Las Vegas Review-Journal

Yankees’ Judge gets 10 votes to be mayor of New York City

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A unanimous winner of the American

League Rookie of the Year Award and runnerup in Most Valuable Player voting, Aaron

Judge also received ballots in another election: for New York City mayor.

The New York Yankees right fielder was listed on 10 ballots as a write-in candidate for mayor, according to final totals released by the New York City Board of Elections.

Bill de Blasio won re-election with 713,634 votes on the Democratic line and 46,478 on the Working Families line.

■ Diamondbac­ks: Right-handed reliever Brad Boxberger, 29, who has a 3.19 ERA in 231 career innings, was acquired from Tampa Bay for minor league pitcher Curtis Taylor.

■ Angels: Right-handed reliever Jim Johnson, 34, who has a 3.79 ERA in 612 appearance­s for five teams, was acquired from Atlanta minor league pitcher Justin Kelly.

■ Athletics: Right-hander Yusmeiro Petit, 33, who has a 4.31 ERA in 10 seasons with five teams, agreed to a two-year, $10 million contract.

■ Bluejays: Television analyst Gregg Zaun, 46, a 16-year major league catcher, was fired from Sportsnet for “inappropri­ate behavior and comments” toward female employees.

■ Braves: Left-handed reliever Rex

Brothers, 29, who has a 3.76 career ERA, signed a one-year, $1.1 million contract.

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