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As one of Major League Baseball's best left-handed relievers over the past two seasons, Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Will Smith has come up in trade discussions ahead of the deadline.

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Report: Giants Expressing Interest in Smith

Wednesday, July 20

According to ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick, Smith is one of several bullpen arms the San Francisco Giants are scouting.

Welcome to the third edition of Bleacher Report's MLB rivalry series.

In the weeks to come, we'll be highlighting some of the biggest head-to-head rivalries in our national pastime and shining light on the past, present and future of those matchups.

Fact: Albert Pujols had his fourth career game with at least six RBI on Tuesday night, and his first with the Los Angeles Angels. 

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Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Koji Uehara suffered an apparent pectoral injury Tuesday night during the club's game against the San Francisco Giants. 

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Making just the 43rd appearance and 42nd start of his young MLB career, New York Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard recorded his 300th career strikeout during Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Chicago Cubs, becoming the third-fastest active pitcher (in terms of games played) to reach the 300-K plateau, per ESPN Stats &

The usual MLB trade candidates typically follow a pattern. Veterans on cellar-dwelling franchises with contracts close to expiring dominate the pre-deadline rumor mill.

Yet as the August 1 non-waiver deadline approaches, the hot stove has expanded beyond the usual suspects to younger players on cost-effective deals. 

Theirs is a friendship based on curveballs, Commodores and chip shots.

Maybe one day, these two Vanderbilt University alums and Tennessee neighbors will be teammates, too.

For now, David Price is the $217 million anchor in a sketchy Boston rotation as the Red Sox take aim at another World Series run.

The Boston Red Sox (52-39) acquired lefty Drew Pomeranz (8-7, 2.47 ERA) hoping to put themselves over the top in the race to win the American League East.

Suddenly one of the hottest hitters in all of baseball, Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Albert Pujols recorded his 54th career multi-homer game in Tuesday's 8-6 win over the first-place Texas Rangers, tying Frank Robinson and Manny Ramirez for 10th place on the all-time list for multi

If you're already a baseball fan, you've long since learned to live with how the sport takes its time. Any given baseball game is a slow burn, and there's a certain charm to that.

However, it's doubtful anybody is clambering for games to become even slower burns. Major League Baseball certainly isn't, which is why it should be afraid of one of the ideas in the air right now.