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MLB trade deadline: Rangers acquire pitcher Merrill Kelly from Diamondbacks, who continue sell-off

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MLB trade deadline: Rangers acquire pitcher Merrill Kelly from Diamondbacks, who continue sell-off

Ian CasselberryJuly 31, 2025 at 11:38 PM

The Arizona Diamondbacks' sell-off continued Thursday with starting pitcher Merrill Kelly being traded to the Texas Rangers, ESPN's Jeff Passan reported.

Kelly, who turns 37 on Oct. 14, provides another reliable arm for the Rangers' veteran starting rotation, joining Jacob deGrom, Patrick Corbin and Nathan Eovaldi. He has been the D-backs' most consistent starter this season, compiling a 3.22 ERA over 22 starts with 121 strikeouts in 128 2/3 innings.

The Rangers' starting pitchers have the best ERA in MLB at 3.16, led by deGrom (10-3, 2.55 ERA) throwing like the ace who won NL Rookie of the Year and two Cy Young Awards with the New York Mets. Corbin (3.78 ERA) has experienced a career resurgence after struggling the past five seasons with the Washington Nationals. And Eovaldi (9-3, 1.49 ERA) has been one of the best starters in baseball the past six seasons.

Texas (57-52) is a postseason contender, tied with the Seattle Mariners for second in the AL West, five games behind the Houston Astros. The Rangers and Mariners are also tied for the AL's third wild-card playoff berth, 2.5 games ahead of the Cleveland Guardians and three ahead of the Kansas City Royals and Tampa Bay Rays.

In exchange for Kelly, who can be a free agent after the season, the D-backs will receive Triple-A left-hander Kohl Drake, Double-A arm Mitch Bratt and Single-A pitcher David Hagaman. Drake, 25, was ranked as the Rangers' No. 5 prospect by MLB.com, while Bratt, 22, was No. 9 and Hagaman, 22, was No. 13.

Kelly was a late bloomer as an MLB pitcher, an eighth-round pick by the Tampa Bay Rays in 2010 after he was drafted the previous two years by the Baltimore Orioles and Cleveland Guardians but didn't sign. He played nine years in the minors before making his major-league debut with the D-backs in 2019.

In his seven-year MLB career, Kelly has a 3.74 ERA and 62-50 record, averaging 8.2 strikeouts and 2.7 walks per nine innings. He's two seasons removed from his best year in 2023, when he registered a 3.29 ERA and 12-8 record in 30 starts, adding 187 strikeouts in 177 2/3 innings.

Kelly was the fourth regular to be dealt from Arizona leading up to the MLB trade deadline. First baseman Josh Naylor began the D-backs' trade season by going to the Seattle Mariners last week. That was followed by outfielder Randal Grichuk being traded to the Kansas City Royals and third baseman Eugenio Suárez also going to Seattle on Wednesday night.

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Todd Marinovich, former phenom QB-turned-cautionary tale, steps out from under his own myth in new book

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Todd Marinovich, former phenom QB-turned-cautionary tale, steps out from under his own myth in new book

Jay BusbeeAugust 1, 2025 at 2:08 AM

Todd Marinovich, seen in a 2017 photo, tells his side of his infamous football story in his new book, 'Marinovich: Outside the Lines in Football, Art, and Addiction.' (Jeff Gritchen/Digital First Media/Orange County Register via Getty Images) (MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images via Getty Images)

The bond between fathers and their athletic-genius children is a complex, fragile and often treacherous one. If the father pushes too hard, the child rebels. If the father doesn't push hard enough, the child might never reach their astronomical potential. And either way, the traditional protective and nurturing role of the father becomes transactional rather than emotional. When fathers take an active interest in their children's athletic development, approval and support are conditional; blasting all those reps and showing up big at game time are what's mandatory. The resulting generational wreckage can last much longer than any career ever could.

Before Tiger Woods and his father Earl, before Venus and Serena Williams and their father Richard, and long before the feel-good tale of Home Run Derby champ Cal Raleigh and his pitching pop, there came Todd Marinovich and his father Marv — the ultimate sports-dad cautionary tale. Nationally famous long before he graduated high school, Todd Marinovich became the grim answer to the question: What if you attempted to genetically engineer an NFL quarterback?

The answer, in Marinovich's case, was chaos, chaos that still echoes today more than three decades later.

Marinovich, a Southern California quarterback who played his college ball at USC and took snaps in the NFL for the Raiders, crashed and burned shortly into his NFL career, a victim of his own bad choices and — most everyone assumed — the immense pressure his father Marv placed on him practically from birth.

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The truth, however, is far more complex and, to Marinovich's mind, far more favorable to Marv, who died in 2020. Marinovich — once dubbed the "Robo QB," or, even less charitably, "Marijuanavich" — has at last put his own story, in his own words, into print. "Marinovich: Outside the Lines in Football, Art, and Addiction" documents, in painful detail, the battles that the onetime quarterback and present-day artist fought throughout his career and continues to fight even now — with addiction, with perception, with himself. It's a harrowing but ultimately impressive and inspiring look at reconciling a public image with personal belief.

"My most fundamental flaw was both a tremendous blessing and a horrible curse, but it was my reality," he writes. "Without the zeal accompanying obsession, who knows if I would've succeeded in football? Someone else could have been the first college sophomore in history to declare for the NFL Draft. Yet, on the flip side, there wouldn't have been a soul-crushing dozen arrests, five incarcerations, and over seven trips to rehab."

There's a reason, then, that he begins the book with this epigram: "This book is an act of self-love after decades of self-defiance." (Disclaimer: Marinovich and this writer share an agent.)

For Marinovich, now 56, training began virtually at birth. His father, a former strength coach with the Raiders, developed a relentless regimen designed to maximize Todd's potential and hone his discipline. But early in his autobiography, Marinovich makes sure to draw a line in the sand:

"No one pushed me into football, least of all my dad, Marv," he writes. "I chose it. Any suggestions to the contrary were lies offered freely by the media to manufacture a Greek tragedy."

And yes, the media dove deep into the Marinovich story, starting long before he suited up for USC. Even as a high schooler, Marinovich was drawing national attention.

"That was a really trippy time for me, because I was so shy going into high school," he told Yahoo Sports recently. "And then articles were talking about my diet, like I was a freak show — 'He's never had a Big Mac!' It just wasn't true. I was healthy, and I ate healthy, but, you know, living in America, you're going to have a Big Mac."

Todd Marinovich (center) signs his Letter of Intent to attend USC with parents Marv (left) and Trudi, on Feb. 10, 1988 in Mission Viejo, California. (Photo by Bob Riha, Jr./Getty Images) (Bob Riha Jr via Getty Images)

During this time, Marinovich honed his ability to remain cool under pressure. An immensely talented basketball player, he played in dozens of hostile gyms, sinking last-second shots to win games in front of rabid crowds. It's the kind of training you can't teach, you just have to experience.

"I felt really comfortable when the time was running out that I want the ball," he recalls. "Not everybody wants the ball when time's running out. And that's OK. Just give it up, just pass it to the guy that does."

As much as he loved basketball, however, Marinovich loved football even more. Speaking today, he notes that there's an almost otherworldly component to the game when it's functioning at its highest.

