Mets Acquire Marcus Stroman  —  8:08PM: The deal has been officially announced.  The Mets will also receive some cash considerations from the Jays.  —  5:41PM: The Mets and Blue Jays have reached an agreement on a trade that will send Blue Jays right-hander Marcus Stroman to New York, according to Jon Morosi of MLB Network.

The reasons behind the slow trade deadline activity (so far); Brewers getting creative?  ; Yankees' urgent need  —  In 2018, Manny Machado, Brad Hand, Zack Britton and Cole Hamels were traded between July 18 and July 27.  —  It's July 28.  Where are all the deals?

Twins boost bullpen, acquire Romo from Marlins  —  The Twins have traded for reliever Sergio Romo, whose playoff experience will deepen a bullpen in need of help as Minnesota tries to hold off the Cleveland Indians in the American League Central.  —  The Twins on Saturday night announced …

Huntington: Pirates “Looking At Adding To Future Clubs” At Deadline  —  With the trade deadline less than three days away, Pirates GM Neal Huntington said that his front office “in the process of looking at adding to future clubs” rather than buying for a late run at a postseason berth in 2019.

Thaiss hits walk-off HR, Angels avoid being swept by O's  —  Matt Thaiss hit his second home run of the game in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Los Angeles  —  Baltimore Orioles on Sunday.  —  Albert Pujols hit his 650th homer and the Angels avoided being swept at home …

A's hit 4 HRs in testy 5-4 win over Rangers  —  Ramon Laureano took a slow trot after a home run and later got hit by a pitch, prompting the benches to clear as the  —  Oakland Athletics posted a testy 5-4 win over the  —  Texas Rangers on Saturday night.  —  Matt Chapman hit his 23rd home run,

Yankees Place CC Sabathia On IL  —  The Yankees have placed left-hander C.C. Sabathia on the 10-day injured list and recalled utilityman Tyler Wade from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, the team announced.  Sabathia is dealing with right knee inflammation.  —  This continues a brutal week …

Reds Activate Alex Wood, Designate Ryan Lavarnway  —  The Reds have activated left-hander Alex Wood from the injured list and designated catcher Ryan Lavarnway for assignment, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic tweets.  —  As expected, the 28-year-old Wood will finally make his Reds debut against the Rockies on Sunday.

White Sox activate Eloy Jiménez  —  Eloy Jiménez is back in the lineup for the first time since his  —  disastrous outfield collision with Charlie Tilson earlier this month.  In a corresponding move, infielder  —  José Rondón has been designated for assignment.

Boston Red Sox injuries: Brian Johnson nearing return, Steven Wright getting checked in Boston  —  BOSTON — Red Sox left-hander Brian Johnson is likely one more rehab appearance away from being activated and is a candidate to start one of the two games in next Saturday's doubleheader against the Yankees, manager Alex Cora said.

Indians Acquire Hunter Wood, Christian Arroyo  —  6:41PM: The two teams have officially announced the trade.  Jefry Rodriguez will move to the Indians' 60-day injured list to create roster space.  The Rays will get $250K in international bonus funds, MLB.com's Mark Feinsand tweets.

Strasburg fires gem for MLB-best 14th win, Nats rout Dodgers  —  Stephen Strasburg tossed seven masterful innings to win his seventh consecutive start, leading the  —  Washington Nationals to an 11-4 rout of the  —  Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday.  —  Brian Dozier and  —  Juan Soto homered, while