The Reds Sox send veteran Mike Stanton to the Rangers for two young relievers, Mark Brandenburg and Kerry Lacy. The deal is made at 11:55 p.m, beating the trading deadline by five minutes.
The Angels trade IF Damion Easley to the Tigers in exchange for P Greg Gohr.
At the trading deadline, Detroit trades 1B-DH Cecil Fielder, 32, to the Yankees for OF-DH Ruben Sierra and minor league P Matt Drews. The Yankees also obtain P David Weathers from the Marlins for P Mark Hutton, but will send him to the minors in three weeks.
The Dodgers obtain OF Chad Curtis from the Tigers in exchange for pitchers Joey Eischen and John Cummings. Curtis will lead off in place of the cancer-stricken Brett Butler.
The Phillies trade P Terry Mulholland, 33, to the Mariners in exchange for struggling blue-chipper Desi Relaford.
The Padres acquire OF Greg Vaughn, with 31 homers in Milwaukee, and a player to be named in exchange for P Bryce Florie, P Ron Villone and OF Marc Newfield.
The Mariners club the Brewers, 9 – 3, hitting seven homers in the game. Jay Buhner, Ken Griffey and Alex Rodriguez each have a pair, with Brian Hunter adding one. Sterling Hitchcock (11-4) is the winner.
The Tigers deal first baseman Cecil Fielder to the Yankees for outfielder Ruben Sierra and minor league prospect Matt Drews. The swap marks the first time in major league history that a trade involves two players who both have more than 220 home runs.
On July 31, 1996, the New York Yankees acquire slugging DH/first baseman Cecil “Big Daddy” Fielder from the Detroit Tigers for outfielder Ruben Sierra and minor league pitcher Matt Drews. Fielder will hit 13 home runs for the Yankees, helping them to the World Championship.
The Reds acquire OF Kevin Mitchell from the Red Sox for minor leaguers Brad Tweedlie and Roberto Mejia. Cincy also sells OF Eric Anthony to the Rockies.
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