"Major League Baseball has informed teams that this year's trade deadline will be Monday, August 3 at 6:00 pm Eastern, reports Robert Murray of FanSided. It's pushed back a few days relative to last season's deadline, which was on the final Thursday in July. MLB prefers to have the deadline on weekdays. They set the cutoff in the evening so there are no ongoing games."
"There are getaway games on Wednesday and Thursday, while the Cubs are hosting the Yankees for a standard Wrigley Field day game on Friday, July 31. It seems MLB preferred to push back a few days, as all eight games on August 3 begin at 6:40 Eastern or later. The flexible deadline is a feature of the 2022 collective bargaining agreement. Under previous CBAs, there was a fixed July 31 deadline."
Major League Baseball set the trade deadline for Monday, August 3 at 6:00 pm Eastern. The deadline is a few days later than last season's final-Thursday-in-July cutoff. MLB prefers weekday deadlines and schedules the cutoff in the evening to avoid ongoing games. Evening timing reduces the chance of a player being traded mid-game and avoids "hug watch" scenarios. MLB scheduled at least one day game on each of July 29–31, with getaway games midweek and a Wrigley Field day game on Friday, July 31. The 2022 collective bargaining agreement allows a flexible deadline between July 28 and August 3, and MLB chose the latest available date for the first time.
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