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Top trade candidates at each position
Wednesday, July 22
TOP NEWS
Building a team with the top trade candidate at every position
As teams mull Deadline strategies, the “Buzz Factor” for some of these 13 players is starting to grow louder.
Phils’ blunder on bases turns into chaotic game-ending 5-2-6-4 DP for Dodgers
Drake shines in MLB debut (in front of Mom and Dad!) before Vargas walks it off
Tatis blasts off in Atlanta with 474-foot homer, longest of season
Marlins turn 1st triple play of 2026 in 5 seconds
Cubs plate 6 in the 1st and never look back during blowout victory
‘I’ve got to stay inside’: Crochet taking no chances as Boston eyes 15th straight win
Muncy’s winning HR — off Wheeler! — ties Penguin for 5th on Dodgers’ list
Rays pound out season-high 21 hits, crucial first inning defines rout of Jays
Fresh off contract extension, All-Star Burns improves to 12-1
Fried returning to Yanks, set to start Game 2 of doubleheader vs. Bucs
Cubs, Tigers face off in rubber match (8:10 p.m. ET on ESPN)
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TOP PERFORMANCES
Longest Home Run
Fernando Tatis Jr.
474 ft
8th Inning
Hardest Base Hit
James Wood
113.1 mph
7th Inning
Fastest Strikeout
Mason Miller
102.2 mph
9th Inning
Decisive Play
Dodgers
50.2% WPA
9th Inning
2 HR; only player with 20+ HR in each of last 11 full seasons
2 HRs to extend 3-game HR streak; tied for MLB RBI lead (J. Walker, 76)
18-inning scoreless streak; 1.93 ERA in first 4 career starts
4th pinch-hit HR this season, leads MLB and ties Cubs record (G. Hill)
31 HRs, 3rd-most in MLB; 1.046 OPS, 18 HR since June 1 (40 games)
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MUST-SEE PLAY
Kahlil Watson made this play to clinch the Guardians’ victory over the Twins.
STAFF PICKS
Which 2026 Draft picks will reach the Majors quickest?
Now that the 2026 Draft is in the books, the question becomes: When will we see these players in the big leagues?
How a ‘hockey puck knob’ has changed Soto’s swing
Juan Soto, in his constant quest for hitting perfection, has started swinging new lumber — with noticeable results.
Forget the high-five: Rookie slaps coach in the face after 1st HR
High-fives and handshakes are a staple. But after Cleveland’s Petey Halpin launched his first career dinger, he returned to the dugout and — intentionally — slapped his hitting coach’s cheek. All in good fun, of course!
The 2026 AUSL postseason field is set! See the full schedule
Thursday’s play-in game determines who will have a shot at dethroning the Utah Talons, last year’s champion and this year’s top seed.
6 positions down, 3 to go
Tyler Callihan has his sights set on playing all nine positions for the Pirates this season — and his manager is fully on board.
Wednesday afternoon action on MLB Network
The Pirates face the Yankees in Game 1 of a doubleheader at 1 p.m. ET (or Giants vs. Royals at 2), then the Cardinals meet the Angels at 4.
SCOREBOARD
MIN 2
CLE 5
LAD 2
PHI 1
TB 12
TOR 2
SD 8
ATL 3
SF 2
KC 3
NYM 4
MIL 0
DET 2
CHC 11
CWS 0
TEX 10
MIA 3
HOU 5
WSH 7
COL 8
STL 1
LAA 5
ATH 5
AZ 6
CIN 4
SEA 2
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