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MLB insiders predict the playoffs: Bold takes, dangerous teams and breakout stars
Which wild cards could win it all? Are the Yankees cooked without Judge? Here’s what those in the sport think could decide October.
MLB 2026 playoff intel: Bold predictions, dangerous teams, more Original
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With less than a week until the 2026 MLB playoffs begin, our baseball insiders have been cultivating their sources and are ready to break down the questions, teams and themes that will shape October -- even before the final 12-team postseason field is set. What is the boldest take we've heard from an MLB exec? Is a Los Angeles Dodgers three-peat coming? Can the New York Yankees make a deep run -- with or without Aaron Judge? And who are the sleeper teams and under-the-radar players to watch?
By Jorge Castillo Verified, Alden Gonzalez Verified, Buster Olney Verified, Jeff Passan Verified, Jesse Rogers Verified
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Posibles cambios de mánager y directivos en el horizonte de la MLB
Desde entrenadores que posiblemente estén dirigiendo sus últimos partidos hasta ejecutivos de la directiva que afrontan la incertidumbre, analizamos una serie de decisiones inminentes. Un dicho común en las Grandes Ligas de Béisbol es que solo existen 30 puestos de mánager y 30 de gerente general; por lo tanto, si a uno le ofrecen uno de esos cargos, más vale pensárselo dos veces antes de rechazarlo.
Olney: MLB teams with potential managerial and front office changes on the horizon
From skippers possibly managing their final games to front office execs facing uncertainty, we break down a number of looming decisions.
Olney: MLB teams with potential managerial and front office changes on the horizon
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MLB teams with potential 2026 managerial, front office changes Original
A common refrain in Major League Baseball is that there are just 30 manager jobs and 30 general manager jobs -- and if you get offered one of those spots, you'd better think twice before saying no. But not all of these jobs are equally attractive, and it's possible that some primo spots could open in the weeks -- and months -- ahead as the 2026 regular season comes to a close.
What Los Angeles Angels sale means for franchise, MLB
After 23 years, Arte Moreno is selling the Los Angeles Angels Stan Kroenke -- whose company, Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, owns the NFL's Los Angeles Rams, the NBA's Denver Nuggets and the NHL's Colorado Avalanche -- agreed Tuesday to acquire a controlling interest in the team from Moreno.
What Angels sale means for the team, Mike Trout — and all of MLB
After 23 years, Arte Moreno has agreed to sell the Angels. What will new owner Stan Kroenke bring to baseball in Anaheim?
Last-minute MLB trade deadline intel: What Buster Olney and Jeff Passan are hearing
Will the Red Sox get their shortstop? Which top starters will be dealt following the Tarik Skubal blockbuster? Here’s the latest.
Last-minute MLB trade deadline intel: What Buster Olney and Jeff Passan are hearing
Will the Red Sox get their shortstop? Which top starters will be dealt following the Tarik Skubal blockbuster? Here’s the latest.
Last-minute MLB trade deadline intel: What Buster Olney and Jeff Passan are hearing
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MLB trade deadline 2026: Latest intel from Olney, Passan Original
Aug 2, 2026, 11:35 AM ET The MLB trade season is heading to the final push. While this year's deals were slow to develop, the biggest summer blockbuster came with the Los Angeles Dodgers landing Tarik Skubal late Saturday night -- and there are plenty of big moves ahead with less than 36 hours to deal before the 6 p.m. ET deadline arrives on Aug. 3. Which players will move in the final rush? Which contenders will go big to add the best available players after the Dodgers' latest splash?
MLB trade deadline 2026: Latest intel from Olney, Passan
Chicago White Sox 14 hours ago Mariners send 3-time All-Star to White Sox before MLB trade deadline The Big Lead - J.P. Hoornstra • 14h The Seattle Mariners and Chicago White Sox pulled off the biggest trade of 2026, two days before the Aug. 3 MLB trade deadline. The White Sox are … Sports 13 hours ago Long-awaited Luis Castillo trade delivers everything Mariners could have asked for sodomojo.com - Zachary Rymer • 13h Farewell to a real one.
Fecha límite de cambios MLB 2026: Equipos desesperados por hacer un movimiento
Desde los Yankees y los Red Sox hasta Phillies y Cubs, los gigantes de este deporte figuran entre los clubes que deben tomar medidas antes de la fecha límite del lunes. Los Toronto Blue Jays de 2025 están en la mente de algunos ejecutivos de MLB mientras evalúan las posibilidades de que su equipo llegue lejos en la postemporada de octubre de este año.
The 12 MLB teams that most need to make a deal by trade deadline day
From the Yankees and Red Sox to the Phillies and Cubs, the sport’s giants are among the clubs that need to take action ahead of Monday’s deadline.
MLB trade deadline 2026: Teams desperate to make a move Original
The 2025 Toronto Blue Jays are on the minds of some MLB executives as they consider their team's prospect of contending deep into October this year. The Jays were unremarkable for half of last season, and then, after a second-half surge, they came within one run and two outs of taking down the game's great super power -- the Los Angeles Dodgers -- in the World Series.
