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MLB Notebook: Red Sox make first move, acquire Curtis Mead, Shea Langeliers injured, trade rumors swirl around baseball

The Red Sox officially kicked off their trade deadline by acquiring infielder Curtis Mead from the Nationals in exchange for left-handed pitcher Connelly Early.Boston entered deadline season as the hottest team in baseball and firmly in the American League Wild Card race. With the offense still in need of another impact bat, chief baseball officer Craig Breslow addressed one of the club's biggest needs by landing Mead.

Red Sox & Nationals Swap Exciting Young Major Leaguers in Surprising Trade

The Boston Red Sox and Washington Nationals completed a surprising late-night trade, as the young left-hander Connelly Early goes to the Nats in exchange for Curtis Mead. BREAKING: The Boston Red Sox are trading left-hander Connelly Early to the Washington Nationals for infielder Curtis Mead, sources tell ESPN. — Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) July 26, 2026 The 24-year-old Early is having a terrific rookie season, and is a great addition for the Nationals who were looking to bolster their pitching ...

The Opener: Díaz, Cease, Perez

The Red Sox and Nationals kickstarted trade deadline activity last night in a one-for-one swap of young talent. Left-hander Connelly Early heads to D.C., while infielder Curtis Mead goes to Boston in return. Mead has mostly played third base this year and could slot in there for the Sox. Speaking before the trade, incumbent third […]

Understanding a Very Surprising Trade: Connelly Early for Curtis Mead

We have our first real move of the trade deadline. Late Saturday night, Jeff Passon reported that the Boston Red Sox were trading lefty starter Connelly Early to the Washington Nationals for infielder Curtis Mead. A move that caught many by surprise, even causing confusion, although the deal does make sense for both sides. There’s […] The post Understanding a Very Surprising Trade: Connelly Early for Curtis Mead appeared first on Just Baseball .

Red Sox To Trade Connelly Early To Nationals For Curtis Mead

The Red Sox are sending left-hander Connelly Early to the Nationals for infielder Curtis Mead, reports Jeff Passan of ESPN. The teams have not announced the deal. It’s a fascinating one-for-one swap between two teams in the thick of the playoff race. Boston currently holds the final AL Wild Card spot. The club adds a […]

BREAKING: Red Sox Acquire Breakout 3B From Nationals for Connelly Early

The Boston Red Sox and Washington Nationals have completed a trade, according to MLB insider Jon Heyman. Washington will acquire left-handed pitcher Connelly Early, and the Red Sox will get breakout third baseman Curtis Mead.   Nats acquire LHP Connelly Early in trade with Red Sox for 3B Curtis Mead — Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) July 26, […] The post BREAKING: Red Sox Acquire Breakout 3B From Nationals for Connelly Early appeared first on HEAVY .

Effectively Wild Episode 2509: Won’t Stand for It

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, please visit our Patreon. Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a Donald Trump claim about Shohei Ohtani, José Caballero’s battle with MLB about his pre-pitch routine, Yandy Díaz spurning ABS, James Wood’s impressive results with a seemingly suboptimal approach, whether the Nats […]

Yankees, Brewers Have Shown Interest In CJ Abrams

Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams has drawn some trade interest from the Yankees and is “expected to” get some interest from the Brewers as well, as per The Athletic’s Spencer Nusbaum and Will Sammon.  Milwaukee reportedly also looked into acquiring Abrams from Washington last offseason, Nusbaum/Sammon write, but talks went nowhere due to the very high […]

D-backs @ Nationals Discussion

Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS NATIONALS Corbin Carroll – RF James Wood – DH Geraldo Perdomo – SS Curtis Mead – 3B Gabriel Moreno – DH Andres Chaparro – 1B Ketel Marte – 2B CJ Abrams – SS Ildemaro Vargas – 1B Dylan Crews – RF Nolan Arenado – 3B Jacob Young – CF Tim Tawa – […]

Washington Nationals vs Arizona Diamondbacks Game Thread

Last night was not your usual Nationals game. The pitching gave them a chance to win, but the offense could not deliver. That led to a frustrating 3-2 loss. Now, the Nats will need to win this contest to give themselves a chance at a series win. With Foster Griffin on the mound, they will […]

Nationals Planning To Both Buy And Sell At Trade Deadline

The Nationals were three games over .500 heading into play on July 4, but a 6-9 record over their last 15 games has dropped the Nats back to even at 52-52.  Washington is still only three games behind the Diamondbacks for the last NL wild card spot, but it’s a crowded race that also has […]

Diamondbacks 3, Nationals 2: Small Ball W

Game Summary The Diamondbacks got a key win against one of their competitors in the wild card chase to open up this weekend series thanks to some excellent small ball execution on offense and clutch pitching from E-Rod and the bullpen. E-Rod was looking to shake off his worst start of the season from last […]

D-backs @ Nationals Discussion

Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS NATIONALS Ketel Marte – 2B James Wood – LF Corbin Carroll – RF Curtis Mead – 3B Geraldo Perdomo – SS Andres Chaparro – DH Gabriel Moreno – C CJ Abrams – SS Nolan Arenado – 3B Dylan Crews – RF Max Kepler – LF Jacob Young – CF Tyler Locklear – […]

Series Preview #34: Diamondbacks @ Nationals

It is almost two months ago that we had Series Preview #21, of the Washington Nationals visiting the Arizona Diamondbacks. At that moment, the Nationals was the team with the best offence in the entire league, scoring 331 runs, one more than the blasting Dodgers. Oh my, did we get to know that, right? In […]