BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
American League
KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Declined mutual option for 2026 on RHP Michael Lorenzen. Announced OF Randal Grichuk declined his 2026 mutual option.
SEATTLE MARINERS — Declined mutual option for 2026 on Mitch Garver.
TAMPA BAY RAYS — Hired Ozzie Timmons as assistant hitting coach. Reinstated RHPs Alex Faedo, Hunter Bigge, Joey Gerber, Manuel Rodríguez and Cole Wilcox, LHP Shane McClanahan and OFs Stuart Fairchild and Jonny DeLuca from the 60-day IL. Designated RHPs Garrett Acton, Caleb Boushley, Joey Gerber, Cole Wilcox and OF Stuart Fairchild for assignment. Named Gabe Kapler general manager, Frankie Piliere vice president of amateur forecasting and player evaluation initiatives and Vinesh Kanthan senior director of baseball operations.
National League
CINCINNATI REDS — Traded INF/OF Ryan Vilade to Tampa Bay in exchange for cash considerations.
SAN DIEGO PADRES — Announced RHP Michael King declined his 2026 mutual option.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CLEVELAND BROWNS — Designated WR Cedric Tillman to return to practice. Released S Damontae Kazee.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Recalled F Oliver Moore from Rockford (AHL).
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS — Placed F Tyson Foerster on injured reserve, retroactive to Nov. 1. Recalled D Emil Andrae from Lehigh Valley (AHL).
WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Acquired D Corey Schueneman from St. Louis in exchange for D Calle Rosen.
COLLEGE
ALABAMA — Suspended DB Dre Kirkpatrick Jr. indefinitely.
