BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Optioned RHP Jorge
Rondon and OF Henry Urrutia to Norfolk (IL).
Assigned OF Nolan Reimold outright to Norfolk.
Selected the contract of OF Dariel Alvarez from
Norfolk. Activated C Steve Clevenger from paternity
leave. Sent RHP Mike Wright to Norfolk for a rehab
assignment.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Optioned RHP Drew
Rucinski to Salt Lake (PCL). Recalled RHP Matt
Shoemaker from Salt Lake.
NEW YORK YANKEES — Optioned RHP Nick
Goody to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Assigned LHP
Chris Capuano outright to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
Reinstated RHP Bryan Mitchell from the 7-day DL.
Sent OF Dustin Ackley to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre for
a rehab assignment.
SEATTLE MARINERS — Fired general manager
Jack Zduriencik. Named assistant general manager
Jeff Kingston interim general manager. Optioned C
Mike Zunino to Tacoma (PCL). Recalled C John Hicks
from Tacoma.
TEXAS RANGERS — Optioned RHP Nick Martinez
to Round Rock (PCL). Selected the contract of LHP
Andrew Faulkner from Round Rock. Designated LHP
Chris Rearick for assignment.
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES — Sent LHP Manny Banuelos

to Gwinnett (IL) for a rehab assignment.
CHICAGO CUBS — Optioned LHP Zac Rosscup
to Iowa (PCL). Designated RHP Brian Schlitter for
assignment.
COLORADO ROCKIES — Released RHP Rafael
Betancourt. Optioned RHP Tommy Kahnle to
Albuquerque (PCL).
LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Released 3B Alberto
Callaspo.
MIAMI MARLINS — Optioned RHP Scott
McGough to New Orleans (PCL). Reinstated RHP
Andre Rienzo from the 15-day DL.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Placed LHP Elvis
Araujo on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Nefi Ogando
from Lehigh Valley (IL).
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Placed RHP Trevor
Rosenthal on paternity leave. Recalled RHP Sam
Tuivailala from Memphis (PCL).
SAN DIEGO PADRES — Sent RHP Marcos Mateo
to El Paso (PCL) for a rehab assignment.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Placed OF Denard
Span on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Thursday.
Recalled OF Matt den Dekker from Syracuse (IL).
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL — Suspended Dallas OT R.J. Dill four games
for violating the league’s policy on performance
enhancing substances.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Placed TE Jake
Bequette on injured reserve.