Dodgers get Lynn, Kelly in trade with White Sox (sources)
The Dodgers addressed two of their biggest needs in one move on Friday, acquiring right-handed starter Lance Lynn and righty reliever Joe Kelly in a trade with the White Sox, sources told MLB.com's Juan Toribio and Scott Merkin. ESPN's Jeff Passan reported that Chicago will receive outfielder Trayce Thompson and Minor League right-handers Nick Nastrini (L.A.'s No. 9 prospect per MLB Pipeline) and Jordan Leasure. The teams have not confirmed the trade.
The veteran Lynn will immediately bolster a Dodgers rotation that has been forced to rely on several rookies due to injury. The 36-year-old is having a down year for the White Sox, with a 6-9 record, a 6.47 ERA and 144 strikeouts in 119 2/3 innings, but he's finished in the top six in Cy Young voting three times since 2019.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher, 33, showed up at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue to meet President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris wearing a custom embroidered black and white Mariachi jacket.
His frock was a gift from Grover Castro, a trumpeter with Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar. The band performed at Dodgers' Stadium for the team's June 27 face-off against the Cubs, and while warming up before the game, Kelly and Castro struck up a conversation on the field.
Turns out, Kelly wanted Castro's coat, and offered up his personal baseball jersey in exchange.
"Wanna trade?" Kelly asked, in a video of their chat posted to the band's Instagram page. "Your jacket for my jersey."
Kelly's bargaining paid off. Later in the clip, the athlete jogged over to Castro in the stands, and swapped stuff.
"Awesome man, thank you. Appreciate it, man!" Castro said, excitedly showing off the jersey for the camera.
https://nypost.com/2021/07/02/dodgers-joe-kelly-wore-mariachi-jacket-for-white-house-visit/
