Thursday’s Sports Transactions

BASEBALL
American League

BOSTON RED SOX — Designated 3B Steve Selsky for assignment. Optioned INF Deven Marrero and RHP Hector Velazquez to Pawtucket (IL). Reinstated RHP Blaine Boyer from the 10-day DL.

DETROIT TIGERS — Optioned LHP Chad Bell to Toledo (IL). Selected the contract of RHP Zac Reininger from Toledo.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Optioned RHP Eduardo Paredes to Salt Lake (PCL). Recalled RHP Troy Scribner from Salt Lake.

MINNESOTA TWINS — Placed C Jason Castro on the 7-day DL. Recalled OF Zack Granite from Rochester (IL).

SEATTLE MARINERS — Agreed to terms with LHP Raymond Kerr on a minor league contract.

TAMPA BAY RAYS — Designated 3B Trevor Plouffe for assignment. Optioned RHPs Chase Whitley and Andrew Kittredge to Durham (IL). Reinstated RHP Alex Cobb from the 10-day DL. Recalled RHP Chih-Wei Hu from Durham. Sent RHP Matt Andriese to Durham for a rehab assignment.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Optioned RHP Chris Rowley to Buffalo. Recalled RHP Tom Koehler from Dunedin (FSL).

National League

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Optioned RHP Matt Koch to Reno (PCL). Reinstated LHP Robbie Ray from the 10-day DL.

ATLANTA BRAVES — Optioned LHP Max Fried to Gwinnett (IL). Selected the contract of LHP A.J. Minter from Gwinnett.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Optioned RHP Brock Stewart to Oklahoma City (PCL). recalled C Kyle Farmer from Oklahoma City.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Designated RHP Paolo Espino for assignment. Claimed RHP Aaron Brooks off waivers from the Chicago Cubs and optioned him to Colorado Springs (PCL).

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Optioned RHPs Nick Pivetta and Ricardo Pinto to Lehigh Valley (IL). Recalled RHP Jake Thompson from Lehigh Valley (IL).

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Sent LHP Kevin Siegrist to Palm Beach (FSL) for a rehab assignment.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Sent 2B Joe Panik to San Jose (Cal) for a rehab assignment.

American Association

GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS — Released C Jaime Del Valle.

SIOUX FALLS CANARIES — Signed RHP Neal Kunik.

Can-Am League

NEW JERSEY JACKALS — Signed INF Art Charles and OF Daniel Rockett. Sold the contract of RHP Johnny Hellweg to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

OTTAWA CHAMPIONS — Signed LHP Andrew Camiolo. Released RHP Adam Eggnatz and INF Austin Marcellus.

QUEBEC CAPITALES — Signed INF Balbino Fuenmayor.

SUSSEX COUNTY MINERS — Released INF Ryan Wolfsberg.

TROIS-RIVIERES AIGLES — Released C Chris Torres.

BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association

SAN ANTONIO SPURS — Re-signed G Manu Ginobili.

FOOTBALL
National Football League

NFL — Suspended Houston WR Jaelen Strong one game for violating the league’s substance abuse policy.

ARIZONA CARDINALS — Waived CB Daniel Gray.

NEW YORK GIANTS — Signed DB Tim Scott.

HOCKEY
National Hockey League

COLORADO AVALANCHE — Agreed to terms with F Alexander Kerfoot on a two-year, entry-level contract.

American Hockey League

GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS — Re-signed RW Colin Campbell to a two-year contract.

ECHL

ATLANTA GLADIATORS — Named Chuck Weber coach and general manager of hockey operations.

FLORIDA EVERBLADES — Agreed to terms with D Zack Kamrass on a one-year contract.

IDAHO STEELHEADS — Agreed to terms with G Branden Komm on a one-year contract.

MANCHESTER MONARCHS — Signed F Tony Turgeon to a one-year contract.

READING ROYALS — Agreed to terms with F Derek Whitmore.

WORCESTER RAILERS — Signed F Chris Langkow to a one-year contract.

COLLEGE

HAMPDEN-SYDNEY — Named Matt Williams assistant men’s basketball coach.

LEES-MCRAE — Named Desean Motley assistant men’s basketball coach.

MIAMI — Announced QB Vincent Testaverde is transferring.

NJIT — Named Stephen Sauers assistant men’s basketball coach.

NORTHWEST NAZARENE — Named Paul Rush men’s basketball coach.

OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN — Named Lindsay Riggs assistant women’s soccer coach.

RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE — Named Jenna Cosgrove women’s basketball coach.

RUTGERS — Named Peter Barron director of baseball player development.

TENNESSEE — Named Melissa Brown director of softball operations.

WAGNER — Named Lindsey Ubrun softball coach and Shem Filipek tennis coach.

WENTWORTH — Named Kenny Hodgkins men’s and women’s tennis coach.

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