As the team endures a marked fall from grace after a torrid start to the year, it has placed the franchise slugger on the injured list with a strained flexor tendon. He is expected to return this season, but the fallout from that brutal injury will still be far reaching.

The Braves are sellers. But their injury-depleted starting rotation has forced them to spend the past couple days buying from the clearance rack. The Braves acquired Carlos Carrasco from the Yankees in exchange for cash or a player to be named later on Monday.

The Yankees’ main focus has been on trying to play better, which they haven’t done consistently in a while. Since June 13, their 14-25 record is the third-worst in the game. Their bullpen had an atrocious 5.16 ERA over the span going into Monday.

The New York Yankees have a few holes they still need to fill with little time to do so, and one writer labels them as one of the most desperate teams.

According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, the Pirates are listening to offers for everyone on their team besides Cruz and pitcher Paul Skenes.

Preview the July 29 matchup between the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and more.

Both the Arizona Diamondbacks and Baltimore Orioles will likely operate with a sense of urgency in advance of the July 31 trade deadline, but not in the way that many expected they would coming into the season.

NEW YORK — The Yankees traded away one of their Triple-A starters on Monday afternoon, shipping veteran Carlos Carrasco to the Braves for a player to be named later. Carrasco had been in Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre for much of this summer, sticking around multiple times after being designated for assignment.

Yankees right-hander Clarke Schmidt says he's aiming to return after next year's All-Star break. Schmidt underwent an internal brace procedure on the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow just over two weeks ago.