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Giants Add Dixon Machado, Ford Proctor Ahead Of Trade Deadline

Aug 2, 2022, 9:08 AM | Updated: Sep 6, 2022, 10:15 am

Dixon Machado of the San Francisco Giants chases down a fly ball....

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - JULY 31: Dixon Machado #49 of the San Francisco Giants reacts to a pop-up off the bat of P.J. Higgins #48 of the Chicago Cubs in the top of the six inning at Oracle Park on July 31, 2022 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

(Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

The San Francisco Giants have made a couple of moves before the MLB Trade deadline.

On Sunday, the Giants announced they completed a trade with the Chicago Cubs for infielder Dixon Machado for pitcher Raynel Espinal. The following day, the team announced a trade with the Tampa Bay Rays for catcher/infielder Ford Proctor in exchange for pitcher Jeremy Walker.

The 30-year-old Machado was hitting .312 for the Chicago Cubs AAA Iowa team.

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