Baltimore Sun

AROUND THE HORN

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Phillies: The Phillies acquired veteran slugger Jose Bautista from the Mets for a player to be named later or cash. Bautista batted .196 with 11 homers and 42 RBIs for the Braves and Mets this season. Asix-time All-Star for the Blue Jays from 2010-2015, Bautista has 342 career homers. The right-handed hitter is expected to come off the bench for the Phillies. RHP Mark Leiter Jr. was designated for assignment to clear room on the 40-man roster.

Braves: CTyler Flowers agreed to a contract extension that could keep him with the team through the 2020 season. The agreement includes a $4 million contract for 2019 and a $6 million club option, with a $2 million buyout, for 2020. Flowers, 32, is hitting .225 with five homers in his third year with the Braves.

Mets: David Wright is moving up to Triple-A to continue his rehab assignment, but the Mets say it’s unlikely the third baseman will play in the majors this season as he attempts an arduous comeback from back and shoulder injuries. Wright hasn’t appeared in a big-league game since May 2016. He batted .188 (6for-32) with a double, two RBIs and two walks in 10 rehab games at Class A St. Lucie this month.

Orioles: Josh Rogers won his major-league debut, and Tim Beckham hit a three-run homer in a 12-5 victory over the Blue Jays. Rogers, acquired from the Yankees for closer Zach Britton in July, allowed three runs and seven hits with two strikeouts and a walk over five innings.

Mariners: Mariners manager Scott Servais kept his word to Edwin Diaz, matching the closer’s flashy haircut. Servais had promised he’d get a styled cut similar to Diaz’s if the closer got 50 saves. Diaz notched his 50th on Saturday, and Servais sat in the chair for Diaz’s personal barber Tuesday. The hairdo includes a pair of shaved lines along each side of the head, coming to a point behind the ear before curving toward the back of the head. “I think he looks like the swaggiest manager in the league,” Diaz said.

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