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How the 2016 MLB Playoff Races Have Been Reshaped by Trade Season

This changes everything.

That might as well be the official motto of MLB's annual non-waiver trade deadline, which rolls around every summer to tilt the balance of power and upend playoff races across both leagues.

The 2016 edition was no exception, with an array of marquee players swapping uniforms and the postseason picture shifting accordingly.

MLB Waiver Wire 2016: Breaking Down Potential Post-Deadline Moves

Major League Baseball's Monday non-waiver trade deadline has come and gone, but that doesn't mean that there won't be any more transactions.

Players that are put on waivers and clear them, or players who aren't on their team's 40-man roster could still be dealt and would be eligible for the postseason before Aug. 31.

Here are some of the first names that have popped up in rumors for possible post-deadline moves:

   

Aledmys Diaz Injury: Updates on Cardinals SS's Thumb and Return

The St. Louis Cardinals placed shortstop Aledmys Diaz on the disabled list with a hairline fracture in his right thumb, per MLB.com's Jenifer Langosch.

Continue for updates.

Yasiel Puig Doesn't Travel with Dodgers for Series at Rockies

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig on Monday did not travel with the team to Denver for its three-game series against the Colorado Rockies, according to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports. The series is set to begin Tuesday.

MLB Trade Deadline 2016: Recap and Report Cards for Every Key Deal

The 2016 MLB non-waiver trade deadline has officially passed. You may now exhale.

It won't go down as the most earth-shattering deadline of all time, particularly considering the lack of marquee starting pitchers that changed hands.

Still, we saw plenty of landscape-altering deals, with the Texas Rangers loading up on bats and a late-inning bullpen arm, the New York Yankees shifting into unfamiliar sell mode and the New York Mets netting a slugger for the second straight year, among many other machinations.

Winners and Losers of the 2016 MLB Trade Deadline

The 2016 MLB trade deadline has officially passed, and after a flurry of action on Monday afternoon, we are now tasked with sorting through the wreckage and naming some winners and losers.

All 30 teams entered the deadline with at least a few items on the to-do list—whether it was a contender plugging a hole for the stretch run or a non-contender getting the biggest possible return for its trade chips.

Mets Hope to Recapture Deadline Magic with Jay Bruce Trade

NEW YORK — If you try something once and it works, you're going to try again.

Jay Bruce isn't Yoenis Cespedes. The 2016 New York Mets are not the 2015 Mets, and the National League East isn't the same as it was last year, either.

But on another deadline day, the Mets could dream. Mets fans could dream. Mets players could dream.

Rangers Shake Up AL Pennant Chase with Carlos Beltran, Jonathan Lucroy Haul

Major League Baseball's 2016 trade deadline passed with a veritable bang. Deals were being made left and right, and many included big names.

In no place, however, was the noise louder than in Texas.

Francisco Liriano to Blue Jays: Latest Trade Details, Comments and Reaction

The Toronto Blue Jays announced Monday that they acquired starting pitcher Francisco Liriano from the Pittsburgh Pirates prior to MLB's trade deadline. 

Scott Feldman to Blue Jays: Latest Trade Details, Comments and Reaction

The Toronto Blue Jays announced Monday they have acquired relief pitcher Scott Feldman from the Houston Astros in return for minor league pitcher Guadalupe Chavez. 

Feldman is 5-3 with a 2.90 ERA in 26 games and five starts this season, as the Blue Jays add a versatile arm to their bullpen.  

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