Speaking of strange deadlines, the Braves are 15.5 games back in the division and 14 games back of a wild-card spot. It has been a miserable year in Atlanta. Yet they did nothing to improve their future, holding onto Marcell Ozuna and Raisel Iglesias despite both becoming free agents at the end of the year.

T he recent report of a locker room confrontation between Phillies star Bryce Harper and MLB commissioner Rob Manfred -- which Manfred himself said was overblown -- caused another uprising of the salary cap fetishists.

It was a wild MLB trade deadline as several stars changed teams, some in shocking fashion. The San Diego Padres,

Jacob Misiorowski was no longer dominant in his fourth big-league start, giving up a grand slam as part of a five-run second inning for the Mets.

The team made the announcement Sunday ahead of the All-Star right-hander's scheduled start against the Washington Nationals.

The Milwaukee Brewers face a setback in their rotation with Jacob Misiorowski's injury, right in the middle of a tight divisional race.