Tuesday's Transactions

Tue, Jan 26, 2021
By The Associated Press

BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
American League

SEATTLE MARINERS - Named Michael Huie assistant groundskeeper.

National League

WASHINGTON NATIONALS - Agreed to terms with LHP Brand Hand on a one-year contract.

FOOTBALL
National Football League

WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM - Named Jennifer King assistant running back coach.

HOCKEY
National Hockey League

CAROLINA HURRICANES - Waived RH Jeremy Bracco.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS - Assigned LW Nathan Gerbe to the minor league taxi squad.

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS - Recalled LW Drew O'Connor from the minor league taxi squad.

ST. LOUIS BLUES - Recalled C Jacob de la Rose from the minor league taxi squad.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS - Designated G Joseph Woll for assignment to the taxi squad.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS - Recalled C Michael Sgarbossa from the minor league taxi squad.

WINNIPEG JETS - Recalled LW Kristian Vesalainen from the minor league taxi squad.

SOCCER
Major League Soccer

AUSTIN FC - Named Jinny Reif vice president of finance, Alexander Raitt, Jimena Panduro, Philip Edsel, Mauricio Villarreal and Ninedimma Obiwuru to the marketing team, Mike Fogel to stadium operations staff, Dylan Calomoneri to ticket operation coordinator, Emma Cohmn to corporate partnership coordinator, Eric Hagen to chief legal officer and general counsel.

INTER MIAMI CF - Signed W Edison Azcona and C Ian Fray.

NASHVILLE SC - Traded the discovery rights to W Deiber Caicedo to Vancouver for general allocation money (GAM) contingent on player signing a MLS contract.

SPORTING KC - Announced MF Benny Feilhaber returns as technical staff member. Named Randi Lininger and Eric Schwartz assistant athletic trainers.

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS - Agreed to terms W Deiber Caicedo on a three-year contract through 2023 with an option for 2024.

National Women's Soccer League

SKY BLUE FC - Signed MF McCall Zerboni to a two-year contract with a third-year option.

WASHINGTON SPIRIT - Signed MF Julia Roddar to a two-year contract.

COLLEGE

AUBURN UNIVERSITY - Named director of athletics Allen Greene, to a position of board member for the LEAD1 Association.

FORDHAM UNIVERSITY - Announced men's head basketball coach Jeff Neubauer is leaving immediately and Mike DePaoli will be interim head coach.

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO - Named director of athletics Eddie Nunez to a position of board member for the LEAD1 Association.