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The Kansas City Royals designated right-handed reliever Brad Boxberger for assignment Wednesday. The team also announced the return of left-hander Eric Skoglund from his 80-game suspension for testing positive for two performance-enhancing substances. Boxberger, 31, is 1-3 with one save, three blown saves and a 5.40 ERA in 29 appearances this season. Continue to Article

June 26, 2019 11:55:am EST

DJ LeMahieu and Aaron Judge hit back-to-back homers in the first inning as the New York Yankees set the major league record by homering for the 28th straight game and held on for a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees broke the mark for the longest team homer streak previously held by the Texas Rangers, who achieved it from Aug. 11-Sept. 9, 2002, when Alex Rodriguez hit 16 of their 55 home runs. LeMahieu broke the record on the sixth pitch from Clayton Richard (0-4) when he drove a 2-2 slider into the second deck in left field. Continue to Article

June 26, 2019 3:16:am EST

Enrique Hernandez and Justin Turner homered, and the Los Angeles Dodgers' bullpen pitched six scoreless innings in a 3-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night in Phoenix. Arizona's Nick Ahmed singled with two outs in the ninth and stole second, but Kenley Jansen struck out Carson Kelly on a pitch in the dirt, with catcher Will Smith throwing to first for the putout. Jansen earned his 23rd save in 26 chances. Continue to Article

June 26, 2019 1:02:am EST

New York Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen denied a report the he ordered manager Mickey Callaway to pull starting pitcher Jacob deGrom from the June 1 game against the Arizona Diamondbacks because of a hip cramp. The New York Post reported on Monday that the first-year general manager reached Callaway through support staff to have deGrom removed from his start in Phoenix. The right-hander left after 6 2/3 innings and gave up one run on five hits, striking out seven and walking one. Continue to Article

June 25, 2019 10:10:am EST

Cody Bellinger has one simple request for fans: stop trying to hug him. Bellinger spoke out on Monday night after the Dodgers' 8-5 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks. The fan who jumped onto the field on Sunday at Dodgers Stadium was a 15-year-old girl named Paola, who took a “once in a lifetime” chance to hug her favorite baseball player. Continue to Article

June 25, 2019 9:58:am EST