Wednesday's Transactions

Thu, Feb 4, 2021
By The Associated Press

BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES - Agreed to terms with INFs Seth Mejias-Brean and Malquin Canele, RHPs Felix Hernandez, Dusten Knight, Konner Wade and Spenser Watkins and LHP Wade LeBlanc on minor league contracts.

BOSTON RED SOX - Agreed to terms with RHP Garrett Richards on a one-year contract with an option for 2022.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX - Named Chris Getz assistant general manager of player development.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS - Agreed to terms with LHP Francisco Liriano on a minor league contract.

National League

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES - Agreed to terms with LHP Matt Moore on a one-year contract.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS - Agreed to terms with C Alex Avila on a one-year contract.

Minor League Baseball
Frontier League

NEW YORK BOULDERS - Signed RHP Brian Rapp.

TRI-CITY VALLEYCATS - Signed OF Avery Tuck.

BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association

MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES - Assigned F Jontay Porter to Memphis Hustle (NBA G League).

FOOTBALL
National Football League

ATLANTA FALCONS - Named Thomas Stallworth strength and conditioning coach and Brian Griffin director of coaching operations.

CAROLINA PANTHERS - Signed TE Stephen Sullivan to a futures contract.

DETROIT LIONS - Named Todd Walsh defensive line coach, Seth Ryan assistant wide receivers coach and Kelvin Sheppard and Brian Durker defensive assistants.

LAS VEGAS RAIDERS - Signed WR Marcell Ateman to a futures conract.

MIAMI DOLPHINS - Signed OL Cameron Toms to a futures contract.

Canadian Football League

WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS - Agreed to terms with R Kenny Lawler on a one-year contract extension.

HOCKEY
National Hockey League

BOSTON BRUINS - Promoted LW Anton Blidh to the active roster from the taxi squad.

BUFFALO SABRES - Reassigned C Arttu Ruotsalainen to Rochester (AHL).

CALGARY FLAMES - Promoted RW Buddy Robinson to the active roster from the taxi squad. Designated C Derek Ryan and D Connor Mackey for assignment to the taxi squad.

CAROLINA HURRICANES - Designated G Alex Nedeljkovic and C Morgan Geekie for assignment to the taxi squad.

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS - Designated RW Reese Johnson and D Madison Bowey for assignment to the taxi squad. Reassigned D Wyatt Kalynuk and LW Michal Teply to Rockford (AHL).

COLORADO AVALANCHE - Reassigned C Shane Bowers to Colorado (AHL). Designated RW Kiefer Sherwood, D Jacob MacDonald and C Sheldon Dries for assignment to the taxi squad.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS - Reassigned LW Nathan Gerbe to Cleveland (AHL). Designated RW Liam Foudy for assignment to the taxi squad. Reassigned LW Nathan Gerbe to Cleveland (AHL).

DALLAS STARS - Reassigned F Tanner Kero to the taxi squad.

DETROIT RED WINGS - Promoted G Calvin Pickard to the active roster from the taxi squad. Designated LW Mathias Brome for assignment to the taxi squad.

FLORIDA PANTHERS - Designated RW Owen Tippett for assignment to the taxi squad.

LOS ANGELES KINGS - Designated RW Arthur Kaliyev and Ds Austin Strand and Mark Alk for assignment to the taxi squad. Reassigned D Sean Durzi and LW Bokondji Imama to Ontario (AHL).

MINNESOTA WILD - Activated RW Kevin Fiala from suspension.

MONTREAL CANADIENS - Designated G Charlie Lindgren for assignment to the taxi squad. Reassigned G Cayden Primeau to Laval (AHL).

NEW YORK RANGERS - Assigned C Jonny Brodzinski to Hartford (AHL).

OTTAWA SENATORS - Waived D Braydon Doburn. Designated D Erik Brannstrom for assignment to the taxi squad.

PHIDELPHIA FLYERS - Reassigned LW Samuel Morin to Lehigh Valley (AHL). Promoted C Connor Bunnaman to the active roster from the taxi squad.

ST. LOUIS BLUES - Designated C Jacob de la Rosa for assignment to the taxi squad.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING - Promoted D Luke Schenn to the active roster from the taxi squad.

VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS - Designated D Kaedan Korczak for assignment to the taxi squad.

American Hockey League

ROCKFORD ICEHOGS - Assigned F Mathew Thompson to Indy (ECHL).

East Coast Hockey League

ALLEN AMERICANS - Activated F Braylon Shmyr from injured reserve. Activated F Josh Lemmon from reserve. Placed D Ben Carroll on reserve. Placed F Colby McAuley on injured reserve effective Feb. 1.

FLORIDA EVERBLADES - Signed F Hugo Roy to active roster.

GREENVILLE SWAMP RABBITS - Activated F Matthew Wedman and D Bryce Reddick from commissioner's exempt list. Activated F Brendan Connolly from reserve. Placed D Bryce Reddick and F Luc Brown on reserve. Traded F Bryan Moore to Wichita.

INDY FUEL - Placed F Alex Rauter on injured reserve effective Jan. 25.

ORLANDO SOLAR BEARS - Released D Richie Boyd. Activated F Aaron Luchuk from reserve. Placed D Luke McInnis and F Alan Lyszczarczyk on reserve.

SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS - Activated Ds Tariq Hammond and Jesse Lees from commissioner's exempt list. Activated D Jordan Klimek and F Justin Florek from reserve. Placed D Cole Fraser and F Cole Ully on reserve.

WHEELING NAILERS - Loaned Ds Matt Miller and Dominic Cormier to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) and F Ryan Scarfo to Tucson (AHL). Activated D Adam Smith from reserve. Acquired D Patrick McNally in a trade from Orlando and added to active roster.

SOCCER
Major League Soccer

ATLANTA UNITED - Re-signed free agent F Erik Torres to a new contract.

NASHVILLE SC - Signed W Rodrigo Pineiro to a two year-contract.

ORLANDO CITY SC - Acquired D Jonathan Suarez from Queretaro FC of Liga MX on a one-year loan with an option to buy.

PORTLAND TIMBERS - Acquired D Josecarlos Van Rankin on a one-year loan with an option to exercise a permanent transfer.

SPORTING KC - Signed D Nicolas Isimat-Mirin to a two-year contract with an option for 2023.

National Women's Soccer League

ORLANDO PRIDE - Signed F Sydney Leroux to a three-year contract with an option for an additional year.

COLLEGE

GEORGETOWN - Promoted Michael Phipps to lacrosse associate head coach.