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MLB Trade Deadline: Phillies Acquire All-Star Catcher Wilson Ramos From Rays

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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The Philadelphia Phillies have acquired All-Star catcher Wilson Ramos from the Tampa Bay Rays hours before the MLB trade deadline.

Ramos, 30, has previously played for the Minnesota Twins and Washington Nationals before joining the Rays.

Ramos is batting .297 with 14 doubles, 14 home runs, 53 RBI and an .834 OPS in 78 games this season, and was named to his second career All-Star team earlier this month.

 

CBS3 has learned the Rays will be getting a player from the Phillies to be named later, or cash, in exchange for Ramos.

Ramos is currently on the 10-day disabled list with a left hamstring strain

Stay with CBSPhilly.com for this developing story.

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