Friday's Sports Transactions
Columbia Basin Herald | UPDATED 6 years, 4 months AGO
| BASEBALL | American League |
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BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Claimed INF Richard Ureña off waivers from Toronto. Designated INF Pat Valaika for assignment. Agreed to terms with INF Hanser Alberto; RHP Miguel Castro; RHP Mychal Givens; and INF/OF Trey Mancini on one-year contracts.
BOSTON RED SOX — Agreed to terms with OFs Mookie Betts and Jackie Bradley Jr. and RHPs Matt Barnes, Heath Hembree, and Brandon Workman on one-year contracts. Acquired RHP Austin Brice from Miami for SS Angeudis Santos. Designated INF Marco Hernández for assignment.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Agreed to terms with RHPs Alex Colomé and Evan Marshall; INF Leury García; OF Nomar Mazara and LHP Carlos Rodón on one-year contracts.
CLEVELAND INDIANS — Agreed to terms with OF Tyler Naquin and RHP Nick Wittgren on one-year contracts.
HOUSTON ASTROS — Agreed to terms with SS Carlos Correa; RHP Chris Devenski; RHP Roberto Osuna and RHP Brad Peacock on one-year contracts.
DETROIT TIGERS — Agreed to terms with LHP Matthew Boyd; RHP Buck Farmer; OF JaCoby Jones and LHP Daniel Norris on one-year contracts.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with OF-DH Jorge Soler on a one-year contract. Named Dane Johnson pitching coach; Tony Pena Jr. bench coach and Dwayne Peterson strength & conditioning coach for Omaha (PCL); Scott Thorman manager; Tony Medina development coach; and Luis Jeronimo strength & conditioning coach for Northwest Arkansas (Texas); Chris Widger manager; Brandon Nelson development coach; Danny Accola athletic trainer; and Taylor Portman strength & conditioning coach for Wilmington (Carolina); Carlos Martinez pitching coach; Jason Goldstein development coach;, Gavin Grosh athletic trainer; and Yannick Plante strength and conditioning coach for Lexington (SAL); Chris Nelson hitting coach; Nelson Liriano bench coach; Saburo Hagihara athletic trainer; and C.J. Mikkelsen strength & conditioning coach for Idaho Falls (Pioneer); Tony Pena Jr. manager; John Habyan pitching coach; Ramon Castro hitting coach; for Burlington (Appalachian); Miguel Bernard manager; Andre David hitting coach; Nevan Dominguez athletic trainer and Phil Falco strength & conditioning coach for the Royals (AZL); John Wathan a special assistant to player development; Alec Zumwalt director of hitting performance and player development; Derrick Robinson baseball operations intern; Paul Gibson director of pitching performance; Jason Simontacchi pitching coordinator; Mitch Stetter manager of pitching performance; Derrick Lewis assistant pitching coach; Drew Saylor hitting coordinator; Keoni DeRenne assistant hitting coordinator; Mike Tosar special assignment hitting coach; Damon Hollins coordinator of outfield, baserunning and bunting; Eddie Rodriguez minor league infield coordinator; Jarret Abell coordinator of strength & conditioning; and Rustin Sveum minor league video coordinator. Promoted John Wagle to director of performance science and player development; and Nick Relic to manager of minor league operations.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Agreed to terms with C Max Stassi; RHP Cam Bedrosian; RHP Keynan Middleton; LHP Andrew Heaney; RHP Hansel Robles; RHP Noé Ramirez; RHP Dylan Bundy and INF Tommy La Stella on one-year contracts.
MINNESOTA TWINS — Agreed to terms with OF Eddie Rosario; LHP Taylor Rogers; RHP Trevor May and RHP Tyler Duffey on one-year contracts.
