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Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated
By Nick Selbe As the trade deadline nears, the deep-pocketed Mets have checked in on the availability of the two-way star. View the original article to see embedded media. As the baseball trade deadline fast approaches, the question of if—and to which team—Juan Soto will be traded is dominating the rumor mill. But a possibly even bigger blockbuster looms over all trade speculation: Could Shohei Ohtani actually be traded? This time of year, teams call other teams about virtually every player, even the ones viewed as untouchable. But the dire turn the Angels’ season has taken—they’ve lost 39 of …