) will not pitch Wednesday; return to mound TBD
Which team will grab final playoff spot on final day of AUSL regular season?
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TOP PERFORMANCES
Longest Home Run
Sal Stewart
456 ft
2nd Inning
Hardest Base Hit
Jac Caglianone
113.5 mph
1st Inning
Fastest Strikeout
Edgardo Henriquez
102.2 mph
4th Inning
Decisive Play
Brewers
70.7% WPA
9th Inning
1st Rockies player with multiple 3-HR games in a season
1st Braves catcher since at least 1900 with 5 H, 2 HR in a game
9th straight QS, longest streak by BOS pitcher since 2018 (Sale)
HR, 2B in 14th multi-hit game since June 1, tied for most in AL
Youngest Giant with 10+ HR in a season since 1977 (Jack Clark)
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MUST-SEE PLAY
We will get to the day’s top play shortly, but Isaac Collins’ sprawling catch was amazing, too.
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There’s no place like home for these playoff hopefuls
These seven teams have dramatic home-road splits, so let’s explore why they play so much better at home and how it could potentially affect their October dreams.
O’s righty auditioning for next World Cup?
About the day’s top play … Before the FIFA World Cup Final, Brandon Young showed off some fancy footwork of his own by kicking a grounder to himself to throw out Jose Altuve at first base.
5 series to watch this week
The teams with the two longest winning streaks in baseball open a three-game set tonight, along with an NLDS rematch in Philadelphia and the upstart Pirates making a visit to the Bronx.
It IS always sunny in Philadelphia
Phillies outfielder Gabriel Rincones Jr. wasn’t wearing his sunglasses when he struggled to find a fly ball in the sun — they were on his cap. But then he showed why he’s a professional athlete.
Extra innings? Extra subs for fans
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CWS 3
TOR 0
LAD 8
NYY 2
LAD 1
NYY 2
TB 1
BOS 6
NYM 6
PHI 1
TEX 5
ATL 8
PIT 7
CLE 1
BAL 5
HOU 2
SD 19
KC 2
MIA 1
MIL 3
MIN 1
CHC 10
CIN 9
COL 6
WSH 5
ATH 2
DET 2
LAA 3
SF 3
SEA 6
STL 7
AZ 8
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