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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:

Eli Willits has agreed with the Washington Nationals for an $8.2 million signing bonus, only six days after the club selected him No. 1 overall in Major League Baseball’s amateur draft

The Brewers drafted 22 players over the course of 20 rounds in the 2025 MLB Draft. The team now has until 4 p.m. CT on July 28 to sign each draft pick. We’ll keep track of the signees below.

Shota Imanaga tossed seven shutout innings and five players hit solo home runs Saturday, carrying the Chicago Cubs to a 6-0 win over the Boston Red Sox.

Jeff Bittiger, a pitcher who played four seasons in the major leagues and spent the last 22 years as a scout in the Athletics organization, died at age 63.

Detroit Tigers reliever Geoff Hartlieb has pitched for five teams in his six-year MLB career, including two games for the New York Yankees in 2025.

A breakout performance during the first half of the MLB season can often land a player at the All-Star Game and make him one of the biggest stories of the year for his team.

I didn’t really even have time to think once I got here,” Freeman said. “And then all of sudden I’m on second base. There were just no words.”

On Friday, the Twins fell victim to a pitcher, Kyle Freeland, whose 10 losses were tied for third-most in the majors. On Saturday, they lost to his teammate, Antonio Senzatela, a starter who boasts a league-leading 13 losses.

An MLB announcer was hospitalized with several cracked bones and a concussion after a 25-foot fall earlier this week. Taking to X on Friday, Baltimore Orioles announcer Ben McDonald revealed that he suffered a concussion and two cracked vertebrae after falling 25 feet from a deer stand.