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The Washington Nationals turned a triple play in Friday's 4-1 win over the San Francisco Giants, marking the first time the franchise has done so since moving from Montreal to Washington in 2005, per ESPN Stats & Info.

The Montreal Expos last had one on September 9, 2002, leaving the franchise with a drought that lasted nearly 14 years.

The 2016 MLB trade deadline is rapidly approaching and front offices around the league are being forced to make final decisions about whether to buy or sell before Aug. 1. It's a decision complicated by the hotly contested playoff races in both leagues.

Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor hit his 20th and 21st home runs of his year in Friday's 8-3 win over the Kansas City Royals, reaching the 20-homer barrier for the first time in his three MLB seasons.

He had just nine homers in 386 at-bats as a rookie in 2014 but improved to 16 (in 426 at-bats) last season, with 12 of those coming after the All-Star break.

The MLB trade rumors are coming quickly with only days remaining until the Aug. 1 non-waiver deadline.

A few marquee deals have already been finalized. With what is a shallow free-agent class, teams might feel extra pressure to be aggressive now in order to avoid inflated contracts in the offseason.

Below are updates on three players who could find new homes come August.

Major League Baseball's August 1 trade deadline is just hours away as the transaction market is expected to heat up very soon. 

Contending teams that are looking for a final piece to get them over the hump in terms of a playoff push will get one last chance to add a big asset. On the opposite end of the spectrum, teams that are already out of contention could ship some big names out of town in order to acquire pieces to build a team around in the future. 

At this point in the baseball calendar, when we near the annual non-waiver trade deadline, there’s always player movement.

While most executives expect to hear the applause of their respective fans when they add to a contending team, the Chicago Cubs executives knew their deal for closer Aroldis Chapman might not net that reaction.

The Cubs, of course, weren’t the only team trying to navigate this July’s trade market. Who were those others clubs?

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By the time you finish reading this sentence, Jay Bruce may have already become the newest member of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

But if he's still on the Cincinnati Reds by the time you've gotten to this sentence, we can only go so far as imagining how well Bruce would fit in Dodger blue.

It's all about the pitching on the MLB trade rumors market.

The Chicago Cubs kicked off the festivities with the addition of Aroldis Chapman. It was a surefire sign the march to the deadline would be a wild one with major names headed to new places.

Pittsburgh Pirates closer Mark Melancon is reportedly generating interest from "multiple teams" ahead of the Aug. 1 non-waiver trade deadline. 

Continue for updates.

Pirates Looking for Big Haul on Melancon

Saturday, July 30

The Pirates would consider trading Melancon "if they can get [Aroldis] Chapman type deal," reported Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports.

Ichiro Suzuki has been one of the biggest stars in Major League Baseball since his arrival in 2001. The Miami Marlins outfielder is on the verge of becoming the 30th player in MLB history with 3,000 hits, needing just two more to hit that milestone.