San Diego Padres trade for Washington Nationals slugger Juan Soto  —  The San Diego Padres have acquired superstar outfielder Juan Soto and first baseman Josh Bell from the Washington Nationals, it was announced Tuesday.  —  The price for the Padres is far from cheap.

Joey Gallo sums up Yankees fans, feeling ‘like a piece of s**t’ on eve of new start |  Q & A  —  UPDATE (2:32 p.m.): ESPN's Jeff Passan reports “The Los Angeles Dodgers are in agreement on a deal to acquire outfielder Joey Gallo from the New York Yankees, a source tells ESPN, confirming @ragazzoreport.”

Dolphins center Michael Deiter might be sidelined until regular season  —  MIAMI GARDENS — The Miami Dolphins are preparing to be without Michael Deiter for an extended portion of training camp, and possibly the exhibition season because of a foot injury he suffered on the first day of practice last week.

Report: Phillies Acquire Syndergaard from Angels  —  The Philadelphia Phillies have reportedly acquired starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard from the Los Angeles Angels.  —  View the original article to see embedded media.  —  Thor has returned to the National League East.

Yankees' Luis Severino unhappy with being on 60-day injured list  —  Luis Severino stood in front of his locker in the Yankees' clubhouse Tuesday afternoon, and he wasn't in a very good mood.  —  The right-hander had just come from playing catch up to 90 feet after doing the same at 60-75 feet in his return to throwing Monday.

Mets trade J.D. Davis, prospects to Giants for masher Darin Ruf  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — The endless speculation and theorizing can finally come to an end.  On Tuesday, just hours before the trade deadline, the Mets sent third baseman/DH J.D. Davis and three prospects to the San Francisco Giants.

Willson Contreras remains with the Chicago Cubs after a lack of enticing offers: ‘We never found a deal that came close’  —  ST. LOUIS — The Chicago Cubs were motivated to move their most valuable expiring contract if they received an enticing return.  —  This approach followed president …

Needing an upgrade at the trade deadline, Buck Showalter insists he likes Mets catchers  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Heading into the trade deadline, it's nice to have problems as minor as the ninth spot in the order not hitting very much.  —  That's been one of the only real nits to pick with the Mets …

Atlanta Braves beef up bullpen, acquire closer Raisel Iglesias from Los Angeles Angels  —  MLB, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Angels  —  Closer Raisel Iglesias was traded from the Los Angeles Angels to the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday in exchange for right-hander Jesse Chavez and left-hander Tucker Davidson.

Mets comfortable with Luis Guillorme and Eduardo Escobar in a platoon  —  WASHINGTON — For the third time in the past four chances, Luis Guillorme started at third base against a righthanded starting pitcher Tuesday night, the clearest indication that the Mets are comfortable decreasing Eduardo Escobar's role.