ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired pitcher Jon Lester from the Washington Nationals in a trade for outfielder Lane Thomas.
It was the second move St. Louis made at the trade deadline on Friday. The
The MLB trade deadline expired at 3 p.m. CT today. The Cardinals also received pitcher J.A. Happ in a trade that sent pitcher John Gant and a reliever to the Minnesota Twins.
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Lester, 37, is 3-5 this season with a 5.02 ERA in 16 games with Washington. He's won three World Series (Boston in 2007, 2013; Chicago in 2016) in his 16-year MLB career.
Thomas, 25, appeared in 32 games with the Cardinals this season but has spent much of the year in Triple-A. He's hitting .104 with 17 strikeouts and 10 walks in 58 plate appearances in the majors this season.
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