MLB trade rumors: Red Sox rival acquires one of league's top controllable relief pitchers

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The New York Yankees have won the David Bednar sweepstakes.
The closer was acquired by the Yankees in a trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates, ESPN's Jeff Passan reported on Thursday. The Yankees were one of several teams linked to Bednar, including the Texas Rangers.
MLB Network's Jon Heyman reported that top catching prospect Rafael Flores plus two other players are part of the return that will go to Pittsburgh.
Bednar is under team control for another year.
The 30-year-old had a rough start to the 2025 season and was optioned to Triple-A in April. But since his return to MLB, the right-hander has been a man on a mission. Through 37 innings, Bednar has a 1.70 ERA with a 5.5% walk rate.
Bednar joins a Yankees bullpen that includes Devin Williams and Luke Weaver, and can pitch in high-leverage situations when needed.
The Yankees are 59-49 going into Thursday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays and are four games behind the first-place Toronto Blue Jays in the American League East.
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Luke Keaschall drives in three runs as Twins beat Tigers 9-4

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Luke Keaschall drives in three runs as Twins beat Tigers 9-4

DETROIT (AP) — Luke Keaschall drove in three runs for the second straight game and the Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 9-4 on Wednesday. Keaschell is hitting .393 in his nine-game major league career, which was interrupted in April by a broken arm. He returned on Tuesday and has four hits and six RBIs in his first two games back. Thomas Hatch (1-0) picked up the win with 4 1/3 scoreless innings of relief. He was claimed off waivers on Monday from the Kansas City Royals. Jack Flaherty (6-11) took the loss, giving up six runs in 4 2/3 innings. The Twins took a 2-0 lead in the first. Alan Roden and Matt Wallner started the game with singles, and Keaschall drove them in with a two-out double. Keaschall had three RBIs in Tuesday's 6-3 win, including his first career homer. Minnesota made it 3-0 in the second when Brooks Lee scored on a wild pitch, but Spencer Torkelson's 24th homer narrowed the game to two runs in the bottom of the inning. Zach McKinstry pulled the Tigers within one with a leadoff homer in the third and Kerry Carpenter's two-run shot put Detroit ahead 4-3 later in the inning. Lee homered in the fourth and the Twins took a 6-4 lead on RBI doubles by Ryan Jeffers and Keaschall in the fifth. Austin Martin and Roden homered off Tyler Holton in the sixth. Key moment The Tigers had runners on first and third with one out in the eighth and their 3-4-5 hitters due up. A.J. Hinch sent Jahmai Jones in to hit for Carpenter and Kody Funderburke got him to ground into an inning-ending double play. Key stat Keaschall has reached base in his first nine career games, the second-longest streak in Twins history. Glenn Williams reached in his first 13 games in 2005. Up next Each team is off on Thursday before starting weekend home series on Friday. Twins ace RHP Joe Ryan (10-5, 2.83) is scheduled to start against the Kansas City Royals, while Tigers All-Star LHP Tarik Skubal (11-3, 2.18) will face the Los Angeles Angels. ___ AP MLB: