Major League Baseball’s trade deadline passed on Tuesday evening. This was already an eventful deadline entering Tuesday, and we saw more trades throughout the afternoon. Mets star Justin Verlander became the latest big name to be traded, as he is heading from the Mets back to the Astros in New York’s second blockbuster in four days.
The Mets also traded veteran ace Max Scherzer to the Rangers on Saturday. Prior to Tuesday, these other notable names had been dealt: Lucas Giolito (White Sox to Angels), Lance Lynn (White Sox to Dodgers), Jordan Montgomery (Cardinals to Rangers), Jordan Hicks (Cardinals to Blue Jays) and Jeimer Candelario (Nationals to Cubs).
The best player in baseball stayed put, as the Angels committed to making a playoff push with free-agent-to-be Shohei Ohtani.