BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
American League
DETROIT TIGERS — Agreed to terms with LF Austin Slater on a minor league contract.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Acquired RHP Mitch Spence from the Athletics in exchange for RHP A.J. Causey. Placed RHP Alec Marsh on the 60-day IL.
MINNESOTA TWINS — Acquired LHP Anthony Banda from the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for international bonus pool money. Agreed to terms with RHPs Julian Merryweather and Liam Hendriks on minor league contracts. Designated RHP Jackson Kowar for assignment.
National League
CINCINNATI REDS — Agreed to terms with RHP Luis Encarnacion on a minor league contract.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Agreed to terms with UTL Kiké Hernández on a one-year contract.
MIAMI MARLINS — Agreed to terms with RHP Yanixan Resendiz and C Francisco Del Campo on minor league contracts.
NEW YORK METS — Agreed to terms with LF MJ Melendez on a one-year contract.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Agreed to terms with RHP Francisco Mercedes on a minor league contract. Released RF Nick Castellanos.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA — Suspended Phoenix Suns F Dillon Brooks one game without pay for receiving his 16th technical foul of the 2025-26 season.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BALTIMORE RAVENS — Hired Harland Bower as OLBs coach, Marcus Brady as pass game coordinator, Randy Brown as senior special teams coach, Keary Colbert as WRs coach, Christina DeRuyter as chief of staff to head coach, Declan Doyle as offensive coordinator, Lou Esposito as DL coach, Eddie Faulkner as RBs coach, Shaun Flaherty as assistant OL coach, Charlie Gelman as game management coordinator/defensive assistant, Prentice Gill as assistant WRs coach, Zack Grossi as TEs coach, Ben Kotwica as senior assistant special teams coach, Patrick Kramer as offensive quality control coach, Dwayne Leford as OL coach/run game coordinator, Anthony Levine Sr. as special teams coordinator, Joe Lombardi as senior offensive assistant coach, Mike Mickens as pass game coordinator/secondary, Rick Minter as football analyst, Andrew Rogan as defensive quality control coach, Tyler Santucci as ILBs coach, Miles Taylor as assistant defensive backs coach, P.J. Volker as safeties coach, Anthony Weaver as defensive coordinator and Israel Woolfork as QBs coach.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Signed RBs Cam Akers, Velus Jones Jr. and RB Jacardia Wright, WRs Tyrone Broden, Montorie Foster and Ricky White III, T Logan Brown, CB Tyler Hall, S Maxen Hook, C Federico Maranges, LBs Chris Paul Jr., Jamie Sheriff and LB Ja’Markis Weston, DE J.R. Singleton and NT Bubba Thomas to reserve/futures contracts.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
NASHVILLE SC — Signed MF Charles-Emile Brunet to a contract for the 2026 season with options through the 2028-29 season.
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