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BaseballDevil Rays: Optioned OF Rich Butler to Durham.Mariners: Signed LHP Matt Thornton.Padres: Optioned P Will Cunnane to Triple-A Las Vegas.Phillies: Optioned C Bobby Estalella to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.Twins: Outrighted 1B Scott Stahoviak to Triple-A Salt Lake.Pub Date: 7/06/98

Baseball ATHLETICS -- Activated OF Travis Buck from 15-day DL. Optioned Buck to Triple-A Sacramento. BRAVES -- Placed P Buddy Carlyle on 15-day DL. Recalled P Chuck James from Triple-A Richmond. GIANTS -- Activated SS Omar Vizquel from 15-day DL. Optioned SS Brian Bocock to Triple-A Fresno. YANKEES -- Placed P Jonathan Albaladejo on 15-day DL. Recalled P Chris Britton from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

BaseballBrewers: Optioned C Kelly Stinnett to Triple-A New Orleans. Transferred P Cal Eldred and Jamie McAndrew from 15-day DL to 60-day DL. Added C Jesse Levis to 40-man roster.Phillies: Recalled P Steve Frey from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Moved P Tyler Green from 15-day to 60-day DL.Red Sox: Purchased contract of DH Kevin Mitchell from Triple-A Pawtucket.Pub Date: 4/08/96

Moves Baseball ANGELS -- Activated P Bartolo Colon from 15-day DL. BREWERS -- Activated P Claudio Vargas from 15-day DL. DEVIL RAYS -- Purchased contract of IF Jorge Velandia from Triple-A Durham. ORIOLES -- Placed P Erik Bedard on 60-day DL. Acquired P Victor Zambrano from Pirates for cash considerations and purchased his contract from Triple-A Norfolk. PADRES -- Activated OF Scott Hairston and 2B Marcus Giles from 15-day DL. REDS -- Activated IF Pedro Lopez from 15-day DL. ROCKIES -- Put P Ramon Ramirez on 60-day DL. TIGERS -- Recalled P Clay Rapada and OF Brent Clevlen from Triple-A Toledo.

Moves Baseball ORIOLES -- Placed C Ramon Hernandez on 15-day DL, retroactive to March 31. Recalled P Kurt Birkins from Triple-A Norfolk. REDS -- Activated P Eric Milton (Maryland) from 15-day DL. Placed P Jared Burton on 15-day DL. YANKEES -- Placed OF Hideki Matsui on 15-day DL. Recalled OF Kevin Thompson from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Baseball ATHLETICS -- Activated OF Travis Buck from 15-day DL. Optioned Buck to Triple-A Sacramento. BRAVES -- Placed P Buddy Carlyle on 15-day DL. Recalled P Chuck James from Triple-A Richmond. GIANTS -- Activated SS Omar Vizquel from 15-day DL. Optioned SS Brian Bocock to Triple-A Fresno. YANKEES -- Placed P Jonathan Albaladejo on 15-day DL. Recalled P Chris Britton from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

BaseballDevil Rays: Purchased contract of P Jeff Sparks from Triple-A Durham.Diamondbacks: Activated IF Andy Fox.Expos: Activated P Carl Pavano.Phillies: Activated IF Desi Relaford. Gave IF Domingo Cedeno unconditional release. Will recall C Bobby Estalella and OF Wendell Magee Jr. from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, effective today.Royals: Recalled OF Mark Quinn from Triple-A Omaha. Activated P Jose Santiago.Pub Date: 9/13/99

BaseballBlue Jays: Optioned IF Felipe Crespo to Triple-A Syracuse. Recalled IF Tomas Perez from Syracuse.Indians: Activated P Chad Ogea and optioned him to Triple-A Buffalo.Phillies: Recalled OF Ricky Otero and P Ron Blazier from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.Royals: Optioned P Doug Linton to Triple-A Omaha. Recalled IF Joe Randa from Omaha.Baysox (Double-A): Released P Doug Harris and IF Jose Millares. Signed P Milt Hill. Activated P Todd Revenig.Pub Date: 5/28/96

BaseballAthletics: Optioned P Steve Montgomery and SS Tony Batista to Triple-A Edmonton. Recalled former Orioles P Mike Oquist and SS Scott Sheldon from Edmonton.Brewers: Optioned OF Chuck Carr to Triple-A Tucson.Cubs: Optioned P Amaury Telemaco to Triple-A Iowa.Indians: Activated P Paul Shuey from 15-day DL.Mariners: Assigned P Matt Apana to Single-A Lancaster on rehabilitation assignment.Phillies: Optioned P Michael Mimbs to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Recalled P Ron Blazier from Scranton Wilkes-Barre.