MLB trade deadline 2026: Teams desperate to make a move
Shohei Ohtani 17 hours ago Audio sheds light on Shohei Ohtani interpreter's scandal Deadspin - Field Level Media • 17h Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter initially told an ESPN reporter that the Los Angeles Dodgers star had agreed to pay off his huge gambling debts, … Sports 6 hours ago It's not just triple-digit velocity.
What Jeff Passan and Buster Olney are hearing ahea…
From the deepest positions to the teams with big decisions to make, here’s what will shape the deadline.
What Jeff Passan and Buster Olney are hearing ahea…
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Royals' Bobby Witt Jr. placed on IL for first time in career
Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. has gone on the injured list for the first time in his five-year career as he deals with lower back tightness. Witt was placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday, retroactive to Tuesday, with the Royals calling up infielder Andrew Velazquez from Triple-A Omaha and transferring right-hander Stephen Kolek to the 60-day IL.
MLB trade deadline 2026: Early intel from Olney, Passan
The MLB trade deadline is a little later than usual this summer (6 p.m. ET on Aug. 3) and there is a logjam of teams at the edge of contention in both leagues, leaving the forecast for this trade season a bit hazy.
MLB trade deadline 2026: Early intel from Olney, Passan
6 hours ago The Philadelphia Phillies entered the second half of the season firmly in the National League playoff race, while arguably their biggest division rival, the New York Mets, are virtually out of contention. But even though the two rivals are already on different trajectories toward the playoffs, that …
Tigers Trending To Keep Tarik Skubal Past MLB Trade Deadline
The Detroit Tigers are unlikely to commit to trading ace Tarik Skubal ahead of the deadline given their favorable upcoming schedule. Detroit faces the Los Angeles Angels, Chicago Cubs, Kansas City Royals, Athletics and the Baltimore Orioles, a slate that gives the Tigers little incentive to sell. Should Detroit reconsider, the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves and Tampa Bay Rays all represent teams worth monitoring in a potential Skubal market.
Skubal to the Dodgers? What will Mets, Red Sox do?…
Which teams will go all-in at the deadline? Which stars could be dealt? Here’s everything our MLB insiders heard in Philly.
MLB All-Star Week buzz: Latest intel on trade rumo…
Which teams will go all-in at the deadline? Which stars could be dealt? Here’s everything our MLB insiders heard in Philly.
MLB All-Star Week buzz: Latest intel, trade rumors, Skubal, more Original
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Jul 17, 2026, 07:00 AM ET The baseball world ascended upon Philadelphia for the 2026 MLB draft, Home Run Derby and All-Star Game this week, and our MLB reporters were there talking to execs, coaches, agents, scouts, players and other sources. While fans can see the action on the field, behind the scenes it's a perfect time to collect intel on what teams are planning with the MLB trade deadline just around the corner and to get the leaguewide pulse on topics dominating the season.
By Jorge Castillo Verified, Buster Olney Verified, Jeff Passan Verified, Jesse Rogers Verified, David Schoenfield Verified
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Cómo llega Universitario al Clausura de la Liga 1: fichajes y puestos a reforzar
Universitario afrontará el segundo semestre del año con un único objetivo: ganar el Clausura de la Liga 1 para así forzar una final nacional con Alianza Lima y mantener la chance de lograr su anhelado tetracampeonato nacional.
La mayor virtud de Argentina en el Mundial 2026: el gol
Argentina se prepara para enfrentar a Inglaterra por las semifinales del Mundial 2026, en un clásico que promete mucho para definir al segundo finalista del torneo. El equipo de Lionel Scaloni, vigente campeón del mundo, llegó a esta instancia sin convencer desde el juego, pero con una virtud en la que apoya sus resultados: el gol.
Olney: Breaking down the Home Run Derby contestant…
What you need to know about this year’s hitters — and the coaches and fathers they chose for their big moment.
Olney: Breaking down the Home Run Derby contestant…
What you need to know about this year’s hitters — and the coaches and fathers they chose for their big moment.
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HR Derby de MLB 2026: Análisis de los participantes
Todo lo que necesitas saber sobre los participantes de este año, además de los entrenadores y padres que eligieron para su gran momento. La primera vez que Dino Ebel vio a Bryce Harper, este era un joven prodigio con un swing increíblemente potente que pronto lo llevaría a la portada de Sports Illustrated. "Se notaba que era especial", dijo Ebel, ahora entrenador de tercera base de los Dodgers. "Había mucha expectación a su alrededor".
HR Derby de MLB 2026: Análisis de los participantes
Todo lo que necesitas saber sobre los participantes de este año, además de los entrenadores y padres que eligieron para su gran momento. La primera vez que Dino Ebel vio a Bryce Harper, este era un joven prodigio con un swing increíblemente potente que pronto lo llevaría a la portada de Sports Illustrated. "Se notaba que era especial", dijo Ebel, ahora entrenador de tercera base de los Dodgers. "Había mucha expectación a su alrededor".
2026 MLB Home Run Derby: Breaking down the contestants Original
The first time Dino Ebel ever saw Bryce Harper, the latter was a teenage prodigy with a ridiculously powerful swing that would soon land him on the cover of Sports Illustrated. "You could see he was special," said Ebel, now the third base coach for the Dodgers. "There was big hype around him." With all of the attention focused on Harper, Ebel gave him plenty of space that day and didn't introduce himself.
