Major League Baseball's trade deadline is scheduled for next Thursday (July 31), meaning that teams have less than a week to get their midsummer shopping done. The Mariners made the first notable transaction of the mad season on Thursday night,

Matt Scannell signed with the Blue Jays on Friday, according to Sportsnet's Zach Worden. Scannell just completed his final college season, which he played with Wake Forest and put up a .978 OPS.

The shortstop market is thin this season, and the Pittsburgh Pirates have the best available, according the Mark Feinsand, with the trade deadline next week.

"Rival evaluators" don't believe the Kansas City Royals are "especially motivated" to trade starting pitcher Seth Lugo, per ESPN's Buster Olney.

The Philadelphia Phillies are getting closer to the MLB trade deadline, and so far, they have yet to make a splash. They have some clear needs despite being on

The Eugenio Suarez sweepstakes is about to heat up, and while the Yankees are considered one of the favorites to land the Arizona Diamondbacks slugger, one MLB insider says New York's cross-town rival can't be ruled out as a potential landing spot.

No one has ever done more damage to the Seattle Mariners than Mike Trout. That's the honor that Trout, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim legend, got to claim on Thursday. In that game, Trout became the new record-holder for Mariners' opponents in both total bases and runs scored.

With just over a week until the MLB Speedway Classic, Bristol Motor Speedway executives expect a record-breaking crowd at the one-of-a-kind ballpark. The speedway will make history next Saturday, August 2,