David Fry says he feels great just five days after being hit in the face with a 99 mph fastball and was back in the Guardians' clubhouse on Sunday.
Athletics catcher Stephen Vogt, who was an All-Star in 2015 and '16, was designated for assignment Thursday after struggling to a .217 average this season.
Oakland's All-Star catcher is a five-tool personality: He can sing, dance, play the trumpet, do Chris Farley impressions and double to the gap in right-center field.
Ace Sonny Gray, who struggled to 5-11 in 2016 after consecutive 14-win seasons, has reached a one-year deal with the A's.
The Athletics have agreed to a one-year, $4 million contract with first baseman Yonder Alonso to avoid salary arbitration.
Balls are flying out of the park at the highest rate since the steroid era, and theories from global warming to a new hitting approach to changes to the baseballs themselves are being discussed.
