The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired Tarik Skubal, a Cy Young Award winner, ahead of Monday's trade deadline, according to reporting from Yahoo Sports and the Associated Press.
Per Yahoo Sports, Dodgers executive Andrew Friedman demonstrated the organization's commitment to another World Series run by pursuing the trade. The AP reported that Skubal was the one player the Dodgers believed worthy of aggressively pursuing before the deadline, characterizing the move as part of the team reinforcing its status as baseball's dominant power.
Neither outlet provided details about the return package the Dodgers sent in the trade or other specifics surrounding the acquisition.