REPORTS: GUARDIANS ACQUIRE LHP FOSTER GRIFFIN, 1B NATHANIEL LOWE
The Cleveland Guardians finished the trade deadline with a bang, adding breakout left-hander Foster Griffin from the Washington Nationals and first baseman/designated hitter Nathaniel Lowe from the Cincinnati Reds in the final 30 minutes before Monday’s deadline, according to multiple reports.
Cleveland sent left-handers Will Dion and Josh Hartle, right-hander Kendeglys Virguez and outfielder Nick Mitchell to Washington, and shipped off right-hander pitching prospect Alejandro Rivera in the deal to acquire Lowe from Cincinnati.
The Guardians previously acquired slugging outfielder Jo Adell from the Los Angeles Angels earlier on Monday.
Griffin, 31, has been one of the surprise successes in the majors this season. After spending the last three seasons in Japan’s NPB League, he made his first All-Star team in his return to the majors and has a 12-3 record with a 3.06 ERA in 22 starts spanning 129 1/3 innings, with 116 strikeouts and 30 walks.
The former first-round pick by the Kansas City Royals in 2014 had previously thrown just eight innings at the major league level between the 2020 and 2022 seasons.
Lowe, 31, was hitting .266 with 12 homers and 37 RBIs over 83 games in his first season with the Reds. He’s a career .264 hitter with 119 homers and 450 RBIs over eight major league seasons with the Rays (2019-20), Rangers (2021-24), Nationals (2025), Boston Red Sox (2025) and Reds.
Of the five players the Guardians shipped off in the two deals, only Hartle (No. 25) is on the list of MLB Pipeline’s top 30 prospects in the organization.MLB content
Dion, 26, made his major league debut in May and had a 0-0 record and 4.58 ERA in 12 relief appearances.
Hartle, 23, was a third-round pick in the 2024 MLB Draft by Pittsburgh. He was traded to Cleveland that December and was 4-4 with a 3.86 ERA in 19 starts this season at Double-A Akron.
Virguez, 22, was 4-1 with a 4.13 ERA in 25 relief appearances this season between Akron and High-A Lake County.
Mitchell, 22, hit .240 with five homers, 39 RBIs and 19 stolen bases in 75 games this season for Akron.
Rivera, 19, is currently at Class-A Hill City and was 4-3 with a 3.06 ERA across two minor league levels this season.
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REPORTS: ROCKIES DEAL RHP ANTONIO SENZATELA TO BREWERS, RHP VICTOR VODNIK TO MARLINS
The Milwaukee Brewers added to their bullpen wealth shortly before the trade deadline on Monday by acquiring right-hander Antonio Senzatela from the Colorado Rockies, according to reports.
Colorado received Triple-A left-handed reliever Mark Manfredi and 19-year-old infielder Juan Martinez from Milwaukee.
The Rockies shifted Senzatela, 31, to the bullpen this year after he spent most of his first nine seasons in the rotation. He responded by producing a 9-2 record and a 3.61 ERA with three saves in 34 appearances.
Senzatela has fared better away from Coors Field this season. He posted a 2.57 ERA in 28 innings on the road versus a 4.81 ERA in 24 1/3 innings at home, which does not match his career splits.
Since making his big-league debut in 2017, Senzatela has posted a 5.27 ERA in 405 innings on the road compared to a 4.93 ERA in 469 1/3 innings at Coors Field.
Manfredi, 26, has compiled a 4-2 record with a 3.35 ERA and five saves this season between Triple-A Nashville and Double-A Biloxi. Martinez recently moved from Rookie ball to Class-A Wilson, where he posted a .209 average, one homer and six steals in 18 games.
The Rockies continued to sell at the deadline when they dealt right-handed reliever Victor Vodnik to the Miami Marlins for infielder Connor Norby and right-hander Aiden May, ESPN reported.
Vodnik, 26, has pitched in 155 games across four seasons out of the Rockies’ bullpen and amassed a 13-10 record, a 4.31 ERA and 23 saves. In 33 appearances this season, he is 3-3 with four saves and a 5.25 ERA.
Norby, 26, is batting .205 with four homers and 16 RBIs in 65 games this season. For his career with the Baltimore Orioles (2024) and Marlins (2024-26), Norby has batted .234 with 21 homers and 70 RBIs in 198 appearances.
May, 23, is a prospect currently at High-A Beloit, where he has gone 4-3 with a 3.80 ERA over 14 starts.
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REPORTS: RED SOX MOVE INF MARCELO MAYER TO GIANTS FOR LHP ERIK MILLER
The Boston Red Sox boosted their bullpen on Monday with the acquisition of left-handed reliever Erik Miller from the San Francisco Giants, per multiple reports.
