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Dodgers send Kemp, Puig, Wood to Reds, freeing up about $14 million more

LOS ANGELES_The Los Angeles Dodgers completed a blockbuster trade with the Cincinnati Reds on Friday afternoon, sending outfielders Yasiel Puig and Matt Kemp, left-hander Alex Wood, catcher Kyle Farmer, and $7 million to the Reds for right-hander Homer Bailey, minor-league infielder Jeter Downs and minor-league right-hander Josiah Gray.

The Dodgers will immediately release Bailey, a veteran starter slated to make $23 million in 2019, which will leave the two-time-defending National League champions without a major leaguer in exchange for three veterans who played significant roles for the club over the years.

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