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Rebuffed by Giancarlo Stanton last week, the Cardinals returned to the Marlins’ outfield to find another answer in their search for an offensive upgrade. That pivot brought them to Marcell Ozuna, who the Cardinals believe can fill the middle-of-the-order void that they had initially hoped to plug with Stanton. After gaining momentum in trade talks with Miami on Tuesday, the Cardinals reached an agreement on Wednesday that will bring Ozuna to St. Louis.

In a move that would further bolster their lineup, the Angels are closing in on acquiring Tigers second baseman Ian Kinsler, a source told MLB.com Wednesday. Neither club has confirmed the report.

A day after executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette confirmed that he is listening to offers for star third baseman Manny Machado, the club is making “good progress” on a trade, with five teams interested in Machado as of Wednesday.

The Cardinals and Marlins are “making progress” on a deal that would send outfielder Marcell Ozuna from Miami to St. Louis, sources tell MLB Network insider Ken Rosenthal.

The Nationals had preliminary discussions about Bryce Harper’s future during a meeting last month between his agent, Scott Boras, and team ownership.

MLB.com is on the scene in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., for Day 3 of baseball’s annual Winter Meetings. Catch up on all of the action right here.

A source confirmed to MLB.com’s Jesse Sanchez that slugger J.D. Martinez was traveling to the 2017 Winter Meetings in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., on Tuesday evening alongside agent Scott Boras to meet with individual clubs.

Can they? Should they? Will they? The questions swirled as the Orioles indicated they were shopping star third baseman Manny Machado on Day 2 of the Winter Meetings on Tuesday, and executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette confirmed that he is listening to offers — with multiple organizations requesting to meet with the club about Machado.

Angels general manager Billy Eppler confirmed on Tuesday that Japanese two-way star Shohei Ohtani received a platelet-rich plasma injection in his right elbow in October, which Eppler described as a “preventative” measure.

For the sixth consecutive year, MLB, MLBAM, MLB Network and all 30 clubs have organized a charity auction during the Winter Meetings to benefit a special cause close to the game. This year, the auction will support the Katharine Feeney Memorial Scholarship Fund, which is in memory of the late pioneering baseball executive whose career spanned 40 years.