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The Seattle Mariners acquired All-Star first baseman Yonder Alonso from the Oakland Athletics on Sunday for minor league outfielder Boog Powell. The Mariners, who have not been in postseason play since 2001, entered a Sunday doubleheader at Kansas City, trailing the Royals by 1+ games for the second wildcard spot. Alonso, 30, is hitting .266 with 17 doubles, 22 home runs and 49 RBI. Continue to Article

August 06, 2017 3:27:pm EST

The Seattle Mariners found a way to add another All-Star to their roster after the trade deadline. With the team just 1.5 games out of a a wild card spot, the Mariners acquired Oakland Athletics first baseman Yonder Alonso in the season’s first major waiver trade. Alonso was an All-Star for the first time in his career earlier this season. Continue to Article

August 06, 2017 2:02:pm EST

Major League Baseball has suspended Matt Joyce for two games without pay after the Oakland Athletics outfielder yelled an anti-gay slur at a fan. MLB announced the suspension Saturday, saying that the salary Joyce loses during the suspension will be donated to PFLAG National, a LGBTQ advocacy organization. Joyce, who issued a public apology earlier Saturday on Twitter, also will participate in a public outreach initiative with PFLAG National. Joyce tweeted his apology in a seven-part thread less than 24 hours after an Associated Press photographer overheard the exchange between Joyce and the fan during Oakland's game Friday night against the Los Angeles Angels. Joyce acknowledged that he had Continue to Article

August 05, 2017 5:50:pm EST

The Oakland Athletics say they are in touch with the commissioner's office a day after outfielder Matt Joyce directed a gay slur toward a fan during Friday night's game against the Los Angeles Angels. "We have been in contact with the commissioner's office, as this is a workplace code of conduct issue," A's spokeswoman Catherine Aker said in an email to The Associated Press. The exchange occurred in the eighth inning of Los Angeles' 8-6 win after Angels first baseman C.J. Cron made a diving stop of Joyce's hard-hit grounder. Continue to Article

August 05, 2017 2:48:pm EST