Friday’s Transactions
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
MLB — Suspended Pittsburg Pirates OF Tommy Pham for one game and fined him an undisclosed amount fine for his inappropriate actions towards fans during Wednesday night’s game at Angel Stadium of Anaheim.
American League
BOSTON RED SOX — Sent RHP Lucas Giolito to Worcester (IL) on a rehab assignment.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Optioned RHP Jonathan Bowlan and LHP Evan Sisk to Omaha (IL).
MINNESOTA TWINS — Reinstated RHP Pablo Lopez from the 15-day IL. Sent 3B Royce Lewis to St. Paul (IL) on a rehab assignment. Sent C Diego Cartaya outright to St. Paul.
National League
ARIZONA CARDINALS — Recalled RHP Yilber Diaz from Reno (PCL). Optioned J.P. Feyereisen to Reon.
ATLANTA BRAVES — Sent LHP Jose Suarez outright to Gwinnett (IL).
COLORADO ROCKIES — Optioned RHP Juan Mejia to Albuquerque (PCL).
LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Claimed RHP Yoendrys Gomez off waivers from the New York Yankees. Sent OF Eddie Rosario outright to Oklahoma City (PCL).
NEW YORK METS — Reinstated C Francisco Alvarez and INF Jeff McNeill from the 10-day IL. Optioned INF Brett Baty and C Hayden Senger to Syracuse (IL).
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Optioned RHP Ryan Fernandez to Memphis (IL). Recalled RHP Riley O’Brien from Memphis.
SAN DIEGO PADRES — Optioned LHP Kyle Hart to El Paso (PCL). Recalled RHP Ryan Berget from El Paso.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Reinstated RHP Zach Brzykcy from the 15-day IL and optioned him to Rochester (IL).
Minor League Baseball
Frontier League
EVANSVILLE OTTERS — Signed LHP Braden Scott.
GATEWAY GRIZZLIES — Signed RHPs Giovanni Rivera, Jett Thielke and 1B Ross Frederick.
LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS — Signed RHP Michael Spinozzi and OF Matty Warren.
MISSISSIPPI MUD MONSTERS — Signed 2B Angus Stayte.
NEW JERSEY JACKALS — Signed OF Ryan Chase and 1B Chase Maifield.
SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS — Signed RHP Eric Kozlowski.
WASHINGTON WILD THINGS — Signed LHP Jacob Carroll and RHP Nick McClanahan.
WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS — Signed OFs Ashton Creal, Josh Elvir and RHP Kristian Scalf.
BASKETBALL
Women’s National Basketball Association
MINNESOTA LYNX — Named Eric Thibault associate head coach, Lindsay Whalen assistant coach, Sefu Bernard director of player development, Celia Marfone director of video and player development, Amiee Book video coordinator, Michelle Blexrud senior basketball operations manager and Timothy Wijaya basketball analyst. Promoted Paul Swanson to senior basketball operations analyst and Madi Schiller to data scientist and player personnel manager
NEW YORK LIBERTY — Announced G Julia Ayrault is out for the 2025 season due to a personal decision.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS — Waived CB M.J. Devonshire, WR Ramel Keyton, DT Tyler Manoa, LBs Kana’i Mauga, Jackson Mitchell and RB Isaiah Spiller.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
FLORIDA PANTHERS — Reassigned RW Jesse Puljujarvi to Charlotte (AHL).
LOS ANGELES KINGS — Reassigned F Liam Greentree to Ontario (AHL) from Windsor (OHL).
MINNESOTA WILD — Signed G Riley Mercer to a three-year, entry-level contract.
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS — Reassigned G Sergei Murashov to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) from Wheeling (ECHL).
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
AUSTIN FC — Signed F CL Fodrey to a two-year contract with club options for 2028 and 2029.
CHARLOTTE FC — Waived M Ben Bender.
D.C. UNITED — Loaned D Garrison Tubbs to Loudon United FC in the USL Championship through the end of the 2025 season.
HOUSTON DYNAMO FC — Re-signed F Amine Bassi to a one-year contract with club options through 2027.
NEW YORK CITY FC — Signed M Aiden O’Neill from Belgian side Standard Liège through 2028. The 26-year-old Australian International was signed before the close of the League’s Primary Transfer Window on April 23 and will join the Club upon the receipt of his P-1 Visa.
REAL SALT LAKE — Signed F Johnny Russell to a one-year contract. Loaned F Forster Ajago to USL Championship side Lexington SC.
USL Championship
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION — Loaned M Jack Panayotou to Hartford Athletic for the remainder of the 2025 season.
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