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▲ Tarik Skubal
Major League Baseball (MLB) club the Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired elite left-hander Tarik Skubal, 29, a back-to-back Cy Young Award winner, through a trade.
U.S. media outlets, including MLB.com, reported today (Aug. 2, KST) citing sources that the Dodgers carried out a 1-for-3 trade, sending outfield prospect Zyhir Hope, right-handed pitcher River Ryan, and Brady Smith to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for Skubal.
Skubal, who made his big league debut with Detroit in 2020, won the American League (AL) Cy Young Award in 2024 and 2025, establishing himself as one of the premier left-handed pitchers currently in the majors.
He holds a career record of 61 wins and 42 losses with a 3.04 ERA, and has posted 7 wins and 5 losses with a 2.79 ERA this season.
Skubal is slated to qualify for free agency after the conclusion of this season, making the possibility of a trade high.
With Detroit sitting in fourth place in the AL Central this season and their chances of making the postseason diminishing, the club utilized Skubal as a trade piece to bolster its future roster.
Meanwhile, the Dodgers lead the National League West and have their sights set on a World Series title.
The Dodgers faced gaps in their starting rotation this season as Tyler Glasnow and Blake Snell sidelined by injuries, followed by two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani being restricted to hitting duties due to injury, prompting the team to pull off the blockbuster trade.
Although Skubal raised durability questions after undergoing surgery to remove a bone chip in his elbow last May, he returned in 38 days and has continued to deliver dominant pitching performances.
On July 25 against the Kansas City Royals, he pitched 7 1/3 innings allowing 4 hits, 2 walks, and 1 run with 12 strikeouts, and on July 30 against the Baltimore Orioles, he recorded 6 2/3 innings yielding 4 hits, 1 walk, and 3 runs with 6 strikeouts.
(Photo: AP, Yonhap News)
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