MLB looks ahead to draft, trade deadline, and Home Run Derby changes
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 19, 2026, 12:00 PM
Last updated Jun 19, 2026
As the MLB draft approaches, various analysts are offering insights and mock drafts. Players surveyed largely anticipate a lockout this winter. Notable transactions include the Pirates trading Joey Bart to the Braves. Changes in the Home Run Derby format are also discussed, returning to a swings format. Injuries hit several teams, impacting players like Mike Trout and Bobby Witt Jr.
- •MLB draft and trade deadline loom with numerous analyses and mock drafts.
- •Joey Bart traded from Pirates to Braves as part of ongoing player movements.
- •Home Run Derby will revert to a swings format for this summer's event.
- •Mike Trout and Bobby Witt Jr. are sidelined due to injuries.
- •Players expect potential lockout this winter following the current season.
- 12:00 PMYahoo Sports — MLB News Outside The Confines: Feeling a draft
"Looks ahead at the MLB draft, the trade deadline and the Home Run Derby. And other MLB news.
Sources
External linksOriginal reporting and copyright belong to the linked sources. SportsNewsReport.com aggregates and links — it does not republish full articles.
Related Stories
Last 14 days
MLB•Oct 24, 2026, 11:00 PMChourio, Contreras lift Brewers to gritty Game 1 World Series win over Rays
MLB•Oct 24, 2026, 10:27 PMJake Bauers gets completely honest on facing former team in World Series
MLB•Oct 24, 2026, 8:20 PMThree biggest questions for World Series Game 2: Can the Rays and their ace even the series?
MLB•Oct 24, 2026, 5:00 PMA few thoughts about the Cubs and Tyler Austin
MLB•Oct 24, 2026, 4:34 PMJacob Misiorowski Breaks Two Aroldis Chapman Records In Game 1 Of World Series
MLB•Oct 24, 2026, 3:29 PMWorld Series Ticket Price Record Could Fall Twice in 24 Hours