"It's truly spiritual," he says. "It's 11 of us who are out there at once. It's so special when everyone has just got your back. All you've got to do is handle your guy, don't let the guy down next to you. You're looking at guys in the eye, and they know that you are not going to let them down. You're going, I'm going to die trying not to let you down, bro."

At his finest, Marinovich was something to behold at quarterback. He threw for 9,914 career yards in high school, a mark that was a national record at the time. (It's since been nearly doubled.) Marinovich threw for 2,477 yards his senior year, more than contemporaries John Elway, Jim Kelly or Dan Marino did in theirs. In two years at USC, he crafted some instantly indelible memories — a last-second drive to beat Washington State in 1989, a triumphant 45-42 victory over rival UCLA in 1990.

Those were good days for Marinovich and anyone in the Marinovich business. He was winning nationwide acclaim and shaking off his shyness to become a fixture on the L.A. party scene. He counted Charlie Sheen and Flea among his friends, and he was an unmistakable redheaded presence wherever there was a party to be had.

"There were some really amazing next-level times that I had before it got really bad," he laughs, "and that's just, that's all I'll say."

But the cracks were already starting to show. He engaged in an on-camera shouting match with his head coach in what was then called the John Hancock (now Sun) Bowl on the last day of 1990. A few weeks later, he was busted for cocaine possession, but still got selected in the first round of the 1991 NFL Draft.

He saw little NFL action, playing in just eight regular-season games, with one playoff appearance, over parts of two seasons. He threw for eight touchdowns and nine interceptions, plus a zero-TD, four-INT game against the Chiefs in a 1991 wild-card game. He dodged NFL investigators, often with grimly comical results — he would use teammates' urine to pass drug tests, but got popped when one of his teammates gave him urine while drunk at four times the legal driving limit.

After multiple failed drug tests and failed attempts at rehab, Marinovich was suspended for the 1993 season, and never played in the NFL again. He attempted to catch on with the Canadian Football League, the Arena Football League and other organizations, but nothing stuck. Eulogies for his career pointed the finger at Marv, but Marinovich is adamant that the blame belongs on himself, and only himself.

"Marv was a thorny scapegoat, as he'd delivered the genes and created the environment offering addiction fertile ground," Marinovich writes. "He could be a ruthless tyrant obsessed with perfection, but ultimately, his criticism was child's play. The most damaging voice came from within. At the height of addiction, I needed drugs to silence my mind as much as others require air."

These days, Marinovich lives on the Big Island of Hawaii, hanging out with his dog and creating art. (Check out his work on Instagram.) Creating art isn't a bad life, he admits.

"Art takes me away," he says. "I can escape into a place that … it's hard to describe, but time is non-existent in this place, and there's a flow to it. It's kind of similar to athletics, there's a flow to athletics. But with art, there are no rules, and in football, there are."

Todd Marinovich remains one of football's great what-ifs. But even though his NFL career was a spark at best, he still tries to look back on his days at quarterback with pride.

"For me, it's truly about the experience," he says. "And I had some just beautiful, amazing — all the adjectives — experiences that the game has given me, and I'm grateful for it."

"Marinovich: Outside the Lines in Football, Art, and Addiction," by Todd Marinovich with Lizzy Wright, goes on sale Aug. 5.

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Amazon reports solid 2Q results and offers better-than-expected sales view despite tariffs

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Amazon reports solid 2Q results and offers better-than-expected sales view despite tariffs

ANNE D'INNOCENZIO July 31, 2025 at 10:34 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon posted higher fiscal second-quarter profit and sales than the year-ago period, underscoring the online giant's resilience despite tariff uncertainty.

The Seattle-based company also offered on Thursday a sales outlook for the current quarter that beat analysts' projections. Still, its shares fell nearly 7% in after-market trading as the company's estimates for operating income for the current quarter were below analysts' views.

The company reported 17.5% growth for its prominent cloud computing arm Amazon Web Services.

The results come even as uncertainty about President Donald Trump's tariffs have challenged companies and consumers. But Amazon and other large retailers have tried to beat the clock by bringing in foreign goods before Trump's tariffs took effect. Amazon, like many other big retailers, also has the clout to negotiate prices with its suppliers and a broad breadth of items.

Amazon's CEO Andy Jassy told investors that while there's lots of noise about the impact of tariffs on retail prices and consumption, he said "it's impossible to know what will happen." That's because, in part, no one knows where tariffs will finally settle, especially in China, he said.

"If costs end up being higher, we will absorb them, but what we can share is what we've seen thus far, through the first half of the year, we haven't yet seen diminishing demand nor prices meaningfully appreciating," he said.

Jassy also touted the diversity of its more than 2 million sellers in its third-party marketplace, all with different strategies of whether to pass on higher costs to shoppers.

Meanwhile, Amazon is one of the biggest players in the race around generative artificial intelligence.

Like other tech companies, it has increased investments in the technology and is spending billions to expand data centers that power AI and cloud computing. The company is also investing in its own computer chips and those developed by Nvidia. It has also expanded its own AI models and integrated generative AI into other parts of its business.

In March Amazon began testing AI-aided dubbing for select movies and shows offered on its Prime streaming service. A month earlier, the company rolled out a generative-AI infused Alexa.

Jassy anticipates generative AI will also allow Amazon to reduce its corporate workforce in the next few years.

The company is also making big investments in expanding its delivery network to bring faster delivery to customers in less densely populated areas across the U.S. Jassy told investors Thursday that the service is available in 1,000 of the more than 4,000 smaller cities, towns and rural communities targeted by year-end. He noted the early response has been "positive," with customers shopping more frequently and purchasing household essentials.

Amazon earned $18.16 billion, or $1.68 per share, for the quarter ended June 30. That's up from $13.49 billion, or $1.26 per share, in the year-ago period.

Revenue rose to $167.7 billion from $147.9 billion a year ago.

The company's sales figure excluded the impact from Amazon's Prime Day event, which ran from July 8 to July 11. For the first time, Amazon held Prime Day over four days instead of two.

Analysts expected earnings per share of $1.33 on sales of $162.19 billion for the quarter, according to FactSet.

The company said it expects sales for the current quarter of between $174 billion and $179.5 billion. Analysts expected $173.27 billion for the current quarter, according to FactSet.

However, Amazon said that operating income is expected to be between $15.5 billion and $20.5 billion for the third quarter, compared with $17.4 billion in the third quarter of 2024. Analysts expected $19.5 billion for the current quarter, according to FactSet.

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MLB trade deadline: Orioles reportedly trade slugger Ryan O'Hearn, Ramón Laureano to Padres

One of the more coveted power bats on the free-agent market has found a new home. Baltimore Orioles slugger Ryan O'Hearn was dealt to the San Diego Padres on Thursday, along with outfielder Ramón Laureano, per multiple reports.

In return, Baltimore reportedly receives a slew of Padres prospects — six in total, per MLB Network's Jon Morosi. Pitchers Boston Bateman, Tyson Neighbors and Tanner Smith, infielders Cobb Hightower and Brandon Butterworth, and infielder/outfielder Victor Figueroa will all join the Orioles as part of the deal.

It's the latest move in what has been a very busy trade deadline for Padres general manager and president of baseball operations A.J. Preller. Prior to picking up O'Hearn and Laureano, Preller acquired catcher Freddy Fermin, closer Mason Miller and starter J.P. Sears earlier on Thursday.