Indians: Placed P Jeff Sexton on 60-day DL.Marlins: Activated OF Andre Dawson from 15-day DL. Optioned IF Ralph Milliard to Triple-A Charlotte.Phillies: Activated 2B Mickey Morandini from 15-day DL. Recalled SS Kevin Stocker from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Sent IF Howard Battle to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.HockeySharks: Made qualifying contract offers to RW Jan Caloun, D Al Iafrate, D Jay More and G Wade Flaherty and Arturs Irbe. Did not make qualifying offer to D Tom Pederson, who becomes unrestricted free agent today.

Moves Baseball BLUE JAYS: Activated P Luke Prokopec from 15-day DL. Optioned P Brian Bowles to Triple-A Syracuse. DODGERS: Placed former Orioles IF Jeff Reboulet on 15-day DL with strained lower back. Purchased contract of former Orioles IF-OF Mike Kinkade from Triple-A Las Vegas. METS: Optioned P Mike Bacsik to Triple-A Norfolk. Recalled P Jae Weong Seo from Norfolk. PADRES: Sent P Rodney Myers outright to Triple-A Portland. Purchased contract of P Brandon Villafuerte from Portland.

Baseball Commissioner's Office: Fined Pirates manager Lloyd McClendon $1,000 for walking off field with first base during game June 26. Braves: Placed OF Bernard Gilkey on DL with strained left quadriceps, retroactive to June 29. Activated 3B Ken Caminiti. Cubs: Placed OF Rondell White on 15-day DL, retroactive to June 26, with aggravated left groin muscle. Recalled IF Jason Smith from Triple-A Iowa. Mariners: Optioned P Denny Stark to Triple-A Tacoma. Recalled OF Scott Podsednik from Tacoma.

BaseballDevil Rays: Purchased contract of P Jeff Sparks from Triple-A Durham.Diamondbacks: Activated IF Andy Fox.Expos: Activated P Carl Pavano.Phillies: Activated IF Desi Relaford. Gave IF Domingo Cedeno unconditional release. Will recall C Bobby Estalella and OF Wendell Magee Jr. from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, effective today.Royals: Recalled OF Mark Quinn from Triple-A Omaha. Activated P Jose Santiago.Pub Date: 9/13/99

Baseball Astros: Activated OF Derek Bell. Athletics: Recalled P Tim Kubinski from Triple-A Vancouver. Braves: Activated OF Otis Nixon. Recalled P Derrin Ebert from Triple-A Richmond. Purchased contract of IF Howard Battle from Richmond. Optioned P Mike Cather to Richmond and P Joe Winkelsas to Double-A Greenville. Brewers: Signed free-agent C Kade Johnson, free-agent P David Pember and free-agent P Benjamin Hendrickson. Cubs: Acquired 3B Cole Liniak from Red Sox to complete earlier trade.

Joel Bennett returned to Baltimore this weekend with his 88-mph fastball, his big-breaking curve and a carefully manicured reputation as an organizational pitcher. Nine years into a pro career built more on grit than glitz, Bennett still hears the siren call of big-league baseball. Only now, it's in the precarious role of a long reliever with the Philadelphia Phillies. This role arrived on the heels of three unrewarding years in the Orioles' farm system, and after five problematic years in the Boston Red Sox organization.

BaseballAthletics: Placed OF Pedro Munoz (strained left knee) on 15-day DL. Recalled IF Tony Batista from Triple-A Edmonton.Expos: Activated P Tavo Alvarez from 15-day DL; optioned him to Triple-A Ottawa.Phillies: Optioned P Michael Mimbs to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Recalled SS Kevin Sefcik from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Will activate 1B Gregg Jefferies tomorrow.Twins: Put IF-OF Denny Hocking (torn right lateral meniscus) on 15-day DL. Purchased contract of P Mike Trombley from Triple-A Salt Lake.