The Yankees, who have clawed their way back into the thick of the AL East race, bolstered themselves for the stretch run last night by trading righthanded reliever Ross Ohlendorf and three minor-leaguers to the Pirates in exchange for outfielder Xavier Nady and lefthanded reliever Damaso Marte, according to MLB.com.
Nady was hitting .330 with 13 homers and 57 RBI for the Pirates while Marte was 4-0 with a 3.47 ERA in 47 relief appearances.
In addition to Ohlendorf, the Yankees parted with highly-touted outfielder prospect Jose Tabata and two pitchers, righthander George Kontos and lefthander Phil Coke.
The Yankees, who recently signed slump-ridden first baseman Richie Sexson after he was released by the Mariners, needed Nady because regular left fielder Hideki Matsui is likely lost for the season with a knee injury.
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