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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Oakland Athletics claimed Tampa Bay Rays shortstop&amp;nbsp;Yunel Escobar off revocable&amp;nbsp;waivers Sunday but a trade is unlikely, reports the &lt;em&gt;Tampa Bay Times&lt;/em&gt;.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The two sides have until 1 p.m. ET on Tuesday to complete a deal.&amp;nbsp;The Rays can trade Escobar, release him or pull him back to the team.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tigers rotation primed for late season recovery&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;em&gt;Times&lt;/em&gt;:\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;All teams routinely put players on revocable waivers this time of year, but it's rare for there to be a match between the posting and claiming teams. The Rays are believed to have several other players who have been claimed.\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Escobar, who signed a two-year extension with a club option for 2017 earlier this season, is hitting .253 with four home runs and 31 RBI in 2014. The 31-year-old has also played for the Braves and Blue Jays\u200B in his eight-year career.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;JAFFE: Banged-up A's struggling as AL West race tightens&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The A's placed shortstop Jed Lowrie on the disabled list on Aug. 15.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- &lt;em&gt;Molly Geary&lt;/em&gt;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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