FT Leadoff

Jackson Holliday returned to the majors in grand fashion.

With the bases loaded in the fifth inning of Wednesday’s win, the Orioles top prospect sent a slider 439 feet to Eutaw Street for his first Big League homer.

Holliday, who turns 21 in December, became the youngest player in Orioles history to hit a grand slam.

Trade Deadline winners are typically subject to opinion, but it’s hard to overlook what the Dodgers and Cardinals accomplished.

The Cardinals acquired Erick Fedde, Tommy Pham, and Shawn Armstrong for the unexpectedly low price of Tommy Edman, Dylan Carlson, and a low-ranked prospect.

For the Dodgers, the addition of Jack Flaherty provides LA with a frontline starter in October, while Tommy Edman, Michael Kopech, Amed Rosario, and Kevin Kiermaier round out the edges of the roster.

Watch - Scott Geirman joins Dodgers Territory to break down the trade haul for LA.

As for the biggest loser, does it really come as a surprise that it’s the Chicago White Sox?

Not only were they unable to move Luis Robert Jr. and Garrett Crochet, but the return they got for Erick Fedde, who’s under contract through next year at just $7.5M, was considered laughable.

Oh, and they’re currently on a franchise-record 17-game losing streak following Wednesday’s loss.

Watch - The FT Crew breaks down the deadline’s biggest losers.

• View - Yankees sweep Phillies, move 0.5 GB of Orioles for division lead.

• View - Travis Bazzana’s first professional homer is a grand slam.

• View - Mike Trout suffers setback in rehab, no timetable for return.

• View - Diamondbacks sweep Nationals, move one game back of top wild card spot.

• View - Royals cap off three-game sweep by handing White Sox 17th straight loss.

• View - Padres complete two-game sweep of Dodgers, 9-1 over their last 10.

• View - Jordan Westburg suffers right hand fracture, no timetable for return.

• View - Rangers “not optimistic” about Evan Carter returning this season.

• View - City approves Rays new $1.3B stadium.

Watch - FT Senior Insider Ken Rosenthal weighs in on deadline deals, the Yankees backing out of a trade for Jack Flaherty, and whether or not the Orioles did enough.

Watch - Baseball America’s JJ Cooper explores some of the best prospects moved at the deadline.

Watch - FT reacts to every trade that went down at the deadline.

Check out North Side Territory, Hammer Territory, The Phillies Show, and Dodgers Territory for deadline reaction to the Cubs, Braves, Phillies, and Dodgers!

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