Well folks, the 2026 MLB trade deadline arrived in a big way Saturday night. After two needle-moving trades involving the Braves and Royals, as well as the White Sox and Mariners, the Dodgers made the seismic move many around baseball were anticipating. Los Angeles has acquired ace pitcher Tarik Skubal from the Tigers in exchange for outfield prospect Zyhir Hope, pitching prospect River Ryan and pitching prospect Brady Smith, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan. And the Skubal deal seems to have opened up the floodgates, as the Rays on Sunday acquired starting pitcher Freddy Peralta from the Mets. Follow along live with Sports Illustrated as we provide further analysis, reactions and breakdowns of the trade deadline. MLB trade deadline live updatesMore MLB from Sports IllustratedAdd us as a preferred source on GoogleFollow