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MLB rumors: Cardinals getting calls about Steven Matz; Mets interested in Twins' reliever

Here are Saturday's trade deadline rumors

Phillies owner wants to keep MLB All-Star Game hero Kyle Schwarber beyond 2025: 'We love him'

Schwarber's contract expires after this season

Batting Around: Should MLB adopt a regular-season swing-off tiebreaker after All-Star Game fireworks?

Tuesday night's Midsummer Classic ended with a bang

Batting Around: How can MLB convince more pitchers to participate in the All-Star Game?

Between ill-timed scheduling and pitchers who need the time off, the All-Star Game misses out on some big arms

MLB second-half bold predictions for every team: Blockbuster trades, historic numbers, a divisional tie, more

MLB's stretch run begins after the All-Star break -- let's get bold

MLB rumors: Diamondbacks expected to move rental players, Twins not yet ready to trade All-Star pitcher

The trade deadline is barely two weeks away

Explaining MLB All-Star Game swing-off: Where were Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani, Cal Raleigh and other sluggers?

Three players from each league were chosen to compete in the tiebreaker

Kyle Schwarber named MLB All-Star Game MVP: Phillies slugger leads National League to thrilling swing-off win

Schwarber's tiebreaker victory gave the National League just its second win in the last 12 All-Star Games

MLB trying to work out 'logistics' for players to participate in 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles

MLBPA director Tony Clark said he's already heard of players who are interested in competing

Cal Raleigh joins Team USA for 2026 World Baseball Classic: Mariners slugger will play with Aaron Judge, more

Bobby Witt Jr. and Paul Skenes have already committed to the team

2025 MLB Draft winners and losers: Eli Willits, surprise Angels pick, Rockies social media and more from Day 1

The draft kicked off Sunday night with the first three rounds

Ethan Holliday drafted No. 4 by Rockies: Dad Matt played for Colorado for six MLB seasons

Ethan's brother Jackson is in his first full season with the Orioles

Terry Francona reaches 2,000 wins: Veteran manager becomes just the 13th in MLB history to reach benchmark

Francona is second among active managers in wins behind Bruce Bochy

2025 MLB Mock Draft: Predicting every first-round pick as LSU pitcher goes No. 1, Ethan Holliday in top five

We're predicting all 27 first-round picks, including Kade Anderson to the Nationals at No. 1

Explaining MLB All-Star Game selection process: How Brewers rookie became one of nearly 80 players picked

Jacob Misiorowski was an All-Star after five MLB appearances, and the Phillies have the most confusing snub

Mike Axisa joined CBS Sports in 2013. He has been a member of the BBWAA since 2015 and has previously written about both fantasy baseball and real life baseball for MLBTradeRumors.com, FanGraphs.com, RotoAuthority.com, and YESNetwork.com. Mike is a native New Yorker.

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