The Giants received infielder Marcelo Mayer, who has long been considered one of the Red Sox’s ballyhooed prospects, to complete the deal.
Miller, 28, posted a 2-0 record with a 2.76 ERA and four saves in 38 appearances for the Giants this year. He has averaged 12.4 strikeouts and 6.1 walks per nine innings during his 32 2/3 innings of work.
Mayer, 23, has yet to fulfill his promise at the major league level since becoming the No. 4 overall pick in the 2021 MLB Draft.Baseball coverage
Prior to the 2024 season, Mayer was listed by MLB.com as the game’s No. 15 prospect–directly ahead of Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong and Baltimore Orioles catcher Samuel Basallo and directly behind Detroit Tigers outfielder Max Clark and Washington Nationals outfielder Jason Wood.
While those four have made an impact with their teams, Mayer has recorded a .223/.278/.346 slash line in 114 games for the Red Sox since making his debut at the start of the 2025 season. He has posted seven home runs and three stolen bases in 364 plate appearances.
Mayer has not appeared in a game since June 25 due to a bone stress reaction in his left forearm. He remains on the 10-day injured list.
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REPORTS: CUBS ACQUIRE LHP CLAY HOLMES, OF TYRONE TAYLOR
The Chicago Cubs continued a major trade deadline surge by acquiring right-handed starter Clay Holmes and outfielder Tyrone Taylor from the New York Mets, according to multiple media reports.
The Cubs, who have already traded for right-hander Kevin Gausman from Toronto and reportedly left-hander Braxton Garrett from the Miami Marlins to bolster their rotation, are sending third baseman/shortstop Jefferson Rojas, the No. 2 prospect in their organization per MLB Pipeline, to New York in the deal.
The deal is still pending medical reviews, ESPN additionally reported.
Holmes, 33, has been out since mid-May when a hard-hit comebacker fractured his right fibula. However, he’s close to returning after making three rehab appearances in the minor leagues over the past two weeks.
Before the injury, he was enjoying a strong start to his season despite the Mets’ struggles, posting a 4-4 record and 2.39 ERA in his first nine starts.
He’s had an ERA of 3.60 or better in each of the last six seasons and has a career 40-34 record with a 3.53 ERA in 353 games (44 starts) with the Pirates (2018-21), Yankees (2021-24) and Mets (2025-26). He made a move to the starting rotation with the Mets after spending the majority of his career coming out of the bullpen, making 40 starts since 2025.
Taylor, 32, hit .241 with 10 homers and 28 RBIs in 67 games this season, missing a month with a right hip flexor strain. He’s a career .238 hitter with 60 homers and 226 RBIs over 641 games with the Brewers (2019-23) and Mets (2024-26).
Rojas, the No. 63 prospect in baseball on MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 list, has blown up since signing with the Cubs as an international prospect out of the Dominican Republic. Now 21, he’s hit .270 with 15 homers and 57 RBIs across 91 games this season for Double-A Knoxville.
In what has been a push-the-chips-in day of sorts for Chicago, the Cubs also reportedly acquired right-handed reliever Ryan Zeferjahn from the Angels.
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REPORTS: CUBS BOOST STAFF WITH RHP RYAN ZEFERJAHN, LHP BRAXTON GARRETT
The Chicago Cubs acquired a pair of pitchers in separate deals Monday, landing right-handed reliever Ryan Zeferjahn from the Los Angeles Angels and left-handed starter Braxton Garrett from the Miami Marlins, multiple outlets reported.
The Angels acquired catcher/designated hitter Moises Ballesteros and minor-league RHP Mason McGwire for Zeferjahn, per the Orange County Register.
In the swap for Garrett, the Cubs sent Triple-A first baseman Jonathon Long and minor league right-hander Jace Beck to the Marlins, per multiple reports.
Zeferjahn, 28, was 4-3 with four saves and a 3.66 ERA in 45 relief appearances for the Angels this season. He has stacked up 75 strikeouts versus 29 unintentional walks over 51 2/3 innings. He became a full-time big leaguer in 2025, when he went 6-5 with two saves and a 4.74 ERA in 62 appearances with Los Angeles.
Garrett, who turns 29 on Wednesday, was a key part of the Marlins’ rotation in 2022-23. He fashioned a 12-14 record and a 3.63 ERA in 48 appearances (47 starts) over those two seasons.
But Garrett has pitched just 41 1/3 innings since as he underwent Tommy John surgery in December 2024. It was the second major elbow surgery of his career.
