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The Tigers acquired right-handers Chris Paddack and Randy Dobnak from the Minnesota Twins on Monday, July 28 — just three days before the MLB trade deadline, which is set for 6 p.m. Thursday, July 31. Although Paddack becomes a free agent after 2025, Dobnak has team options for 2026, 2027 and 2028.
The Tampa Bay Rays are one game above the .500 mark entering play on Tuesday, July 29. They are 2.5 games out of nabbing one of three American League Wild Card spots, but Tampa Bay needs help.
Arizona Diamondbacks star third baseman Eugenio Suárez took a fastball to the hand during Monday's game against the Detroit Tigers and had X-rays done, per USA Today's Bob Nightengale.
The Tampa Bay Rays snapped a 7-game road losing streak Monday, getting great pitching, timely hitting and solid defense in a 4-2 win over the New York Yankees.
The action picked up late last week with the Seattle Mariners acquiring slugging first baseman Josh Naylor from the Arizona Diamondbacks, and the New York Yankees adding infielder Ryan McMahon in a deal with the Colorado Rockies. But we're hungry for more deadline action.
How to watch the MLB game between the New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays, as well as first-pitch time and team news.
The Rays are reluctant to trade second baseman Brandon Lowe (one more season of club control) and first baseman Yandy Díaz (two more). Owner Stuart Sternberg surely would prefer the team to do everything possible to make the playoffs in the final season before he sells the club. And the team’s wild-card deficit is only 2 1/2 games.
The Marlins on Tuesday dealt catcher Nick Fortes to the Rays in exchange for Double-A outfielder Matthew Etzel. This marks the 13th MLB deal between the instate rivals, and the fourth since Peter Bend