WASHINGTON — The Washington Nationals have traded relief pitcher Tyler Clippard to the Oakland Athletics for infielder Yunel Escobar.
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Escobar had only been with Oakland for four days, having been traded from Tampa Jan. 10. The Nationals will be his fifth team. He batted .258 with 7 home runs and 39 RBI with the Rays last season. He has started 950 games at shortstop since 2008, the most in the majors in that span.
Clippard was 34-24, with 34 saves and a 2.68 ERA, over seven seasons with Washington, including 7-4 with one save last season.
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