MLB’s trade deadline winners and losers
Major League Baseball’s trade deadline was this past weekend with some major changes for some of the sport’s closely watched teams. The Yankees traded for outfielders; the Dodgers got starting pitcher, Ted Lilly; and the Phillies traded for pitching ace, Roy Oswalt. Takeaway sports contributor, Ibrahim Abdul-Matin, brings highlights from the transactions and tells us which teams will benefit the most.
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