It will be interim GM Mike DeBartolo who leads the club through this defining stretch and even runs the Nats' draft room on July 13 and 14. All of these challenges and crosscurrents combine for a series of obvious questions: where do the Nationals stand right now as an organization and what they must do to get back to the long stretch of success that culminated in the championship campaign of 2019?

Beat writer Matt Kawahara answers a variety of Astros questions in his bi-weekly mailbag, including if Houston will add a left-handed bat at the trade deadline.

Stephen Parello of Climbing Tal's Hill laid out the strong case for Espada to earn the AL Manager of the Year Award from Major League Baseball at the end of the season.

Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees moved into second in jersey sales behind Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

With just under three weeks to go until the July 31 trade deadline, we're starting to get an idea of what the top third of the league will be shopping for.

An Astros farm system that has made something of a brand out of discovering and cultivating unheralded prospect gems has flipped the script: the club is reportedly summoning its No. 1 prospect and 2023 first-round pick Brice Matthews to the big leagues in the heat of a summer pennant chase.

The Houston Astros have taken the league by storm in 2025 and have World Series aspirations, but what moves could they make at the deadline?

Houston Astros third baseman Isaac Paredes will join the 2025 American League All-Star team . This marks the second consecutive year the 26-year-old has been named to the All-Star team, following his selection last year while with the Tampa Bay Rays.