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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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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.
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.
Evan Petzold / Detroit Free Press:
Attention shifts to opt-out clause after Detroit Tigers' Eduardo Rodriguez blocks LA trade — PITTSBURGH — Eduardo Rodriguez, still a member of the Detroit Tigers, sat on the floor in the visitor's clubhouse at PNC Park, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates, before Wednesday's start.
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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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Gary Phillips / New York Daily News:
Yankees place Domingo Germán on restricted list for alcohol abuse — Domingo Germán has been placed on the restricted list for the second time in his career. — The right-hander agreed Wednesday to voluntarily submit to inpatient treatment for alcohol abuse.
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R.J. Anderson / CBSSports.com:
2023 MLB trade deadline grades: Marks for all 30 teams as Angels and Rangers receive an ‘A’, Yankees fail — Another trade deadline has passed — who came out ahead, and who didn't? — Major League Baseball's trade deadline officially passed on Tuesday at 6 p.m. ET.
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Pete Caldera / NorthJersey.com:
Time for Yankees to sell off parts, and fast, before MLB trade deadline
Time for Yankees to sell off parts, and fast, before MLB trade deadline
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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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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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LaMond Pope / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago White Sox trade infielder Jake Burger to the Miami Marlins, send Keynan Middleton to New York Yankees — ARLINGTON, Texas — The Chicago White Sox pulled off a “Burger Bomb” ahead of Tuesday's trade deadline, sending hard-hitting infielder Jake Burger to the Miami Marlins.
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