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The two thousand twenty six MLB trade deadline did not disappoint. The Los Angeles Dodgers landed Tarik Skubal, the Boston Red Sox made a stunning move acquiring Adley Rutschman, and Luis Arráez heads to Philadelphia — a deadline that reshaped the contender landscape heading into the stretch run in a serious way.
Meanwhile in Detroit, the Tigers waved the white flag in emphatic fashion. Just days after dealing one All-Star arm, they turned around and shipped Casey Mize to San Diego, parting with their second top pitcher in three days. The Padres beat the buzzer and now look like a legitimate postseason threat on the back of that rotation.
Shifting to the gridiron, NFL preseason football returns Thursday when the Arizona Cardinals and Carolina Panthers square off in the Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio. Bettors are backing Arizona as the underdog in what figures to be the first glimpse of what two thousand twenty six football looks like on the field.
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