Garrett has spent most of this season with Triple-A Jacksonville, where he compiled a 4-4 record and 2.90 ERA in 15 starts and one relief appearance. He posted 83 strikeouts versus 29 walks in 77 2/3 innings, which does not match the command he showed in 2022-23.
The Marlins gave him two starts this season and he managed an 0-1 record with a 14.84 ERA as he surrendered seven runs, seven hits and eight walks over 4 1/3 innings. His most recent appearance in the big leagues came May 19 versus Atlanta.
Ballesteros, 22, was regarded by Baseball America as the game’s No. 36 prospect before spending most of the first half of this season with the Cubs. After a fast start, he finished with a .231/.303/.385 slash line with six homers and 23 RBIs in 59 games before being sent to Triple-A Iowa.
McGwire, 22, is the son of former major league slugger Mark McGwire. He participated in the 2026 Futures Game two days before the MLB All-Star Game in Philadelphia. He has split this season between the Cubs’ Single-A affiliates, South Bend and Myrtle Beach, and posted a 3-4 record with a 3.64 ERA over 59 1/3 innings. He compiled 72 strikeouts versus 24 walks.
Long, 24, has spent all of 2025 and 2026 with Triple-A Iowa and amassed a .296 average with 32 homers and 155 RBIs in 239 games.
Beck, 26, has split this season between Triple-A Iowa and Double-AA Knoxville. Over nine starts and 16 relief appearances, Beck has posted a 6-3 record with a 3.62 ERA. He has piled up an eye-popping 14.0 strikeouts per nine innings (116 whiffs in 74 2/3 innings).
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REPORTS: CARDINALS PITCHERS DUSTIN MAY, JOJO ROMERO HEADED TO BREWERS
The Milwaukee Brewers are adding depth to their starting rotation and bullpen with the additions of right-hander Dustin May and left-handed reliever JoJo Romero in an intra-division trade with the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday, according to multiple media reports.
The Brewers are sending a pair of outfield prospects, Alexander Frias and Josiah Ragsdale, to St. Louis in the deal, per MLB.com
Both May and Romero will be free agents at the end of this season.
May, 28, is 5-7 with a 4.38 ERA during his first season for the Cardinals. The Brewers are set to become the fourth team he’s played for in the last two seasons as the Los Angeles Dodgers traded him to Boston at last year’s trade deadline before he elected free agency and signed with St. Louis last December.Baseball coverage
His 21 starts this season are already two off his career high set last season. He battled injuries early in his career, undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2021, right arm surgery in 2023 and an esophageal tear in 2024.
Over seven major league seasons with the Dodgers (2019-23, 2025), Red Sox and Cardinals, May has a 24-27 record and 3.99 ERA over 92 outings (78 starts).
Romero, 29, has been sidelined since July 17, when he underwent an emergency appendectomy. However, he’s resumed baseball activities and is set to return to action this month. The southpaw is 1-3 with a 3.35 ERA over 44 relief appearances this season.
Over seven major league seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies (2020-22) and Cardinals (2022-26), Romero is 16-14 with a 3.51 ERA and 12 saves in 241 outings, all out of the bullpen.
Frias, an 18-year-old native of the Dominican Republic, signed an international contract with the Brewers in January 2025. He’s hit .342 with eight homers and 62 RBIs in 60 games at two different minor league levels this season, including .236 with four homers in 28 games at Low-A Wilson.
Ragsdale, 22, has risen fast since he was a seventh-round draft pick last year, ranking as the Brewers’ No. 13 prospect according to MLB Pipeline. He had a .316 average with 19 homers and 51 RBIs in 86 games this season between High-A Wisconsin and Double-A Biloxi.
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REPORT: YANKEES DEAL FOR LF HELIOT RAMOS FROM GIANTS
The New York Yankees are finalizing a trade to acquire left fielder Heliot Ramos from the San Francisco Giants, multiple outlets reported Monday.
The return was not yet known, but MLB.com reported that Yankees left-handed pitching prospect Henry LaLane was “believed to be” the primary piece going to San Francisco.
Ramos, 26, was batting .264 with nine home runs and 34 RBIs across 74 games for the Giants this season.
He’s played parts of five seasons with San Francisco since being drafted in the first round (19th overall) by the club in 2017. Ramos is a career .257 batter who’s hit 53 home runs and amassed 177 RBIs over 386 career games. He was an All-Star in 2024 and finished that season with career highs of 22 homers, 72 RBIs and a .269 average.MLB content
The Yankees needed help in left field after Cody Bellinger went on the injured list July 26 with a Grade 2 hamstring strain.
