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Saturday, July 30

• Mariners acquire Castillo, top pitcher on market

Seattle sends three of its top five prospects (and four players overall) to Cincinnati for ace right-hander Luis Castillo. “You have got to step out and take a chance once in a while,” Mariners manager Scott Servais said.

• Yankees with 41 HRs before August: Ruth, now Judge

Here’s a telling snapshot of Aaron Judge’s historic summer: As he stood in the center of the Yankees’ clubhouse, the slugger was asked to ponder if he preferred robbing a homer or hitting a key grand slam to help win the game.

• Pros and cons for 7 top trade candidates

Teams can spend weeks or longer doing their due diligence on a potential target before the Deadline. To help out, here are the biggest factors to consider when it comes to some of the top players expected to be dealt.

• Soto? Starting pitching? What’s Cards’ Deadline path?

In as pure a sign of the times as you’ll find this Trade Deadline season, a fleet of Cardinals executives arrived at Nationals Park with the team on Friday, ratcheting up speculation that’s already hit a fever pitch.

• Cy thoughts: Verlander’s gem nets MLB-leading 14th win

Not only is Justin Verlander leading the way in victories, but his 1.81 ERA ranks second in the Majors to the 1.76 mark of Tampa Bay’s Shane McClanahan.

• Nimmo’s go-ahead homer elicits the ultimate ‘Hell yeah!’

Mired in a 5-for-34 slump with a .194 OBP, Brandon Nimmo broke out with two key hits against the Marlins, eliciting an uncharacteristic rallying cry.

• Padres’ 5-HR burst ‘fun to watch’ — but can it stick?

San Diego entered the series opener against Minnesota with five home runs at Petco Park in the entire month of July. They doubled it in one night.

• ‘Everything is clean’ for Manoah after injury scare

The Blue Jays’ All-Star right-hander came close to a nightmare scenario on Friday, when he was forced to leave his outing after just 87 pitches with a right-elbow contusion.

• Riley approaching records set by Braves legends

As Austin Riley nears completion of one of the best offensive months in club history, he finds himself positioned to possibly reach numbers only previously touched by the likes of Hank Aaron and Chipper Jones.

• deGrom set to make ’22 debut Tues. vs. Nats

Two-time NL Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom is just days away from his first Major League start in almost 13 months.

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Introducing the Aaron Judge home run pace tracker

Aaron Judge is on another level this season. His 41 home runs are the most in MLB before August since Barry Bonds hit 45 and Luis Gonzalez slugged 41 through the end of July 2001.

“Dude’s hitting everything right now,” said Kris Bubic, the Royals pitcher who gave up No. 40 last night. “Obviously a pretty damn good hitter. … But yeah, he’s probably seeing beach balls right now.”

So what does Judge’s pace mean in a historical context? At his current rate, the free-agent-to-be would finish with 66 home runs, which would establish new American League and Yankees records.

Why a game of catch with Pujols was so meaningful

Dan Bryan has made sure to have a catch with someone every day over the past two years since his son died. Recently, his throwing partner was a legend.

Tracking every Trade Deadline deal

The Mariners’ acquisition of Luis Castillo could kick the wheeling and dealing into high gear. Keep up with all the moves right here.

Here are your NL and AL All-Stars for July

These 22 players were as hot as the July temperatures.

MLB.TV at season-low price for Trade Deadline

The Trade Deadline is coming, and you’ll be able to watch all the faces in new places with MLB.TV. Don’t wait! Sale ends Tuesday.

Today’s Trivia Question

Which two players share the American League record for home runs in a season by a right-handed hitter?

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