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July 5, 2014

Athletics finalize blockbuster trade with Cubs

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The beginning of July’s first blockbuster trade occurred about a month ago, when Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane called Chicago Cubs executive Theo Epstein to

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