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The Texas Rangers have been linked to both Pittsburgh Pirates right-handed closer David Bednar and St. Louis Cardinals right-handed closer Ryan Helsley

The Boston Red Sox suffered a devastating 5-4 loss on Monday night against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. WIth the loss, Boston is now 57-51 and they have

Here's what you need to know about the trade deadline, including the top players on the trade block and what moves the Yankees and Mets have made so far. In years prior, it used to be set in stone on July 31 at 4 p.m. ET. According to MLB.com, the commissioner's office can set the deadline from a date range of July 28 and Aug. 3.

To set the stage for the sprint to the deadline, here's a primer based on what I'm hearing from front office executives across the league.

Former Boston College baseball pitcher John West started on the mound for the Hillsboro Hops on Saturday. In his latest outing, West went five innings and allowed eight hits, eight runs (all earned), walked two batters, and struck out two. With the performance, he falls to 5-7 on the year with a 5.71 ERA.

Brooks Lee hit a walk-off, two-run single in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting the Minnesota Twins to a 5-4 win over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night in Minneapolis.

MLB announced that the Speedway Classic, featuring the Atlanta Braves vs. the Cincinnati Reds, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee, has already sold over 85,000 tickets. The game is set to surpass the previous regular-season game attendance record of 84,587, established on Sept. 12, 1954, when Cleveland Stadium hosted the New York Yankees.