The Blue Jays have acquired reliever Mark Lowe from the Mariners for three Minor League pitchers.

The Cardinals continued to fortify their bullpen before Friday’s 3 p.m. CT non-waiver Trade Deadline by acquiring veteran reliever Jonathan Broxton from the Brewers. St. Louis, which sent Minor League outfielder Malik Collymore to Milwaukee, will also receive cash considerations as part of the deal.

The Orioles acquired outfielder Gerardo Parra from the Brewers for right-handed pitching prospect Zach Davies hours before today’s 4 p.m. ET non-waiver Trade Deadline.

The Rangers have acquired pitcher Cole Hamels and reliever Jake Diekman from the Phillies for left-hander Matt Harrison and five prospects. The trade, agreed upon earlier this week, was finalized and announced on Friday.

Astros manager A.J. Hinch faces the D-backs as an opposing manager for the first time on Friday in the opener of a three-game set. He still has many connections with Arizona.

The Blue Jays gave up big prospects to get David Price and Troy Tulowitzki, but was it worth it? They’ve improved their playoff odds, but they still have big hurdles to clear to see October.

Major League Baseball Advanced Media just lowered the yearly subscription price to $49.99 for MLB.TV Premium and $39.99 for MLB.TV.

For the second time in a year, David Price stood in front of reporters and talked about being traded away at the non-waiver Trade Deadline. This time, however, he at least wasn’t caught by surprise.

Bent on improving their starting rotation, the Giants obtained right-hander Mike Leake from the Cincinnati Reds late Thursday night for two Minor Leaguers, right-hander Keury Mella and infielder Adam Duvall.

Jason Castro, who came into his ninth inning at bat 6-for-54 with runners in scoring position, blasted a three-run walk-off home run to help the Astros complete the sweep of the Angels and give Houston a two-game lead in the American League West.

Through no fault of either player or manager, A.J. Hinch doesn’t know Scott Kazmir well.

Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips set a Major League record that had never been touched since 1920 on Thursday night — and he didn’t need the entire nine innings to do it.

Carlos Gomez will be traded after all. On Thursday night, the Brewers sent Gomez, along with right-hander Mike Fiers, to Houston in exchange for four prospects and international signing slot No. 76.

The National League Central race still has 10 weeks to go. But the Pirates have already beaten out the Cardinals on one count: Joakim Soria.

The Blue Jays have made a deal to acquire onetime Cy Young Award winner David Price from the Tigers for three young left-handed pitchers.

With all the chatter about transactions before Friday’s 4 p.m. ET non-waiver Trade Deadline, it’s easy to forget there is a human element to all of this. Come late July every year, players get uprooted, leaving behind their teammates and cities to join a new ballclub at a moment’s notice.

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