Tarik Skubal is a Dodger?! Grading the deadline's biggest blockbuster
Baseball's two-time defending champion adds a two-time Cy Young winner. L.A. gets an A -- but what about the Tigers?
Sun, 2 Aug 2026 01:31:20 EST

Sources: Dodgers win Skubal race, add Tigers ace
The first-place Los Angeles Dodgers finalized a trade to acquire two-time American League Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal, 29, from the Tigers, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan on Saturday, sending Zyhir Hope, River Ryan and Brady Smith to Detroit.
Sun, 2 Aug 2026 03:09:28 EST

Skubal fights tears in emotional farewell to Tigers
An emotional Tarik Skubal recounted his nine seasons with the Tigers on Saturday night and said it was something he'd "never take for granted" after it was reported that he was being traded to the Dodgers.
Sun, 2 Aug 2026 03:10:04 EST

Sources: Sparks deal All-Star G Plum to Mercury
The Sparks are trading five-time All-Star Kelsey Plum to the Mercury for Monique Akoa Makani, a 2027 first-round pick and a 2028 second-rounder, sources told ESPN.
Sun, 2 Aug 2026 03:10:03 EST

White Sox land Castillo in trade with Mariners
The White Sox are acquiring right-handed pitcher Luis Castillo from the Mariners for Seranthony Dominguez, Nolan Jones and prospect Boston Smith.
Sun, 2 Aug 2026 03:09:28 EST