The All-Star break didn’t turn out to be much of a break for major baseball news. Instead, it turned into an accelerant as Washington Nationals superstar Juan Soto walked into the game’s midsummer spotlight just as news broke that his team would consider trading him. What had been shaping up as a sleepy trade deadline suddenly has everyone wide awake to the possibility of a seismic deal. With an expanded playoff field and a number of major storylines taking flight, let’s take a look at the seven biggest arcs to follow in MLB’s stretch run.
Juan Soto, the Yankees and Shohei Ohtani: These are the 7 biggest MLB storylines to know for the second half
