The Toronto Blue Jays have been one of the better teams in Major League Baseball over the past few weeks, going 9-1 over their last 10. For the fourth-place Boston Red Sox, that obviously isn’t ideal, as it could further complicate things heading into the deadline.

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In what could be an important trade deadline move, the Red Sox would bring in a switch-hitting first base veteran for low cost.