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Passan: Why the Tigers chose Dodgers over other suitors in Tarik Skubal blockbuster
On Saturday afternoon, Detroit asked for final offers for the sport's top pitcher. Here is how one team emerged as the perfect match.
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The 2026 trade deadline has passed. Here's who hit it out of the park -- and who swung and missed.
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Inside Tarik Skubal's last two days as a Tiger
With a trade seemingly inevitable, the two-time Cy Young winner tried to keep things normal amid the chaos.
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Baseball's two-time defending champion adds a two-time Cy Young winner. L.A. gets an A -- but what about the Tigers?
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