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Below are all the reported deals leading up to and including the trade deadline. SN’s Ryan Fagan has commentary on Monday’s activity. MORE: Worst in-season trade for every AL team | And every NL team MLB trade tracker Dodgers capture Yu Darvish Players involved: RHP Yu Darvish (to Dodgers); 2B Willie Calhoun, RHP A.J. Alexy, SS Brendon Davis (to Rangers) Date: July 31 Analysis: The Dodgers went for it this trade deadline, acquiring three pitchers....

The expansion Loons of Minnesota United will look to erase the bad taste of a 5-1 loss in Portland by beating expansion classmate Atlanta United at home on Sunday. The New York market will be busy this weekend, with both area teams playing their home openers. The New York Red Bulls return to Red Bull Arena off a dramatic comeback win in Atlanta, facing the Colorado Rapids, while New York City FC returns to Yankee Stadium to take on D....

Today, let’s look at how the 2021 All-Star Game voting is happening; it’s easy to forget that MLB changed the voting format a bit before the 2019 game, which was held in Cleveland. A few things have happened in the world — baseball and otherwise — since that change. Let’s look at that, along with the first batch of voting results. How does the MLB All-Star voting process work? As a refresher, here’s how MLB’s relatively new voting process works, with dates for 2021: For Phase 1, teams submit player names, one per position and three outfielders....

We’ll break down why we like a couple of strikeout props in the Cubs-Reds, and Red Sox-Blue Jays games, along with a total bases prop that is too good to pass up between the Orioles and Mariners. (Odds courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook) MLB Best Bets: Advice, picks for Wednesday Alek Manoah over 5.5 strikeouts vs. Red Sox (-106). For our first best bet, we will attack Manoah’s strikeout prop, which is sitting at a favorable 5....

MLB executive vice president Joe Torre said Tuesday he expects deals to be in place by January. Virtually all umpires' calls other than balls and strikes, and foul tips will be reviewable. It's not yet clear whether umpires will be the ones reviewing the video at a central installation. Owners are expected to give their go-ahead Thursday for funding the expanded replay. Baseball started using video review in 2008 but limited it to home run calls....

Happ had an outstanding career with the Bearcats. Where he winds up, position-wise, is a bit of a question. He can play the outfield, though some scouts have said they could see him as a second baseman, too. He has the type of hands/feet to handle the position. MORE: Five worst MLB Draft misses for each franchise | Best picks, 1-50 Happ hit .369 with 14 homers, 18 doubles and 12 stolen bases for the Bearcats this year....

The senior at Ballard High in Louisville is expected to be a first-round pick in this year’s MLB Draft — which starts at noon ET Monday — after putting up video-game statistics in his final year on the prep stage. Adell, a strapping lad at 6-3 and 210 pounds, hit .562 with 25 homers, 61 RBIs and 22 stolen bases and was named the Gatorade Kentucky Player of the Year as Ballard finished with a 23-12 record....

We thought we’d nose our way into that conversation with a series of “would you rather have” pieces comparing the merits — and risks — of players on the free-agent market. You won’t see a Bryce-or-Manny debate here, though, because Harper and Machado play different positions (obviously). MORE: The cases for and against the best fits for Manny Machado Our first entry looks at two outstanding lefty starters, two oft-injured outfielders and the top two hot corner guys on the market....

The right-hander has agreed to a one-year contract with San Diego, Yahoo! Sports’ Jeff Passan reported Thursday. Johnson, 30, missed all of last season after undergoing a second Tommy John surgery. He signed with the Padres as a free agent in November 2013. MORE: New faces in new places | Padres acquire Matt Kemp | Trade for A’s Derek Norris | Snag Wil Myers Johnson has made 30 or more starts just twice in nine full big league seasons: in 2009 (33) and 2012 (31), both with the Marlins....

MLB odds: Today’s lines from Las Vegas Orioles (65-71) vs. Yankees (76-59) Wei-Yin Chen (8-7, 3.36 ERA) vs. Michael Pineda (10-8, 4.07 ERA) Line: Yankees -155Total: 8 (-110)Time: 1:05 p.m. ET (ESPN) After a rough outing in his first start back from a month-long absence (forearm), Michael Pineda (10-8, 4.07 ERA) managed to hold the Red Sox to one run in six innings last week in Fenway, earning his first win since before the All-Star break....

Jacob deGrom isn’t an All-Star yet, but he definitely looks the part. The Mets righty worked eight shutout innings Thursday against the Brewers as New York snapped its seven-game losing streak with a 2-0 win. deGrom was masterful, striking out seven and walking none. He surrendered just four hits on a tidy 100 pitches. With the National League All-Star reveal nine days away, deGrom is sure to have a place, sporting a 2....

MLB odds: Current baseball betting lines The Tigers (28-22) have lost five of their last seven games overall to fall 2.5 games behind Kansas City in the AL Central and 1.5 games behind second-place Minnesota. Through the first five games of a current seven-game road trip, they’ve scored just six runs and batted .181. After a miserable beginning to 2015, where he was 0-4 with a 6.29 ERA in his first six starts, Weaver has elevated his game to the level we’ve been accustomed to over the years by going 3-0 with a 1....

The Royals are in fourth place in the American League Central division with 51 wins and a poor home record of 31-36. They are 3-7 in their last 10 matchups. They will look to improve their winning percentage of 0.402 with a home field advantage. The Padres are currently in second place in the National League West with 69 wins and a winning percentage of 0.543. They will look to repeat Friday night’s performance....

To be clear, this was a contest full of incredible sequences of events. MORE: Box score, stats | SN’s live blog For the moment, let’s just look at the fifth inning. And not even the whole fifth inning. Just the top half of the fifth inning. With two runs already in, two outs and Addison Russell on second base, four Cubs reached base safely against Max Scherzer, in this order:...

In a statement, MLB chief baseball operator Joe Torre explained that Utley will be suspended for Games 3 and 4 because his slide was deemed “illegal.” The slide in question, which occurred in the seventh inning in Saturday’s Game 2 clash against the Mets, resulted in a broken right fibula for Tejada and swung the tide of the game, a 5-2 Dodgers win. MORE: Best photos from NL Division Series games...

To start, it is worth mentioning that Guess Pitch does not work in certain Diamond Dynasty game modes in MLB The Show 21. Additionally, some Xbox players report that the feature is not functioning properly even in game modes that should support it, such as Road to the Show. While the first of these two issues can be addressed by simply picking a suitable mode, fans that are experiencing more overarching problems with Guess Pitch may need to wait for the feature to be fixed in a future update....

And any hope for a surprising season — they were still near .500 after splitting a four-game series in Minnesota in mid-May — quickly went away. Since that trip to the Twin Cities, the Tigers are 13-51, which is by far the worst record in the bigs. The Orioles have the next-worst record in that span, at 21-45, seven full games better than the Tigers. MORE: Watch live MLB games all season long on fuboTV (7-day free trial)...

“I think they’re going to trade people — obviously, me and a handful of others – that don’t make sense to hold onto and go through this when we can have value to other teams,” right-hander Jake Peavy said earlier this week. So, who on the Red Sox should keep their phone handy for the rest of the month, and maybe keep a mover on speed dial? Jon Lester Position: SPAge: 30Contract status: Free agent after this season, with a 2014 salary of $13 millionWho should be interested: Any team that considers itself a contender...