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| 1987 | The A's obtain Jesse Orosco from the Mets and then trades the southpaw reliever along with shortstop Alfredo Griffin and right-hander Jay Howell to the Dodgers for pitchers Matt Young, Bob Welch, and Jack Savage. New York gets Savage and right-hand hurlers Wally Whitehurst and Kevin Tapani from Oakland to complete the three-team, eight-player deal. |
| 2010 | Rays free-agent Carl Crawford agrees to a seven-year, $142-million deal with the Red Sox. The 29-year-old outfielder's tenure in Boston will be brief when he plays only two disappointing injury-plagued seasons with the team before being traded to the Dodgers as part of a blockbuster trade. |
| 2014 | In a blockbuster trade, the Marlins obtain speedster Dee Gordon, right-hander Dan Haren, infielder Miguel Rojas, and cash considerations from the Dodgers in exchange for Austin Barnes, Chris Hatcher, Enrique Hernandez, and their top southpaw prospect Andrew Heaney, who will be dealt later in the day by his new team to the Angels for Howie Kendrick. The addition of Gordon, who led the National League with 64 stolen bases last season, gives Miami a bona fide leadoff hitter while improving their defense at second base. |
| 2023 |
Angels' free agent Shohei Ohtani, agreeing to the largest deal in sports history, signs a historic ten-year $700 contract with the Dodgers. The Japanese superstar will receive only $2 million per season, with the remaining $680 million deferred and distributed in $68 million installments annually from 2034 to 2043.
(Ed. Note: The deal surpasses Lionel Messi's $674 million contract with FC Barcelona and is more than double that of baseball's previous record established in 2019 when Mike Trout signed a 12-year deal worth $426.5 million with the Angels. - LP) |
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