TRADING PLACES

Deal made right before deadline

Trade roundup; Dodgers land Yu Darvish

The loaded Los Angeles Dodgers made a late trade for Texas ace Yu

Darvish on Monday, their boldest move in pursuit of a World Series crown that’s eluded them for nearly 30 years.

The runaway NL West leaders, already with the best record in the majors and the highest payroll, acquired the 6-foot-5 right-hander from Japan for three minor league players in a deal Rangers general manager Jon

Daniels said was completed in the last 10 minutes before the non-waiver trade deadline.

“It’s an honor to be wanted by the team,” Darvish said through his translator, adding that he had “nothing but appreciation” for his time in Texas.

Darvish was an all-star this year for the fourth time in his five seasons playing for the Rangers. He joined Texas before the 2012 season, and missed all of 2015 after elbow surgery. In 22 starts this season, he is 6-9 with a 4.01 ERA.

In 122 starts overall for the Rangers, he was 52-39 with a 3.42 ERA and 960 strikeouts over 7822⁄3 innings.

But the pitcher who turns 31 on Aug. 16 was 0-5 with a 5.81 ERA in his last eight starts. He was tagged by the Miami Marlins for a career-worst 10 runs last Wednesday, and later revealed he was tipping his pitches.

In return for the ace, Los Angeles sent them second baseman / outfielder Willie Calhoun, right-hander A.J. Alexy and infielder Brendon

Davis to the Rangers. In other deals: m Pitcher Sonny Gray

was traded to the Yankees from the Oakland Athletics for three prospects, boosting New York’s starting rotation for an unexpected playoff run. Oakland received

Jorge Mateo, a top shortstop-outfielder prospect at Class AA; right-hander

James Kaprielian, the 16th overall pick in the 2015 amateur draft who is recovering from Tommy John surgery on April 18; and Dustin Fowler, an outfielder who ruptured the patellar tendon in his right knee in the first inning of his major league debut on June 29, ending his season. New York also receives $1.5 million in international signing bonus allocation from the A’s.

A 27-year-old righthander who has been slowed by a series of injuries, Gray is 6-5 with a 3.43 ERA in 16 starts this season and is 4-2 with a 1.37 ERA in his last six starts. He makes $3,575,000 and is not eligible for free agency until after the 2019 season. m The first-place Washington Nationals acquired right-hander Brandon Kintzler from the Minnesota Twins. Minnesota gets 24year-old left-handed pitching prospect Tyler Watson and $500,000 in international bonus pool allocation in the deal.

Cubs honor Bartman: Steve Bartman is getting a World Series championship ring from the Chicago Cubs.

The Cubs announced they were giving a ring to the fan remembered for deflecting a foul ball that appeared destined to land in left fielder Moises

Alou’s glove with Chicago five outs from the World Series in 2003.

Bartman was harassed after the incident and has avoided the spotlight since.