The Mets are acquiring hard-throwing closer Ryan Helsley from the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday, a day before the July 31 Major League Baseball deadline, the team announced Wednesday. The Cardinals get back three minor leaguers: shortstop Jesus Baez and right-handed pitchers Nate Dohm and Frank Elissalt.

The Mets are reportedly acquiring St. Louis Cardinals closer Ryan Helsley, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan, in exchange for a trio of prospects: Shortstop Jesus Baez (the team's No. 8 overall prospect ), pitcher Nate Dohm (No. 14) and pitcher Frank Elissalt.

On Wednesday afternoon, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic first reported that New York acquired right-handed reliever Tyler Rogers from the Giants. In exchange, San Francisco will get reliever José Buttó and prospects Blade Tidwell (pitcher) and Drew Gilbert (outfielder), according to Joel Sherman of The New York Post.

The New York Mets have reportedly shown interest in Chicago White Sox star Luis Robert Jr. ahead of the MLB trade deadline, but one report suggests the former All-Star would come at a very high price.

White Sox outfielder Luis Robert Jr. said he’s happy to still be with Chicago, a day after the organization opted not to trade him before Thursday’s deadline. “You feel like a weight is lifted off your shoulders,

Perched in first place with a mostly healthy roster and one of their most dynamic offensive cores in decades, the Mets entered late July sensing another fine runway for a deep postseason run. They then became one of the Trade Deadline’s more active teams,

If the Mets were going to acquire a starter, it was likely going to have to be someone they viewed as part of their playoff rotation.

The New York Mets reportedly acquired a former All-Star from the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday to beef up their outfield ahead of the MLB trade deadline.

The Giants have struggled since trading for Rafael Devers in June, and that put them in "soft sell" mode. They got a respectable return from the Mets for Tyler Rogers, and they sent closer Camilo Doval to the Yankees for four prospects. Then in a bit of a surprise they flipped outfielder Mike Yastrzemski to the Royals.