Friday, August 1, 2003

Other deadline deals



Other baseball trades made Thursday before the 4 p.m. deadline for deals without waivers:

• San Francisco acquired right-hander Sidney Ponson from Baltimore for right-hander Kurt Ainsworth, left-hander Damian Moss and left-hander Ryan Hannaman.

• Boston acquired right-handers Jeff Suppan, Brandon Lyon and Anastacio Martinez from Pittsburgh for second baseman Freddy Sanchez and left-hander Mike Gonzalez. (On July 22, the Red Sox acquired left-hander Scott Sauerbeck and Gonzalez for Lyon and Martinez, but the Pirates then placed Lyon on the 15-day disabled list with an injured elbow.)

• Kansas City acquired right-hander Al Levine from Tampa Bay for cash.

• Los Angeles acquired third baseman Robin Ventura from the Yankees for outfielder Bubba Crosby and right-hander Scott Proctor.



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