The 2026 MLB trade deadline is in the books. Adley Rutschman (Red Sox), Luis Arraez (Phillies), Robbie Ray (Padres), Clay Holmes (Cubs), Heliot Ramos (Yankees) and Foster Griffin (Guardians) were among the biggest names who moved on Monday before the 6 p.m. ET deadline. The Rutschman deal made the largest splash on deadline day, as the Orioles shipped out the three-time All-Star and No. 1 overall pick of the 2019 MLB Draft to a division rival in the Red Sox. It was a big move for a surging Boston side, and it signaled the end of an era in Baltimore.
While nothing on Monday rivaled the blockbuster nature of the Dodgers' trade for Tarik Skubal on Saturday night, plenty of the moves will impact playoff races in both leagues.
Arraez, the National League's leading hitter and three-time batting champ, moved to the Phillies, where a positional logjam will be cleared by Bryce Harper moving back to the outfield. The Cubs got Holmes from the Mets on Monday after adding Kevin Gausman from the Blue Jays on Sunday, giving Chicago some needed arms in the rotation after a season of pitching injuries. The Yankees were mostly quiet at the deadline, but Ramos gives them some right-handed pop as they await Aaron Judge's return; they also added Luis Garcia Jr. over the weekend.
Entering Monday, 21 teams across baseball were either in playoff position or within four games of a postseason spot. It created more buyers than sellers, but some teams on the fringes picked their lane in the last 48 hours. That includes the Tigers, Orioles, Blue Jays and Nationals selling pieces off despite still being in the wild-card hunt.
The Giants and Mets ended up being the deadline's biggest sellers. In addition to getting intriguing returns for Arraez, Ramos and Ray, the Giants traded for former top prospect Marcelo Mayer in a deal with the Red Sox. The Mets, meanwhile, shipped out Holmes, Tyrone Taylor, Freddy Peralta, Luke Weaver, Brooks Raley, Huascar Brazobán and A.J. Minter in recent days. The most intriguing returning player, on paper, for the Mets is infielder Jefferson Rojas, who came over in the Holmes/Taylor deal with the Cubs.
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Unless a late trade approval comes through in the next few minutes, the Yankees will have failed to address their void at the catcher position:
That makes Boston's acquisition of Adley Rutschman all the more important.
The Angels are done dealing and both shortstop Zach Neto and starter Reid Detmers are staying put in Anaheim. Both received plenty of interest at the deadline. Neto is under team control through 2029 and the team could revisit trade talks in the offseason. Detmers, meanwhile, is under team control for two more full seasons after 2026.
The Marlins have acquired right-handed reliever Victor Vodnik from the Rockies in exchange for infielder Connor Norby and right-hander Aiden May, ESPN reports. Vodnik, 26 and under team control through the 2029 season, has an ERA+ of 112 across 65 relief appearances spead over four MLB seasons.
Nathaniel Lowe, a left-handed hitting first baseman is being moved from the Reds to the Guardians at the deadline, per ESPN. Lowe is hitting .266/.341/.480 this season, almost exclusively against right-handed pitching.
Reminder: There will be trades announced after the 6 p.m. ET deadline as they trickle out of the league office.
Nootbaar has been send to the Diamondbacks, per ESPN. He was pulled off the field during batting practice just now. The full trade details are unknown.
Similar to Jacob deGrom, the Rangers will not trade Nathan Eovaldi today, according to MLB.com. Eovaldi has a full no-trade clause. It's unknown if he used it to block a deal, or if nothing came together before the deadline. Either way, Eovaldi (and deGrom) will remain with Texas.
The Blue Jays have had a busy day, and that continued right before the deadline as they dealt reliever Jeff Hoffman to the Twins, per the New York Post. Hoffman had 33 saves for the Blue Jays a season ago and helped Toronto reach the World Series, but with the Jays fading from the race, he's on the move. Three minor-leaguers (Dasan Hill, John Klein and Dameury Pena) are returning to Toronto in the deal, per The Athletic.
Hoffman, 33, has a 3.94 ERA and 75 strikeouts in just 48 innings this season.
