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David Forst out as A's general manager: Five questions facing the next GM with move to Las Vegas looming

Forst, who had been with the A's since 2000, was the team's GM since 2015

AL Cy Young race comes into focus as two-man battle after Tarik Skubal is traded to Dodgers

For the first time since 2023, someone other than Tarik Skubal will win the award ... Dylan Cease and Cam Schlittler are the frontrunners

The Red Sox can't lose, and they're looking more and more like serious World Series contenders

The Red Sox, who are 31-5 since June 24, picked up the craziest win of their historic streak on Thursday night

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MLB playoff predictions: Projecting the 12-team field after the trade deadline

The trade deadline has passed, and the MLB playoff picture is coming into focus ... so how might things look in October?

Yankees star Aaron Judge cleared for 'light' physical activity, says he'll be back this season

Judge, the three-time AL MVP, hasn't played since May 31

Cubs sweep Dodgers behind Pete Crow-Armstrong's mounting NL MVP campaign vs. Shohei Ohtani

Crow-Armstrong and Ohtani both homered twice Wednesday and are now tied in the NL MVP odds

Why a salary cap wouldn't stop the Dodgers: High payroll isn't the only advantage for the reigning champions

No one can dispute that the Dodgers spend more, but they've built a sustainable dynasty beyond that

Tarik Skubal takes loss in Dodgers debut as Los Angeles' season-high losing streak continues

Skubal had a solid first outing in a Dodgers uniform but didn't get much run support from his new teammates

MLB trade deadline: Grading every team's moves, from Dodgers' and Nationals' A to Yankees' and Orioles' D

The Dodgers added Tarik Skubal, the Red Sox added Adley Rutschman and the Yankees did ... not much

MLB trade deadline: The best non-Tarik Skubal moves

The Dodgers caught the white whale at the deadline, but plenty of other trades will have an impact

MLB Power Rankings: Where everyone stands in a post-trade deadline world, plus a bold playoff prediction

Tarik Skubal is a Dodger, Luis Garcia Jr. is a Yankee, Casey Mize is a Padre and everything is upside down

Clay Holmes trade grades: Cubs bulk up oft-injured rotation; Mets get B for shedding rentals

The Cubs desperately needed pitching help and they've spent the trade deadline finding it

With Adley Rutschman trade, Orioles wave the white flag on a failed rebuild

The Orioles tore their roster down to rebuild around Rutschman, but Baltimore never won a playoff game with the All-Star catcher

The Dodgers aren't the biggest villains in the Tarik Skubal trade -- the cowardly teams who let it happen are

Baseball's problem isn't that the Dodgers traded for Tarik Skubal, it's who let the trade happen

Matt Snyder has been a baseball writer with CBS Sports since 2011. A member of the BBWAA, he's now covered every World Series since 2010. The former Indiana University baseball player now lives on the north side of Indianapolis with his wife, daughter and son.

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