Monday’s Sports Transactions

By The Associated Press

BASEBALL

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Optioned RHP David Hess to Norfolk.

DETROIT TIGERS — Signed C Kade Scivicque to a minor league contract.

NEW YORK YANKEES — INF Jace Peterson declined outright assignment and elected free agency. Signed Peterson to a one-year contract.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Reinstated INF-OF Chad Pinder from the 10-day DL. Optioned INF Franklin Barreto to Nashville (PCL).

TAMPA BAY RAYS — Placed OF Kevin Kiermaier on the 10-day DL. Recalled RHP Chih-Wei Hu from Durham. Assigned RHP Ryan Weber outright to Durham (IL).

TEXAS RANGERS — Optioned OF Ryan Rua to Round Rock (PCL).

National League

ATLANTA BRAVES — Designated RHP Luke Jackson for assignment. Recalled RHP Lucas Sims from Gwinnett (IL).

CHICAGO CUBS — Optioned 1B Efren Navarro to Iowa (PCL).

NEW YORK METS — Signed C Johnny Monell to a minor league contract.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Placed INF Josh Harrison on the 10-day DL. Optioned RHP Dovydas Neverauskas to Indianapolis (IL). Recalled INF Max Moroff from Indianapolis (IL). Activated LHP Enny Romero.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Optioned RHP Mike Mayers and INF Yairo Munoz to Memphis (PCL). Reinstated RHP Luke Gregerson and INF Jedd Gyorko from the 10-day DL.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Selected the contract of RHP Jeremy Hellickson. Placed C Jhonatan Solano on the 60-day DL. Optioned RHP Trevor Gott to Syracuse (IL).

FOOTBALL

National Football League

NFL — LB James Harrison announced his retirement.

ARIZONA CARDINALS — Signed TE Beau Sandland to a one-year contract.

BUFFALO BILLS — Signed WR Jeremy Kerley to a one-year contract and DT Tenny Palepoi. Re-signed DE Eddie Yarbrough, CB Lafayette Pitts and TEs Nick O’Leary and Logan Thomas.

CHICAGO BEARS — Signed WR Bennie Fowler to a one-year contract.

CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed WRs Josh Gordon and Matt Hazel, OL Austin Reiter and FB Danny Vitale.

DENVER BRONCOS — Released RB C.J. Anderson.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Announced the retirement of LB Paul Posluszny.

LOS ANGELES RAMS — Re-signed CB Troy Hill, RB Malcolm Brown and K Sam Ficken.

MIAMI DOLPHINS — Signed TE Gavin Escobar.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed LB Eric Kendricks to a contract extension.

NEW YORK JETS — Signed S Rontez Miles and TE Neal Sterling. Waived WR Brisly Estime. Claimed K Nick Rose off waivers from the Los Angeles Chargers.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Re-signed QB Austin Davis. Signed LB Paul Dawson, C Joey Hunt, DE Branden Jackson and LS Tyler Ott.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Re-signed OT Ty Nsekhe and OL Tony Bergstrom. Signed G Brandon Scherff.