The Guardians added to their rotation before the deadline passed, prying breakout lefty Foster Griffin away from the Nationals. Griffin, who made the All-Star team in 2026, spent the last three seasons pitching in Japan. Griffin is 12-3 with a 3.06 ERA this season in 22 starts (129 1/3 innings).
Will Dion, Josh Hartle, Kendeglys Virguez and outfielder Nick Mitchell are the four-player package heading to Washington in the deal, per The Athletic.
Before the deadline, Mike Axisa took a look at why Griffin could be one of the top arms on the trade market this summer:
Heliot Ramos is heading to the Yankees. As part of the return? The Giants traded for Jeff Kent's son. Here's more on New York's move:
The Milwaukee Brewers added to their rotation again on Monday afternoon, less than an hour before the trade deadline. The Brewers have acquired right-hander Antonio Senzatela in a trade with the Rockies, per MLB.com. Senzatela, a Rockies lifer so far in 10 big-league seasons, is having one of the best campaigns of his career. He is 9-2 with a 3.61 ERA (136 ERA+). Senzatela, 31, has a $14 million club option for the 2027 season as well.
Left-handed pitcher Mark Manfredi and shorstop Juan Martinez will head back to Colorado in the deal.
Here's a shocker: The Giants have traded erstwhile top prospect Marcelo Mayer to the Red Sox for lefty reliever Erik Miller, reports The Athletic. Mayer, a shortstop, is on the injured list with a stress reaction in his forearm and hasn't hit much in his MLB opportunities. He's still only 23, however, and the Giants are buying low on his upside. Miller has a 2.67 ERA with 45 strikeouts in only 32 ⅔ innings this year.
The Cubs strike again, getting Holmes and outfielder Tyrone Taylor from the Mets. Here's how both teams fared:
The Braves are sending outfielder Eli White to the Red Sox in exchange for right-hander Tyler Uberstine, MLB.com reports. White, 32, bats righty and can play all three outfield positions. This season, he has an OPS+ of 89 in 144 plate appearances. Uberstine, 27, made one relief appearance for Boston back in April, and he's spent the rest of his 2026 working primarily in relief across two minor league levels.
The Yankees have had a quiet deadline day. But they appear close to a deal with one hour remaining. The Yankees are working to acquire Giants outfielder Heliot Ramos, per The Athletic.
Ramos is hitting .264/.304/.424 this season with nine home runs. He's eclipsed the 20-homer mark in each of the past two seasons, and, in 2024, he became the first right-handed batter to hit a home run into McCovey Cove.
In a minor trade, the Braves have sent catcher Joey Bart to the White Sox, reports ESPN. Righty Duncan Davitt is the return. Sean Murphy will return from the injured list very soon, making Bart expendable. The up-and-coming ChiSox have been seeking a veteran catcher to pair with young Edgar Quero and Bart qualifies. He also crushes lefties, which will come in handy at the bottom of the order.
For the second time in a year, the Orioles have traded a late-inning reliever to the Rays. Last year it was Bryan Baker, who became an All-Star this season. Now it's Tyler Wells. Wells has been traded to Tampa for righty minor-league righty Michael Forret. Wells, 31, has a 2.67 ERA this season and had been closing games for Baltimore the last few weeks. He'll remain under team control in 2027. The Rays have added Freddy Peralta, Liam Hicks, and now Wells at the deadline.
Clay Holmes and Tyrone Taylor are heading to the Cubs. Chicago is getting the veteran pitcher and outfielder from the Mets, per the New York Post. Jefferson Rojas, an infield prospect and one of the best in the Cubs' system, will head back to New York.
Holmes was having a stellar season before he broke his leg on a comebacker in May. The righty had a 2.39 ERA in nine starts before the injury and is close to a return. Taylor has a .241/.290/.503 slash line in 145 at-bats this season.
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The Rangers are right on the fringes of the AL wild-card race (55-57, 1 ½ games out of a playoff spot) as the trade deadline rolls around. But reports indicated that the Rangers were listening on multiple players and at least one team -- the Braves -- have checked in on Jacob deGrom. DeGrom, in Year 4 of a five-year, $185 million deal, has a full no-trade clause. He would use it if the Rangers wanted to move him.