Ramos is the second acquisition the Yankees have made before the deadline, following lefty-hitting infielder Luis Garcia Jr. from the Washington Nationals in exchange for four pitchers on Sunday.
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REPORT: WHITE SOX ADD C JOEY BART IN DEAL WITH BRAVES
Catcher Joey Bart was traded for the second time in six weeks on Monday, with the Atlanta Braves sending him to the Chicago White Sox an hour before the trade deadline, multiple outlets reported.
Chicago will ship right-hander Duncan Davitt to Atlanta in return, according to MLB.com.
The Braves acquired Bart from the Pittsburgh Pirates on June 18 in exchange for right-hander Hunter Stratton.
Bart, 29, played in 21 games for the Pirates and 20 games for the Braves. On the whole, he has batted .226 and hit four home runs with 13 RBIs across those 41 appearances.
In seven MLB seasons with the San Francisco Giants (2020-23), Pirates (2024-26) and Braves, Bart is a .238 hitter with 32 home runs and 126 RBIs in 376 games.
The White Sox optioned Davitt to Triple-A Charlotte after his second career appearance Sunday. Davitt, 26, made his MLB debut on April 10 and has pitched two innings of relief with one run allowed. At Triple-A, he is 4-3 with a 6.22 ERA, 64 strikeouts and 25 walks over 21 games (10 starts).
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REPORTS: ASTROS SWAP SPENCER ARRIGHETTI FOR BLUE JAYS’ DAULTON VARSHO
The Houston Astros are finalizing a deal to acquire center fielder Daulton Varsho from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for right-handed starting pitcher Spencer Arrighetti, The Athletic and MLB.com reported Monday.
Houston, which began the week with a 2 1/2-game lead in the American League West, added a former Gold Glove winner with playoff experience to its outfield.
Varsho, 30, is batting .243 this season with seven home runs, 19 doubles, 26 RBIs and nine stolen bases over 99 games. In 747 career games for the Arizona Diamondbacks (2020-22) and Blue Jays (2023-26), Varsho owns a .229 batting average with 106 home runs, 121 doubles, 321 RBIs and 62 steals.MLB news
He won the Gold Glove in 2024 and has totaled just three errors since the start of the 2025 season.
Arrighetti, 26, is in his third major league season since Houston selected him in the sixth round of the 2021 draft. In 17 starts this year, he has posted a 7-5 record with a 4.60 ERA, 87 strikeouts and 50 walks in 88 innings of work.
Across 53 games (52 starts) for the Astros, Arrighetti went 15-23 with a 4.66 ERA, 289 strikeouts and 135 walks in 268 1/3 innings.
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REPORTS: DODGERS ACQUIRE LHP KRIS BUBIC FROM ROYALS
The Los Angeles Dodgers added another starting pitcher with All-Star credentials on Monday by acquiring left-hander Kris Bubic from the Kansas City Royals, ESPN reported.
The two-time defending World Series champions pried two-time Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal away from the Detroit Tigers over the weekend, in a deal that was made official Sunday.
Named an American League All-Star in 2025, Bubic is 3-2 with a 4.11 ERA through nine starts in his seventh season with the Royals. He is currently on the 60-day injured list, sidelined since mid-May with elbow and shoulder issues.
Bubic would give the Dodgers as many as 10 starting pitchers down the stretch, including three projected to return from injury before the end of the regular season. Bubic did pitch in 27 games out of the bullpen in 2024 when he had a 2.67 ERA.
Bubic, who turns 29 next month, is 22-38 with a 4.14 ERA in 126 career games (89 starts) with Kansas City. He has struck out 495 batters and walked 216 in 522 innings.
According to mlb.com, the Royals are set to receive right-handed prospect Carlos Duran in exchange. Duran, 25, is 3-2 with two saves and a 3.38 ERA in 37 games (two starts) this season at Triple-A Oklahoma City.
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RAYS ACQUIRE SLUGGING C/1B LIAM HICKS FROM MARLINS
The Tampa Bay Rays acquired catcher/first baseman Liam Hicks from the Miami Marlins on Monday for three minor leaguers, including two former first-round draft picks, multiple outlets reported.
Hicks, 27, is batting .282 with 14 home runs and 62 RBIs in 101 games this season, making 32 starts at catcher, 19 at first base and 39 as designated hitter.
In his second major league season, Hicks is a career .265 hitter with 20 home runs and 107 RBIs in 220 games.
