The Mets fought. With the Padres. With plate umpire Emil Jimenez, repeatedly. And right until their final swing.

Is this season fun or what? Even with a loss on Sunday, the Blue Jays made a huge statement by taking three out of four from the Tigers. Max Scherzer made one mistake to take the loss Sunday, but he mostly looked dominant while striking out 11 batters on his 41st birthday.

Danny Jansen found out he was getting traded before the Rays faced the Yanekes on Monday but had to remain on the active roster as a backup catcher. Afterwards, the Rays announced Jansen was traded to Milwaukee.

Juan Soto made MLB history with a clutch homer as the Mets swept the Giants and extended their win streak to seven.

The Major League Baseball trade deadline is 6 p.m. ET this coming Thursday, July 31, and the action is beginning to pick up. This past weekend we saw Josh Naylor go to the Mariners and Ryan McMahon go to the Yankees,

Chicago White Sox center fielder Luis Robert Jr. has had two bad seasons in a row, distancing himself from his brilliant All-Star campaign in 2023. But he's coming to the end of a six-year, $50 million extension, so the White Sox are likely to move him without asking for a huge return.

Brandon Nimmo began the season slowly, but over the last two months has been virtually a slump-proof entity for the Mets.

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