Veteran first baseman Kendrys Morales has been designated for assignment by the A's, manager Bob Melvin said Monday.
Seven players on the AL champion Kansas City Royals are on track to start in next month's All-Star Game.
The Seattle Mariners made a move to upgrade one of baseball's weakest offenses Thursday when they acquired Kendrys Morales from the Minnesota Twins in a trade for relief pitcher Stephen Pryor.
After three consecutive years of 90-plus losses, Minnesota Twins general manager Terry Ryan is hoping a rare in-season, free-agent signing will keep his team in contention the rest of the summer.
Veteran Kendrys Morales has reached agreement on a one-year deal with the Minnesota Twins, a baseball source told ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick.
