Wednesday’s Transactions
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
American League
CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Placed OF Andrew Benintendi on the 10-day IL, retroactive to May 5. Selected the contract of OF Nick Maton to Charlotte (IL).
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS — Optioned RHP Zak Kent to Columbus (IL).
DETROIT TIGERS — Activated C Tomas Nido and RF Manuel Margot. Released RHP Kenta Maeda.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with RHP Stephen Nogosek on a minor league contract.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Sent RHP Touki Toussaint outright to Salt Lake (PCL). Sent RHP Touki Toussaint outright to Salt Lake.
NEW YORK YANKEES — Sent RHP Jonathan Loáisiga on a rehab assignment to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).
SEATTLE MARINERS — Activated OF Leody Taveras. Optioned OF Rhylan Thomas to Tacoma (PCL).
TEXAS RANGERS — Placed OF Kevin Pillar on the 10-day IL, retroactive to May 4.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Recalled OF Jonatan Clase from Buffalo (IL). Selected the contract of RHP Braydon Fisher. Optioned OF Alan Roden and RHP Dillon Tate to Buffalo. Designated OF Steward Berroa for assignment.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS — Sent RHP Ryan Brasier on a rehab assignment to Iowa (IL).
CINCINNATI REDS — Placed INF Noelvi Marte on the 10-day IL. Recalled OF Rece Hinds from Louisville (IL).
LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Recalled RHP Landon Knack from Oklahoma City (PCL). Optioned RHP J.P. Feyereisen to Oklahoma City. Placed RHP Evan Phillips on the 15-day IL. Recalled RHP Matt Sauer from Oklahoma City.
MIAMI MARLINS — Sent CF Derek Hill on a rehab assignment to Jacksonville (IL). Recalled LHP Cade Gibson from Jacksonville. Optioned RHP George Soriano to Jacksonville.
NEW YORK METS — Agreed to terms with LHP Colin Poche on a minor league contract.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Optioned 1B Luken Baker to Memphis (IL).
SAN DIEGO PADRES — Reinstated RHP Sean Reynolds from the 15-day IL. Optioned RHP Ryan Bergert to El Paso (PCL).
WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Reinstated RHP Michael Soroka from the 15-day IL. Optioned RHP Eduardo Salazar to Rochester (IL). Optioned RHP Zach Brzykcy to Rochester.
Minor League
Frontier League
BROCKTON ROX — Released OF Jalen Garcia.
EVANSVILLE OTTERS — Released RHP Tyler Driver, LHP Ben Gerl, LHP Rolando Gutierrez, and OF Clayton Keyes.
FLORENCE Y’ALLS — Released LHP Dalton Barham and RHP Ross Thompson.
OTTAWA TITANS — Signed UTL Jeremy Piatkiewicz. Released RHP Arturo Alvarez.
SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS — Released RHP Dallas Woolfolk, 2B Bryan Aguilar, and LHP Daniel Paret.
TRI-CITY VALLEYCATS — Released SS Cooper Weiss.
TROIS-RIVIERES AIGLES — Released RHP Nathan Draves.
BASKETBALL
Women’s National Basketball Association
INDIANA FEVER — Waived F Yvonne Ejim.
LAS VEGAS ACES — Waived F Queen Egbo and G Harmoni Turner.
MINNESOTA LYNX — Waived Fs Dalayah Daniels, Ajae Petty and Camryn Taylor and G Diamond Johnson.
PHOENIX MERCURY — Waived Gs Anna Makurat and Shyla Heal.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
DALLAS COWBOYS — Acquired WR George Pickens and a 2027 6th-round pick from the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for a 2026 3rd-round pick and a 2027 5th-round pick. Waived WR Seth Williams.
DENVER BRONCOS — Signed WR Pat Bryant to a rookie contract.
HOUSTON TEXANS — Signed DT Foley Fatukaso to a contract. Claimed LB Jackson Woodard off waivers from the Seattle Seahawks.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed LB Joe Bachie to a contract.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Released WR Gabe Davis.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Reverted WR Justin Lockhart to injured reserve after clearing waivers.
LOS ANGELES RAMS — Waived DT David Olajiga.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Signed DT Johnathan Hankins.
TENNESSEE TITANS — Signed DL James Lynch to a one-year contract. Waived/Injured LB Kyron Johnson and WR Tay Martin.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Signed G Jonas Johansson to a two-year contract extension.
WINNIPEG JETS — Recalled C/RW from Manitoba (AHL).
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
COLUMBUS CREW — Signed MF Daniel Gazdag to a multiyear contract extension.
HOUSTON DYNAMO — Extended first team loanfrom FluminenseFC in Brazil to D Felipe Andrade.
MINNESOTA UNITED — Signed G Wessel Speel, Ds Kieran Chandler, Britton Fischer and Kisa Kiingi, MFs Curt Calov and Babacar Niang, Fs Luke Hille, Muba Nour and Darius Randell to short-term contracts.
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