Thursday’s Transactions
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
American League
KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Named Joe Dillon assistant hitting coach.
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Agreed to terms with INF Eddy Perez on a minor league contract.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Promoted Octavio Castro to senior vice president/human resources & planning and Matt Lehmann to vice president/event operations. Named Mark Schlifske vice president-business analytics.
NEW YORK METS — Named Eduardo Brizuela vice president &special assistant to the president of baseball operations, Andy Green senior vice president, player development and Kris Gross vice president, amateur scouting.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ARIZONA CARDINALS — Released TE Zach Ertz from the practice squad. Re-signed DL Ben Stille to the practice squad.
CAROLINA PANTHERS — Placed WR Laviska Shenault on injured reserve. Released QB Jake Luton from the practice squad. Re-signed G Deonte Brown to the practice squad.
DALLAS COWBOYS — Elevated TE Princeton Fant from the practice squad to the active roster.
HOUSTON TEXANS — Signed DT Rashard Lawrence to the practice squad. Released DT Bruce Hector from the practice squad.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Signed RB Keaontay Ingram to the practice squad.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Promoted S Johnathan Abram from the practice squad to the active roster.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Signed WR Cam Sims and DB Josiah Scott to the practice squad. Released WR Greg Ward from the practice squad. Signed LB Ben VanSumeren.
Canadian Football League
EDMONTON ELKS — Signed DB Bruno Lagace.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
COLORADO AVALANCHE — Recalled D Sam Malinski from Colorado (AHL).
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Recalled C Kent Johnson from Cleveland (AHL).
LOS ANGELES KINGS — Returned D Jacob Moverare to Ontario (AHL).
NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Reassigned D Jack Matier from Milwaukee (AHL) to Atlanta (ECHL).
OTTAWA SENATORS — Activated D Thomas Chabot from injured reserve.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS — Recalled D Max Lajoie from Toronto (AHL).
VANCOUVER CANUCKS — Returned D Cole McWard to Abbotsford (AHL).
Minor League Hockey
American Hockey League
HARTFORD WOLFPACK — Released D Matthew Cairns from a professional tryout contract (PTO).
ECHL
ECHL — Suspended Tulsa LW Dante Sheriff for one game and fined him an undisclosed amount as a result of an unpenalized slew-foot infraction during a Nov. 29 against Wichita.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
FC DALLAS — Exercised contract option on Ms Asier Illarramendi, Liam Fraser and Katlego Ntsabeleng, Ds Sam Junqua and Herbert Endeley. Declined contract options on Ds Collin Smith and Jose Martinez and M Facundo Quignon.
NASHVILLE SC — Exercised contract options on Ds Josh Bauer and Lukas MacNaughton. Declined contract options on Fs Kemy Amiche and Ethan Zubak, Ds Nick De Puy and Ahmed Longmire and Ms Tyler Freeman, Nebiyou Perry and Laurence Wyke.
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION — Named Curt Onalfo sporting director.
NEW YORK RED BULLS — Signed D Dylan Nealis to a one-year contract.