Aaron Judge grew up watching San Francisco Giants games on television and in person, imagining himself launching long balls like Barry Bonds.

In his first game at Oracle Park, he did his best Bonds impression.

Judge capped a spectacular May by homering twice in his first game in San Francisco as the New York Yankees beat the Giants 6-2 on Friday night.

"I think it was rounding the bases. I kind of looked out to left field, and being out in those bleachers a couple of times, it just brought back some memories," Judge said. 

Cubs third-base coach Willie Harris took the blame for sending infielder Nick Madrigal home with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning in the team's 5-4 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Friday.

Madrigal was out by a wide margin as catcher Tyler Stephenson tagged him after accepting the relay throw from shortstop Elly De La Cruz.

The Mariners fired bench coach and offensive coordinator Brant Brown on Friday less than six months after he was hired for the job.

The club announced Brown's dismissal amid a season-long offensive slump. The Mariners currently rank 29th in MLB with 3.64 runs per game and are tied for 28th in total runs this season. They lead all of baseball in strikeouts.

John Means and Tyler Wells will miss the rest of the season because of elbow problems that require surgery, a blow to Baltimore's pitching depth as the Orioles try to defend their AL East title.

The AL Central-leading Cleveland Guardians got one of their key players back Friday when two-time Gold Glove-winning left fielder Steven Kwan was activated from the 10-day injured list.

Kwan had been sidelined since May 5 with a strained left hamstring. The leadoff hitter had an AL-best .353 batting average to go with a .407 on-base percentage through 32 games when he was injured chasing a foul ball during a game against the Los Angeles Angels.

The reeling New York Mets are sending right-handed starter Christian Scott and third baseman Brett Baty to Triple-A, sources told ESPN on Friday, further changing their roster a day after designating reliever Jorge Lopez for assignment following his ejection and subsequent glove-fling into the stands.

As Scott and Baty were sent to Triple-A, the Mets called up shortstop Jose Iglesias, sources said. 

Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong is back in the majors after going on a tear during a brief minor league assignment.

The Cubs announced before their Thursday afternoon game with the Milwaukee Brewers that they had recalled Crow-Armstrong and optioned infielder Luis Vázquez to Triple-A Iowa.

The Chicago White Sox have baseball's worst record and at 15-41, they are off to the worst start in the franchise's 124-year history.

The White Sox have been to the playoffs just twice in the last 15 years. The club's payroll of $123.1 million on Opening Day ranked 20th among baseball's 30 teams.

Chicago's payroll was $181.2 million last season. They are one of two teams never to sign a player to a $100 million contract.

Despite all that, manager Pedro Grifol insists that owner Jerry Reinsdorf wants to win.

"I've known Jerry for a year and a half," Grifol said. "Nobody wants to win more than he does. I know that for a fact because I'm the one who gets phone calls, and I talk to him. I get text messages. He is 100% committed to winning. And he is extremely knowledgeable about the game of baseball.

"He's not just a fan. The questions he asks, he knows exactly what's going on. He knows the game. You're not in the game for 44 years, around 1,000 coaches, sitting in on meetings and listen and listen and listen and watch and watch and not know the game. He's passionate, he's extremely competitive."

Anthony Volpe extended his Major League-leading hitting streak to 21 games in the New York Yankees' victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night.

The single off Tyler Anderson in the first inning tied Volpe with Joe DiMaggio for the second-longest hitting streak in Yankees franchise history by a player who was 23 years old or younger. 

Volpe is also one hit away from tying DiMaggio's record for the longest hitting streak by a player with such youth.

He is hitting .285/.356/.434 (124 OPS+) with six home runs and 11 stolen bases in his first 55 games.

Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Alek Manoah will have an MRI on Thursday after he left the team's 3-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox because of right elbow discomfort.

With two out and a runner on third in the second inning, Manoah was checked on by manager John Schneider and an athletic trainer after throwing a 91.4 mph sinker for a ball.

He departed after a short discussion on the mound.

Manoah, 26, is 1-2 with a 3.70 ERA in five starts this season. He was tagged for six runs, four earned, and five hits in 4 2/3 innings in a 6-2 loss at the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.

"Felt it after my start in Detroit and tried to do everything I can with the training staff through the week," Manoah said. "Threw a bullpen a couple days ago, kind of felt fine. I felt like I was able to go out there and compete and give the team a chance, and just wasn't able to."

Manoah said he felt like he was "guarding it" into the second.