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Trade Retrospective: Athletics shockingly trade Josh Donaldson to the Blue Jays - Beyond the Box Score
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A's send Josh Donaldson to Toronto Blue Jays – The Mercury News
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Josh Donaldson will 'thrive' with Yankees, MLB insider says
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Oakland Athletics Gladly Say Adieu to Canada
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Cleveland Indians acquire former MVP 3B Josh Donaldson from Toronto Blue Jays
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Josh Donaldson - MLB News, Rumors, & Updates
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Josh Donaldson trade: Indians should get power surge from third baseman
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Toronto Blue Jays' Josh Donaldson: 2 years, $28.6m - The Boston Globe
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Chapman isn't the next Donaldson. The Jays don't need him to be
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By trading Josh Donaldson, the A's were just being themselves