BASEBALL

Major League Baseball

American League

ATHLETICS — Sent RHP Anthony Maldonado and C Kyle McCann outright to Las Vegas (PCL).

BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Agreed to terms with INF Terrin Vavra on a minor league contract.

HOUSTON ASTROS — Agreed to terms with OF Ben Gamel on a one-year contract.

NEW YORK YANKEES — Claimed off waivers INF Braden Shewmake from Kansas City and RHP Owen White from Cincinnati. Agreed to terms with RHPs Colten Brewer, Carlos Carrasco, Geoff Hartlieb, Wilking Rodríguez, Cristian Hernandez and Erick Leal, OFs Ismael Munguia and Brennen Davis, LHP Brandon Leibrandt and INF/OFs Pablo Reyes, Dominic Smith and Andrew Velazquez on minor league contracts. Designated RHP Allan Winans for assignment.

TEXAS RANGERS — Agreed to terms with RHP Matt Festa on a minor league contract.

National League

ATLANTA BRAVES — Agreed to terms with RHP Tyler LaPorte on a minor league contract.

NEW YORK METS — Named Luis Rivera manager of St. Lucie, Lino Diaz manager of Florida Complex League Mets and J.C. Rodriguez manager of Dominican Summer League Mets Orange. Sent RHP Dylan Covey and 3B Luis De Los Santos outright to Syracuse (IL).

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER — Received F Daniel Theis and a 2031 second-round pick from New Orleans in exchange for cash considerations.

SACRAMENTON KINGS — Received C Jonas Valanciunas from Washington in exchange for G Sidy Cissoko and draft considerations.

WASHINGTON WIZARDS — Recalled G Patrick Baldwin, Jr. from the Capital City Go-Go of the G League.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

CINCINNATI BENGALS — Signed CB Jalen Davis to a reserve/futures contract.

LOS ANGELES RAMS — Hired Drew Wilkins as defensive pass rush coordinator.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Hired Charlie Strong as defensive line coach.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

ANAHEIM DUCKS — Reassigned D Jeremie Biakabutuka to San Diego (AHL) from Tulsa (ECHL).

CALGARY FLAMES — Recalled Ilya D Solovyov from Calgary (AHL).

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Reinstated C Craig Smith from injured reserve. Sent Artyom Levshunov to Rockford (AHL). Reassigned C Colton Dach to Rockford.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Sent C Dylan Gambrell to Cleveland (AHL).

DALLAS STARS — Reassigned G Ben Kraws to Texas (AHL) from Idaho (ECHL).

DETROIT RED WINGS — Reassigned C Dominik Shine to Grand Rapids (AHL).

MINNESOTA WILD — Claimed F Vinnie Hinostroza off waivers from Nashville. Placed F Jakub Lauko on injured reserve.

NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Loaned G Tristan Lennox to Bridgeport (AHL),

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS — Sent RW Jesse Puljujarvi to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).

ST. LOUIS BLUES — Recalled LW MacKenzie MacEachern from Springfield (AHL).

VANCOUVER CANUCKS — Recalled Nils Aman from Abbotsford (AHL). Sent Linus Karlsson to Abbotsford. Signed D Marcus Pettersson to a six-year contract extension.

SOCCER

Major League Soccer

CF MONTREAL — Signed F Owen Graham-Roache to a two-year contract via homegrown that includes 2027, 2028 and 2029 club options.

ORLANDO CITY SC — Signed M Marco Pasalic to a three-year contract.

PHILADELPHIA UNION — Signed M Jovan Lukic to a two-year contract.

SAN DIEGO FC — Acquired $175,000 in 2025 general allocation money from Inter Miami CF in exchange for a 2025 international roster slot.

National Women’s Soccer League

GOTHAM FC — Signed F Midge Purce to a one-year contract.