The Athletic has live coverage of the 2026 MLB Trade Deadline.HOUSTON — So many teams talk about the buy-and-sell deadline. It’s the dream for disappointing squads with hopes of a rapid turnaround. Few effectively pull it off.But the Toronto Blue Jays, across six trades and one of the busiest deadlines in baseball, might have walked the line as well as any team can. They sold off expiring players in Daulton Varsho and Kevin Gausman. They bought big on a long-term starter in José Soriano and took upside shots on Jameson Taillon and Spencer Arrighetti. They bet on a bounce back from Josh Smith and restocked the farm with a Jeff Hoffman trade. They did it all in a day.It was, with Toronto’s precarious position eight games under .500, the sort of deadline that could’ve been a flop. Buying would’ve been motivated by more emotion than good judgment. Fully selling would be waving the white flag and setting up way too much work in the winter. So, like so many teams talk about doing and never fully pull off, the Jays did both.“It’s been a give-and-take approach,” manager John Schneider said. “It’s been busy. It’s been exciting. It’s been emotional.”Which MLB teams did the most?Levi Weaver and Madison EadesThere’s no question, coming off a run to the World Series last year, the fact Aug. 3 was anything other than buying for Toronto is a disappointment. This was supposed to be the day to load up for another run at the trophy. Instead, it became farewells to a franchise staple in Gausman and key players such as Hoffman and Varsho. When the Jays found out on their team plane Sunday night Gausman was traded to the Chicago Cubs, Varsho said, Springer, Gausman and the outfielder cried together. Had the Jays won more games to this point, those tears probably wouldn’t have been shed.