The Marlins will receive shortstop Adrian Santana (Rays’ No. 27 prospect, per MLB Pipeline), infielder Brayden Taylor (No. 16) and right-hander Jacob Kisting (No. 26) in the deal.
Santana, 21, was a first-round draft pick (31st overall) by the Rays in 2023 and was batting a combined .311 with three home runs and 23 RBIs in 54 games at two separate affiliates, including 51 games with High-A Bowling Green.
Taylor, 24, is also a former first-round draft pick, selected 19th overall by the Rays in 2023. He was batting .284 with 17 home runs and 56 RBIs in 88 games at Double-A Montgomery.
Kisting, 23, is a former 14th-round draft pick in 2024, who was 6-0 with a 1.67 ERA in 18 appearances (16 starts) this season at Bowling Green.
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REPORTS: PIRATES ADD RHP LUKE WEAVER IN DEAL WITH METS
The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired right-hander Luke Weaver from the New York Mets for minor league infielder Sammy Stafura, multiple outlets reported Monday.
Weaver, 32, was 2-1 with a 1.84 ERA in 42 relief outings for the Mets this season. A member of the New York Yankees the previous three seasons, Weaver signed a two-year, $22 million free-agent deal with the Mets in December.
Weaver was a starter as recently as 2023, when he pitched for the Cincinnati Reds and Seattle Mariners before he was claimed off waivers by the Yankees late in the season.
Weaver moved to the bullpen in 2024 after he re-signed with the Yankees and went 11-7 with 12 saves and a 3.21 ERA in 126 relief appearances over the next two seasons.
Stafura, 21, was a second-round draft pick by the Cincinnati Reds in 2023 and was sent to the Pirates at last year’s trade deadline in exchange for Ke’Bryan Hayes.
Between Class-A and High-A this season, the Cortland, N.Y., native was batting .276 with 20 home runs and 54 RBIs. A middle infielder, Stafura has played more shortstop than second base in the minor leagues.
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REPORT: O’S TRADE ALL-STAR C ADLEY RUTSCHMAN IN DIVISION TO RED SOX
The Boston Red Sox landed their catcher at the deadline, acquiring three-time All-Star Adley Rutschman in a trade with the Baltimore Orioles on Monday, according to multiple reports.
It was reported earlier Monday that the in-division trade was set to go through, pending medical testing and approval by Red Sox ownership.
The Athletic reported that right-hander Anthony Eyanson will be the centerpiece of the return package for Baltimore, which will also include major league catcher Carlos Narvaez and two additional prospects in right-hander Kyson Witherspoon and outfielder Enddy Azocar.
Rutschman, 28, is currently in the middle of his third injured list stint of the season. He was placed on the 10-day IL with left wrist inflammation on July 20 after previously missing time with a concussion and with left ankle inflammation.
When healthy, though, the former No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 MLB Draft has been effective. He hit .251 with eight homers and 47 RBIs in 67 games this season for the Orioles and is a career .254 hitter with 69 homers and 277 RBIs in 572 games since his major league debut in 2022.
Rutschman will be a free agent ahead of the 2028 season after his final year of arbitration in 2027, giving Boston 1 1/2 years of control.
Eyanson, 21, is the Red Sox’s No. 2 prospect and the No. 49 prospect in baseball, per MLB Pipeline. The third-round pick in the 2025 MLB Draft is 4-0 with a 1.32 ERA in 16 games (15 starts) in his first season of professional ball, with 10 of those starts coming at Double-A Portland.
Narvaez, 27, hit .187 with three homers and 10 RBIs in 62 games during his second season with Boston.
Witherspoon, 21, was Boston’s first-round draft pick (15th overall) in 2025 and is the organization’s fourth-ranked prospect. He’s 3-5 this season with a 4.78 ERA in 17 starts for High-A Greenville.
Azocar, 19, is hitting .286 with 18 homers and 63 RBIs over 85 games between Class-A and High-A this season.
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REPORTS: PHILLIES ADD 3-TIME BATTING CHAMP LUIS ARRAEZ
The Philadelphia Phillies are acquiring three-time batting champion Luis Arraez from the San Francisco Giants, multiple outlets reported ahead of Monday’s trade deadline.
The Phillies, who have dropped nine of their last 13 games, are the 29-year-old’s fifth team in five years.
Held out of the Giants’ lineup since Saturday due to cramps, Arraez leads the National League with a .324 batting average through 105 games. The second baseman has 23 doubles, seven triples, four homers, 43 RBIs, 52 runs and 10 steals.
