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Friday, July 22

• 10 players whose trade stock is rising

Some of these players have torn it up recently, while others simply seem to have become more available. They all have this in common: Their trade values are going straight up.

• 1 player from each team to watch before Trade Deadline

Here are 30 players who MLB.com’s beat reporters believe could directly impact what their teams will do at the Trade Deadline on Aug. 2.

• Mookie hits go-ahead HR, ends game with diving catch

After the Giants rallied from five runs down against the Dodgers,  Mookie Betts crushed a go-ahead three-run homer and sealed the victory with an incredible catch in right field.

• Astros close gap on Yankees with doubleheader sweep

After a walk-off win for the Astros in Game 1, Yordan Alvarez and Alex Bregman slugged back-to-back homers in the first inning of Game 2 and Houston never looked back.

• Are the Mets really in the running for Soto?

Juan Soto appears to be on the trade block, and he said at the All-Star Game that he loves playing in New York. But could the Mets be the team to pull off a blockbuster?

• Trea Turner breaks out signature slide … on defense!

Smooth sides on the basepaths have become somewhat of a trademark for Dodgers shortstop Trea Turner. This time he broke out an effortless slide while catching a popup.

• O’s, No. 1 pick Holliday agree to record deal (source)

The Orioles welcomed Jackson Holliday to the fold, coming to terms with the No. 1 overall pick on a record bonus for a high school player, a source told MLB.com’s Jim Callis.

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How Matt Carpenter started hitting like Barry Bonds

Two months ago, 36-year-old Matt Carpenter was toiling away with the Rangers’ Triple-A affiliate, the Round Rock Express, wondering if he’d already played his final Major League game. Carpenter spent last offseason rebuilding his swing, looking to get back to the big leagues. He got help from Joey Votto, Matt Holliday, a baseball performance lab and a new bat with the goal of adding loft to his swing and keeping the barrel in the zone longer.

When Carpenter was granted his release in mid-May, only one team offered the longtime Cardinal a Major League roster spot: The Yankees, who were on pace for one of their best seasons in franchise history.

Now, out of nowhere, the former MVP candidate and All-Star has been among the best hitters in baseball over the last month and a half, and a driving force behind an offense that’s among the best in the Majors.

After Carpenter joined the Yankees in late May, he had a Barry Bonds-esque .469 on-base percentage and .911 slugging percentage during the first half of the season. His 13 home runs from his debut on May 26 to the All-Star break are tied for the sixth-most in baseball over that period — and he’s done it in about half the at-bats of those above him. Full story >

Storylines to watch in second half

Jacob deGrom and Fernando Tatis Jr. are on their way back. Juan Soto is on his way somewhere else? These storylines could define the second half.

Welcome to Baseball City USA

What is it like to actually live in Cooperstown, the tiny hamlet that becomes the center of the baseball world once a year, and is the home to the greatest collection of baseball memorabilia in the universe?

Our favorite picks from the Draft

Some of these players have tools and skills that jump out, some are valuable in part for where they went in the Draft and some are just plain intriguing.

Salas shines as All-Star reporter

Stephanie Salas served as the All-Star Play Ball Reporter, with the 13-year-old interviewing several big leaguers on media day and running on the field for the All-Star Game with AL manager Dusty Baker.

Santana honored with JFEA

Samantha Santana, a 16-year-old from DREAM RBI in the Bronx and Harlem, was selected as the second of four Jennie Finch Empowerment Awardwinners.

La Vida Más Fina Del Béisbol

Former Dodgers All-Star Andre Ethier talks about his heritage, charity and living his best life prior to the All-Star Celebrity Softball Game.

Play Ball recaps All-Star Week

Look back at the best moments from LA with host AJ Andrews on Play Ball, the baseball show for kids, Saturday at 10 a.m. ET.

Today’s Trivia Question

Matt Holliday was selected in the seventh round of the 1998 MLB Draft six picks ahead of which current manager?

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