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Mark Feinsand / MLB.com:
Trade Deadline Insider: Verlander, Arenado, best player available — Could Justin Verlander be the name that turns a ho-hum Trade Deadline into a memorable one? — According to two Major League executives, there is a belief within the industry that the Mets could very well move the three …
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MLB Trade Rumors, Red Reporter, Royals Review, New Jersey Online and Yahoo Sports
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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Chicago Cubs, White Sox at center of 2023 MLB trade deadline — CHICAGO — Hours before he took the mound against the crosstown Cubs on Wednesday night, Lance Lynn sat in one corner of the Guaranteed Rate Field clubhouse pouring over scouting reports about the hitters he was about to face …
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Bleacher Nation and Chicago Sun Times
Robert Murray / FanSided:
Inside the Clubhouse: What I'm hearing ahead of the MLB Trade Deadline
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MLB Trade Rumors, Journal Sentinel, Yahoo Sports, New Jersey Online and MLB.com
Dawn Klemish / MLB.com:
Ohtani dazzles in one-hit shutout vs. Tigers — DETROIT — As only Shohei Ohtani can, the Angels' two-way superstar created all the buzz heading into Thursday afternoon's game and then heightened it even further, hurling a shutout on 111 pitches during the Angels' 6- win over the Tigers …
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ESPN:
Angels keeping Shohei Ohtani, he celebrates with 1-hitter — Shohei Ohtani is staying with the Los Angeles Angels, at least for the rest of the season. — The Angels said they have decided not to deal the two-way superstar, a morning after making a significant move that signaled they are in win …
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Reuters, AZ Snake Pit, Orange County Register, Associated Press, Los Angeles Times and Yahoo Sports
Evan Petzold / Detroit Free Press:
Shohei Ohtani throws first complete-game shutout of his career in Detroit Tigers' 6-0 loss — The Los Angeles Angels won't trade Shohei Ohtani before Tuesday's trade deadline. — The two-way superstar, arguably the best player in baseball history, showed why the Angels made the right decision …
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Yahoo Sports, Bless You Boys and Associated Press
Abbey Mastracco / New York Daily News:
Mets beat Nationals after long delay as David Robertson is traded to Marlins — The Mets played until nearly midnight Thursday, battling through a lightning delay and torrential downpours for nearly two hours at Citi Field. When they resumed play in a tie game in the bottom of the eighth …
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Newsday, MLB Trade Rumors, New York Post, NorthJersey.com, Yahoo Sports, Amazin' Avenue, Boston Herald and The Athletic
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Mets trade reliever David Robertson to Marlins for 2 minor leaguers — The disassembly of the 2023 New York Mets, the team with the highest payroll ever in baseball, began late Thursday when they traded closer David Robertson to the Miami Marlins for two rookie league teenagers, the team announced.
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Pirates trade Carlos Santana to Brewers for prospect — The Milwaukee Brewers acquired first baseman Carlos Santana from the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday, attempting to shore up a tepid offense as they try to hold onto first place in the National League Central.
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Journal Sentinel, FanGraphs Baseball, Yahoo Sports, Baseball America, Brew Crew Ball and The Athletic
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Brewers Acquire Carlos Santana
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The Athletic, Baseball America, Yahoo Sports, MLB.com, Greensburg Tribune-Review and Lone Star Ball
Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
What I'm hearing — The Mariners are a team to watch at the trade deadline — Sign up for The Windup newsletter | Levi Weaver and Ken Rosenthal deliver expert analysis on the biggest MLB stories every weekday. Get it sent to your inbox. — As the deadline nears, the Mariners remain a team to watch.
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MLB Trade Rumors and New Jersey Online
Abbey Mastracco / New York Daily News:
Mets Notebook: Starling Marte's return ‘not imminent’ after migraines, Buck Showalter says — Starling Marte was eligible to come off the injured list Thursday but the Mets are not ready to activate the right fielder. Marte is still dealing with migraine headaches and his child is due any day now …
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Newsday, New York Post and Boston Herald
Jorge Castillo / Los Angeles Times:
Nolan Arenado to the Dodgers? Cardinals, Dodgers have had trade talks — For weeks, the Dodgers have hinted they would not remain idle before Tuesday's trade deadline. Team officials acknowledged the roster had holes and they acknowledged they would attempt to fill them.
LaMond Pope / Chicago Tribune:
Sell-off begins for Chicago White Sox, who trade pitchers Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo López to Los Angeles Angels — Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo López were pivotal additions when the Chicago White Sox began their rebuild in 2016. — Late Wednesday, they were the first two players moved …
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Oh, geez. The Chicago White Sox begin their selloff with a flourish — and no one should feel safe.
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Yahoo Sports, Denver Post, CHGO and Chicago Sun Times
Tim Healey / Newsday:
After Jeff McNeil's HBP anger against Yankees, Mets pooh-pooh idea of retaliation — For a moment Wednesday night, Jeff McNeil was — as he is periodically — outwardly furious. — Yankees lefthander Carlos Rodon drilled him with a 95-mph fastball, square in the back, in the top of the fourth inning of the Mets' 3-1 loss.
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New Jersey Online and New York Post
