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On Monday, the Kansas City Royals rudely welcomed outfielder Mark Canha back from the 10-day injured list by designating him for assignment.

Kansas City Royals outfielder Mark Canha returned from an injury-rehabilitation assignment on Monday and was then designated for assignment, the club announced before its series-opening home game against the Texas Rangers. Canha, 36, was recovering from a left-elbow injury. He had been on the injury list since June 8, missing 32 major-league games.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The Kansas City Royals have designated veteran outfielder Mark Canha for assignment. The Royals announced the move Monday afternoon after Canha returned from his rehab assignment in Omaha.

With the victory, the Royals (64-61) are now also 2 1/2 games ahead of the Rangers (62-64). Both are chasing the New York Yankees (67-57) for the third and final AL wild-card spot in the Major League Baseball playoffs.

Royals first. Mike Yastrzemski homers to center field. Bobby Witt walks. Vinnie Pasquantino called out on strikes. Maikel Garcia called out on strikes. Adam Frazier strikes out swinging.

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When he hit his 20th home run of the season earlier this week, Kansas City Royals legend Salvador Perez continued to move up an impressive list in baseball history, as noted by Bob Nightengale of USA Today: He just set a franchise record with his ninth season hitting at least 20 homers,