The Major League Baseball trade deadline is 6 p.m. ET this coming Thursday, July 31, and the action is beginning to pick up. This past weekend we saw Josh Naylor go to the Mariners and Ryan McMahon go to the Yankees,

This is the second in a three-part series exploring how the personalities of MLB executives impact baseball’s trade deadline. Part one explored the various styles of traders. Part three is coming Wednesday. The Athletic has live coverage of the 2025 MLB trade deadline.

The MLB Trade Deadline is Thursday at 6 pm Eastern time. We’ve already seen a few trades over the weekend, and rumors are now beginning to swirl with more ferocity. However, while everybody is focusing on the big-name players who could change teams, like Eugenio Suarez or Joe Ryan, there’s value in focusing on the “little guy.”

Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase — a rumored MLB trade deadline target — has been placed on paid leave in connection with a sports-gambling investigation, ESPN's Jeff Passan reported Monday. Clase is reportedly on leave through Aug. 31, per The Athletic's Zack Meisel.

The Reds are a season-best six games over .500, just one game behind the Padres for the third spot in the NL wild-card race.

Is this season fun or what? Even with a loss on Sunday, the Blue Jays made a huge statement by taking three out of four from the Tigers. Max Scherzer made one mistake to take the loss Sunday, but he mostly looked dominant while striking out 11 batters on his 41st birthday.

Chasing first place in the American League Central, the Cleveland Guardians could use a boost before the July 31 MLB

An MLB insider believes the Chicago Cubs trading for Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Mitch Keller could make some sense.