Thanks to a no-trade clause in his contract, Sonny Gray didn’t have to approve the deal that sent him to the Red Sox last week.

But when he found out the proposed team in the deal , he didn’t hesitate to waive it. In fact, toward the end of the season, Gray informed the Cardinals that a chance of scenery would be best.

“I just expressed that it would probably be beneficial for me and my family to maybe go to a different situation, a different organization that was maybe going a little bit more all-in for the next year or two in trying to win a World Series,” said Gray in a Zoom call with reporters. “That’s kind of where I’m at in my career and my life.

“I definitely haven’t’ accomplished everything in the game that I want to and a deep run in the postseason and winning a World Serie

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