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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Nationals To Acquire Hunter Strickland  —  The Nationals will acquire reliever Hunter Strickland from the Mariners, according to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com.  Lefty Aaron Fletcher's going to Seattle in return.  —  Strickland's the third reliever of the day heading to the bullpen-needy Nationals.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Athletics Acquire Tanner Roark  —  The Athletics have struck a deal to acquire righty Tanner Roark plus cash from the Reds, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic (Twitter link).  Outfielder Jameson Hannah is headed to Cincinnati in return, per Jon Heyman of MLB Network (Twitter link).
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Nationals To Acquire Daniel Hudson  —  The Nationals have struck a deal to acquire righty Daniel Hudson, according to Scott Mitchell of TSN (Twitter link).  Minor-league righty Kyle Johnston is going to Toronto in return, per MLB.com's Mark Feinsand (via Twitter).
Jenna West / Sports Illustrated:
Report: Trevor Bauer Traded to Reds, Yasiel Puig to Indians in Three-Team Deal  —  Trevor Bauer is headed to the Reds as part of a three-team deal with the Indians and Padres.  —  The Indians have traded ace righthander Trevor Bauer to the Reds, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Trevor Bauer to Reds, Yasiel Puig to Indians, top prospect Taylor Trammell to Padres in three-team trade
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
Who's staying?  Who's going?  Here are the storylines to watch on trade deadline day 2019  —  General managers, you're on the clock.  Wednesday is the last day for baseball trades until the offseason.  Here are the main storylines to follow on Deadline Day 2019:  —  The Yankees
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Brewers, Rays Agree To Swap Aguilar, Faria  —  The Rays and Brewers have agreed to a trade sending first baseman Jesus Aguilar from Milwaukee to Tampa Bay, ESPN's Jeff Passan reports (Twitter links).  Milwaukee is acquiring right-hander Jake Faria in return.
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rangers Acquire Nate Jones  —  The Rangers announced that they've acquired right-hander Nate Jones, international bonus allotments and cash from the White Sox in exchange for minor league right-handers Joe Jarneski and Ray Castro.  —  It's an unexpected swap, as Jones landed on the 60 …
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Brewers To Acquire Drew Pomeranz, Ray Black  —  1:27pm: ESPN's Jeff Passan tweets that hard-throwing righty Ray Black will also go to Milwaukee.  —  1:25pm: Lefty Drew Pomeranz is one player headed to the Brewers in the swap, tweets Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.
Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Astros Acquire Martin Maldonado For Tony Kemp  —  The Astros have acquired catcher Martin Maldonado from the Cubs, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.  Outfielder/second baseman Tony Kemp is going to Chicago in return, per Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle.
Jimmy Golen / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Garcia HR, 2-run 2B leads Rays to 6-5 win over Red Sox  —  Avisail Garcia homered and added the go-ahead, two-run double in the sixth inning to rescue manager Kevin Cash from an untimely pitching change, and the  —  Red Sox by beating Boston 6-5 on Tuesday night.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Yankees Place Luke Voit On IL  —  The Yankees announced today that they have placed first baseman Luke Voit on the 10-day injured list.  He' said to be dealing with a sports hernia.  —  Also hitting the IL is righty David Hale, who is said to be dealing with a lumbar spine strain.
Gabriel Burns / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Alex Anthopoulos on where Braves stand on deadline day  —  The Braves swung their first trade of deadline season Tuesday, acquiring veteran right-hander Chris Martin from the Rangers.  —  Shortly after the trade became official, general manager Alex Anthopoulos spoke with reporters on a conference call.
Discussion: Talking Chop
Associated Press:
After Loss to Arizona, Yankees Have Dropped Six of Nine Games  —  Taylor Clarke, a Diamondbacks rookie, outpitched J.A. Happ and Arizona closed in on a potential season sweep of Yankees.  —  Diamondbacks rookie Taylor Clarke was an impressive winner in his Yankee Stadium debut …
 
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