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James Van Der Beek Reveals Update In Colorectal Cancer Battle: 'Full-Time Job'

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James Van Der Beek Reveals Update In Colorectal Cancer Battle: 'Full-Time Job'

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TODAYThe actor -- who was diagnosed with Stage 3 cancer in 2023 -- also shares how he and his wife told their six children about his cancer diagnosis, and opens up about their reactions.

James Van Der Beek is sharing an update on his battle with colorectal cancer.

During an interview with TODAY.com, the 48-year-old actor revealed that he'll likely be living with the disease for the "rest of my life." Van Der Beek -- who was diagnosed with Stage 3 cancer in 2023 and publicly shared the news last year -- described his cancer battle as a "full-time job."

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"I'm just on the journey. ... It's a process. It'll probably be a process for the rest of my life," the Dawson's Creek alum said.

Van Der Beek -- who has not publicly disclosed whether he's undergone typical treatments such as chemotherapy or surgery -- noted that he's made many lifestyle diet changes amid his battle with the disease, including yoga, keto diet, and "finding beauty of just taking things a little bit more slowly and prioritizing rest and really allowing that to be the job."

The 48-year-old reflected on starring in the Legally Blonde prequel series, Elle, telling TODAY.com that "the greatest thing about work is cancer doesn't exist between action and cut."

"It was fun to drop in and just have a blast because it's such a great cast, a great production, and everybody out there is really talented," he added.

Last November, Van Der Beek revealed his colorectal cancer diagnosis while speaking with People.

"I have colorectal cancer. I've been privately dealing with this diagnosis and have been taking steps to resolve it, with the support of my incredible family," he said in an exclusive statement.

"There's reason for optimism, and I'm feeling good," he added.

Per the American Cancer Society, Colorectal cancer starts in the colon or the rectum, which make up the large intestine in the digestive system.

Van Der Beek previously shared that the first symptoms he experienced were bowel changes, before he then underwent a colonsocopy, which ultimately led to his diagnosis.

"I got screened at 46," the Varsity Blues star told TODAY.com. "I didn't realize they had dropped it to 45. I thought I was way ahead of the game."

"Even just the slightest little change, it could be something, but ... don't think that not having symptoms means you don't have to get screened, especially for something that is this curable when caught early," he shared. "That's really what I want to get across."

"I ate as well as I could. I was healthy. I was in amazing cardiovascular shape," he explained. "There was no reason in my mind that I should have gotten a positive diagnosis."

After publicly revealing his diagnosis last year, Van Der Beek said he's even received support from strangers -- several of whom have shared that his diagnosis have inspired them to get screened.

"Guys I see at the gas station, people come up to me at a coffee shop, I appreciate it every time," he said. "That's been stuff that really makes me cry. When people say, 'I got checked, I got a colonoscopy, I got a polyp removed,' ... just to save somebody that journey."

Meanwhile, Van Der Beek opened up about how him and his wife, Kimberly, shared the news of his cancer diagnosis with their six kids during an appearance on the Today show.

The One Tree Hill alum -- who shares Olivia, 14, Joshua, 13, Annabel, 11, Emilia, 9, Gwendolyn, 6, Jeremiah, 2, with Kimberly -- said, "I'm far from an expert, but our approach was just be as honest as possible, as honest to the degree of their understanding, right?"

"Because they know. They can sense that Dad's having a tough day. They know if Dad's in pain," he continued. "They know, and so by not telling them I think you'e confusing them even more."

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Van Der Beek went on share advice for other parents who may be experiencing a similar struggle, and are finding a way to tell their children about their diagnosis.

"Just allow yourself to be surprised by their resiliency," he explained. "When you tell them what you're doing, and you tell them the approach, they can see it and they can feel it, and I think it's also your journey is their journey."

"Don't rob them of the opportunity for them to show up for you, emotionally," he added. "I have kids making me tea. 'Dad, what do you need?' There's been a lot of beauty that's come out of it, but I would love to save everybody this journey, which is why I'm saying get screened."

During his appearance on the morning show, Van Deer Beek shared that he's "feeling great."

"Today, I'm feeling great, yeah. It's been a journey," he said, adding, "There are just so many ups and downs and so many unknowns. Cancer is, I call it a full-time job."

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Mandy Moore Shares Heartwarming Family Photo with All 3 Kids from 'Epic' Beach Vacation in Mexico with Their 'Besties'

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Mandy Moore Shares Heartwarming Family Photo with All 3 Kids from 'Epic' Beach Vacation in Mexico with Their 'Besties'

Hannah SacksJuly 31, 2025 at 10:23 PM

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Mandy Moore is sharing some adorable snaps from her family's beach vacation in Mexico

The 'This Is Us' alum could be seen posing with all three of her kids in a sweet family photo

Moore shares sons Ozzy, 2, and Gus, 4, as well as daughter Lou, 10 months, with husband Taylor Goldsmith

Mandy Moore's family enjoyed some time by the water on their recent trip to Mexico.

The Tangled actress, 41, shared an adorable photo of her family of five on Instagram on Thursday, July 31, as she recounted her time spent at the beach on vacation. In the sweet photo, Moore could be seen sitting in the surf alongside her husband, Taylor Goldsmith, while her son Oscar "Ozzy," 2, hung on around her neck.

Sitting beside the star, her 4-year-old son August "Gus" was pictured squishing his hands into the sand and looking down. Goldsmith propped up the couple's newest addition, 10-month-old daughter Louise "Lou," as she sat in his lap.

Other snaps showed the family enjoying the beach and watching sunsets. "Nothing beats a beach vacation with some of your besties (here's looking you at you @whatsgabycookin)," Moore wrote in her caption. "What an epic few days, @fspuntamita! We can't wait to come back (Gus hasn't stopped talking about it)!!"

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Moore recently appeared on Kylie Kelce's podcast Not Gonna Lie and was asked by the podcaster if she got a lot of opinions about having her baby daughter Lou when she was 40.

"Yes and no. I mean, I feel like having my third child at 40, this term 'geriatric pregnancy' that's thrown around. I think at least in my experience, so many of my friends are having kids later in life, whether it's by choice or it's by circumstance or biology," Moore began.

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"I think the thing that I had the most trouble with is just like this system in general kind of treating us as this anomaly that we're like too old and we're too complicated or high risk, and really, it's like, 'Nope, we're just human beings.'"

"And I feel like it's just such an outdated label," she continued. "So it's less about how I think the people and the perceptions they may have had, like the people in my life, it was just more about the healthcare system in general. It feels like such an outdated one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to just women in general."

Earlier this year in May, Moore celebrated her first Mother's Day as a mom of three by sharing an Instagram post dedicated to her mom, Stacy Moore, who also has three children. The carousel contained four throwback images of Mandy with her mom, one of which also included her grandma, Eileen.

"Happy Mother's Day to all the moms and mother figures in our lives, including my own mama who juggled 3 kids effortlessly (HOW!??)," she captioned the post, before reflecting on her personal experience with motherhood.

"Being a mom is the single greatest gift of my life and while you're never off the clock worrying or stressing or planning, the quiet, unmistakable joy triumphs over everything else," the actress continued. "I'm endlessly grateful to the moms in my life who model what it takes, lend an ear, make the best suggestions, and generally make me feel less alone on the journey."

