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 …

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.

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 …

Nolan Ryan Had a Softer Side.  He Just Hid It (Very) Well.  —  A new documentary explores the unique challenge of facing Ryan, the game's most prolific strikeout artist, but also shows off a gentler version of the Ryan Express.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

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 …

First-half grades for all 30 MLB teams: Handing out everything from an A-plus to an F  —  In the blink of an eye, we are more than halfway through the 162-game MLB season.  So, what happened in the first half?  Let's see ... The Yankees are on pace for 113 wins.  The Dodgers and Astros aren't far behind.

The Last Licks of Pablo Sandoval, Baseball's Kung Fu Panda  —  When the one-time folk hero found himself out of the bigs, scratching out at-bats in a steamy Mexican steel town—and then was unceremoniously cut—it seemed like the end of the line.  But the Kung Fu Panda isn't ready to stop swinging.

Kraft Heinz reaches 5-year deal to maintain presence at Acrisure Stadium  —  The Heinz Red Zone will remain at Acrisure Stadium.  And one of the big ketchup bottles could be returning as well.  —  Kraft Heinz and the Pittsburgh Steelers have reached a verbal agreement on a new five-year deal …

Detroit Tigers roster moves: Beau Brieske to IL; Zack Short, Kody Clemens called up  —  The Detroit Tigers have recalled infielders Zack Short and Kody Clemens from Triple-A Toledo and named right-hander Garrett Hill as the 27th man for Thursday's doubleheader against the Oakland Athletics.

MLB All-Star Game was Tuesday night's most-watched program, viewership lower from last year  —  LOS ANGELES — Major League Baseball's Midsummer Classic remains the most-watched all-star game in the major professional sports, even though it drew record lows in viewership for the fifth time since 2015.

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 …