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Passan's MLB trade deadline preview: Skubal's suitors and intel, best fits for all 30 teams
From the contenders eyeing Tarik Skubal to the rebuilders, here's what every front office is thinking ahead of the Aug. 3 deadline.[read more]
Trade deadline buzz: All of our latest intel and rumors
Which contenders will make the biggest splash? Here's what we're hearing as 6 p.m. ET on Aug. 3 approaches.[read more]
MLB Power Rankings: Wild-card contenders surge and fall ahead of trade deadline
There was little change to our top 10 in Week 18, but teams on the cusp of the playoff race saw quite a bit of movement as the deadline looms four days away.[read more]
Wetzel: Recalling lessons of 'The Betrayal of Shohei Ohtani'
As Ohtani chases another MVP award, his former interpreter serves his punishment in a Pennsylvania prison.[read more]
A's Kurtz exits after HBP, set for MRI on forearm
Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz will undergo an MRI after leaving Wednesday night's game against the Red Sox because of a bruised forearm after being hit by a pitch. Manager Mark Kotsay said the X-ray results were inconclusive.[read more]
Twins' Buxton returns to IL with same hip injury
Twins outfielder Byron Buxton has returned to the injured list because of a right hip impingement -- the same injury that caused him to miss the All-Star Game.[read more]
AL-worst Angels deal Silseth, O'Hoppe to Rangers
The Angels, who entered Wednesday with an AL-worst 42-66 record, traded reliever Chase Silseth and catcher Logan O'Hoppe to the Rangers for minor league 3B Angel Arredondo.[read more]
Boone expects stars back, confident deal or no deal
Yankees manager Aaron Boone is confident he'll get his injured stars back before the end of the season even while the front office tries to improve his team before Monday's trade deadline.[read more]
Farewell? Fans salute Skubal; Tigers blow 7-0 lead
Tarik Skubal, in what could be his final start for the Tigers, was given a standing ovation after his 1,000th career strikeout during Wednesday's game vs. the Orioles.[read more]
Dodgers 'very confident' Ohtani will return to pitch
Andrew Friedman expressed confidence in Shohei Ohtani's eventual return to the mound as he continues to deal with an ailing knee, but that won't keep them from checking on Tarik Skubal should he become available ahead of the trade deadline.[read more]