The 2026 MLB trade deadline falls on August 3 at 6 p.m. ET, and the lead-up has already produced a confirmed cross-division deal and a clear set of names in play. Coverage here is sourced, timestamped and updated as the window closes.
Confirmed deal, club needs, prospect tier framing and the names to watch as the August 3 cutoff approaches. The Yankees are looking for a catcher and a bullpen arm; the Cubs are pricing controllable starters by prospect tier; the Mariners plan to add.
Updated 30 Jul · 08:10 UTC · Source: ESPN
Deadline-week contender and seller reads, prospect tier framing, leverage market tracking and the post-deadline landscape will be added as news develops. Each piece carries a stated source and timestamp.
Updated 30 Jul · 08:10 UTC
Confirmed deals, reported agreements, prospect ask tiers and the names in play. Updated as news develops between now and 6 p.m. ET on August 3.
Playoff probability, buy-sell signals and the framing behind each front office's deadline posture. The club-level reads are the second input after the headline tracker.
Rental-versus-control framing, the top-10 versus top-25 prospect tier ask, and how the controllable-starters market differs from the leverage reliever market.
Each story on the Baseball desk carries a named publisher source, a stated update timestamp and a confidence label on unconfirmed reads. Where a source frames a name as in-play rather than imminent, the framing is reported. Substantive errors are corrected with a dated note on the relevant page and on the corrections log.
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