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As the clock ticked toward 4 p.m., the deal that would soon send shock waves across baseball still seemed so unlikely that Greinke took the mound at Yankee Stadium. Here's how the ace started July 31 a D-back and ended it an Astro.

Six players and both managers have been suspended by Major League Baseball for their roles in Tuesday's benches-clearing brawl between the Reds and Pirates.

Indians manager Terry Francona underwent eye surgery on Thursday, and a team spokesman said the procedure was unexpected.

Major league batters are on pace to hit 600 more home runs than in any previous season, nearly 10% above the record set two years ago.

The Giants haven't said how long Alex Dickerson will be out with a right oblique strain.

L.A. owns baseball's best record, but not its best bullpen. In the end, the Dodgers refused to part with prospects for a high-end reliever so now they'll have to solve their pen problems from within.

Nicholas Castellanos headlines a midseason roster makeover in Chicago as Theo Epstein, Joe Maddon & Co. attempt to improve an underachieving team.

Mike Trout -- still just 27 years old -- continued to move up the ranks of the all-time greats this past month. Here's why passing Barry Larkin and other legends is so impressive -- and how he has done it.

Red Sox starter Rick Porcello apologized for taking out his frustrations on two TV monitors in the dugout after he was rocked for six runs in Wednesday night's 8-5 loss to the Rays.

While Indians manager Terry Francona admitted Wednesday he was concerned Trevor Bauer could have had a negative impact on the team had he remained on the roster, Bauer said it doesn't matter since he has been traded to the Reds.

Dodgers top pitching prospect Dustin May will make his major league debut Friday against the Padres, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan.

The GM and his skipper say their team has enough talent to win it all. With the rival Astros adding yet another ace in Zack Greinke, and the Bombers doing nothing on deadline day, they'd better be right.

Remember that talk about a boring deadline? Well, let's just say things went a little crazy before the dealing stopped. Here's who scored (hint: the Astros!) and struck out (sorry, Yankees) when the dust settled.

The Houston Astros have acquired former Cy Young winner Zack Greinke from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for four prospects.

Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said that he never got close to making any trades to bolster the team's roster prior to Wednesday's deadline. He said the asking prices on pitchers were more than he was willing to give up.

After making a splash with the acquisition of Marcus Stroman, the Mets stood pat at the trade deadline, with GM Brodie Van Wagenen describing their thinking as, "we only wanted to consider moves that were going to improve our club and keep us on mission."

Outfielder Nicholas Castellanos is heading to the Cubs in a trade with Tigers.

Madison Bumgarner "never expected to be somewhere else," and Giants manager Bruce Bochy said he's "happy" to have his ace around after the trade deadline as San Francisco seeks a wild-card spot.

The July 31 MLB trade deadline has officially passed. These are the deals that went down and what they mean for the teams that made them.

The Houston Astros have acquired former Cy Young winner Zack Greinke from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for four prospects.