Friday’s Sports Transactions
By The Associated Press
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Sent LHP Brian
Matusz to Bowie (EL) for a rehab assignment.
Optioned LHP Jayson Aquino to Bowie.
CLEVELAND INDIANS — Sent RHP Tommy
Hunter and OF Lonnie Chisenhall to Columbus
(IL) for rehab assignments.
DETROIT TIGERS — Sent RHP Alex Wilson and
OF Cameron Maybin to Lakeland (FSL) for rehab
assignments.
HOUSTON ASTROS — Sent OF Evan Gattis to
Corpus Christi (TL) for a rehab assignment.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Recalled RHP Nick
Tropeano from Salt Lake (PCL). Agreed to terms
with LHP Neal Cotts on a minor league contract.
TEXAS RANGERS — Designated OF Justin
Ruggiano for assignment. Selected the contract
of RHP A.J. Griffin from Round Rock (PCL).
TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Assigned C A.J.
Jimenez outright to Buffalo (IL).
National League
CINCINNATI REDS — Optioned RHP Robert
Stephenson to Louisville (IL). Selected the contract of 1B Brandon Allen from Louisville (IL).
Sent RHP Jon Moscot to Daytona (FSL) for a rehab
assignment.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Sent 2B Howie
Kendrick to Rancho Cucamonga (Cal) and C
Yasmani Grandal to Oklahoma City (PCL) for
rehab assignments.
SAN DIEGO PADRES — Placed LHP Matt
Thornton on the 15-day DL, retroactive to
Monday. Recalled LHP Robbie Erlin from El Paso
(PCL). Claimed LHP Brad Hand off waivers from
Miami.
American Association
FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS — Signed
RHP Travis Ballew.
JOPLIN BLASTERS — Signed OF Ronnie
Richardson and RHP Santos Arias.
LAREDO LEMURS — Signed RHP Genison
Reyes.
LINCOLN SALTDOGS — Signed RHP Matt
Brazis and LHP Lindsey Caughel.
SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS — Signed LHP
Kris Regas and RHPs Reinaldo Lopez and Jake
Kuebler.

SIOUX FALLS CANARIES — Signed OF
Christopher Grayson and INF Blake Schmit.
Claimed 1B Bobby Coyle off waivers from
Winnipeg.
ST. PAUL SAINTS — Signed RHP Gene Escat.
WINNIPEG GOLDEYES — Released LHP Chris
Anderson.
Can-Am League
NEW JERSEY JACKALS — Signed OF/INF Rubi
Silva.
OTTAWA CHAMPIONS — Signed RHP Andrew
Cooper.
QUEBEC CAPITALES — Signed INF Lachlan
Fontaine.
ROCKLAND BOULDERS — Signed INF Junior
Arrojo.
Frontier League
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINERS — Signed 1B
Alex De Leon.
WASHINGTON WILD THINGS — Signed RHP
Trevor Foss.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL — Suspended Atlanta CB Jalen Collins
and Jacksonville CB Aaron Colvin four games for
violating league policy on performance enhancing substances.
GREEN BAY PACKERS — Released LB Nate
Palmer.
HOCKEY
USA HOCKEY — Named New Jersey
Devils coach John Hynes coach of the men’s
national team for the 2016 IIHF Men’s World
Championship.
National Hockey League
CAROLINA HURRICANES — Reassigned
F Patrick Brown to Charlotte (AHL). Recalled F
Brendan Woods from Charlotte.
DALLAS STARS — Reassigned C Jason
Dickinson to Texas (AHL).
DETROIT RED WINGS — Recalled D Joakim
Andersson from Grand Rapids (AHL).
MINNESOTA WILD — Recalled F Raphael
Bussieres from Quad City (ECHL) to Iowa (AHL).
NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Assigned D Jack
Dougherty to Milwaukee (AHL).
NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Assigned Fs Blake
Pietila and Mike Sislo and D Vojtek Mozik to
Albany (AHL). Assigned F Pavel Zacha from
Sarnia (OHL) to Albany (AHL) and recalled him

from Albany.
NEW YORK RANGERS — Recalled F Marek
Hrivik from Hartford (AHL) and D Troy Donnay
from Greenville (ECHL) to Hartford.
ST. LOUIS BLUES — Signed D Joel Edmundson
to a two-year contract. Assigned F Zack Phillips
from Chicago (AHL) to Kalamazoo (ECHL).
American Hockey League
BAKERSFIELD CONDORS — Signed D Caleb
Jones to an amateur tryout agreement.
BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS — Signed F
Tanner Fritz for the remainder of this season and
next season.
MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS — Recalled G
Brandon Whitney from Cincinnati (ECHL).
SAN DIEGO GULLS — Signed G Kevin Boyle to
an amateur tryout agreement.
STOCKTON HEAT — Announced F Brett
Pollock will join the team after his junior season
ends. Signed G Patrick Killeen to an amateur
tryout agreement. Returned G Josh Robinson
to Missouri (ECHL). Recalled D Yann Sauve from
Manchester (ECHL).
SYRACUSE CRUNCH — Assigned D Charlie
Dodero to Greenville (ECHL).
TORONTO MARLIES — Signed Fs Shane
Conacher, Chase Witala and Mason Marchment.
UTICA COMETS — Recalled F Curtis Valk from
Kalamazoo (ECHL).
ECHL
ALASKA ACES — Signed G Jeff Barney.
CINCINNATI CYCLONES — Added G Jake Reed
as emergency backup.
FLORIDA EVERBLADES — Released F Maxime
St. Cyr.
MANCHESTER MONARCHS — Signed D Jacob
Middleton to an amateur tryout agreement.
Loaned F Kevin Morris to Binghamton (AHL).
Released D Harry Quast.
MISSOURI MAVERICKS — Released D Nolan
Escoteaux.
TOLEDO WALLEYE — Released D Mike
Slowikowski.
UTAH GRIZZLIES — Added G Matt Woolever
as emergency backup.
SOCCER
United Soccer League
NEW YORK RED BULLS II — Signed D Cheikh
M’Baye.