MLB TRANSACTIONS
American League
Baltimore Orioles — July 9: Recalled RHP Jimmy Yacabonis from Norfolk (AAA) as 26th man and returned him to Norfolk. July 10: Recalled LHP Donnie Hart from Norfolk. Selected the contract of RHP Jhan Mariñez from Norfolk. Optioned RHPs Ryan Meisinger and Yefry Ramírez to Norfolk. July 11: Placed RHP Andrew Cashner on the 10-day DL. Recalled Ramirez from Norfolk. Sent RHP Chris Tillman to Frederick (A) for a rehab assignment. Signed RHP J.J. Montgomery to a minor league contract. Extended their working agreements with Norfolk, Bowie (AA), Frederick, Delmarva (SAL) and Aberdeen (A) through the 2020 season. July 14: Optioned C Chance Sisco to Norfolk. Recalled C Austin Wynns from Norfolk.
Boston Red Sox — July 10: Recalled LHP Jalen Beeks from Pawtucket (AAA). Optioned RHP William Cuevas to Pawtucket. July 11: Optioned Beeks to Pawtucket. Recalled LHP Robby Scott from Pawtucket. July 12: Placed 3B Rafael Devers on the 10-day DL, retroactive to Wednesday. Recalled IF Tzu-Wei Lin from Pawtucket.
July 13: Placed OF Andrew Benintendi on the bereavement list. Recalled 1B/OF Sam Travis from Pawtucket.
July 14: Recalled LHP Bobby Poyner from Pawtucket. Optioned LHP Robby Scott to Pawtucket. July 15: Activated LHP Brian Johnson from the 10-day DL. Placed LHP Eduardo Rodriguez on the 10-day DL.
Chicago White Sox — July 9: Claimed OF Ryan LaMarre off waivers from Minnesota. July 10: Placed OF Avisaíl García on the 10-day DL, retroactive to July 9. Activated LaMarre. July 11: Designated RHP Bruce Rondon for assignment. Selected the contract of RHP Jeanmar Gomez from Charlotte (AAA). July 13: Sent OF Nicky Delmonico to Charlotte for a rehab assignment.
Cleveland Indians — July 9: Assigned RHP George Kontos outright to Columbus (AAA). July 10: Recalled RHP Adam Plutko from Columbus. Placed RHP Josh Tomlin on the 10-day DL. July 11: Designated RHP Rzepczynski for assignment. Reinstated LHP Tyler Olson from the 10-day DL. July 14: Recalled C/OF Francisco Mejia from Columbus. Optioned RHP Shane Bieber to Columbus.
Detroit Tigers — July 9: Assigned 2B Dixon Machado outright to Toledo (AAA). Optioned RHP Artie Lewicki to Toledo. July 12: Optioned RHP Victor Alcantara to Toledo. July 13: Sent LHP Ryan Carpenter to the GCL Tigers West for a rehab assignment.
Houston Astros — July 10: Recalled OF Jake Marisnick from Fresno (AAA). Placed RHP Gerrit Cole on the bereavement list. July 11: Optioned RHP Ken Giles to Fresno. Recalled LHP Cionel Perez from Corpus Christi (AA). July 13: Sent RHP Brady Rodgers to Fresno for a rehab assignment. July 14: Activated Cole from the bereavement list. Optioned Marisnick to Fresno.
Kansas City Royals — July 11: Optioned RHP Jason Adam to Omaha (AAA). Reinstated RHP Ian Kennedy from the 10-day DL.
Los Angeles Angels — July 11: Recalled RHP Deck McGuire and OF Michael Hermosillo from Salt Lake (AAA). Placed RHP Garrett Richards on 10-day DL. July
12: Optioned RHP Jaime Barria to Inland Empire (A). Reinstated LHP Tyler Skaggs from the 10-day DL. July
13: Placed 1B Albert Pujols on the 10-day DL. Recalled OF Jabari Blash and IF Jose Fernandez from Salt Lake. July
15: Optioned IF Jose Fernandez to Salt Lake. Recalled RHP Eduardo Paredes from Salt Lake.
Minnesota Twins — July 11: Placed RHP Addison Reed on the 10-day DL. Recalled RHP Alan Busenitz from Rochester (AAA). Sent RHP Ervin Santana to Chattanooga (AA) for a rehab assignment. Signed C LaRon Smith to a minor league contract. July 12: Placed DH/1B Logan Morrison on the 10-day DL. Reinstated SS Ehire Adrianza from the 10-day DL. July 14: Placed RHP Aaron Slegers on the 10-day DL, retroactive to July 11. Recalled RHP Fernando Romero from Rochester. July 15: Optioned RHP Fernando Romero to Rochester.
New York Yankees — July 9: Recalled RHP Giovanny Gallegos as 26th man from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (AAA) and returned him to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Recalled RHP Luis Cessa from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and optioned him back to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Optioned IF-OF Brandon Drury to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. July 10: Reinstated RHP Masahiro Tanaka from the 10-day DL. Announced RHP David Hale refused his outright assignment and elected free agency. July 12: Signed LHP Miguel Vargas; OFs Kevin Alcantara, Mauro Bonifacio, Christoper Familia and D’Vaughn Knowles; SSs Marcos Cabrera, Jose Colmenares, Maikol Escotto and Dayro Perez; Cs Kevyn Camacho, Nicolas Garcia, Agustin Ramirez and Jesus Rodriguez; and RHPs Juan Carela, Starling Perez, Ignacio Radney, Rafael Severino and Tyrone Yulie to minor league contracts. July 15: Optioned OF Clint Frazier to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
Oakland Athletics — July 10: Recalled RHP Ryan Dull from Nashville (AAA). Optioned RHP Frankie Montas to Nashville. July 12: Optioned RHP Chris Bassitt to Nashville. Reinstated RHP Trevor Cahill from the 10-day DL.
