Thursday’s Transactions
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
American League
BOSTON RED SOX — Placed OF Tyler O’Neil on the 7-day IL, retroactive to April 16. Reinstated OF Rob Refsnyder from the 10-day IL. Acquired RHP Vladimir Gutierrez from Milwaukee in exchange for cash considerations and optioned him to Worcester (IL). Transferred SS Trevor Story to the 60-day IL.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Optioned LHP Jared Shuster to Charlotte (IL).
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS — Activated RHP Pedro Avila from trade with San Diego. Optioned RHP Wes Parsons to Columbus (IL).
HOUSTON ASTROS — Optioned RHP Forrest Whitley to Sugar Land (PCL).
KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Optioned LHP Anthony Veneziano and SS Nick Loftin to Omaha (IL).
MINNESOTA TWINS — Sent RF Max Kepler to St. Paul (IL) on a rehab assignment.
NEW YORK YANKEES — Claimed OF Taylor Trammell off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers. Designated INF Kevin Smith for assignment.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Optioned SS Darell Hernaiz to Las Vegas (PCL).
TAMPA BAY RAYS — Recalled LHP Jacob Lopez from Durham (IL). Optioned RHP Kevin Kelly to Durham. Sent 3B Josh Lowe to Durham on a rehab assignment.
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TEXAS RANGERS — Selected the contract of RHP Jack Leiter from Round Rock (IL). Optioned RHP Grant Anderson to Round Rock. Transferred LHP Brock Burke from the 15-day IL to the 60-day IL. Agreed to terms with RHPs Shaun Anderson and Collin Wiles on minor league contracts.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS — Agreed to terms with RHP Julio Teheran on a minor league contract. Activated RHP Jameson Taillon from the 15-day IL. Activated INF Patrick Wisdom from the 10-day IL. Optioned RHP Hayden Wesneski and INF Miles Mastrobuoni to Iowa (IL).
LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Sent RHP Walker Buehler to Oklahoma City (PCL) on a rehab assignment.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Sent RHP Kevin Herget outright to Nashville (IL). Optioned RHP Tobias Myers to Nashville.
NEW YORK METS — Optioned RHP Grant Hartwig to Syracuse (IL).
PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Optioned LHP Jose Hernandez to Indianapolis (IL).
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Sent RHP Luke Jackson to San Jose (CAL) on a rehab assignment.
Minor League
Frontier League
EVANSVILLE OTTERS — Signed 1B Joe Burke. Acquired INF Dane Tofteland from Rocky Mountain (PL).
QUEBEC CAPITALES — Signed 1B Mathieu Sirois.
SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS — Signed RHP Dylan Stutsman and UT Christian Fedko.
TROIS-RIVIERES AIGLES — Signed RHP Braeden Allemann, Cs Willie Estrada and Mario Felicinano.
WASHINGTON WILD THINGS — Signed 1B Alex Ovalles.
BASKETBALL
Women’s National Basketball Association
DALLAS WINGS — Signed G Jacy Sheldon to a rookie scale contract.
WASHINGTON MYSTICS — Signed F Aailyah Edwards to a rookie scale contract.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL — Reinstated S C.J. Moore, WR Quintez Cephus, DL Demetrius Taylor, DE Shaka Toney and LB Rashod Berry from their suspensions for gambling.
CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed OL Germain Ifedi. Placed T Justin Murray on the reserve/retired list.
GREEN BAY PACKERS — Signed T Andre Dillard.
MIAMI DOLPHINS — Signed LB Cam Brown.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Waived OT Coy Cronk with a non-football injury designation.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Agreed to terms with OT Calvin Anderson on a renegotiated contract.
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS — Reinstated DE Shaka Toney from the suspended list.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CALGARY FLAMES — Reassigned LW Sam Honzek to Calgary (AHL) from Vancouver (WHL).
DETROIT RED WINGS — Reassigned C Austin Czarnik to Grand Rapids (AHL).
EDMONTON OILERS — Announced that C Brad Malone will retire at the end of the Bakersfield (AHL) season. Reassigned C Carl Berglund and RW Jake Chiasson to Bakersfield (AHL) from Fort Wayne (ECHL).
NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Reassigned C Nolan Burke and D Luke Prokop to Milwaukee (AHL) from Atlanta (ECHL).
OTTAWA SENATORS — Reassigned LW Bokondji Imama to Belleville (AHL) on loan.
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS — Returned RW Valtteri Puustinen, D Jack St. Ivany and C Radim Zohorna to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
ST. LOUIS BLUES — Reassigned Cs Zachary Bolduc and Zach Dean and D Matthew Kessel to Springfield (AHL).
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS — Signed D Cade Webber to a two-year, entry-level contract.
VANCOUVER CANUCKS — Signed RW Vasily Podkolzin to a two-year contract extension.
WINNIPEG JETS — Recalled Cs Brad Lambert and Parker Ford, LW Nikita Chibrikov and G Collin Delia from Manitoba (AHL).
Minor League Hockey
AHL
COLORADO EAGLES — Acquired LW Maros Jedlicka.
MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS — Recalled C Carson Gicewicz and D Griffin Luce from Atlanta (ECHL) loan.
TORONTO MARLIES — Acquired C Sam Stevens.
UTICA COMETS — Signed F Jack Malone to an amateur tryout contract (ATO).
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
MLS — Suspended New York Red Bull D Andres Reyes a second match (two matches total) and fined him an undisclosed amount for violent conduct in a match on April 13 against Chicago Fire.
HOUSTON DYNAMO FC — Signed head coach Ben Olsen to a multi-year contract extension through the 2026 season.
PHILADELPHIA UNION — Loaned D Matt Real to USL side the Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC through the 2024 season. Promoted Jon Scheer to director of academy and professional development.
COLLEGE
TENNESSEE ST. — Named Duante Abercrombie the inaugural head coach of men’s hockey.