USA Today reported that the Phillies are also receiving right-handed reliever Caleb Kilian. In exchange, the Giants get right-hander Ramon Marquez — Philadelphia’s No. 4-ranked prospect, per MLB Pipeline — and minor league reliever Marty Gair.MLB content
Kilian, 29, is 3-6 with eight saves and a 4.26 ERA in 45 appearances out of the San Francisco bullpen this season.
Marquez, 20, is 6-1 with a 1.68 ERA in 12 games (11 starts) between Class A stops, Clearwater and Jersey Shore. Gair, 23, has pitched for the same two squads in 2026, going 3-3 with a 4.50 ERA and six saves in 30 relief appearances.
Named an All-Star for the fourth time this season, Arraez won three consecutive batting titles with the Minnesota Twins in 2022 (.316), the Miami Marlins in 2023 (.354), and the Marlins and San Diego Padres in 2024 (.314).
Arraez leads all active players with a career .318 batting average to go with 192 doubles, 40 homers, 351 RBIs and 41 stolen bases in 946 games with the Twins (2019-22), Marlins (2023-24), Padres (2024-25) and Giants.
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BRAVES ACQUIRE VETERAN RELIEVER BRENT SUTER FROM ANGELS
The Atlanta Braves acquired reliever Brent Suter from the Los Angeles Angels on Monday in exchange for infielder Nacho Alvarez Jr.
Suter is 1-2 with a 4.12 ERA in 41 appearances (three starts) this season. The 36-year-old left-hander has struck out 55 batters and walked 17 in 63 1/3 innings.
Suter is 43-26 with three saves and a 3.62 ERA in 389 career appearances (50 starts) with the Milwaukee Brewers (2016-22), Colorado Rockies (2023), Cincinnati Reds (2024-25) and Angels.
Alvarez, 23, played in 66 games for the Braves in the 2024 and 2025 seasons, batting .216 with two homers and 15 RBIs while mostly playing third base.
A fifth-round pick by Atlanta in 2022, Alvarez is hitting .236 with two homers and 21 RBIs in 37 games this season at Triple-A Gwinnett.
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WHITE SOX ACQUIRE METS RELIEVER HUASCAR BRAZOBAN
The Chicago White Sox acquired reliever Huascar Brazoban from the New York Mets on Monday in exchange for two minor league pitchers.
The White Sox, who entered Monday with a three-game lead in the American League Central, bolstered their bullpen as the cellar-dwelling Mets continued to stockpile prospects.
Brazoban, 36, is 5-2 with a 2.56 ERA in 46 games (six starts) this season. The right-hander has struck out 49 batters and walked 23 through 52 2/3 innings.
Since debuting with Miami in 2022, Brazoban is 17-10 with two saves and a 3.49 ERA in 214 career games (nine starts) with the Marlins (2022-24) and Mets (2024-26).
Right-handers Gabe Davis and Zach Franklin headed to New York ahead of Monday’s trade deadline.
Davis, 22, is 0-5 with a 5.81 ERA in 18 starts this season between High-A Winston-Salem and Double-A Birmingham.
Franklin, 27, is 2-2 with five saves and a 4.37 ERA in 33 appearances (one start) for Triple-A Charlotte.
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BLUE JAYS ACQUIRE RHP JOSE SORIANO FROM ANGELS
The Toronto Blue Jays acquired right-hander Jose Soriano from the Los Angeles Angels ahead of Monday’s trade deadline in exchange for three prospects.
Shortstop Arjun Nimmala, outfielder Eddie Micheletti Jr. and right-hander Angel Rivero headed to the Angels.
Soriano, 27, is 9-6 with a 3.29 ERA through 22 starts this season, his fourth with Los Angeles. He has struck out 127 batters and issued a league-high 57 walks in 123 innings.
Soriano has faced the Blue Jays twice this season, posting a 1-0 record with a 0.71 ERA, 11 strikeouts and one walk in 12 2/3 innings.
He is 26-27 with a 3.72 ERA in 113 games (73 starts) since making his major league debut with the Angels in 2023.
Nimmala, 20, was Toronto’s first-round pick (20th) overall in 2023 and is the team’s top-ranked prospect by Baseball America.
Nimmala has played at four levels this season, reaching Double-A New Hampshire. He hit a combined .265 with eight homers and 34 RBIs in 62 games.
Micheletti, 24, was an eighth-round selection out of Virginia Tech in 2024. He batted .251 with 14 homers and 45 RBIs in 93 games at New Hampshire.
Rivero, 19, signed as an international free agent out of Venezuela in January 2024. This season, he went 0-1 with one save and a 2.36 ERA in 12 games (nine starts) in rookie ball.
