May 25, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Detroit Tigers outfielder Yoenis Cespedes (52) takes a lead off of first base against the Oakland Athletics in the first inning at O.co Coliseum. Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports
(Reuters) - A flurry of deals got in under the wire of Friday's Major League Baseball trade deadline, crowned by the New York Mets acquiring Cuban slugger Yoenis Cespedes from the re-tooling Detroit Tigers.
It has been a tumultuous few days leading up to the deadline with contending teams beefing up, while other teams looked to offload big salaried players and future free agents in favour of collecting promising minor leaguers.
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