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Foo Fighters and Nine Inch Nails swap drummers: 'Let's f---ing go'

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Foo Fighters and Nine Inch Nails swap drummers: 'Let's f---ing go'

Emlyn TravisAugust 1, 2025 at 3:54 AM

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Dave Grohl in April 2025; Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross in January 2025

Foo Fighters and Nine Inch Nails have swapped drummers.

Just two months after letting go of Josh Freese, the Foos have tapped Nine Inch Nails' Ilan Rubin to get behind their kit, Entertainment Weekly has confirmed. And, on the same day, Nine Inch Nails confirmed to EW that Freese will replace Rubin and come back as their drummer, completing the switch and returning balance to the world.

"Let's f---ing go," Nine Inch Nails wrote on X, sharing a photo of Freese sitting in a chair with a bounty of Nine Inch Nails memorabilia behind him.

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Drummer Josh Freese performs on July 26, 2025; Ilan Rubin

Freese, who performed with the "Closer" rockers from 2005 until 2008, will join the group on their Peel It Back tour, which began in June and is slated to run through September. It is unclear if he is back as a full-time member of Nine Inch Nails or just playing for this tour.

The musician opened up about rejoining the band in a poignant Instagram post on Thursday. "Leaving Nine Inch Nails at the end of 2008 was one of the hardest decisions I've ever had to make," he wrote. "My wife and I were expecting our third child, and I knew I needed to step away from life on the road to be home with my family."

He went on to explain that performing with Nine Inch Nails always left him feeling an unprecedented "level of intensity, pride, and satisfaction after each show that I've rarely experienced" in any other group.

"Now, being back on tour with Trent and the crew — helping them do what they do best night after night — is something I'm incredibly excited about," he added. "To be part of that energy again feels amazing."

Freese concluded, "If you get a chance to catch one of these shows over the next six weeks, I promise, they're going to be absolutely unforgettable, Hope to see you out there."

Freese originally joined Foo Fighters in May 2023, serving as the successor to their longtime drummer Taylor Hawkins after he died unexpectedly at age 50 in 2022. He announced in May that he'd been informed by the band that they had "decided to go in a different direction with their drummer" and would no longer need his services, leaving him "a bit shocked and disappointed."

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Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl later thanked all of their past drummers — including Freese — for their contributions to the band in a letter celebrating the 30th anniversary of their self-titled album earlier this month.

"It should go without saying that without the boundless energy of William Goldsmith, the seasoned wisdom of Franz Stahl, and the thunderous wizardry of Josh Freese, this story would be incomplete," the singer wrote. "So we extend our heartfelt gratitude for the time, music, and memories that we shared with each of them over the years. Thank you, gentlemen."

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Rubin joined Nine Inch Nails in 2009 following Freese's original departure from the band and has served as their touring drummer ever since. He was also inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with the band in 2020.

In addition to touring with NIN, Rubin is also the drummer for Blink-182 singer Tom DeLonge's other rock band, Angels & Airwaves, and has worked with Danny Elfman. He joins Foo Fighters as the "My Hero" rockers prepare to embark on a slate of shows in Singapore, Indonesia, Japan, and Mexico this fall.

Earlier this month, the band also dropped the anthemic tune "Today's Song," which marked their first new music since the release of 2023's But Here We Are.

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Gavin Casalegno's Controversial Dunkin' Ad Explained

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Gavin Casalegno's Controversial Dunkin' Ad Explained

Moná ThomasJuly 31, 2025 at 9:51 PM

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Gavin Casalegno's Dunkin' ad draws backlash for referencing "genetics," with critics calling it a dog whistle for upholding Eurocentric beauty standards

Critics compare the promotion to Sydney Sweeney's controversial American Eagle spot amid eugenics discourse

Some fans defend the ad as harmless and tied to his Summer I Turned Pretty character

Dunkin's new commercial starring Gavin Casalegno is the latest ad to spark heated debate over its alleged underlying tones following the Sydney Sweeney and American Eagle campaign controversy.

The Summer I Turned Pretty actor, 25, is featured in an ad promoting one of the breakfast chain's newest Refresher drinks, the Golden Hour Refresher. The video, posted to Dunkin's social channels on July 29, stars Casalegno poolside, where he hails himself as "King of Summer."

"This tan? Genetics," he says, as he strolls around the pool. "I just got my color analysis back. Guess what? Golden summer, literally!"

As he sits on a pool lounge chair, he adds, "I can't help it. Every time I drink a Dunkin' Golden Hour Refresher, it's like the sun just finds me. So if sipping these refreshers makes me the king of summer? Guilty as charged."

What seemed to be a light-hearted, summertime campaign from the brand ultimately led to questions from online users on the intended messaging in light of the American Eagle ad that became a talking point in heated online discussions on eugenics signaling.

Here are all the details on Casalegno's Dunkin' campaign.

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The latest ad starring Casalegno comes on the heels of an American Eagle ad featuring Sweeney. In the fall campaign titled "Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans,", the actress is seen lying down and zipping up her jeans, saying, "Genes are passed down from parents to offspring, often determining traits like hair color, personality and even eye color."

When the camera pans up to her face, Sweeney adds, "My jeans are blue," followed by a voiceover that says, "Sydney Sweeney has great jeans." Critics claim the use of "jeans" is a double entendre in reference to her "genes," which led many to draw connections to eugenics and the open promotion of a superior bloodline.

Defined by the National Institute of Health (NIH), and debunked as a pseudoscience, eugenics "is broadly defined as the use of selective breeding to improve the human race."

Casalegno references his "genetics" while highlighting his tan, which critics have slammed as reinforcing Eurocentric beauty standards, as suspected of the American Eagle campaign.

"Why are ads so obsessed with genetics all of a sudden?" a TikTok user commented on Dunkin's post. Another user questioned, "Genuinely, what does a drink have to do with genetics?"

In light of the ongoing American Eagle discussion, the Dunkin' ad's timing has not gone unnoticed, with critics calling it ill-timed.

What else are critics saying?

The discourse surrounding the Dunkin' ad has quickly spread to Reddit, where many swarmed the celebrity-focused subreddit r/Fauxmoi to comment on the script of the ad altogether, calling it "word salad."

"I'm failing to see the connection from genetics to colour analysis to sunshine to he loves to drink dunkin drink??" a Redditor wrote in response to another commenting, "Wouldn't shock me if they had AI write it up."

Critics are calling the specific phrasing a dog whistle to netizens who believe in a superior skin tone and eye color, as Casalegno makes mention of his golden tan coming from his "genetics."

"While the Dunkin' ad's mention of genetics is subtler, it has struck a nerve for praising traits associated with white beauty ideals while mentioning genetics," explained Elena Cavender from AdWeek. "In the ad, Casalengo says, 'This tan? Genetics. I just got my color analysis back and guess what? Golden summer.' Color analysis refers to the beauty trend of picking colors that look best on based on skin tone."

Why are some defending the campaign?

Though the backlash seems to be overwhelming, there are fans of the star and the show who have expressed that the outpour of negative comments towards the ad and Casalegno is forced and "a stretch," especially for those who may not watch the Prime Video series, The Summer I Turned Pretty.

