Thursday’s Transactions
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
American League
BOSTON RED SOX — Recalled RHP Luis Guerrero from Worcester (IL). Optioned RHP Josh Winckowski to Worcester.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Sent LHP Fraser Ellard to Charlotte (IL) on a rehab assignment.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Recalled RHP Jonathan Bowlan from Omaha (IL).
MINNESOTA TWINS — Placed UTIL Willi Castro on the 10-day IL retroactive to April 21. Recalled 2B Mickey Gasper from St. Paul (IL). Optioned RHP David Festa to St. Paul.
NEW YORK YANKEES — Reinstated OF Trent Grisham from the paternity list. Optioned 2B Jorbit Vivas to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).
TAMPA BAY RAYS — Placed LF Jake Mangum on the 10-day IL. Recalled 2B Coco Montes from Durham (IL).
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Sent RHP Kevin Ginkel to Reno (PCL) on a rehab assignment.
ATLANTA BRAVES — Sent LHP Jose Suarez outright to Gwinnett (IL).
CINCINNATI REDS — Sent RHP Randy Wynne outright to Louisville (IL).
COLORADO ROCKIES — Recalled RHP Juan Mejia from Albuquerque (PCL).
MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Reinstated RHP Tobias Myers from the 15-day IL. Sent RHP Brandon Woodruff to Nashville (IL) on a rehab assignment. Optioned LHP Bryan Hudson to Nashville.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Sent CF Brandon Marsh to Lehigh Valley (IL) on a rehab assignment.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Sent RHP Zach Brzykcy to Rochester (IL) on a rehab assignment. Reinstated SS CJ Abrams from the 10-day IL. Sent RHP Cade Cavalli to Harrisburg (EL) on a rehab assignment. Optioned 3B Trey Lipscomb to Rochester.
Minor League Baseball
Atlantic League
LONG ISLAND DUCKS — Signed RHP Jacob Asa, LHP Joe Palumbo and OF/RHP Chad Pike. Placed RHP Brad Chase on the inactive list.
BASKETBALL
Women’s National Basketball Association
CONNECTICUT SUN — Signed F Aneesah Morrow to a rookie scale contract.
LAS VEGAS ACES — Waived G Elena Tsineke.
MINNESOTA LYNX — Signed G Diamond Johnson to a training camp contract.
NEW YORK LIBERTY — Signed F Leaonna Odom to a training camp contract.
WASHINGTON MYSTICS — Signed G/F Sonia Citron and F Kiki Iriafen to rookie scale contracts.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS — Signed TE Qadir Ismail to a contract.
TENNESSEE TITANS — Signed WR Tyler Lockett to a one-year contract.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CALGARY FLAMES — Reassigned RW Adam Klapka to Calgary (AHL).
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Reassigned C Colton Dach to Rockford (AHL).
NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Recalled Fs Brian Halonen, Mike Hardman, Nathan Legare, Marc McLaughlin, Ds Topias Vilen, Colton White and G Isaac Poulter from Utica (AHL).
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS — Reassigned G Sergei Murashov and D Owen Pickering to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
COLUMBUS CREW — Acquired F Ibrahim Aliyu from Houston in exchange for $450,000 and up to $750,000 in conditional performance-based incentives. The Dynamo will retain a sell-on percentage in the event of a future transfer.
LAFC — Signed M Frankie Amaya to a one-year contract. Signed M Ryan Raposo to a one-year contract with a club option for 2026.
CF MONTREAL — Signed F Olger Escobar to a two-year contract that includes 2027, 2028 and 2029 club options.
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION — Traded M Olger Escobar’s homegrown priority rights to CF Montréal in exchange for $125,000 in 2025 general allocation money (GAM). New England could receive up to $50,000 in additional GAM if certain conditions are met. The Revolution also retain a percentage of Escobar’s future sell-on rights.
REAL SALT LAKE — Acquired F William Agada from Sporting Kansas City in exchange for $500,000 in 2025 general allocation money (GAM), and a conditional $350,000 general allocation money if re-signs in 2026.
ST. LOUIS CITY SC — Signed F Simon Becher to a two-year contract the includes 2027 and 2028 club options.
National Women’s Soccer League
HOUSTON DASH — Activated G Heather Hinz from the 45-day IL. Placed D Allysha Chapman on the 45-day IL. Placed F Ramona Bachmann on parental leave.
COLLEGE
GEORGE MASON — Signed women’s basketball head coach Vanessa Blair-Lewis to a contract extension through the 2029-2030 season.
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