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With the MLB trade deadline rapidly approaching — and the stretch run of the season right after that — Dodgers Nation wanted to start giving fans a look at all the latest news and notes around the league.

These articles won’t interfere with any Dodgers content, rather they will give fans the opportunity to read more about the other 29 teams in Major League Baseball that the Dodgers are competing with.

Feel free to comment any specific players/teams you want to know more about — for now, we’ll be covering all the major topics and stories around the league.

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The trade deadline madness is already upon us as the Seattle Mariners landed slugging first baseman Josh Naylor from the Arizona Diamondbacks. The 28-year-old All-Star joins a team that has no shortage of power bats looking to make a deep October run — and the move officially kicks off trade season.

In other news, a pair of MLB veterans each called it a career on Thursday, as a pitcher and shortstop will now look to start the next chapter of their lives. Amid the many changes leading up to the trade deadline, the league landscape will certainly look different without the duo.

Finally, one of the crown jewels of the trade deadline, Eugenio Suarez of the Diamondbacks, is reportedly going to cost “a ton,” per a key insider. If the massive return isn’t met, Arizona could look to re-sign the two-time All-Star this offseason, he says.

MLB Top Performers of the Day

Steven Kwan, LF, Cleveland Guardians: 2-4, 2 HR, 2 RBIs

Luis Severino, RHP, Athletics: 7 IP, 2 ER, 0 BB, 8K

Eric Lauer, LHP, Toronto Blue Jays: 8 IP, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6K

Willson Contreras, 1B, St. Louis Cardinals: 2-3, 1 HR, 4 RBI

MLB Scores

The Toronto Blue Jays trounced the Detroit Tigers, handing them their fourth straight loss and 10th loss in 11 games. The St. Louis Cardinals roughed up veteran Yu Darvish on their way to defeating the San Diego Padres, and the Athletics defeated the 60-win Houston Astros to snap a four-game losing skid and kick off a four-game set in Texas.

All that and more from Thursday:

Click here for all the MLB scores from Thursday, July 24.

MLB Schedule

The Los Angeles Dodgers start a 2018 World Series rematch against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox will play each other as the two Illinois teams begin a series, and the New York Mets head across the country to take on the San Francisco Giants.

All that and more on Friday:

Click here for the full MLB schedule for Friday, July 25.