"This ad is not about eugenics, it's about the golden summer and the drink," said one TikTok user. "Is it bad timing? Could they have waited? … But there are deadlines they had to meet and they probably wanted to get this out before the end of summer, because he's in the show The Summer I Turned Pretty."

The TikToker goes on to say that "if this had been released before the Sydney Sweeney ad, we would not be having this conversation," and explains that in the show, Casalegno's character, Jeremiah, enjoys the Taylor Swift song titled "Golden" and is known for being the more "outdoorsy, athletic, tan type."

Has Gavin Casalegno responded?

Casalegno has not made a formal statement in response to the controversy around the ad.

Dunkin' and Casalegno have not responded to PEOPLE's requests for comment.

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Dozens of countries with no deals face higher tariffs as trade deadline nears

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Dozens of countries with no deals face higher tariffs as trade deadline nears

CHRISTOPHER RUGABER August 1, 2025 at 5:17 AM

FILE - A cargo ship heads to Long Beach, Calif., in this June 19, 2025, file photo. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, files)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Numerous countries around the world are facing the prospect of much higher duties on their exports to the United States on Friday, a potential blow to the global economy, because they haven't yet reached a trade deal with the Trump administration.

Some of the United States' biggest trading partners have reached agreements, or at least the outlines of one, including the European Union, the United Kingdom, and Japan. Even so, those countries face much higher tariffs than were in effect before Trump took office. And other large trading partners — most notably China and Mexico — received an extension to keep negotiating and won't be hit with new duties Friday, but they will likely end up paying more.

President Donald Trump intends the duties to bring back manufacturing to the United States, while also forcing other countries to reduce their trade barriers to U.S. exports. Trump argues that foreign exporters will pay the cost of the tariffs, but so far economists have found that most are being paid by U.S. companies. And measures of U.S. inflation have started to tick higher as prices of imported goods, such as furniture, appliances, and toys rise.

For those countries without an agreement, they could face duties of as much as 50%, including on large economies such as Brazil, Canada, Taiwan, and India. Many smaller countries are also on track to pay more, including South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and even tiny Lesotho.

The duties originated from Trump's April 2 "Liberation Day" announcement that the United States would impose import taxes of up to 50% on nearly 60 countries and economies, including the 27-nation European Union. Those duties, originally scheduled for April 9, were then postponed twice, first to July 9 and then Aug. 1.

Will the deadline hold this time?

As of Thursday afternoon, White House representatives — and Trump himself — insisted that no more delays were possible.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday that Trump "at some point this afternoon or later this evening" will sign an order to impose new tariff rates starting midnight on Friday.

Countries that have not received a prior letter on tariffs from Trump or negotiated a trade framework will be notified of their likely tariff rates, Leavitt said, either in the form of a letter or Trump's executive order. At least two dozen countries were sent letters setting out their tariff rates.

On Wednesday, Trump said on his social media platform Truth Social, "THE AUGUST FIRST DEADLINE IS THE AUGUST FIRST DEADLINE — IT STANDS STRONG, AND WILL NOT BE EXTENDED."

Which countries have a trade agreement?

In a flurry of last minute deal-making, the Trump has been announcing agreements as late as Thursday, but they are largely short on details.

On Thursday, the U.S. and Pakistan reached a trade agreement expected to allow Washington to help develop Pakistan's largely untapped oil reserves and lower tariffs for the South Asian country.

And on Wednesday, Trump announced a deal with South Korea that would impose 15% tariffs on goods from that country. That is below the 25% duties that Trump threatened in April.

Agreements have also been reached with the European Union, Pakistan, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, and the United Kingdom. The agreement with the Philippines barely reduced the tariff it will pay, from 20% to 19%.

And which countries don't?

The exact number of countries facing higher duties isn't clear, but the majority of the 200 have not made deals. Trump has already slapped large duties on Brazil and India even before the deadline was reached.

In the case of Brazil, Trump signed an executive order late Wednesday imposing a 50% duty on imports, though he exempted several large categories, including aircraft, aluminum, and energy products. Trump is angry at Brazil's government because it is prosecuting its former president, Jair Bolsonaro, for attempting to overturn his election loss in 2022. Trump was indicted on a similar charge in 2023.

While Trump has sought to justify the widespread tariffs as an effort to combat the United States' chronic trade deficits, the U.S. actually has a trade surplus with Brazil — meaning it sells more goods and services to Brazil than it buys from that country.

Negotiations between the U.S. and Canada have been complicated by the Canadian government's announcement that it will recognize a Palestinian state in September. Trump said early Thursday that the announcement "will make it very hard" for the U.S. to reach a trade deal with Canada.

Late Wednesday, Trump said that India would pay a 25% duty on all its exports, in part because it has continued to purchase oil from Russia.

On Thursday, the White House said it had extended the deadline to reach a deal with Mexico for another 90 days, citing the complexity of the trade relationship, which is governed by the trade agreement Trump reached when he NAFTA in his first term.

For smaller countries caught in Trump's cross hairs, the Aug. 1 deadline is particularly difficult because the White House has acknowledged they aren't able to negotiate with every country facing tariff threats. Lesotho, for example, a small country in southern Africa, was hit with a 50% duty on April 2, and even though it was postponed, the threat has already devastated its apparel industry, costing thousands of jobs.

"There's 200 countries,'' the president acknowledged earlier this month. "You can't talk to all of them.''

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AP Writers Josh Boak and Wyatte Grantham-Philipps contributed to this report.

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Federal court denies Boston bomber's request for new judge to oversee death sentence appeal

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Federal court denies Boston bomber's request for new judge to oversee death sentence appeal

LEAH WILLINGHAM August 1, 2025 at 4:23 AM

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BOSTON (AP) — A federal court on Thursday denied a request by attorneys for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to remove the judge overseeing the protracted legal battle over his death sentence.

The U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the argument made by Tsarnaev's lawyers that U.S. District Court Judge George O'Toole should be recused from the case because, the lawyers contend, he is not impartial. During an August 2024 hearing, Tsarnaev's attorneys pointed to what they said were comments O'Toole made about the case on podcasts and at public events during the appeals process.

In a two-page judgment released Thursday, appeals court judges ruled that O'Toole should continue to preside over the case, determining that "two panel discussions and a podcast in which Judge O'Toole discussed various aspects of organizing complex jury trials and the problems associated with social media in that context" did not constitute grounds for his removal.

One of O'Toole's attorneys, David E. Patton, didn't immediately respond to a phone message seeking comment.

A federal appeals court in March 2024 ordered O'Toole to investigate claims of juror bias by the defense and to determine whether Tsarnaev's death sentence should stand. He was convicted of helping carry out the 2013 bombing that killed three people and injured hundreds of others near the marathon's finish line.

It's unclear when O'Toole might rule on the juror bias issue. If he finds that jurors should have been disqualified, he should vacate Tsarnaev's sentence and hold a new penalty-phase trial to determine if Tsarnaev should be sentenced to death, the appeals court said.

In 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the death sentence given to Tsarnaev after the 1st Circuit threw out the sentence in 2020. The circuit court found then that the trial judge did not sufficiently question jurors about their exposure to the extensive news coverage of the bombing.

