Thursday’s Transactions
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
American League
ATHLETICS — Hired Marc Badain as team president.
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS — Agreed to terms with RHP Tyler Naquin on a minor league contract.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Optioned LHP Jake Eder and RHP Jairo Iriarte to Charlotte (IL). Optioned RHP Wikelman González to Birmingham (SL). Reassigned LHPs Noah Schultz and Hagen Smith to minor league camp.
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES — Reassigned INF Jose Devers to minor league camp.
NEW YORK METS — Assigned RHP Sean Reid-Foley outright to Syracuse (IL).
SAN DIEGO PADRES — Reassigned LHPs Austin Krob, Ryan Och and J.B. Wendelken, RHPs José Espada, Braden Nett and Francis Pena, Cs Brandon Valenzuela, Ethan Salas and Anthony Vilar, and INFs Leo De Vries and Romeo Sanabria to minor league camp.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Optioned RHP Trevor McDonald to Sacramento (PCL). Reassigned LHP Carson Whisehunt to minor league camp.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
TORONTO RAPTORS — Signed C Colin Castleton to a 10-day contract.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ATLANTA FALCONS — Signed LS Liam McCullough to a four-year contract extension. Waived RB Robert Burns.
BUFFALO BILLS — Released P Sam Martin.
CHICAGO BEARS — Signed TE Durham Smythe to a one-year contract. Signed CB Josh Blackwell to a two-year contract extension. Re-signed LB Amen Ogbongbemiga to a two-year contract.
CLEVELAND BROWNS — Restructured the contract of QB Deshaun Watson.
HOUSTON TEXANS — Re-signed DL Kurt Hinish to a one-year contract.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Released DL Raekwon Davis. Waived C Ryan Coll.
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS — Released DL Joey Bosa. Waived CB Tre Tomlinson.
LOS ANGELES RAMS — Re-signed WR Tutu Atwell to a one-year contract. Re-signed OL Alaric Jackson to a three-year contract.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed S Theo Jackson to a two-year contract extension.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Placed the ROFR Tender on LB Christian Elliss.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Agreed to a restructured contract with LB Cole Holcomb.
TENNESSEE TITANS — Hired Mike McCoy as senior offensive assistant. Promoted Scott Cohen to director, football strategy.
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS — Re-signed K Zane Gonzalez to a one-year contract.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM DUCKS — Acquired RW Herman Traff and a 2025 second-round pick from the New Jersey Devils in exchange for D Brian Dumoulin. Reassigned G Vyacheslav Buteyets to San Diego (AHL) from Tulsa (ECHL).
BOSTON BRUINS — Signed C Tyler Pitlick to a one-year, two-way contract.
CALGARY FLAMES — Reassigned D Ilya Solovyov to Calgary (AHL). Signed G Connor Murphy to a one-year, two-way contract.
CAROLINA HURRICANES — Placed D Riley Stillman on waivers.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Reassigned C Andreas Athanasiou to Rockford (AHL).
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Claimed RW Christian Fischer off waivers from the Detroit Red Wings. Reassigned LW Mikael Pyyhtia to Cleveland (AHL).
DETROIT RED WINGS — Recalled RW Carter Mazur from Grand Rapids (AHL).
FLORIDA PANTHERS — Placed G Evan Cormier on waivers. Acquired C Nico Sturm and a 2027 seventh-round pick from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for a 2026 fourth-round pick. Placed G Evan Cormier on waivers. Reassigned RW Jesse Puljujarvi to Charlotte (AHL).
LOS ANGELES KINGS — Reassigned C Samuel Helenius to Ontario (AHL).
NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Recalled F Ozzy Wiesblatt from Milwaukee (AHL). Claimed LW Jakub Vrana off waivers from the Washington Capitals. Claimed D Jordan Oesterle off waivers from the Boston Bruins.
NEW YORK RANGERS — Recalled D Chad Ruhwedel from Hartford (AHL). Reassigned D Matthew Robertson to Hartford. Acquired Carson Soucy from Vancouver in exchange for a 2025 third-round pick.
SAN JOSE SHARKS — Activated RW Nikolai Kovalenko from injured reserve. Reassigned F Mitchell Russell to Wichita (ECHL) from San Jose (AHL).
SEATTLE KRAKEN — Recalled C Tye Kartye and D Cale Fleury from Coachella Valley (AHL).
ST. LOUIS BLUES — Signed G Colten Ellis to a two-year, two-way contract extension.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS — Placed RW Ryan Reaves on waivers.
UTAH HOCKEY CLUB — Signed C Cameron Hebig to a one-year, two-way contract. Placed C Nick Bjugstad on injured reserve.
VANCOUVER CANUCKS — Reassigned LW Josh Bloom to Abbotsford (AHL) from Kalamazoo (ECHL).
VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS — Acquired RW Reilly Smith from the New York Rangers in exchange for LW Brendan Brisson and a 2025 third-round pick.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Recalled D Alexander Alexeyev from Hershey (AHL).
WINNIPEG JETS — Agreed to terms with C Jacob Julien on a three-year, entry-level contract. Acquired G Chris Driedger from the Florida Panthers in exchange for G Kaapo Kahkonen.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
SAN ANTONIO FC — Signed MF Lucio Berron, pending league and federation approval.
MLS Next Pro
COLORADO RAPIDS 2 — Acquired two 2025 MLS NEXT Pro international roster slots from LAFC2 in exchange for an undisclosed fee.
National Women’s Soccer League
SEATTLE REIGN — Signed G Maddie Prohaska to a one-year contract.
UTAH ROYALS — Signed F Bianca St-Georges to a one-year contract.
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