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Charles Curtis / USA Today:
MLB trade rumors: 9 best starting pitchers available after Tarik Skubal got dealt — If you're one of the teams who was reportedly bidding on a Tarik Skubal trade and your name isn't the Los Angeles Dodgers, we have bad news for you. He's now a Dodger. — So if you are a team in need …
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Sonja Chen / MLB.com:
Dodgers deliver blockbuster, set to acquire Skubal from Tigers (source) — LOS ANGELES — The price tag was high. But for the back-to-back champion Dodgers, no cost is too steep with a three-peat bid in play. — The Dodgers are in agreement on a deal to acquire two-time AL Cy Young Award …
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Tarik Skubal trade guarantees Dodgers another World Series crown — Let the screaming and angst begin. — The Los Angeles Dodgers are landing Tarik Skubal. — The rich get richer. — You knew it was going to happen. The Dodgers weren't going to let Skubal get away, and they certainly weren't about to face him.
Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
Tigers trading Tarik Skubal to Dodgers: Trade details, what we know — Tarik Skubal, winner of the past two American League Cy Young Awards and one of the finest pitchers in the rich history of the Detroit Tigers, is being traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers, a baseball official familiar …
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Charles Curtis / USA Today:
Tarik Skubal trade grades: Who won Dodgers and Tigers deal?
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Chris McCosky / The Detroit News:
For Tarik Skubal, dealt to Dodgers for prospects, leaving Tigers ‘very tough’
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Jaylon Thompson / Kansas City Star:
Royals trade outfielder Lane Thomas in package deal to Braves. Here's the return — AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. — The Royals traded outfielder Lane Thomas to the Atlanta Braves. — Left-handed pitcher Bailey Falter was included in the package deal.
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Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Desperate Padres eye Mets' Kodai Senga as unique rotation solution — If you were having a pool on the most untradeable Met, Kodai Senga very well could be the frontrunner considering the dastardly duo of bad health and performance that has plagued him. — Yet, the Padres actually …
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Susan Slusser / San Francisco Chronicle:
Luis Arraez, other trade candidates can't steer Giants past Padres — SAN DIEGO — As another game in a season of such games tilted sideways, the San Francisco Giants' final day at Petco Park became more about checking to see if players were on the field or in the dugout, refreshing feeds, awaiting news.
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Adam Berry / MLB.com:
Rays hopeful McClanahan (back) requires brief IL stint for recurring issue — ST. PETERSBURG — Given all he has been through over the past three years, the idea of spending more time on the injured list was, obviously, not terribly appealing to Shane McClanahan.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Emotional MLB deadline leaves Giants' Logan Webb holding down the fort — They didn't know one another when they first became teammates three years ago, but in time, became inseparable. — They hung out together on the road. Their families became close.
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Jason Owens / Yahoo Sports:
Yankees reportedly trade for slugging Nationals INF Luis García Jr. — The New York Yankees reached a deal Sunday to acquire slugging Washington Nationals infielder Luis García Jr. for a package of pitchers, according to multiple reports. — Per those reports …
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Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Yankees Acquire Luis Garcia Jr. — New York City native Luis Garcia Jr. is heading to his hometown team. The Yankees have acquired the slugger from the Nationals for a package of four right-handed pitchers — Yovanny Cruz, Jake Bird, and prospects Jack Cebert and Ben Grable.
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Evan Lang / Yahoo Sports:
Colorado Rockies vs. Kansas City Royals game discussion: Seth Lugo vs Kyle Freeland — Who would have thought a meeting between two of baseball's worst teams this season would result in a pretty fun series? … Thanks to those two wins, the Colorado Rockies have now exceeded their win total from their dreadful 2025 season.
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