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The 2025 MLB trade deadline is Thursday, July 31 at 6 p.m. ET, but there will be plenty of trade talk and transactions that take place beforehand. Here are trade rumors around the sport:

The annual MLB trade deadline not only impacts the final two months of the current season, but it also has a longer-lasting impact in the form of the prospect talent that is sent the other way by contenders.

HOUSTON — With a major-league-high nine position players on the injured list — some of whom are weeks away from a return — the Houston Astros are “prioritizing the bats” before next week’s trade deadline, general manager Dana Brown said Thursday.

From the Yankees to the Dodgers, the sport's biggest giants are among the clubs that need to take action ahead of the July 31 deadline.

M ajor League Baseball's trade deadline is scheduled for next Thursday, which means teams have less than a week to get their midsummer shopping done. The moves have already started, as the Mariners recently acquired Josh Naylor from the Diamondbacks while the Yankees acquired Ryan McMahon in a trade with the Rockies .

The Houston Astros need to go out and bolster their offense, and this Tampa Bay Rays All-Star is the way to do it.

MLB insider Ken Rosenthal named Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Dustin May as a potential trade chip at the deadline.