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In the wake of Scully’s death Tuesday at 94, Ross spent much of his media availability Wednesday reminiscing about the legendary broadcaster.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — When you have a center fielder hitting .147, you obviously need to upgrade.

ST. LOUIS — The image of Ian Happ and Willson Contreras embracing in the home dugout at Wrigley Field represented a moment of goodbyes for what appeared to await the Chicago Cubs All-Stars.

Remember when we were told tearing down was the only way to go up? Tell that to the Dodgers.

Their names were involved in plenty of rumors before the deadline, but, in the end, the Cubs didn’t trade Contreras or Happ.

On a scale of 1 to Juan Soto, it was a minus-4.

ST. LOUIS — The Chicago Cubs were motivated to move their most valuable expiring contract if they received an enticing return.

From the Juan Soto sweepstakes to the Cubs’ All-Stars, here are some key story lines to follow on this eventful day in MLB.

The Cubs’ 4-0 loss to the Giants was their last game before the trade deadline.

The Cubs evened the series at 1-1.

By this time next week, it will all be over. We’ll know which teams acquired starting pitchers Luis Castillo, José Quintana and Noah Syndergaard. We’ll see where the Cubs sent All-Star catcher Willson Contreras and closer David Robertson, and if they dealt All-Star outfielder Ian Happ. ...