The Miami Marlins stood pat at the MLB trade deadline when it came to their rotation, holding onto Sandy Alcantara, for better or worse.

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Sandy Alcantara revealed that it was difficult to deal with trade rumors leading up to Thursday's deadline at 6 p.m. ET.

Miami opted not to trade its 2022 NL Cy Young Award winner. In their only trade Thursday, the Marlins sent their longest-tenured position player in outfielder Jesús Sánchez to the Houston Astros for right-hander Ryan Gusto and two prospects, infielder Chase Jaworsky and outfielder Esmil Valencia.

Welcome to the stretch drive, which finds the Yankees in Miami to play the Marlins, with all their new pieces in place.

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The New York Yankees revamped their bullpen at the trade deadline, but it got off to a brutal start by losing in historically bad fashion.

Jake Bird allowed a grand slam, David Bednar served up a tying homer and go-ahead single in six-run seventh and Camilo Doval blew save in ninth, hurt by an error by Jose Caballero.