The Oakland Athletics acquired center fielder Starling Marte from the Miami Marlins in exchange for left-hander Jesus Luzardo on Wednesday.
The Marlins also sent cash considerations to Oakland. The amount of money wasn’t disclosed but sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan that Miami sent more than $4 million to Oakland to cover the remainder of Marte’s contract.
Marte, 32, is hitting .306 with seven home runs and 25 RBIs and has 22 stolen bases in 25 attempts for the Marlins this season. He missed time this season with a fractured rib.
Luzardo, 23, is 2-4 with a 6.87 ERA in 38 innings pitched. He has made 13 appearances, including six starts. He was sidelined for four weeks in May after he broke the pinkie on his pitching hand when he thumped a table while playing a video game.
Marte, who is a career .288 hitter, is scheduled to become a free agent after this season. Luzardo is under team control through 2025.
Miami made the deal after it was unable to reach an agreement with Marte on a contract extension.
Oakland began the day six games behind Houston in the AL West. The Marlins are last in the NL East and expected to make more moves before the trade deadline Friday.
Marte was an All-Star for Pittsburgh in 2016, and the A’s are his fourth team. He joins an outfield that also includes Ramon Laureano and Mark Canha.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
