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The New York Yankees have acquired outfielder Austin Slater from the Chicago White Sox ahead of Thursday’s MLB trade deadline, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported on Wednesday. The Yankees sent right-handed pitching prospect Gage Ziehl to the White Sox as part of the trade, per Mark Feinsand of MLB.com. Ziehl, who reached Double-A Somerset this season, was ranked as the Yankees’ …

Our final subscriber mailbag before the trade deadline gets into the Guardians trading Steven Kwan and Shane Bieber, what’s next for the Yankees, Giants, and Cubs, Dave Dombrowski’s approach toward trading top Phillies prospects, and positives for the Braves. John asks: Where does Cleveland go from here? Kwan isn’t signing long term. Clase may be lost. Will Santana be dfa …

Jorge CastilloJul 30, 2025, 11:30 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. The Yankees traded for outfielder Austin Slater from the White Sox on …

Major League Baseball’s 2025 trade deadline is rapidly approaching. The deadline will pass in less than 36 hours (6 p.m. ET on Thursday, July 31), and that means the expectation is that a frenzied period of swapping between buyers and sellers is in the offing. We’ve already seen a small handful of notable deals go down, as the Yankees and Mariners …

As the Cardinals head into the deadline as likely sellers, a handful of the club’s players are getting significant attention on the trade market. Of the team’s major pieces, no player is more likely to be moved than closer Ryan Helsley, a free agent after the 2025 season. The Dodgers and Mets have already been connected to Helsley in some …

Aaron Judge’s right flexor strain continues to be the overarching story impacting the Yankees’ business on and off the field as the trade deadline approaches.  Manager Aaron Boone provided some more details on Judge’s status in an interview with Jomboy Media’s “Talkin’ Yanks” podcast (link to X) today, saying that Judge is slated to start hitting off a tee no …

At the start of a week where the Yankees could look to add a starter ahead of the trade deadline, they dealt some of their pitching depth in the minors. Carlos Carrasco, who hasn’t pitched in the majors since May but carved out a brief role in the rotation earlier this season, was traded to the Braves in exchange for a …

1:09pm: Though the trade might be announced as Carrasco for player to be named later or cash, David O’Brien of The Athletic reports that Atlanta is only giving New York salary relief in the deal and won’t be sending a player back the other direction. 12:48pm: The Braves and Yankees have agreed to a trade that’ll send righty Carlos Carrasco …

CC Sabathia earned first-ballot election to the Baseball Hall of Fame this past winter, an honor that seemed to be tearing at the seams midway through his Yankees career. The Sabathia of 2013, ’14, and ’15 posted ERAs above 4.70 each season, and he hadn’t just approached a career crossroads at the age of 34, but seemed to have already …

The MLB trade deadline is on Thursday, July 31 and the activity in recent days suggests it will be a very busy time across Major League Baseball. With buyers and sellers starting to make moves, the latest MLB trade rumors point to how the market will shake out this week. Let’s dive into the latest MLB rumors as of Sunday …