The veteran right-hander told reporters Monday that he "wants to win" with the Rangers. "I signed to win here," he said, "we can win."
The Rangers did win the World Series in the first year of deGrom's deal, but he was injured in the 2023 run. Since then, the Rangers have not yet been back to the playoffs.
The flood of minor trades will begin soon, with some really big ones along the way.
Outfielder Daulton Varsho is heading to Houston. The Blue Jays are sending the centerfielder to the Astros in exchange for right-hander Spencer Arrighetti, per MLB.com. Varsho, an excellent defender in center, is hitting .243/.307/.375 this season from the left side of the plate.
The Jays, who traded for José Soriano earlier in the day, get another starting pitcher under team control. Arrighetti, 27, is under team control through the 2029 season. He has a 4.60 ERA in 17 starts this season.
There are eight games on tonight's docket, starting as early as 6:40 p.m. ET in Philadelphia -- just 40 minutes after the deadline! So as players begin taking batting practice in Philly, New York, Chicago and beyond, reporters and fans will be on hug watch. Any late lineup scratches will surely raise eyebrows.
And a reminder that players are talking about deals that have already gone down, like Phillies first baseman right fielder Bryce Harper.
The Cubs have traded for Angels reliever Ryan Zeferjahn, reports The Athletic. The right-hander in 45 appearances this season has pitched to a 3.66 ERA with a 1.20 WHIP and 75 strikeouts in 51 ⅔ innings. The Cubs have quite a few relievers on the injured list, including late-inning options Daniel Palencia, Hunter Harvey and Hoby Milner.
The Angels return is C/DH Moisés Ballesteros and right-handed pitcher Mason McGwire. Ballesteros hit .231/.303/.385 in 59 games for the Cubs this season before being demoted to the minors. He started off really hot but cooled significantly. In his 32 games in Triple-A since the demotion, he's hit .235/.347/.353. McGwire (yes, he's Mark's son) has a 3.64 ERA in 18 outings between Class A and High-A ball this season.
The Mets are widely expected to trade reliever-turned-starter Clay Holmes prior to the deadline, and MLB.com reports that the Diamondbacks, Brewers, Padres, White Sox, and Braves all have interest in the right-hander. Holmes is on the injured list at the moment with a fractured fibula, but he's close to returning. After signing him prior to the 2025 season, the Mets converted him into a starter, and the change in role went swimmingly. Holmes has a player option for 2027, but he's likely to turn in down and become a free agent again.
The Padres have "reached out" to the Blue Jays on center fielder Daulton Varsho, per the New York Post. The 30-year-old Varsho is set to hit free agency after this season and can play all three outfield spots. He's exceptional in center, so it would be interesting for the Padres to likely move him to left field with Jackson Merrill in center. Varsho is having a rough season at the plate, but he had a 120 OPS+ and 20 homers in 71 regular-season games last year.
The Orioles traded a former franchise cornerstone to a division rival. The Red Sox gave up a lot of players to acquire someone who has battled injuries and underperformance. So how are we grading the Adley Rutschman deal?
The Brewers missed out on Tarik Skubal and Freddy Peralta. Their backup option to bolster the rotation? It's gonna be May.
Dustin May, that is. May is coming over from the division rival Cardinals in a deal that also sends left-handed reliever JoJo Romero to Milwaukee, per The Athletic. May is 5-7 with a 4.38 ERA (91 ERA+) this season. The righty will be a free agent this winter unless both sides agree to pick up a $20 million option for 2027.
Romero, meanwhile, has a 3.35 ERA in 44 appearances for St. Louis. He's appeared in 65 games in both of the last two seasons. Here's more:
The Cubs are adding another starting pitcher to their rotation at the deadline. Lefty Braxton Garrett is heading to Chicago from the Miami Marlins, per ESPN. Garrett missed the entire 2025 season and has pitched just twice this season (allowing seven earned runs in 4 1/3 innings). He is under team control through the 2028 season.
Miami is reportedly getting first baseman Jonathon Long and pitcher Jace Beck in the deal.
