The 2025 MLB trade deadline is just around the corner, and teams are already making moves.<\/p>\n
The Arizona Diamondbacks unofficially kicked things off last week by trading first baseman Josh Naylor to the Seattle Mariners<\/a>, and several other teams got in the mix over the weekend. The Yankees made two acquisitions in Ryan McMahon<\/a> and Ahmed Rosario<\/a>, and the Mets traded for Gregory Soto<\/a>. The action should continue in the coming days, as MLB’s contenders scramble to add talent ahead of the season’s stretch run.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n On Monday, Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase, considered a likely trade target, was placed on non-disciplinary paid leave through Aug. 31 in connection with a sports-gambling investigation<\/a>. Meanwhile, Diamondbacks All-Star 3B Eugenio Su\u00e1rez, who many considered atop the MLB trade market, was hit in the hand by a fastball Monday evening. X-rays came back negative<\/a>.<\/p>\n On Tuesday, the action was headlined by a swap between the Orioles and Blue Jays, as Baltimore sent reliever Seranthony Dom\u00ednguez to Toronto in exchange for RHP prospect Juaron Watts-Brown. Interestingly, the two teams were mid-series (and scheduled for a double-header), so following the trade, he had a short walk to his new team’s clubhouse<\/a> … and a short turnaround time before stepping in to pitch in the second game of the day. Dom\u00ednguez pitched the bottom of the seventh inning for the Blue Jays, notching two strikeouts.<\/p>\n On Wednesday, the rumor mill started churning early with news that the Houston Astros were considering a potential reunion with Minnesota Twins SS Carlos Correa, USA Today’s Bob Nightengale reported<\/a>. Correa spent the first seven years of his MLB career with the Astros, winning AL Rookie of the Year in 2015<\/a>, earning two All-Star selections with the club, as well as the Gold Glove Award<\/a> at shortstop in 2021.<\/p>\n Houston has been decimated with injuries this season, and with 3B Isaac Paredes out indefinitely with a serious hamstring injury, beat reporter Brian McTaggert speculates<\/a> that Correa could step in at third base. The two sides are reportedly<\/a> not yet close on a deal despite the interest.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n The New York Yankees followed that news up with a move to acquire outfielder Austin Slater from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for pitching prospect Gage Ziehl. Slater batted .236 over 51 appearances with Chicago this season, including 29 hits, 20 runs and 11 RBI.<\/p>\n