The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the San Francisco Giants 6-5 on Monday night at Oracle Park, improving to 45-62 on the season. Andrew McCutchen went 1-for-5 with a home run in the win, also scoring a run and driving in two.

The second half of the 2025 MLB season is in full swing. And while the fast-approaching trade deadline is the focal point across the baseball world right now, the AL and NL award races will also start to become more of a talking point.

The Yankees' Aaron Judge and the Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani continue to lead their respective league in MLB.com's latest Most Valuable Player poll. Each superstar was at the top of the past two polls as well.

However, according to a report from MLB insider Bob Nightengale of USA Today, the Padres got some bad news on the availability of their top trade target, Boston Red Sox outfielder and All-Star Game MVP, Jarren Duran.

Baseball Hall of Fame infielder Ryne Sandberg has died at the age of 65, the Cubs announced Monday evening. Sandberg was diagnosed with prostate cancer in January 2024, and had been battling the disease since. He spent 15 of his 16 MLB seasons with the Cubs, and he earned All-Star nods in 10 consecutive seasons, from 1984-93.

Major League Baseball and the Chicago Cubs announced that Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg died on Monday. He was 65.

Boston does not appear to be on the brink of trading a young outfielder who finished in the top 10 of American League MVP voting last season.