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Mets trade OF Tommy Pham to Diamondbacks, send reliever Dominic Leone to Angels — The Mets' fire sale continued right up to the end of Tuesday's trade deadline. — Outfielder Tommy Pham was dealt to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for shortstop prospect Jeremy Rodriguez, the team announced Tuesday.
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Mike Lupica / New York Daily News:
Cohen's Mets decide to dig themselves out of the hole, while Yanks just keep digging — Steve Cohen has stopped kidding himself about the Mets, which means a very smart guy stopped acting like a sucker about baseball. It's why Cohen's baseball people have now traded just about everybody except Mr. Met over the past few days.
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Abbey Mastracco / New York Daily News:
Mets deal 3-time Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander back to Astros: reports — KANSAS CITY — Justin Verlander is going back to the Houston Astros. — The Mets have traded the right-hander back to Houston hours ahead of Tuesday's 6 p.m. ET trade deadline, according to multiple reports.
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Andrew Tredinnick / NorthJersey.com:
Mets make another major sale, send Justin Verlander to Astros at trade deadline — KANSAS CITY — Justin Verlander is headed back to Houston. — The three-time Cy Young Award winner was traded to the Astros on Tuesday, a little more three hours ahead of the MLB trade deadline.
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Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
What I'm hearing ahead of the MLB trade deadline
What I'm hearing ahead of the MLB trade deadline
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Gary Phillips / New York Daily News:
For better or worse, the Yankees (mostly) stick with what they have — As reporters awaited the trade deadline on the field at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday, Harrison Bader walked by. — The centerfielder, an impending free agent and rumored trade chip held out of the evening's lineup, smiled and said hello.
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Peter Sblendorio / New York Daily News:
Yankees trade for pitchers Keynan Middleton, Spencer Howard before deadline — The Yankees added a pair of arms to their pitching staff before Tuesday's trade deadline, acquiring reliever Keynan Middleton from the Chicago White Sox and starter/reliever Spencer Howard from the Texas Rangers.
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Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
Max Scherzer details talks with Mets brass: Team taking step back to build for 2025-26 — Max Scherzer did not think he would be traded. He was not, in his words, “itching to jump ship.” But he said he agreed to waive his no-trade clause when Mets owner Steve Cohen and general manager …
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Andrew Birkle / Detroit Free Press:
Eduardo Rodriguez reportedly exercises no-trade clause; Detroit Tigers unable to trade him — The Detroit Tigers and the Los Angeles Dodgers had a deal in place that would've sent Eduardo Rodriguez to the West Coast, but the left-handed starter reportedly turned down the deal, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan.
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Ethan Witte / The Good Phight:
REPORT: Phillies send Falter to Pittsburgh, get Rodolfo Castro in return — Looks like Dave Dombrowski has bolstered his bench a bit. — From the Phillies end, Bailey Falter had basically run his course with the team once they acquired Michael Lorenzen. Falter had been kept around in case …
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Anthony Franco / MLB Trade Rumors:
Marlins Acquire Josh Bell; Guardians Receive Kahlil Watson, Will Release Jean Segura — The Marlins announced the acquisition of first baseman Josh Bell from the Guardians. Cleveland agreed to take on the contract of infielder Jean Segura — whom they intend to release — while acquiring infield prospect Kahlil Watson.
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Justin Leger / Yahoo Sports:
Red Sox acquire infielder in deadline deal with Brewers — Red Sox acquire infielder in deadline deal with Brewers originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston — The Boston Red Sox were quiet throughout MLB trade deadline day, but they did make one deal just before the 6 p.m. buzzer.
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Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Brewers, Diamondbacks Swap Andrew Chafin For Peter Strzelecki — The Brewers have picked up left-hander Andrew Chafin in a trade with the Diamondbacks, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic (Twitter link). John Gambadoro of 98.7 FM Phoenix reports that right-hander Peter Strzelecki is headed back to the D'Backs in return.
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Peter Sblendorio / New York Daily News:
Yankees' bats, Jhony Brito struggle in 5-1 loss to Rays in final game before trade deadline — On the eve of the MLB trade deadline, the Yankees looked like a team in need of reinforcements. — The Yankees sputtered on both sides of the diamond Monday night in a 5-1 loss at home to the Rays …
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Peter Sblendorio / New York Daily News:
Yankees Notebook: Domingo Germán scratched with armpit discomfort, then pitches in relief
Yankees Notebook: Domingo Germán scratched with armpit discomfort, then pitches in relief
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