The 1st Circuit took another look at the case after Tsarnaev's lawyers urged it to examine issues the Supreme Court didn't consider. Among them was whether the trial judge wrongly forced the trial to be held in Boston and wrongly denied defense challenges to the seating of two jurors who they claim lied during questioning.

Tsarnaev's guilt in the deaths of those killed in the bombing was not at issue in the appeal. His lawyers have argued that Tsarnaev fell under the influence of his older brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who was killed in a gun battle with police days after the bombing.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was convicted of all 30 charges against him. Prosecutors portrayed the brothers — ethnic Chechens who moved to the United States from Russia more than a decade ago — as full partners in a brutal and coldblooded plan to punish the U.S. for its wars in Muslim countries.

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Sheriff's deputies are disciplined in traffic stop that led to student's ICE detention

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Sheriff's deputies are disciplined in traffic stop that led to student's ICE detention

Nicole AcevedoAugust 1, 2025 at 5:23 AM

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Five sheriff's deputies from Colorado are being disciplined after a college student spent two weeks in a federal immigration detention center last month after a routine traffic stop.

An administrative review concluded that Sheriff's Deputy Alexander Zwinck shared information on a Signal group chat that included federal immigration agents after he had pulled over Caroline Dias-Goncalves, 19, a student at the University of Utah, Mesa County Sheriff Todd Rowell said in a statement Wednesday.

The agents then used that information to track Dias-Goncalves down and arrest her. She was taken to a detention facility in Aurora, where she was held for 15 days before being released on bond.

"The Mesa County Sheriff's Office should not have had any role in the chain of events leading to Miss Dias-Goncalves's detention," Rowell said.

Colorado law restricts coordination between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities. It prohibits state and local law enforcement from providing information about a person's immigration status to federal officials or disclosing personal identifying information to immigration authorities.

"I regret that this occurred. I apologize to Miss Dias-Goncalves," Rowell said.

Zwinck pulled Dias-Goncalves over while she was driving on Interstate 70 outside Loma on June 5. Zwinck claimed Dias-Goncalves was driving too close to a semi-truck.

The traffic stop lasted about 20 minutes and Zwinck released Dias-Goncalves with a warning. Shortly after she exited the highway, federal immigration agents stopped her, arrested her and took her to the Aurora detention facility, where she was held until June 20.

Born in Brazil and raised in Utah since she was 7, Dias-Goncalves is one of nearly 2.5 million people living in the United States known as "Dreamers," young immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children. Dias-Goncalves arrived on a visa that expired over a decade ago and has a pending asylum case.

In interviews conducted as part of the review, Zwinck claimed he did not know he was violating any laws or policies when he shared Dias-Goncalves' information and location with federal authorities in a group chat meant to discuss drug crackdown efforts.

According to the review's findings, Zwinck was involved in at least four other incidents last month in which the information he shared on the group chat following his traffic stops led to federal immigration enforcement actions.

Zwinck also told investigators that he had received and read two department-wide emails from the sheriff's office last year and in January, both outlining how deputies should interact with immigration authorities.

The review concluded there was "a preponderance of evidence" showing that Zwinck as well as Sheriff's Deputy Erik Olson, who was on the group chat, and their supervisor, Sgt. Joe LeMoine, "acted outside of agency policy."

Zwinck was placed on unpaid administrative leave for three weeks and Olson for two. Both will be reassigned to patrol. LeMoine was suspended without pay for two days.

Lt. David Holdren, LeMoine's supervisor, received a letter of reprimand and Holdren's supervisor, Capt. Curtis Brammer, was provided documented counseling.

Earlier this month, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser filed a lawsuit against Zwinck, alleging that he had violated Colorado laws limiting cooperation between local and federal immigration authorities.

Rowell said the lawsuit "sends a demoralizing message to law enforcement officers across Colorado" and urged Weiser to "apply the law equally to all law enforcement and government officials instead of making Deputy Zwinck an example."

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MLB trade deadline grades: Breaking down all the biggest deals

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MLB trade deadline grades: Breaking down all the biggest deals

Jesse Yomtov and Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY July 31, 2025 at 2:04 PM

Major League Baseball's 2025 trade deadline featured a flurry of big deals, including some genuinely stunning swaps like Carlos Correa returning to the Houston Astros and San Diego Padres adding Mason Miller to their bullpen.

The Minnesota Twins traded 10 players from their 26-man roster in the span of 24 hours, while the Arizona Diamondbacks and Baltimore Orioles were also big sellers at the July 31 deadline.

In addition to the deal for Miller, the Padres got Ryan O'Hearn and Ramon Laureano from the Orioles, two of the top bats available as they seek to chase down the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West. The New York Yankees remade their bullpen with separate trades for relievers David Bednar, Camilo Doval and Jake Bird.

We break down all the deals from deadline day:

Carlos Correa trade grades

Houston Astros receive INF Carlos Correa, $33 million; Minnesota Twins receive LHP Matt Mikulski

Astros grade: B+

Houston brings Correa home after a few years apart, getting the Twins to eat a huge chunk of the two-time World Series champion's salary. He'll move to third base with his one-time replacement Jeremy Peña at short and while Correa hasn't performed consistently since departing, it's a lower-risk move for the Astros in a deal that should make everyone happy.

Twins grade: A-

This was Minnesota's one and only chance to get out of the Correa contract. Kudos to them for seizing the opportunity, a pure salary dump that admits defeat on the once-marquee free agent signing.

Camilo Doval trade grades

New York Yankees receive RHP Camilo Doval; San Francisco Giants receive Jesus Rodriguez, Trystan Vrieling, Parks Harber, Carlos De La Rosa

Yankees grade: A-

Doval is having a nice bounce-back season and is under team control through 2027, completing a complete overhaul of the Yankees' bullpen beyond 2025 after adding David Bednar and Jake Bird earlier in the day.

Giants grade: B-

Definitely could have gotten more for the 2023 National League saves leader if they had waited until the winter – unless he tailed off down the stretch.

Griffin Jax trade grades

Tampa Bay Rays receive RHP Griffin Jax; Minnesota Twins receive RHP Taj Bradley

Rays grade: B

Tampa Bay officially gives up on Bradley, one of the top prospects in baseball a few years ago, after giving him a pretty shot in the rotation over the past two years. Jax hasn't looked like himself this year, but he's a proven high-leverage arm the Rays need in the AL wild-card race.

Twins grade: B+

Bradley is only 24 years old, under team control through 2029 and hasn't been bad by any stretch of the imaginaton. Pretty decent gamble here.

Merrill Kelly trade grades

Texas Rangers receive RHP Merrill Kelly; Arizona Diamondbacks receive LHP Kohl Drake, RHP David Hagaman, LHP Mitch Bratt.

Rangers grade: A-

With Jacob deGrom, Nathan Eovaldi and now Kelly, watch out if the Rangers get into the playoffs. Kelly, who played in Korea from 2015-2018, is having the best season of his career at age 36 and brings some postseason pedigree having gone 3-1 with a 2.25 ERA in four starts across Arizona's run to the World Series in 2023.

Diamondbacks grade: B+

Holding a ton of trade chips this month, Arizona has been frustrated by the slow market. Having already unloaded Josh Naylor and Eugenio Suarez, the Diamondbacks get three prospects in exchange for Kelly, a free agent at the end of the season. Drake was the Rangers' No. 5 prospect and has a 3.10 ERA in 16 minor-league games this season.

