Wednesday, April 18, 2018
UPDATES
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Selected the contract of INF Luis Sardinas from Norfolk (IL).
CLEVELAND INDIANS — Recalled OF Greg Allen from Columbus (IL).
KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Recalled RHP Scott Barlow from Omaha (PCL).
MINNESOTA TWINS — Recalled OF Ryan LaMarre from Rochester (IL).
NEW YORK YANKEES — Placed RHP Tommy Kahnle on the 10-day DL, retroactive to April 16. Recalled RHP Luis Cessa from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).
OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Recalled RHPs Trevor Cahill and Lou Trivino from Nashville (PCL). Designated OF Trayce Thompson for assignment. Placed RHP Yusmeiro Petit on the family medical emergency list.
SEATTLE MARINERS — Recalled LHP Armel Miranda from Tacoma (PCL). Optioned INF-OF Taylor Motter to Tacoma.
TAMPA BAY RAYS — Placed 3B Matt Duffy on the 10-day DL. Selected the contract of INF Brandon Snyder from Durham (IL). Transferred CF Kevin Kiermaier from the 10- to 60-day DL.
TEXAS RANGERS — Placed RHP Tony Barnette on the 10-day DL, retroactive to April 15. Recalled OF Ryan Rua from Round Rock (PCL).
TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Recalled RHP Joe Biagini from Buffalo (IL).
National League
CHICAGO CUBS — Activated 1B Anthony Rizzo off of the 10-day DL. Optioned INF-OF Efren Navarro to Iowa (PCL).
MIAMI MARLINS — Activated C J.T. Realmuto from the 10-day DL. Optioned C Chad Wallach to New Orleans (PCL). Sent LHP Wei-Yin Chen on a rehab assignment to Jupiter (FSL).
NEW YORK METS — Recalled RHP Gerson Bautista from Binghamton (EL). Optioned RHP Hansel Robles to Las Vegas (PCL).
SAN DIEGO PADRES — Sent OF Wil Myers on a rehab assignment to Lake Elsinore (Cal). Optioned LHP Kyle McGrath to El Paso (PCL). Recalled LHP Tyler Webb from El Paso.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Recalled OF Andrew Stevenson from Syracuse (IL). Placed OF Brian Goodwin on the 10-day DL, retroactive to April 16.
Can-Am League
TROIS-RIVIERES AIGLES — Signed RHP Kevin McNorton and C Jonathan Gonzalez. Frontier League
FLORENCE FREEDOM — Signed OF Terry Bennett and C Nick Crouse.
GATEWAY GRIZZLIES — Signed RHP Kevin Simmons and LHP Keelan Smithers.
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINERS — Named Tyler Martin pitching coach and Toby DeMello bullpen coach.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ATLANTA FALCONS — Signed DB Tyson Graham and DTs Garrison Smith and Justin Zimmer.
CHICAGO BEARS — Signed DB Bryce Callahan.
DETROIT LIONS — Signed DE Ezekiel Ansah. Canadian Football League
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Signed DB Ezra Robinson.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM DUCKS — Recalled G Reto Berra and D Jacob Larsson from San Diego (AHL).
CALGARY FLAMES — Fired coach Glen Gulutzan and assistant coaches Dave Cameron and Paul Jerrard.
ST. LOUIS BLUES — Assigned F Tanner Kaspick from Victoria (WHL) to Manitoba (AHL). American Hockey League
GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS — Signed G Joel Martin to a professional tryout. ECHL
ECHL — Announced the approval of the transfer of controlling interest in the South Carolina Stingrays from South Carolina Stingrays, Inc. to Deke Hockey Holdings, LLC.
READING ROYALS — Announced D Frank Hora was returned to the team by Lehigh Valley (AHL).
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
PHILADELPHIA UNION — Signed D Olivier Mbaizo. TENNIS
ATP — Fined Jared Donaldson $6,200 for unsportsmanlike conduct after angrily ranting at the chair umpire during his first-round loss to Albert Ramos-Vinolas at the Monte Carlo Masters.
COLLEGE
FLORIDA GULF COAST — Announced men’s sophomore basketball G Darnell Rogers will transfer.
KENNESAW STATE — Named David Beall assistant athletics director for communications and broadcasting.
NEBRASKA — Signed men’s basketball coach Tim Miles to a one-year contract extension through the 2020-21 season.
NYU — Named Odrine Belot and Liam Boylan-Pett men’s and women’s assistant track and field coaches.
SOUTH CAROLINA — Announced men’s junior basketball F Chris Silva has declared for the NBA draft.
WAKE FOREST — Announced men’s junior basketball C Doral Moore will enter the NBA draft.