Named Toby Gardenhire manager; Matt Borgschulte hitting coach; Mike McCarthy and Cibney Bello pitching coaches; Robbie Robinson coach; Jason Kirkman trainer for Rochester (IL); Ramon Barrego manager; Ryan Smith hitting coach; Luis Ramirez and Nat Ballenberg pitching coaches; Joe Mangiameli coach; and Chris McNeely trainer for Pensacola (SL); Nate Rasmussen,and Brian Meyer hitting coaches for Fort Myers (FSL);
Bryce Berg hitting coach; Peter Larson and Calvin Maduro pitching coaches; and Colin Feikles srength and conditioning coach for Cedar Rapids (MWL); Matt Smith trainer and Cesar Castillo strength and conditioning coach for Elizabethton (Appalachian); Takashi Miyoshi manager; Shawn Schlecter and Jairo Rodriguez hitting coaches; and Dan Urbina pitching coach; Tyler Smarslok coach; and Garrett Hudson strength and conditioning coordinator for the GCL Twins; Ricardo Nanita and Steven Rosen hitting coaches for the DSL Twins; Alex Hassan director of player development; Drew MacPhail assistant director of player development; Tommy Bergjans coordinator of player development; Kevin Morgan coordinator of instruction; Tucker Frawley assistant field coordinator and coordinator of skill development; Justin Willard assistant pitching coordinator; Donegal Fergus hitting coordinator; Tyler Schmitz minor league video coordinator and Zach Bove special projects coordinator.
NEW YORK YANKEES — Agreed to terms with RHP Luis Cessa; RHP Chad Green; RHP Jonathan Holder; OF Aaron Judge; RHP Tommy Kahnle; LHP Jordan Montgomery; LHP James Paxton; C Gary Sánchez and 3B Gio Urshela on one-year contracts.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Agreed to terms with RHPs Chris Bassitt and Liam Hendriks; LHP Sean Manaea; INFs Chad Pinder and Marcus Semien; and OFs Mark Canha and Robbie Grossman on one-year contracts.
SEATTLE MARINERS — Claimed INF-OF Sam Haggerty off waivers from New York (NL).
TAMPA BAY RAYS — Agreed to terms with RHPs Oliver Drake and Tyler Glasnow; OF Hunter Renfroe and INF Daniel Robertson on one-year contracts.
TEXAS RANGERS — Agreed to terms with RHP Rafael Montero; OF Joey Gallo; and INF-OF Danny Santana on one-year contracts. Signed INF Yadiel Rivera to minor league contract.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Agreed to terms with INF Brandon Drury and RHPs Ken Giles and Matt Shoemaker on one-year contracts.
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ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Agreed to terms with RHP Matt Andriese; RHP Andrew Chafin; INF Jake Lamb and LHP Robbie Ray to one-year contracts.
ATLANTA BRAVES — Agreed to terms with LHP Grant Dayton; RHPs Luke Jackson and Mike Foltynewicz; INFs Johan Camargo and Dansby Swanson; and OF Adam Duvall on one-year contracts.
CHICAGO CUBS — Agreed to terms with SS Javier Baez; C William Contreras; OF Kyle Schwarber; OF Albert Almora and LHP Kyle to one-year contracts.
CINCINNATI REDS — Agreed to terms with RHPs Trevor Bauer, Matt Bowman, Anthony DeSclafani and Michael Lorenzen and C Curt Casali on one-year contracts.
COLORADO ROCKIES — Agreed to terms with with RHP Carlos Estévez; OF David Dahl; LHP Kyle Freeland; and RHP Jon Gray to one-year contracts.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Agreed to terms with RHP Ross Stripling; LHP Julio Urías; INF/OF Cody Bellinger; INF/OF Kiké Hernández and INF Corey Seager on one-year contracts.
NEW YORK METS — Agreed to terms with OF Michael Conforto; RHP Edwin Diaz; RHP Robert Gsellman; RHP Seth Lugo; OF Jake Marisnick; OF Brandon Nimmo; RHP Marcus Stroman; and RHP Noah Syndergaard on one-year contracts.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Agreed to terms with RHP Vince Velasquez; RHP Zach Eflin; LHPLHP Adam Morgan and Jose Alvarez to one-year contracts.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Agreed to terms with INF Josh Bell; RHP Michael Feliz; INF Adam Frazier; RHP Keone Kela; RHP Chad Kuhl; RHP Joe Musgrove; RHP Jameson Taillon and RHP Trevor Williams.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Agreed to terms with RHP John Gant on a one-year contract.