Ryan O'Hearn, Ramon Laureano trade grades

San Diego Padres receive 1B/OF Ryan O'hearn, OF Ramon Laureano; Baltimore Orioles receive RHP Boston Bateman, INF Brandon Butterworth, INF Cobb Hightower, INF/OF Victor Figueroa, RHP Tyson Neighbors and RHP Tanner Smith.

Padres grade: A

San Diego dramatically improved its lineup with the deal for two of the top bats on the market, having already acquired catcher Freddy Fermin from the Royals earlier in the day. The Padres really should push the Dodgers in the NL West over the next two months and have to be considered one of the top World Series contenders

Orioles grade: A

Rather than finding separate buyers, the Orioles packaged two of the top bats on the market and received six prospects in return – all of whom were just drafted in 2024.

Jake Bird trade grades

New York Yankees receive RHP Jake Bird; Colorado Rockies receive 2B Roc Riggio, LHP Ben Shields.

Yankees grade: A-

Hours after agreeing to a deal with the Pirates for closer David Bednar, the Yankees further fortified their bullpen with with the 29-year-old Bird, under team control through 2028. With a 4.73 ERA this season and even career home-road splits away from Coors Field, Bird doesn't have quite the upside as other relievers on the market this week, but the Yankees acquire a reliable – and cheap – arm to the middle relief corps.

Rockies grade: C

Colorado is in a race to avoid the worst record in MLB history, but decided to trade its best relief pitcher who currently costs just about nothing. They'll save a few million in Bird's arbitration years, but dealing the right-hander was definitely not somethign the Rockies needed to do.

Phil Maton trade grades

Texas Rangers receive RHP Phil Maton; St. Louis Cardinals receive LHP Mason Molina, RHP Skylar Hales, international slot money.

Rangers grade: B+

Texas bolsters its bullpen with the veteran right-hander who has enjoyed a fine 2025 season as a high-leverage arm in St. Louis.

Cardinals grade: B

Two prospects and the international money is a nice return as they've fallen out of contention.

Cedric Mullins trade grades

New York Mets receive OF Cedric Mullins; Baltimore Orioles receive RHP Raimon Gomez, RHP Anthony Nuñez, RHP Chandler Marsh.

Mets grade: B+

Adding Mullins is nice for the Mets, giving them a plus defender in center field to phase out the glove-first Tyrone Taylor. He's a rental but with his power-speed combination, Mullins could be a huge contributor down the stretch as New York tries to fight off Philadelphia for first place in the NL East.

Orioles grade: B+

Mullins' time with the Orioles ends 10 years after the club drafted him in the 13th round. It's certainly not the way Baltimore wanted to say goodbye to their longtime outfielder, but the Orioles got two of the Mets' top 30 prospects in Nunez (No. 14) and Gomez (No. 30).

David Bednar trade grades

Yankees receive RHP David Bednar; Pittsburgh Pirates receive C/1B Rafael Flores, C/1B Edgleen Perez, OF Brian Sanchez.

Yankees grade: A

The Bombers bolster their bullpen for the stretch run and beyond, landing the two-time All-Star reliever who will be under team control through 2026. The 30-year-old's addition is huge considering Devin Williams and Luke Weaver are free agents at the end of the season.

Pirates grade: C+

Holding one of the last relievers remaining on the market in the hours leading up to the deadline, you might have expected the Pirates to get more in this deal for a controllable All-Star. Flores ranks as the Yankees' No. 8 prospect according to MLB.com, but he's already 24 years old and has struggled since his promotion to Class AAA (.677 OPS in 10 games). Perez is 19 years old and has had a tough season in Class A (.209 average in 301 AB) but scouts hope his bat will catch up with his glove behind the plate.

Harrison Bader trade grades

Philadelphia Phillies receive OF Harrison Bader; Minnesota Twins receive OF Hendry Mendez, RHP Geremy Villoria.

Phillies grade: A-

Philadelphia gives up basically nothing to get one of the game's better defensive center fielders, who should provide some pop for an outfield that desperately needs some. Bader has an .809 OPS in 31 career postseason games.

Twins grade: B+

Might as well get a couple of projects in exhange for a rental outfielder. The 21-year-old Mendez ranked as the Phillies' 12th-best prospect and has an .808 OPS in 85 Class AA games this season. Signed as an international free agent this past winter, Villoria is just 16 years and old and recently made his pro debut with 19 strikeouts through five starts.

Kyle Finnegan trade grades

Detroit Tigers receive Kyle Finnegan; Washington Nationals receive RHP Josh Randall, RHP R.J. Sale

Tigers grade: B+

Finnegan isn't Mason Miller or Jhoan Duran or Ryan Helsley, but the 33-year-old is a great addition to Detroit's bullpen as a veteran with ninth-inning experience, saving 86 games over the past three seasons for the middling Nationals. An All-Star in 2024, Finnegan has only given up three home runs in 34 games this season and could take some save chances from Will Vest, who has 2.53 ERA in 16 saves for the Tigers in 2025.

Nationals grade: B

The least-sexy closer on the market, Finnegan netted the Nationals a pair of pitchers with Randall ranking as Detroit's No. 15 prospect, according to MLB.com

Mason Miller trade grades

San Diego Padres receive RHP Mason Miller, LHP JP Sears; Athletics receive SS Leo De Vries, RHP Braden Nett, RHP Henry Báez and RHP Eduarniel Nuñez

Padres grade: B

It's quite a coup getting both the game's most dominant closer and a guy with four years of club control remaining after this season. Miller, 26, is generally untouchable in the ninth inning and in two seasons as A's closer has nailed down 48 of 54 save opportunities, an 89% conversion rate on par with Hall of Famers Trevor Hoffman and Mariano Rivera.

The cost? It's huge. De Vries is the most significant international signing the Padres have had this decade, no small honor, and he's consistently been challenged – and succeeded – at levels where the average player is four to five years older than him. Put simply: Not many 17-year-olds flash power and speed in stateside A ball and go on to the Arizona Fall League, as De Vries did in 2024.

While Miller's controllable years mean the Padres can flip him in future seasons for either immediate help or to galvanize their system, it still stings to trade a potential (likely?) franchise player for a reliever.

Athletics grade: A

The deal begs one dark question: Will any of their young stars make it to Las Vegas, should they ever complete their ballpark there?

It's yet another step back at the big league level for the A's in a five-year cycle of utter desiccation that hastened their move from Oakland. And it's perhaps not a coincidence that Miller was dealt months before he entered the first of four years of salary arbitration.

– Gabe Lacques

Shane Bieber trade grades

Toronto Blue Jays receive RHP Shane Bieber; Cleveland Guardians receive RHP Khai Stephen.

Blue Jays grade: A-

Toronto is going for it! Bieber, the 2020 Cy Young winner, still hasn't pitched in the majors since undergoing Tommy John surgery early in 2023 and hit some speedbumps in his rehab but the Blue Jays get a high-upside starter who is under team control through next year. Bieber has a $16 million team option (with a $4 million buyout) for 2026, which could end up looking like a steal.

