{
  "id": 64194,
  "title": "Red Sox Manager Avoiding 'Disaster' Around MLB Trade Deadline",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/red-sox-manager-avoiding-disaster-around-mlb-trade-deadline",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-02T23:19:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Newsweek",
    "slug": "newsweek",
    "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/sports/mlb/red-sox-manager-avoiding-disaster-around-mlb-trade-deadline-12275663"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Boston Red Sox manager Chad Tracy is intentionally ignoring his phone and the surrounding trade deadline frenzy. Tracy, in his first season as interim manager, has opted to go radio silent ahead of the team's final pre-deadline matchup against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday. \"I don't have notifications on any of that stuff,\" Tracy stated, as reported by The Boston Globe's Tim Healey. \"That would be a disaster.\" The Red Sox have been reportedly active in potential trades, with teams like the Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants, Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Angels, and Miami Marlins all being considered for infield reinforcements. In particular, the Red Sox are actively seeking players to fill the vacant shortstop and second base positions following injuries to Curtis Mead and subsequent acquisitions. Tracy and the Red Sox organization will have to decide on the best options moving forward, but as of now, the focus is on waiting for the official trade decisions to be finalized before the 6 p.m. ET deadline on Monday.",
  "summary": "Boston Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy used the word 'disaster' when asked about the trade deadline rumor mill.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}