After spending last summer as a trade candidate, John Metchie remained in place with the Texans. That will not be the case in 2025, however. Houston has agreed to trade the fourth-year receiver to the Eagles, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. One season remains on Metchie’s rookie contract. The 25-year-old Canadian was sidelined for the 2022 season while recovering from Acute Promyelocytic …
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Nine years ago, when Dave Dombrowski ran the Red Sox’s baseball operations, he traded for a Twins reliever at the deadline, then called up his best outfield prospect from triple A the next day. Is history about to repeat? OK, maybe not exactly. Because nobody will mistake star closer Jhoan Duran for middle-inning lefty Fernando Abad. And although Justin Crawford …
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Bader, 31, signed a one-year, $6.25 million contract with the Twins before the season, and he delivered his best offensive season in years. In 96 games, he hit .258 with 12 homers and 38 RBIs while posting a .339 on-base percentage. Playing left field regularly for the first time in his career, he’s played Gold Glove-caliber defense. The Twins aren’t …
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Alden GonzalezJul 31, 2025, 01:27 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. The Philadelphia Phillies are in agreement on a deal to acquire outfielder Harrison Bader from the Minnesota Twins, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Thursday. Two prospects, outfielder Hendry …
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The Phillies on Thursday traded for Minnesota Twins outfielder Harrison Bader, league sources confirmed to The Athletic. The Phillies are sending outfielder Hendry Mendez and righty Geremy Villoria to the Twins, according to league sources. A February signee for a modest $6.25 million, Bader has exceeded expectations this season. Largely brought in as a defensive specialist, the 2021 Gold Glove …
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Marvin Harrison Jr. was the first wide receiver drafted in 2024, but he wasn’t at the top of the rookie leaderboard at the end of his first NFL season. Harrison caught 62 passes for 885 yards and eight touchdowns as a rookie and that production lagged behind what Malik Nabers, Brian Thomas, Ladd McConkey, and tight end Brock Bowers were …
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Harrison Ford has scored his first ever Emmy nomination – days after celebrating his 83rd birthday. The Star Wars star was nominated in the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series category for his role in the second season of Apple’s Shrinking. He will compete against Ike Barinholtz, Colman Domingo, Jeff Hiller, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Michael Urie and Bowen Yang Ford …
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