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Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
With Stroman off the board, who's next? ; Diamondbacks may be buying and selling; Braves look for relief — With the acquisition of Marcus Stroman, the Mets believe they have largely cornered the market on starting pitchers. They will not flip Stroman, sources say, but still might trade …
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George Miller / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mets Acquire Marcus Stroman — 8:08PM: The deal has been officially announced. The Mets will also receive some cash considerations from the Jays. — 5:41PM: The Mets and Blue Jays have reached an agreement on a trade that will send Blue Jays right-hander Marcus Stroman to New York, according to Jon Morosi of MLB Network.
ESPN:
Phils acquire Vargas from Mets to bolster rotation — MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets — The Philadelphia Phillies have acquired left-hander Jason Vargas in a trade Monday with the division rival New York Mets. — The Mets received minor league catcher Austin Bossart in the deal …
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Mets acquire Stroman from Jays for prospects — The Blue Jays on Sunday night traded pitcher Marcus Stroman and cash considerations to the New York Mets in exchange for pitching prospects Anthony Kay and Simeon Woods Richardson. — ESPN's Keith Law had Kay and Woods Richardson ranked …
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Steven Marcus / Newsday:
Stroman's father on the newest Met: ‘Marcus is happy about being home’ — Marcus Stroman's father has his fingers crossed. Earl Stroman hopes the trade that brought his son from the Blue Jays to the Mets on Sunday is an indication the team thinks it can compete for a postseason berth.
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Charlotte Carroll / Sports Illustrated:
Blue Jays Send Marcus Stroman to Mets
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Terry Koshan / Toronto Sun:
Jays trade Stroman and Sogard, Bichette called up, Sanchez looks good in loss to Rays
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Brewers Acquire Jordan Lyles — 2:17pm: The teams have announced the deal. — 2:02pm: The Brewers have reached a deal to acquire right-hander Jordan Lyles from the division-rival Pirates, reports Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic (via Twitter). Milwaukee will send Double-A right-hander Cody Ponce …
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Brewers acquire pitcher Jordan Lyles from Pirates — Milwaukee Brewers. — Milwaukee acquired the 28-year-old right-hander from Pittsburgh on Monday for pitching prospect Cody Ponce. — Lyles was 1-0 with a 3.31 ERA in 11 appearances for the Brewers late last season, helping Milwaukee win the NL Central.
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Associated Press:
Domingo German Helps Yankees Avoid Four-Game Sweep to Boston — BOSTON — Didi Gregorius and Austin Romine each hit two-run homers off Chris Sale, and Domingo German struck out nine on Sunday night, helping the Yankees avoid a four-game sweep with a 9-6 victory over the Boston Red Sox.
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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Yankees Place CC Sabathia On IL
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Roch Kubatko / School of Roch:
Latest on Orioles as trade deadline nears — The baseball weekend featured multiple trades consummated by teams that aren't based in Baltimore. — So what, if anything, is happening with the Orioles? — They have two days until they reach the deadline. They're trying to follow up on the Andrew Cashner deal on July 13.
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Dan Greenspan / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Thaiss hits walk-off HR, Angels avoid 4-game sweep by O's
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Nationals Place Max Scherzer On 10-Day IL — The Nationals have placed ace righty Max Scherzer on the 10-day injured list, per a club announcement. Erick Fedde was called up to take his active-roster spot. — Scherzer is dealing with a mild rhomboid strain, the second seemingly minor upper …
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Bernie Wilson / scores.nbcsportsbayarea.com:
Bumgarner, Yastrzemski lead Giants over Padres 7-6 — SAN DIEGO (AP) Ace Madison Bumgarner, rookie Mike Yastrzemski and the rest of the surging San Francisco Giants made sure manager Bruce Bochy's final game in San Diego was memorable. — Bumgarner won his final start before the trade deadline …
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John Romano / Tampa Bay Times:
Do you have enough faith in the 2019 Rays to mortgage the future? — As the trade deadline nears, the imperfect Rays are still in contention. Does it make sense to trade prospects now? — ST. PETERSBURG — The season is not lost. It's damaged, dwindling and dying, but it's not yet lost.