SAN DIEGO PADRES — Agreed to terms with RHP Zach Davies; RHP Dinelson Lamet; RHP Luis Perdomo; RHP Kirby Yates, LHP Matt Strahm; C Austin Hedges OF Manuel Margot and OF Tommy Pham on one-year contracts.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS Agreed to terms with SS Trea Turner; LHP Roenis Elias; RHP Joe Ross to one-year contracts.
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NEW YORK BOULDERS — Acquired LHP Braden Pearson from Cleburne (AA) to complete a previous trade. Signed RHP Akimasa Yasuda.
SUSSEX COUNTY MINERS — Signed LHP Felix Dieguez.
WASHINGTON WILD THINGS — Signed LHP B.J. Sabol to a contract extension.
| BASKETBALL | National Basketball Association |
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NBA — Fined Miami F Jimmy Butler $35,000 for engaging in an altercation and escalating the incident on social media postgame and Indiana G T.J. Warren $25,000 for engaging in an altercation and making an obscene gesture following his ejection during a Jan. 8 game at Indiana.
| FOOTBALL | National Football League |
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BUFFALO BILLS — Named Eric Washington defensive line coach.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed WR Artavis Scott to a reserve/future contract.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed CB Nate Meadors. Placed CB Mackensie Alexander on IR.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Activated LB Kwon Alexander from IR. Placed DL Kentavius Street on IR.
| HOCKEY | National Hockey League |
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ANAHEIM DUCKS — Recalled C Chase De Leo from San Diego (AHL). Assigned RW Troy Terry to San Diego.
ARIZONA COYOTES — Assigned G Ivan Prosvetov to Tucson (AHL).
DALLAS STARS — Reassigned D Joel Hanley to Texas (AHL).
OTTAWA SENATORS — Named Jim Little chief executive officer.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS — Signed D Martin Marincin to a one-year contract extension.
| American Hockey League |
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BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS — Traded C John Stevens to Utica for future considerations.
| OLYMPIC SPORTS | Athletics Integrity Unit |
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AIU — Provisionally suspended marathoner Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich for doping violations.
| SOCCER | Major League Soccer |
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ATLANTA UNITED — Transferred D Leandro González Pirez to Club Tijuana (Mexico). Signed D Fernando Meza.
NEW YORK CITY FC — Promoted Mehdi Ballouchy to assistant coach.
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES — Signed general manager Jesse Fioranelli; technical director Chris Leitch and head scout Bruno Costa to multiyear contracts. Announced the resignation of president Tom Fox.
SPORTING KANSAS CITY — Signed D Amadou Dia.
| National Women's Soccer League |
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CHICAGO RED STARS — Acquired 24th overall selection in the 2020 draft and 2021 first-round draft pick from Regin FC for the 9th overall selection in the 2020 draft.
NORTH CAROLINA COURAGE — Traded M McCall Zerboni to Sky Blue FC for the rights to Hailie Mace and a conditional 2021 fourth-round pick draft pick.
ORLANDO PRIDE — Signed D Carrie Lawrence.
| U.S. Soccer Federation |
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USSF — Named Brian McBride general manager of the U.S. Men's National Team.
| TENNIS | International Tennis Federation |
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ITF — Suspended French tennis player Jonathan Kanar four years and six months and fined him $2,000 after admitting to match-fixing and non-reporting offenses.
| COLLEGE |
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INDIANA — Promoted Nick Sheridan to offensive coordinator and running backs coach Mike Hart to associate head coach. Announced receivers coach Grant Heard will serve as co-offensive coordinator.
MEMPHIS — Named Jim Bridge offensive line coach.
MICHIGAN — RB Tru Wilson announced he will transfer.
MICHIGAN STATE — WR Cody White announced he will enter the NFL draft.
NEW MEXICO — Named Derek Warehime offensive coordinator; Saga Tuitele, Jason Lenzmeier and Jordan Somerville offensive assistant coaches; Troy Reffett safeties coach; David Howes linebackers coach; Brandon Blackmon cornerbacks coach; Jamie Christian special teams coach; and James Carson athletic performance coach.