HR Derby MLB 2026: Lecciones para Schwarber y Harper
Estrellas que han triunfado -y fracasado- bajo los focos del HR Derby local comparten sus historias y consejos para Bryce Harper y Kyle Schwarber. Dondequiera que juegue fuera de casa, Bryce Harper comentó en una conversación en Cincinnati la semana pasada, recibe abucheos. "Los abucheos son muy fuertes dondequiera que voy", dijo con una sonrisa irónica. "Y luego, en casa, te ovacionan. Y sabes, es increíble".
HR Derby MLB 2026: Lecciones para Schwarber y Harper
Estrellas que han triunfado -y fracasado- bajo los focos del HR Derby local comparten sus historias y consejos para Bryce Harper y Kyle Schwarber. Dondequiera que juegue fuera de casa, Bryce Harper comentó en una conversación en Cincinnati la semana pasada, recibe abucheos. "Los abucheos son muy fuertes dondequiera que voy", dijo con una sonrisa irónica. "Y luego, en casa, te ovacionan. Y sabes, es increíble".
‘The last thing you want to do is lay an egg’: Wha…
Stars who have thrived — and failed — under the hometown Derby spotlight share their stories and advice for Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber.
MLB All-Star Home Run Derby 2026: Lessons for Schwarber, Harper Original
Wherever Bryce Harper plays away from home, he noted in a conversation in Cincinnati last week, he gets booed. "The boos are very loud where I go," he said, through a wry smile. "And then, at home, you get cheered. And you know, it's awesome." He knows from experience that the cheers that he and Kyle Schwarber will get Monday night, as the hometown guys in the 2026 MLB All-Star Home Run Derby at Philadelphia's Citizens Bank Park, will be thunderous.
Olney: How ABS has helped propel a left-handed-hit…
Left-handers are crushing the ball in 2026 — and MLB’s new automated ball-strike challenge system might be part of the reason why.
Olney: How ABS has helped propel a left-handed-hit…
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How ABS has helped propel MLB's left-handed-hitting resurgence
Baseball has historically leaned left in its design. Left-handed hitters have a slightly shorter distance to cover on their journey to first base, and with right-handed pitchers generally outnumbering left-handed ones, lefty batters have had more platoon opportunities than their right-handed peers. Yankee Stadium was designed for left-handed hitters -- initially for slugger Babe Ruth.
Cubs' Edward Cabrera exits with left hamstring/adductor strain
NEW YORK -- Chicago Cubs pitcher Edward Cabrera was carted off the field Tuesday night after injuring his left leg stretching for a throw at first base against the New York Mets. With two runners aboard in the fifth inning, Cabrera ran to cover the bag when Jared Young hit a two-out grounder wide of first. Second baseman Nico Hoerner made a sliding stop on the outfield grass and threw to Cabrera, who went into a split as he caught the toss for the final out of the inning.
Cubs' Counsell perplexed by rainout vs. Mets in New York
NEW YORK -- After his team got rained out two days in a row, Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell sounded a little miffed about the second one. Chicago's series opener Monday night against the Mets in New York was postponed because of poor weather and rescheduled as part of a day-night doubleheader Wednesday at Citi Field. Counsell and the Cubs also got washed out back home at Wrigley Field on Sunday, when they were supposed to wrap up a series against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Nationals' CJ Abrams late scratch with left side tightness
WASHINGTON -- Washington Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams was a late scratch for Tuesday night's game against Philadelphia due to left side tightness. Abrams was scratched about 20 minutes before the scheduled first pitch. The 25-year-old Abrams played in the Nationals' 4-1 win over the Phillies on Monday night, going 1 for 4 and extending his hitting streak to six games.
Royals' Cole Ragans likely to have surgery on left elbow
Cole Ragans is expected to undergo surgery to fix a left elbow impingement that has sidelined him since early May, Kansas City Royals manager Matt Quatraro told reporters Tuesday. Quatraro said Ragans is set to see another doctor this week, at which point it will be determined what type of surgery the two-time All-Star needs and how long he will be out. "It's awful," the manager said, according to MLB.com.
Yankees manager bothered by Jazz Chisholm's in-game lollipop Original
The baseball season has gotten off to a pretty sweet start for the first-place New York Yankees, but manager Aaron Boone would rather his second baseman not take that so literally. Jazz Chisholm took the field in the fifth inning of Monday's game against the Detroit Tigers with a green lollipop in his mouth. While he didn't factor into any defensive plays in the inning, Boone still felt Jazz hit a sour note. "That pisses me off," Boone said Tuesday on the "Talkin' Yanks" podcast from Jomboy Media.
Brewers release former starting third baseman Luis Rengifo
MILWAUKEE -- Luis Rengifo has been released by the Milwaukee Brewers after opening the season as their primary third baseman. The Brewers announced the release Tuesday, a week after designating him for assignment. The Brewers designated Rengifo for assignment when they called up shortstop Cooper Pratt from Triple-A Nashville.
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