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8:25 AM ET, July 23, 2024

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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
MLB trade deadline 2024: Biggest questions as uncertainty holds up rumor mill  —  COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. − There are less than 10 shopping days remaining before the trade deadline with no one having any idea what's actually available to buy.  —  Are All-Star first baseman Pete Alonso …
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New York Times:
MLB trade deadline watch: Cubs won't be buyers, Rays still on track to sell and more  —  MLB trade deadline watch is a collection of news and notes from our reporting team of Patrick Mooney, Will Sammon, Katie Woo and Ken Rosenthal.  —  With a losing record and so many teams in front …
masslive.com:
As trade deadline approaches, Red Sox players holding out hope for additions  —  LOS ANGELES — Shortly after the Red Sox arrived at Dodger Stadium to open the unofficial start of their second half Friday, manager Alex Cora called a brief team meeting to issue a simple message.
ESPN:
2024 MLB trade deadline tracker: Rumors, news, analysis  —  The 2024 MLB trade deadline is just around the corner, with contending teams deciding what they need to add before 6 p.m. ET on July 30 arrives.  —  Could Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette be on the move from the Toronto Blue Jays?
Discussion: Bleacher Nation
Alex Speier / The Boston Globe:
Whether club buys or sells at trade deadline, Red Sox know they have to keep their focus on the field  —  LOS ANGELES — What a weird time of year.  —  Baseball players and teams learn to look through the prism of the long term, preaching mantras about 162-game marathons.
Ryan Divish / The Seattle Times:
Mariners place Ty France on outright waivers  —  Ty France's future with the Mariners is uncertain.  —  On Sunday afternoon, just before they closed out a 6-4 victory over the Houston Astros to salvage a win in the three-game series, multiple Major League Baseball sources confirmed …
Alex D'Agostino / Sports Illustrated:
Yilber Diaz Needs to Find Strikeouts, Avoid Base Traffic vs Royals  —  The D-backs will begin a series against one of the AL's tougher teams in Kansas City.  —  Fresh off a series win over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley field, the Arizona Diamondbacks will begin a three-game set with the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium.
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Four ways Dodgers can improve at MLB trade deadline  —  The Los Angeles Dodgers' roster, often the envy of the industry, is currently a mess — lined with stars but muddled by underperformance and, most of all, ravaged by injury.  —  When the All-Star break arrived this week …
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors and Yahoo Sports
Associated Press:
Astros DH Yordan Alvarez hits for cycle in loss to Mariners  —  SEATTLE — Astros designated hitter Yordan Alvarez hit for the cycle against the Seattle Mariners on Sunday, becoming the 10th player in Houston history to accomplish the feat.  —  Alvarez singled in the first inning …
John Shea / San Francisco Chronicle:
How do Bay Area All-Stars feel about MLB shifting to robo-ump system?  —  Logan Webb is old school, and he's proud to say so.  He would prefer to pitch every inning of every start.  He isn't fond of the universal designated hitter rule.  And he's no fan of robot umpires calling balls and strikes.
Discussion: Yahoo Sports
Associated Press:
Rays put Yandy Diaz on restricted list for non-disciplinary matter  —  NEW YORK - First baseman Yandy Diaz was put on the restricted list Saturday by the Tampa Bay Rays, who recalled infielder Curtis Mead from Triple-A Durham.  —  Díaz had missed Friday's 6-1 loss to the New York Yankees …
 
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