BASEBALL

Major League Baseball

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Assigned INF Emmanuel Rivera outright to Norfolk (IL). Agreed to terms with RHP Dylan Coleman on a minor league contract.

MINNESOTA TWINS — Agreed to terms with RHPs Scott Blewett, Randy Dobnak, Darren McCaughan, Alex Speas and Huascar Ynoa, LHP Anthony Misiewicz, and INFs Armando Alvarez and Mike Ford on minor league contracts.

National League

CHICAGO CUBS — Agreed to terms with RHP Brayden Spears on a minor league contract.

MIAMI MARLINS — Agreed to terms with RHP Janson Junk and C Rob Brantly on minor league contracts.

NEW YORK METS — Announced RHP Dylan Covey refused outright assignment to Syracuse (IL) and elected free agency.

BASKETBALL

LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS — Signed G Ben Simmons to a rest-of-season contract.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Released OT Chukwuma Okorafor.

NEW YORK GIANTS — Hired Chad Hall as assistant quarterbacks coach.

WASHINGTON COMMANDERS — Singed CB Bobby Price to a contract.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Claimed D Andreas Englund on waivers from Los Angeles.

OTTAWA SENATORS — Sent LW Cole Reinhardt to Belleville (AHL).

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Reassigned C Gage Goncalves, G Brandon Halverson and LW Dylan Duke to Syracuse (AHL).

SOCCER

Major League Soccer

COLORADO RAPIDS — Acquired M Ted Ku-DiPietro from D.C. United in exchange for $1,125,000. Acquired $200,000 in 2025 general allocation money and a 2026 first-round pick from Columbus in exchange for a 2025 international roster slot.

ORLANDO CITY SC — Signed M Eduard Atuesta to a one-year contract.

SAN DIEGO FC — Signed D Willy Kumado to a two-year contract.

USL Championship

MIAMI FC — Signed G Bill Hamid to a one-year contract.

National Women’s Soccer League

HOUSTON DASH — Signed M Evelina Duljan to a one-year contract.