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GUARDIANS GRAB SLUGGER JO ADELL FROM ANGELS
The Cleveland Guardians added some right-handed pop to their lineup with the addition of outfielder Jo Adell in a trade Monday with the Los Angeles Angels.
The Angels received catcher prospect Jacob Cozart as the return piece in the trade-deadline deal.
Adell, selected 10th overall by Los Angeles in the 2017 MLB Draft, has blossomed over the last three seasons at the major league level. He ranked fourth in the American League with 37 home runs in 2025 and has 16 homers in 111 games this season.
Adell, 27, is also hitting .239, his best average in a full season. There is some swing-and-miss in his game, however, as he has accompanied his 73 homers over the last three seasons with 385 strikeouts in the same span.Sports betting odds
Cozart, 23, ranks as the No. 18 prospect in the Guardians’ organization, per MLB Pipeline. The 2024 second-round pick is hitting .239 with 10 homers and 44 RBIs in 79 games this season for Double-A Akron.
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REPORTS: MARINERS LAND OF TAYLOR WARD FROM ORIOLES
The Seattle Mariners acquired outfielder Taylor Ward from the Baltimore Orioles on Monday in exchange for three pitchers, per multiple reports.
Right-handers Alex Hoppe, Brock Moore and Harrison Kreiling are headed to the Orioles in the trade deadline deal.
Ward, 32, leads the American League with 87 walks and is batting .246 with seven homers and 30 RBIs in 111 games.
Baltimore acquired Ward in a trade last November that sent right-hander Grayson Rodriguez to the Los Angeles Angels.
Ward is a lifetime .247 hitter with 120 home runs and 375 RBIs in 815 games with the Angels (2018-25) and Orioles.
Hoppe, 27, made his major league debut in April and is 0-1 with a 5.79 ERA in 24 appearances out of the Seattle bullpen.
Moore, 26, has not reached the big leagues. He is 4-5 with four saves and a 3.72 ERA in 31 games (no starts) between High-A Everett and Double-A Arkansas this season.
Kreiling, 24, also has not reached the majors. He has no decisions and a 1.69 ERA in four starts this season between rookie ball and Class-A Inland Empire.
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PHILLIES ACQUIRE LHP BROOKS RALEY FROM METS
The Philadelphia Phillies continued a busy start to trade deadline day on Monday morning with the addition of veteran reliever Brooks Raley from the New York Mets.
The Mets acquired two prospects, right-hander Luke Gabrysh and outfielder John Spikerman, in exchange.
The Phillies reportedly acquired three-time batting champion Luis Arraez and reliever Caleb Kilian from San Francisco earlier in the day.
Raley, 38, is in the middle of the best season of his career after returning from Tommy John surgery last July. He’s 5-5 with a 1.96 ERA in 45 relief appearances, striking out 40 and walking 15 in 41 1/3 innings.
He has allowed two total homers over his 83 appearances across the last three seasons with the Mets and is a pending free agent at the end of the season.
Over nine major league seasons, Raley has a 14-16 record and 3.60 ERA in 302 outings (five starts).
Gabrysh, 23, was a 15th-round pick by Philadelphia in 2024. He’s 3-8 with a 5.14 ERA in 18 games (17 starts) this season for High-A Jersey Shore this season.
Spikerman, 23, was a third-round pick in 2024. He’s hitting .252 with a .423 on-base percentage and 11 RBIs in 32 games between Low-A Clearwater and Jersey Shore.
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DODGERS REACQUIRE C BEN RORTVEDT FROM METS
The Los Angeles Dodgers reacquired catcher Ben Rortvedt on Monday, sending right-hander Chayce McDermott to the New York Mets.
Multiple outlets reported on the trade-deadline deal that brings Rortvedt back to Los Angeles, where he batted .224 in 18 games last September when starting backstop Will Smith got injured.
The Dodgers waived Rortvedt last November after winning the World Series, then claimed him off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds on Feb. 6 only to see him get selected off waivers by the Mets nine days later.
Rortvedt, 28, is a career .190 hitter with nine home runs and 52 RBIs in 227 games with the Minnesota Twins (2021), New York Yankees (2023), Tampa Bay Rays (2024-25) and Dodgers.
He did not play in a game for the Mets this season, batting .235 with six homers and 26 RBIs in 48 games at Triple-A Syracuse.
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RANGERS SEND INF JOSH SMITH TO BLUE JAYS FOR LHP ADAM MACKO
The Toronto Blue Jays acquired utility infielder Josh Smith in a trade with the Texas Rangers on Monday.