Guardians grade: B+

Bieber gets traded before making his Cleveland return, a huge bummer for fans 30-year-old right-hander who was drafted by the organization in 2016. A second-round pick last year, Stephen was considered one of the Blue Jays' top five prospects and is 9-1 with a 2.06 ERA in 91 ⅔ innings across three levels this season, currently in Class AA. Unfortunate that the Guardians had to let him go, but a nice return in the one-for-one swap.

Paul Sewald trade grades

Detroit Tigers receive RHP Paul Sewald; Cleveland Guardians receive player to be named later.

Tigers grade: B+

Sewald is injured and expected to return in September, so this is a move the Tigers are making for October. The 35-year-old had a 4.70 ERA in 18 games this season, but his underlying numbers look better than that with a 4.07 FIP, 1.174 WHIP and 4.5 strikeouts per walk.

Guardians grade: B

PTBNL for an injured reliever? Why not.

Eugenio Suárez trade grades

Seattle Mariners receive 3B Eugenio Suarez; Arizona Diamondbacks receive 1B Tyler Locklear, RHP Juan Burgos and RHP Hunter Cranton.

Mariners grade: B+

They got the top hitter available and it's telling that the Mariners liked Suárez enough to bring him back after less than two years apart – despite his struggles in Seattle. That puts a ton of pressure on the slugger who is a free agent after the season. Mariners third basemen have totaled just five home runs and 35 RBIs this season, bottom-five in the majors in both categories, so it's a move they had to make.

Diamondbacks grade: B+

Pretty good return, plucking three of Seattle's top 20 prospects in Locklear (No. 9), Cranton (16) and Burgos (17). Locklear, 24, will likely find himself getting a run-out in Arizona's lineup sooner rather than later. The first baseman made his big-league debut last season and has nothing left to prove in the minors (.316/.401/.552, 19 HR, 82 RBis in Class AAA).

Jhoan Duran trade grades

Philadelphia Phillies receive RHP Jhoan Duran; Minnesota Twins receive C Eduardo Tait, RHP Mick Abel

Phillies grade: A

Dave Dombrowski seized on his opportunity to get 2½ years of one of the best relievers in baseball in exchange for just a pair of prospects. It's a huge addition for the Phillies, with Duran presumably assuming the ninth-inning role and taking a ton of pressure off the club's other high-leverage guys. Philadelphia has the 27-year-old flamethrower under team control through 2027.

Twins grade: C-

It's hard to believe that this is the best return the Twins could have gotten for the most desirable reliever on the market. That said, Tait is only 18 years old and rising fast on prospect boards, while Abel is a good candidate for a post-hype bounce back.

Ke'Bryan Hayes trade grades

Cincinnati Reds receive 3B Ke'Bryan Hayes; Pittsburgh Pirates receive LHP Taylor Rogers, SS Sammy Stafura

Reds grade: C+

Surprising move for Cincinnati, which is buying fairly low on Hayes, who remains one of the best defensive third basemen in the game. Maybe Hayes will benefit from a move to Great American Ball Park, one of MLB's most hitter-friendly parks? It's certainly a lower-risk move for the Reds taking on the remainder of Hayes' salary – $30 million from 2026-2029 plus a $6 million buyout for 2030 – but third base isn't usually a position that you're willing to sacrifice offense at.

Cincinnati manager Terry Francona said Hayes "might be the best defender in baseball," but wasn't as bullish on his new third baseman's bat. "We know where the hitting has been," Francona said. "Sometimes a change of scenery − I don't want to get too far ahead because I've barely talked to him but he seems excited and we're excited to have him and see where it goes."

Pirates grade: B

It's naive to believe the Pirates will seriously reinvest the Hayes savings into winning games in the years to come, but the club cleared itself of a long-term deal with a guy who didn't turn out to be what they expected. Credit where it's due for Pittsburgh investing in Hayes with an eight-year, $70 million extension back in 2022 – and maybe they're giving up too early on the 28-year-old at a low annual cost – but the deal nets $36 million in savings after the 2025 season. That said, the Pirates probably could have gotten a better return this winter.

When is the 2025 MLB trade deadline?

The MLB trade deadline is at 6 p.m. ET on Thursday, July 31.

What time is the MLB trade deadline?

The 2025 MLB trade deadline falls at 6 p.m. ET.

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Rays All-Star 1B Jonathan Aranda exits game after collision with Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton

Andy BackstromJuly 31, 2025 at 10:57 PM

The Tampa Bay Rays got hit by rain and bit by the injury bug during Thursday's series finale in New York.

Three Rays players — first baseman Jonathan Aranda, designated hitter Yandy Díaz and left fielder Chandler Simpson — left the ultimately rain-delayed game with injuries.

Aranda's looked the most serious.

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It occurred in the top of the fifth inning, half an inning before the delay in the Bronx. With rain dressing the infield, Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton hit a soft ground ball to third base, where Junior Caminero scurried to make a play on the slow roller.

Caminero, who came into the day with 10 errors at third base this season, rushed the throw to first. It was off the mark, and Aranda extended to reel it in for the putout. As the first-time All-Star reached to catch the ball, he made contact with a sprinting Stanton.

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Aranda's glove, and left wrist, collided with the 6-foot-6, 245-pound Stanton. Aranda dropped the ball and then his mitt before clutching his wrist, hopping in pain and then crouching and falling to the ground. He was attended to by an athletic trainer and Rays manager Kevin Cash.

The 27-year-old entered the afternoon slashing .315/.393/.478 with 12 home runs and 53 RBI. He added an RBI single in the top of the fourth inning, helping Tampa Bay chip away at a then-7-0 Yankees lead.

Following his injury, Aranda eventually left the field and was replaced by Brandon Lowe, who began the game at second base. José Caballero took Lowe's spot at second.

Díaz sustained a right forearm contusion in the top of the fourth inning, when he was struck by a pitch from Yankees righty Marcus Stroman.

Simpson left the game in the bottom of the third with a left hand injury. He had grounded out in the top half of the frame but didn't remove himself from the contest until he was in left field on the other side of the inning.

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David Bednar trade: Yankees score ace closer from Pirates in MLB deadline deal

Steve Gardner and Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY August 1, 2025 at 1:55 AM

Scratch another closer's name of the list of available options as the MLB trade deadline approaches.

The New York Yankees are on the verge of acquiring right-hander David Bednar from the Pittsburgh Pirates, according to a person with knowledge of the deal.

The person spoke to USA TODAY Sports on the condition of anonymity because the deal wasn't yet official.

The acquisition willl the Yanks much-needed bullpen depth to go with Devin Williams and Luke Weaver for the stretch run.

Bednar, 30, spent the first two seasons as a major leaguer with the San Diego Padres before coming to the Pirates in 2021 in a three-way trade involving the New York Mets. He has developed into a reliable closer – earning a pair of All-Star nods and leading the National League in saves in 2023 with 39.

He has one more year of arbitration eligibility in 2026.

David Bednar trade details

The Yankees acquire reliever David Bednar from the Pirates, pending a medical review.

Yankees catching prospect Rafael Flores, C/1B Edgleen Perez and OF Brian Sanchez go to the Pirates in the deal.

David Bednar stats

This season, Bednar has converted all 17 of his save opportunities with a 2.37 ERA and 1.11 WHIP in 38 innings. He also has struck out 12.1 batters per nine innings.

David Bednar contract

David Bednar is earing $5.9 million this season and is under team control through 2026.

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