The Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets are expected to take a "very aggressive" approach to Thursday's MLB trade deadline, Jeff Passan reported Wednesday for ESPN.

The Chicago White Sox are reportedly more likely to pick up the Luis Robert Jr.'s option during the offseason than deal him at the MLB trade deadline.

The 2025 Major League Baseball trade deadline is over. As expected, we saw a frenzy of activity with plenty of notable names heading from sellers to buyers. So which teams properly handled their business leading up to Thursday,

The Mets are acquiring hard-throwing closer Ryan Helsley from the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday, a day before the July 31 Major League Baseball deadline, the team announced Wednesday. The Cardinals get back three minor leaguers: shortstop Jesus Baez and right-handed pitchers Nate Dohm and Frank Elissalt.

The Mets traded three players to the Cardinals for closer Ryan Helsley, who was expected to serve as the setup man in New York for Edwin Diaz.

While the Phillies addressed their closer questions with the acquisition of Jhoan Duran from the Twins, the Mets pulled off a pair of big deals to acquire Ryan Helsley from the Cardinals and Tyler Rogers from the Giants.