Smith, who has bounced between the major leagues and Triple-A this season, gets a fresh start in Toronto, while Texas is acquiring rookie left-hander Adam Macko, per the reports.
The Blue Jays are also set to receive minor league right-hander Josh Stephan in the deal.
Smith, 28, was optioned to Triple-A Round Rock last Friday. He was batting .213 with one home run and eight RBIs in 45 games for the Rangers, while seeing time at first, second and third base, along with left field. He batted .217 with two home runs and 11 RBIs in 23 games with Round Rock this season.
A career .234 hitter, Smith has 32 home runs and 136 RBIs over five seasons (501 games) with the Rangers and has played every defensive position aside for catcher at the major league level.
Macko, 25, made his major league debut in May for Toronto. The seventh-round pick in the 2019 MLB Draft is 2-0 with a 4.91 ERA in 22 games (one start), walking 10 batters and striking out 23 in 22 innings.
Stephan, 24, is in his sixth season in the Rangers’ minor league system and was 6-5 with a 5.44 ERA in 21 appearances (19 starts) at Triple-A this season.
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REPORTS: PADRES ACQUIRE LHP ROBBIE RAY FROM GIANTS
The San Diego Padres have beefed up their starting rotation by adding former Cy Young Award winner Robbie Ray in a trade with the San Francisco Giants on Monday, according to multiple reports.
The deal, which is not yet official, would net the Giants right-hander Miguel Mendez and shortstop Joniel Hernandez — the Padres’ No. 4 and No. 9 prospects, respectively, according to MLB Pipeline — per the New York Post and The Athletic.
Ray, 34, has been one of MLB’s best pitchers for the last two months. Since the start of June, the left-hander has delivered a 7-0 record with a 1.65 ERA in 10 appearances (nine starts). Only the Milwaukee Brewers’ Jacob Misiorowski has fashioned a better ERA among starters.
For the year, Ray has posted a 3.08 ERA across 22 games (21 starts), which marks his lowest ERA since his Cy Young-winning campaign with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2021. He’s 10-6 on the year with 107 strikeouts versus 57 walks across 122 2/3 innings.
Ray is set to make $26 million in 2026 and will be a free agent after this season.
Across 13 seasons in the big leagues, Ray has spent time with the Detroit Tigers (2014), Arizona Diamondbacks (2015-19), the Blue Jays (2020-21), the Seattle Mariners (2022-23) and the Giants (2024-26). In 287 career games (282 starts), he has produced a 98-87 record with a 3.87 ERA and two All-Star appearances to go along with his Cy Young.
Mendez, 24, has spent most of this season at Double-A San Antonio, where he owns a 2-2 record and a 4.93 ERA in 11 starts with 38 strikeouts and 17 walks across 34 2/3 innings.
Hernandez, a 17-year-old Cuba native, made his professional debut this year with the Padres’ Dominican Summer League team. He has compiled a .303/.424/.503 slash line with four home runs, four stolen bases, 38 runs and 43 RBIs in 41 games.
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REPORTS: WHITE SOX SET TO ACQUIRE OF BRENTON DOYLE FROM ROCKIES
The Chicago White Sox are set to bolster their lineup and defense with the addition of Rockies outfielder Brenton Doyle in a Monday trade, according to multiple media reports.
The deal, which is reportedly agreed to but pending medical review, would see Colorado acquire right-hander Mason Adams and shortstop Carlos Vielma from Chicago, per MLB.com.
Doyle, 28, missed two months earlier this season with a left oblique contusion and then a left groin strain during a rehab assignment. He returned to the major league roster on July 31.
He’s hitting .214 with one homer and five RBIs in 45 games this season. However, he’s been more productive the last two seasons for the Rockies, hitting .233 with 15 homers and 57 RBIs in 2025 and .260 with 23 homers and 72 RBIs.Baseball coverage
Over four major league seasons with Colorado, Doyle is hitting .233 with 49 homers, 182 RBIs and 79 stolen bases to go along with 484 strikeouts and 110 walks in 458 games. He won Gold Glove awards in each of his first two seasons in 2023 and ‘24.
Adams, 26, is the White Sox’s No. 8 prospect, per MLB Pipeline. He returned from Tommy John surgery early this season and is 3-4 with a 3.86 ERA in 14 games (12 starts) across three minor league levels. That includes 3-3 with a 4.25 ERA in nine games (seven starts) spanning 36 innings at Triple-A Charlotte.
Vielma, a 16-year-old from Venezuela, signed an international contract with Chicago in January. He hit .337 with one homer, six doubles and 21 RBIs in 34 games with the White Sox’s Dominican Summer League rookie-class affiliate.
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