A recent hot streak for Chicago White Sox outfielder Luis Robert Jr. has put him back on the radar for a number of contending teams leading up to the trade deadline on Thursday.

Harrison Bader is being linked to a return to both the Yankees and Mets in trade talks. The Yankees are down an outfielder now with Aaron Judge sidelined with an elbow injury, and the Mets are looking to shore things up for a playoff run.

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Just three days out from the MLB trade deadline on July 31, here are the latest MLB rumors from around the league.

The New York Mets are having a fine stretch in the second half of the 2025 MLB season. After stumbling right out of the break with back-to-back losses, New York has put together a seven-game win streak, as they had just swept the San Francisco Giants in a series in the Bay Area.

“To be honest with you, I feel like every year besides last year I’m in trade talks,” Vientos told The Athletic on Monday. “It’s the same thing. I don’t really care. All I’m really focused on is just getting better. That’s it.”

The Major League Baseball trade deadline is 6 p.m. ET this coming Thursday, July 31, and the action is beginning to pick up. This past weekend we saw Josh Naylor go to the Mariners and Ryan McMahon go to the Yankees,

Luis Robert has been a major focus of many New York Mets rumors these past days with Joel Sherman dropping an even more pleasant one on Monday. According to him