The Kansas City Royals announced they've traded right-hander Ben Lively to the Arizona Diamondbacks for cash considerations.

Lively was designated for assignment by the Royals on Thursday. He split time this season between the major league club and the Royals' Triple-A affiliate in Omaha, Nebraska.

The Seattle Mariners have traded Edwin Encarnacion to the New York Yankees, sources familiar with the deal told ESPN.

The full terms of the trade were not immediately known.

Encarnacion, 36, leads the American League with 21 home runs this season. He has missed Seattle's last three games because of back soreness.

The Phillies acquired former All-Star outfielder Jay Bruce from the Mariners in exchange for Class-A infielder Jake Scheiner and cash considerations, the Phillies announced Sunday.

Bruce is owed $8,317,204 this year from his $13 million salary and has a $13 million salary in 2020 -- the remainder of a three-year contract he signed with the Mets in January 2018. The Mets remain responsible for the second $1.5 million installment of his $3 million signing bonus, a payment due Jan. 31, 2020.

Former All-Star outfielder Jay Bruce says he has been traded to Philadelphia by the Seattle Mariners.

Bruce is owed $8,317,204 this year from his $13 million salary and has a $13 million salary in 2020 -- the remainder of a three-year contract he signed with the New York Mets in January 2018. The Mets remain responsible for the second $1.5 million installment of his $3 million signing bonus, a payment due next Jan. 31.