The Boston Red Sox held onto Jarren Duran at the trade deadline, but there's a good chance they will explore trades again in the offseason later this year.

The Minnesota Twins traded 10 players at this year’s deadline. And while Joe Ryan wasn’t one of them, he thought he was.

Regardless of the Red Sox' activity (or lack thereof) at the trade deadline, they are still riding a lot of momentum. They are winners of five of their last seven games and were 17-7 in July. With a 59-51 record, they are one game ahead of the Seattle Mariners for the second AL Wild Card spot.

- Boston Red Sox pitcher Tanner Houck walks to the dugout after being pulled against the Detroit Tigers in the third inning during a baseball game, May 12, 2025,

That made a sweep of the Houston Astros this weekend, in the first series coming out of the trade deadline, all the more important as the Red Sox vie for a postseason spot. “It’s big,” shortstop Trevor Story said.