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In bizarre twist, Phillies beat Red Sox on walk-off catcher's interference dlvr.it/TM2lZL

Fan falls into Wrigley Field basket retrieving homer from Royals' Jac Caglianone dlvr.it/TM2ktS

One fan at Wrigley Field was determined to bring home a souvenir. So determined in fact, that the fan fell into the basket above the warning track to grab a home run ball during Cubs-Royals on Monday night. nytimes.com/athletic/65077…

A wild ending for Philadelphia ‼️ A catcher's interference call leads to a Phillies' walk-off win. 🎥 @MLB

A fan dove into the basket at Wrigley Field to get Jac Caglianone's home run ball 👀 🎥 @MLB

Rich Hill to join Royals, pitch for record-tying 14th major league team: Source dlvr.it/TM2b2n

◽️ Ozzie Albies in ... Houston? ◽️ Jarren Duran's availability ◽️ How will the Dodgers load up again? @JimBowdenGM has trade deadline intel on all 30 MLB clubs: nytimes.com/athletic/65059…

Warning: Objects in the rearview mirror may be closer than they appear. Or in the Cubs' case, 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙤𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪. Is Chicago sweating Milwaukee's torrid stretch? Not yet...

The Mets’ main priority is supplementing their bullpen with multiple relievers and are willing to deal from their major-league infield depth to get trades done, sources tell @WillSammon. New York has four young infielders in Mark Vientos, Brett Baty, Ronny Mauricio and Luisangel…

The Major League Baseball Players Association believes commissioner Rob Manfred is trying to use the clout of highly respected, retired big leaguers to undermine the union and convince today’s players to accept a salary cap.

The Braves and Reds have revealed exclusive uniforms for the Speedway Classic 🏁 Atlanta and Cincinnati will face off at Bristol Motor Speedway on Aug. 2nd. Thoughts? 📸 @MLB

Don’t expect the Braves to rebuild or even retool at the trade deadline, writes @JimBowdenGM. Atlanta just needs to get its starting pitching healthy for 2025 and leave the rest of the heavy lifting, in terms of roster building, for the offseason. But what does that mean for the…

Nationals interim GM Mike DeBartolo told reporters Saturday that he isn't looking to trade Washington's better young players, including MacKenzie Gore and James Wood. The firings of Mike Rizzo and Davey Martinez on July 6 left the Nationals in need not just of a new, permanent…

From @TheAthletic: Major League Baseball is investigating Atlanta Braves assistant coach Eddie Pérez’s actions after he pointed to his head during Saturday night’s game while jawing with New York Yankees third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. nyti.ms/4m0zTGt

Fantasy baseball cheat sheet: Add and start Eury Pérez, target Mookie Betts and more THE BAT X insights dlvr.it/TM2H9L

The Yankees are prioritizing starting and relief pitching along a potential third base upgrade at the trade deadline, @JimBowdenGM reports. New York would like to acquire an impact starter if possible, but if not, a back-of-the-rotation arm along with a high-leverage reliever…

Is Eugenio Suárez the bat to watch at the trade deadline? Plus: Acuña's incredible throw dlvr.it/TM2Fjn

#MNTwins trade deadline big board: nytimes.com/athletic/64798…

What we’re hearing about the Cubs’ plans for the trade deadline (story with @sahadevsharma): nytimes.com/athletic/65056…

It’s been roughly 21 months since Craig Breslow worked for the Cubs, but his five seasons in Chicago under Jed Hoyer were formative years for him as a front-office executive and helped shape what he's done in Boston. nytimes.com/athletic/65055…