Inside the Clubhouse: Trade Deadline notes from the All-Star Game  —  Trade Deadline notes from the All-Star Game.  —  LOS ANGELES, CA — With the All-Star Game and MLB Draft both over, trade talks throughout baseball will soon heat up.  And with the addition of Juan Soto to the market …

Jacob deGrom will throw one more minor league start before returning to team  —  For as long as he's hiding in the shadows of minor-league fields, rehab starts and simulated games, Jacob deGrom is the great unknown looming over the Mets' season.  —  Perhaps the best pitcher of his generation …

Ex-Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs outfielder Dwight Smith dies at 58  —  MLB, Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs  —  ATLANTA — Dwight Smith, a runner-up for NL rookie of the year who played on Atlanta's World Series-winning team in 1995, died Friday, the Braves announced.  He was 58.

Tampa Bay Rays' Wander Franco has $650K in jewelry stolen from vehicle  —  An alleged serial burglar stole more than $650,000 of jewelry from the SUV of Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco when he was on a rehabilitation assignment in June, according to police and court records obtained by ESPN.

10 players whose trade stock is rising  —  The stars put on a show in Los Angeles this week, but with the Midsummer Classic behind us, all eyes are focused squarely on Aug. 2 — the date of this year's Trade Deadline.  —  Season-long performances will dictate the value of potential acquisitions, as will players' career track records.

UCF WR Ryan O'Keefe lands on Biletnikoff Award watch list  —  UCF wide receiver Ryan O'Keefe found his name Thursday on the preseason watch list for the 2022 Biletnikoff Award.  —  The award annually recognizes the college football season's most outstanding FBS receiver.

Orioles agree to terms with first overall pick Jackson Holliday; record deal pending physical  —  High School shortstop Jackson Holliday on being selected the No. 1 overall pick by the Baltimore Orioles.  (Baltimore Sun)  —  The Orioles have reached an agreement with first overall draft …

Sweep gives Astros season series vs. Yankees, but Aaron Boone says 'it's not going to matter unless' it's October  —  The Houston Astros opened the second half of the season by sweeping the New York Yankees in a doubleheader Thursday to inch closer in the standings to the team with baseball's best record.

How Latino MLB players are being heard as international draft deadline approaches  —  THE LOCKOUT HAD been lifted, a new collective bargaining agreement was in place and so Omar Minaya ventured out for spring training.  It was the middle of March, and Minaya, the former front-office executive …

White Sox are loving top prospect Colson Montgomery's continued progression: 'He's always been a star'  —  (670 The Score) White Sox top prospect Colson Montgomery's rapid success has been the biggest storyline in the team's farm system this season, but it hasn't come as a shock to director …

Marlins' Jazz Chisholm Jr. expected to miss extended time with back injury.  The details  —  A CT scan on Miami Marlins All-Star second baseman Jazz Chisholm, Jr.'s back has revealed a stress fracture, sources told the Miami Herald on Friday.  —  Chisholm is expected to miss about six weeks …

Giancarlo Stanton, Byron Buxton power American League to ninth straight All-Star Game win  —  LOS ANGELES - The Hall of Fame-bound pitcher with the famously airtight pregame routine - down to the second to time his pre-start walks from the bullpen - knew the game result mattered little …