For years, major-league teams lived with a June 15 trade deadline. Deals not made by that date could only be completed through the waiver wire. Although the current deadline is July 31, Brian Cashman couldn’t wait six weeks to pull...

NEW YORK – Edwin Encarnación is finding friendly fences everywhere. He hammered his 12th homer of the young season during a 10-1 blowout of the Yankees Wednesday in the Bronx and has almost made Seattle fans forget departed designated hitter...