Thursday’s Transactions
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
MLB — Suspended RHP Listher Sosa 80-games for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance under the minor league drug prevention and treatment program..
American League
ATHLETICS — Optioned INF CJ Alexander to Las Vegas (PCL).
BOSTON RED SOX — Optioned C Blake Sabol to Worcester (IL).
CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Optioned RF Oscar Colas to Charlotte (IL).
HOUSTON ASTROS — Optioned LHP Bennett Sousa to Sugar Land (PCL). Reassigned C Collin Price to minor league camp.
NEW YORK YANKEES — Optioned 2B Jorbit Vivas to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Reassigned LHP Brandon Leibrandt and RHP Allan Winans to minor league camp.
TEXAS RANGERS — Optioned RHP Daniel Robert to Round Rock (PCL).
TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Optioned LHP Josh Walker and RHP Jake Bloss to Buffalo (IL).
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES — Returned Rule 5 selection INF Christian Cairo to the Cleveland Guardians. Agreed to terms with OF Alex Verdugo on a one-year contract and optioned him to Gwinnett (IL). Assigned INF Luke Williams outright to Gwinnett (IL).
CINCINNATI REDS — Optioned RHP Lyon Richardson to Louisville (IL). Agreed to terms with C Jose Trevino on a three-year contract.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Optioned RHPs Matt Sauer and Landon Knack and CF James Outman to Oklahoma City (PCL).
MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Optioned 3B Andruw Monasterio to Nashville (IL).
PHILADELPHIA PHILIIERS — Optioned C Garrett Stubbs and RHP Devin Sweet to Lehigh Valley (IL).
SAN DIEGO PADRES — Selected the contract of INF/OF Gavin Sheets from El Paso (PCL) and placed RHP Joe Musgrove on the 60-day IL.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Reassigned RHP Clay Helvey, 3B Brady House and OFs Stone Garrett and Andrew Pinckney. Optioned OF Robert Hassell III and INF Trey Lipscomb to Rochester (IL).
Minor League
Frontier League
BROCKTON ROX — Signed C Andrew Caulfield, RHP Thomas Nelson, and 1B Jack Thomas-Wold.
EVANSVILLE OTTERS — Signed LHP Ben Gerl. Released OF Randy Bednar and RHP Jakob Meyer.
MISSISSIPPI MUD MONSTERS — Signed RHP Michael Reed.
NEW JERSEY JACKALS — Signed RHP Konsta Kurikka.
NEW YORK BOULDERS — Signed LHP Garrett Coe and UTL Christian Ficca.
OTTAWA TITANS — Signed RHP Dazon Cole, RHP Billy Duby, and OF Ren Tachioka.
QUÉBEC CAPITALES — Signed RHP Ty Buckner, LHP Pablo Garabitos, and RHP Tommy Ventimiglia.
TROIS-RIVIERES AIGLES — Signed OF Louis-Phillipe Pelletier.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NEW YORK KNICKS — Signed F P.J. Tucker to a 10-day contract.
Women’s National Basketball Association
PHOENIX MERCURY — Signed F Alexis Prince to a training camp contract.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ATLANTA FALCONS — Signed WR Jamal Agnew to a one-year contract.
CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed CB Tony Brown II and G Teven Jenkins to contracts.
DETROIT LIONS — Signed CBs Khalil Dorsey and Rock Ya-Sin to contracts.
GREEN BAY PACKERS — Signed WR Mecole Hardman to a contract.
HOUSTON TEXANS — Signed CB Ronald Darby to a contract.
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS — Signed RB Raheem Mostert to a contract.
LOS ANGELES RAMS — Signed RB Ronnie Rivers and CB Ahkello Witherspoon to contracts.
MIAMI DOLPHINS — Signed DT Benito Jones and CB Artue Burns to contracts.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Signed TE Kylen Granson, LB Patrick Johnson and RB Avery Williams to contracts.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Signed CB James Pierre to a one-year contract.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Signed CB Shemar Jean-Charles to a contract
TENNESSEE TITANS — Signed OLB Lorenzo Carter to a contract.
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS — Signed WR Michael Gallup and G Nate Herbig to contracts.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM DUCKS — Reassigned G Ville Husso to San Diego (AHL)
CALGARY FLAMES — Reassigned G Connor Murphy to Calgary (AHL) from Rapid City (ECHL).
BUFFALO SABRES — Signed D Jacob Bryson to a one-year contract extension.
LOS ANGELES KINGS — Signed D Joe Hicketts to a two-year, two-way contract.
MINNESOTA WILD — Reassigned D Kyle Masters to Iowa (AHL) from Iowa (ECHL).
NEW YORK RANGERS — Recalled LW Anton Blidh from Hartford (AHL).
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS — Recalled D Sebastian Aho and LW Matt Nieto from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS — Activated C William Karlsson from long-term injured reserve. Placed D Shea Theodore on long-term injured reserve.
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