MLB REPORT

KANSAS CITY ROYALS

Manager Ned Yost said he plans to return for 2018, the final season on his contract and his ninth with Kansas City.

“Was there ever a question about it?” the 63-yearold Yost said. “One more year, two more years, we’ll see what happens.”

Yost has the most wins among Kansas City managers at 624. LOS ANGELES DODGERS

1B Cody Bellinger broke the National League rookie record with his 39th home run of the season on Friday night.

Bellinger hit a three-run shot in the third inning against San Francisco Giants righthander Jeff Samardzija. Bellinger passed the mark shared by Wally Berger (1930) and Frank Robinson (1956).

The only rookies with more homers than Bellinger are Mark McGwire (49, 1987) and Aaron Judge (46, this season with the New York Yankees).

The 21-year-old wasn’t called up to the majors until April 25. MIAMI MARLINS

Jeff Conine, who goes by the nickname Mr. Marlin, is part of the purge of Miami executives before the sale of the team to Derek Jeter’s investment group.

Conine said on Saturday he was told he won’t be retained. He helped Miami win two World Series and has been a special assistant to the president since 2008.

Also being fired are Hall of Famers Andre Dawson and Tony Perez, who had the same title as Conine, and former manager Jack McKeon, who has been special assistant to the owner since 2005.

“They want to clean house so they can get their own people in there,” Conine said. OAKLAND ATHLETICS

Bruce Maxwell became the first major league baseball player to kneel during the national anthem on Saturday night.

Maxwell dropped to a knee just outside Oakland’s dugout, adopting a protest started by former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick in response to police treatment of blacks. Maxwell’s teammates stood in a line next to him. Teammate Mark Canha, who is white, put his right hand on one of Maxwell’s shoulders.

From wire reports