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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 01: New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays exchanges words after the final out in the ninth inning at Yankee Stadium on September 01, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images) Pitcher Aroldis Chapman, New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone, and Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash received suspensions from MLB Wednesday. The punishments stem from Tuesday night’s game where the benches cleared following the final out of the game.

ARLINGTON, TX - AUGUST 04: Mike Minor #36 of the Texas Rangers pitches against the Baltimore Orioles in the second inning of a baseball game at Globe Life Park in Arlington on August 4, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images) The Oakland A’s bolster their starting rotation Monday with a trade for right-handed starting pitcher Mike Minor. Jeff Passan of ESPN reports the team is sending two prospects to the Texas Rangers for the 2019 All-Star.

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 27: Gary Sanchez #24 of the New York Yankees celebrates a grand slam with Luke Voit #45 during the fifth inning against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park on April 27, 2019 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images) After enduring a stretch of futility the franchise has only seen five times since in 24 years, the New York Yankees can finally exhale.