The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired left-handed pitcher J.A. Happ and cash from the Minnesota Twins for right-handed pitcher John Gant and a minor-leaguer.
The deal was finalized before the trade deadline.
The 38-year-old Happ is in his 15th major league season and his first with the Twins after signing for $8 million this year.
Happ has an 8.74 ERA over his last 14 starts after beginning the season strong.
The Cardinals will be his eighth major league team.
Happ followed right-hander José Berríos out of Minnesota’s rotation, after the Twins traded him to Toronto.
In another move, the Twins traded right-handed reliever Hansel Robles to Boston for minor-league right-hander Alex Scherff.
The Twins also claimed right-hander Edgar Garcia from Cincinnati… and recalled right-hander Griffin Jax from their St. Paul farm team.
Jax will pitch tonight’s game at St. Louis.
AP
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