Shohei's 30th homer landed where?

Plus: Only thing Soto can't swat? A bug

Monday, July 22 View In Browser  TOP NEWS Here are the best trade options available at every position on the field   With the July 30 Trade Deadline looming large, teams are deep into crafting their strategies. MLB.com's Mark Feinsand takes a look at the best player believed to be available at each spot on the diamond, along with the Buzz Factor surrounding them.    Ohtani's 473-foot moonshot lands 'where people don't go' Leyland, Beltré, Helton & Mauer enter Hall of Fame on emotional day Alvarez completes cycle, gets keepsake from gracious fan Soler hammers longest homer of 2024 season J-Rod will undergo MRI on injured right ankle, but X-rays negative Injuries stacking up for Braves as Albies, Fried land on IL 'That was special': Lugo uses nine-pitch mix to deal 1st CG MORE TOP NEWS BEN'S BIZ NEWSLETTER TOP PERFORMANCES Shohei Ohtani: 1-for-3, HR, RBI, R, BB 473-ft HR is longest tracked by a Dodger at Dodger Stadium Yordan Alvarez: 4-for-4, HR, 2 RBI, 2B, 3B, 2 R 10th cycle in HOU history, 1st since 7/28/23 (Jose Altuve) Seth Lugo: 9 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 6 K's First career complete game Shota Imanaga: 7 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 10 K's Career high in K's; Carried no-hitter into 6th for 2nd time Eric Haase: 3-for-4, 2 HR, 3 RBIs, 2 R Hitting .429 (9-for-21) with 3 HRs and 8 RBIs in 6 starts PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY Christian Walker or Christian Stretcher? D-backs first baseman gets acrobatic. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS Give new Hall of Famer Adrian Beltré a hand (on his head, of course) If you know one thing about Adrian Beltré, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame yesterday, then you probably know he's not a fan of being touched on the head. Longtime pal Big Papi paid little mind to that, though, trying to loosen Beltré up before his big speech.  A very different Sultan of Swat in the Bronx There are not a lot of things that bug Juan Soto when he's up at the plate, but a buzzing bug is evidently one of them.  Skenes divisional showdown headlines this week's Series to Watch Paul Skenes vs. the Cards with the Pirates making a playoff push. Shohei Ohtani slugging against Yordan Alvarez. And the age-old Yanks-Red Sox rivalry returns. What more can you ask for? It looks like Randy has his swagger back It's no secret Randy Arozarena got off to a slow start in 2024, but he was rejuvenated at Yankee Stadium this weekend, feeding off the jeers of the crowd.  2024 All-Stars MIC'D UP for BP! Listen in on batting practice chatter with the game's best as GEICO brings you More Baseball from the 2024 All-Star Game. MLB Network Showcase: Phillies vs. Twins It's the Casamigos MLB Network Showcase as Alec Bohm and the MLB-best Phillies battle Byron Buxton and the Wild Card-contending Twins at 7:30 p.m. ET. MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD MIL 8 MIN 7 CIN 2 WAS 5 PHI 6 PIT 0 STL 6 ATL 2 TB 6 NYY 4 DET 4 TOR 5 SD 2 CLE 1 NYM 2 MIA 4 CWS 1 KC 4 ARI 1 CHC 2 BAL 2 TEX 3 SF 3 COL 2 LAA 8 OAK 5 HOU 4 SEA 6 BOS 6 LAD 9 © 2024 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. MLB trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of Major League Baseball. Visit MLB.com. Any other marks used herein are trademarks of their respective owners. Please review our Privacy Policy. You (gahleexholly.hdhask@blogger.com) received this message because you registered to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com. Please add info@marketing.mlbemail.com to your address book to ensure our messages reach your inbox. If you no longer wish to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com, please unsubscribe  or log in and manage your email subscriptions. Postal Address: MLB.com, c/o MLB Advanced Media, L.P., 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.