July 13: Optioned RHP Josh Lucas to Nashville. Selected the contract of LHP Jeremy Bleich from Nashville. Transferred RHP Andrew Triggs to the 60-day DL. Signed 3B Christopher Cruz; LHP Gerald Garcia; C Marcos Betancourt; OFs Brayan Buelvas and Ramon Martinez; SSs Ronny Santana, Jose Escorche and Nelson Beltran; and RHPs Richard Guasch, Robin Vasquez, Roberto Garza, Adriel Gonzalez, Luis Carrasco, Jose Gonzalez, Luis Martinez and Roger Rodriguez to minor league contracts. July 14: Recalled IF Franklin Barreto from Nashville. Selected the contract of RHP J.B. Wendelken from Nashville. Designated RHP Santiago Casilla for assignment. Optioned RHP Ryan Dull to Nashville.
Seattle Mariners — July 11: Placed RHP Felix Hernandez on the 10-day DL, retroactive to Sunday. Optioned OF John Andreoli to Tacoma (AAA). Recalled RHP Nick Rumbelow and 2B Gordon Beckham from Tacoma.
July 13: Placed LHP James Paxton on the 10-day DL. Optioned Rumbelow and Beckham to Tacoma. Selected the contract of RHP Mike Morin from Tacoma. Recalled RHPs Casey Lawrence and Christian Bergman from Tacoma. July 14: Selected the contract of RHP Matt Festa from Arkansas (AA). Optioned Bergman to Tacoma.
Tampa Bay Rays — July 9: Sent 3B Christian Arroyo to Charlotte (A) for a rehab assignment. July 11: Recalled 1B Ji-Man Choi and RHP Andrew Kittredge from Durham (AAA). July 12: Optioned SS Willy Adames to Durham. Recalled RHP Chih-Wei Hu from Durham. Sent 3B Christian Arroyo and RHP Jake Faria to Durham for rehab assignments.
Texas Rangers — July 9: Optioned RHP Austin Bibens-Dirkx to Round Rock (AAA). Activated RHP Cory Gearrin. July 11: Designated OF Austin Jackson for assignment. July 14: Activated LHP Martin Pérez from the 60-day DL. Placed LHP Alex Claudio on the 10-day DL, retroactive to July 11.
Toronto Blue Jays — July 12: Sent LHP Jaime Garcia to Dunedin (A) for a rehab assignment. July 13: Placed RHP Marco Estrada on the 10-day DL. Recalled OF Dwight Smith Jr. from Buffalo (AAA). National League
Arizona Diamondbacks — July 12: Placed LHP T.J. McFarland and RHP Shelby Miller on the 10-day DL. Recalled RHPs Silvino Brach and Matt Koch from Reno (AAA).
Atlanta Braves — July 12: Optioned LHP Luiz Gohara to Gwinnett (AAA). July 13: Recalled OF Preston Tucker from Gwinnett. July 14: Placed RHP Arodys Vizcaino on the 10-day DL. Activated RHP Peter Moylan from the 10day DL.
Chicago Cubs — July 11: Optioned IF David Bote to Iowa (AAA). Reinstated 3B Kris Bryant from the 10-day DL. Sent LHP Brian Duensing to Tennessee (AA) for a rehab assignment. July 13: Optioned RHP Luke Farrell to Iowa. Reinstated Duensing from the 10-day DL. July
14: Placed RHP Carl Edwards Jr. on the paternity list. Recalled LHP Rob Zastryzny from Iowa. July 15: Placed OF Albert Almora Jr. on the family medical emergency list. Recalled Bote from Iowa.
Cincinnati Reds — July 11: Signed LHP Carlos Diaz to a minor league contract. July 13: Optioned RHP Tanner Rainey to Louisville (AAA). Recalled RHP Austin Brice from Louisville. Colorado Rockies — July 10: Reinstated C Tom Murphy from the paternity list. Optioned IF-OF Jordan Patterson to Albuquerque (AAA). July 11: Signed LHP Jorman Ramon Fernandez to a minor league contract. July 13: Optioned RHPs John Brebbia and Luke Weaver to Memphis (AAA). Reinstated RHP Luke Gregerson and LHP Tyler Lyons from the 10-day DL. July 14: Fired manager Mike Matheny, hitting coach John Mabry and assistant hitting coach Bill Mueller. Named bench coach Mike Shildt interim manager.
San Diego Padres — July 9: Optioned OF Matt Szczur outright and IF Cory Spangenberg to El Paso (AAA). Optioned RHP Miguel Diaz to San Antonio (AA). Recalled RHPs Phil Maton and Walker Lockett from El Paso. July
11: Optioned Lockett to El Paso. Recalled OF Franmil Reyes from El Paso. July 13: Optioned LHP Joey Lucchesi to El Paso. Recalled C Raffy Lopez from El Paso.
San Francisco Giants — July 15: Placed RHP Jeff Samardzija on the 10-day DL. Recalled IF Kelby Tomlinson from Sacramento (AAA).
Washington Nationals — July 9: Reinstated C Matt Wieters from the 10-day DL. Optioned C Pedro Severino to Syracuse (AAA). July 10: Recalled RHPs Wander Suero and Austin Voth from Syracuse. Placed LHP Sean Doolittle on the 10-day DL, retroactive to July 7. Optioned RHP Jefry Rodriguez to Syracuse. July 11: Sent RHP Stephen Strasburg to Potomac (A) for a rehab assignment. July 13: Sent RHP Koda Glover to Potomac for a rehab assignment. July 15: Recalled RHP Trevor Gott from Syracuse. Optioned Voth to Syracuse.