11:24 AM ET The San Diego Padres have agreed to acquire pitcher Mike Clevinger in a blockbuster deal with the Cleveland Indians, sources told ESPN. Cleveland receives right-hander Cal Quantrill, outfielder Josh Naylor and catcher Austin Hedges, along with three minor league prospects — shortstop Gabriel Arias, left-hander Joey Cantillo and shortstop Owen Miller —

5:31 PM ET MLB InsidersESPN The 2020 MLB trade deadline, the strangest deadline in Major League Baseball history, has passed. The San Diego Padres stole the headlines by dealing for Mike Clevinger on a deadline day that lagged behind other recent ones in overall volume of moves. But that doesn’t mean the trades that went

4:22 PM ET The Arizona Diamondbacks have traded closer Archie Bradley to the Cincinnati Reds for utilityman Josh Van Meter and outfielder Stuart Fairchild. 1 Related It was the third trade completed just before Monday’s deadline by the Diamondbacks, who also dealt outfielder Starling Marte to Miami and sent left-handed reliever Andrew Chafin to the

7:00 AM ET MLB InsidersESPN The most unusual MLB trade deadline in the sport’s history is approaching with a 4 p.m. ET deadline on Aug. 31 for teams to make deals. We’ve got you covered with all of the trade rumors, reaction and analysis you need as your team ponders its next blockbuster move in

7:34 PM ET ESPN News Services ARLINGTON, Texas — Cody Bellinger and the Los Angeles Dodgers set the National League record for home runs in a month. Now they’ll keep pushing for the most series victories to start a season in the majors since 1969. Bellinger’s two-run homer gave the Dodgers 57 long balls in

11:37 AM ET Associated Press DENVER — The San Diego Padres picked up slugger hitter Mitch Moreland in a trade Sunday with Boston. In exchange, the Red Sox acquired a pair of prospects from San Diego, outfielder Jeisson Rosario and infielder Hudson Potts. Moreland adds even more power to an already explosive San Diego lineup.

12:50 AM ET In a first for the 2020 season, both managers in an MLB game were ejected, as the benches cleared in Game 2 of a doubleheader between the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night. First, Cubs manager David Ross was tossed after Reds pitcher Tejay Antone threw a fastball over the

7:00 AM ET MLB InsidersESPN The most unusual MLB trade deadline in the sport’s history is approaching, and we’ve got you covered with all of the trade rumors, reaction and analysis you need as your team ponders its next blockbuster move in a shortened 60-game 2020 season with the standings packed leading up to baseball’s

2:47 PM ET Tristan H. Cockcroft In a season filled with injuries thus far, fantasy managers are surely seeking replacements. Here are three players well worth adding in ESPN leagues: Chance Sisco, C, Baltimore Orioles 1 Related Sisco opened some eyes during a September 2017 cup of coffee, only to struggle mightily over parts of

11:23 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Billionaire Steve Cohen has reentered into negotiations to purchase the New York Mets, hoping to salvage a deal for the franchise after a previous agreement to buy the team fell apart, a