MLB Trade Rumors and News: Chris Sale heads back to DL, Tommy Pham returns from injury

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• Less than a week after being activated, Boston’s ace is once again missing from the rotation. The Red Sox have placed Chris Sale back on the disabled list with left shoulder inflammation.
• Just after being dealt at the deadline, Tommy Pham hit the disabled list for a small fracture in his right foot. But now he’s returned to the Rays and has shown that he can healthily run and, even better, provide run support. Here are the other transactions that have gone down recently.
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