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Red Sox acquired 1B/OF Steve Pearce from Blue Jays for INF Santiago Espinal. Twins signed C Juan Graterol to a minor league contract. Red Sox signed 2B Brandon Phillips to a minor league contract. Orioles released LHP Jayson Aquino. Dodgers released RHP Chad Girodo. Dodgers signed RHP Madison Younginer to a minor league contract. Angels released RHP Branden Pinder. Mets signed 1B/OF Joey Terdoslavich to a minor league contract.

Giants released 3B Josh Rutledge.

Brewers released LHP Boone Logan. Pirates released RHP Johnny Hellweg. Diamondbacks released RHP Stefan Crichton. Dodgers signed LHP Kyle Lobstein to a minor league contract. Angels released C Juan Graterol.

Angels claimed RHP Hansel Robles off waivers from the Mets and optioned him to Triple-A. Tigers signed C Josh Thole to a minor league contract. Twins released OF Nick Buss. Phillies signed INF Danny Espinosa to a minor league contract; assigned him to Triple-A Lehigh Valley.

Mets released RHP Vance Worley. Reds released C Tony Cruz. White Sox released OF Michael Saunders.

Marlins released RHP Severino Gonzalez. Marlins released LHP Sean Burnett. Angels acquired RHP Deck McGuire from the Rangers for a PTBNL.

Rockies re-signed RHP Jairo Diaz to a minor league contract. Nationals acquired RHP Kelvin Herrera from the Royals for 3B Kelvin Gutierrez, OF Blake Perkins and RHP Yohanse Morel.

Indians OF Melky Cabrera elected free agency. Indians signed LHP Marc Rzepczynski to a minor league contract. Giants signed RHP Jose Valdez to a minor league contract.

Braves re-signed RHP Luke Jackson to a one-year contract; purchased his contract from Triple-A Gwinnett. Dodgers signed RHP Drew Hutchison to a minor league contract.

Brewers acquired RHP Chad Whitmer from the Yankees for international bonus pool money. Rangers claimed RHP Deck McGuire off waivers from the Blue Jays.

White Sox released LHP T.J. House. Royals released RHP Michael Broadway. Mets claimed RHP Chris Beck off waivers from the White Sox. Nationals re-signed OF Rafael Bautista to a minor league contract.

Indians released RHP Matt Belisle. Twins signed RHP Matt Belisle to a one-year contract.

Orioles released LHP Jason Gurka. Brewers acquired INF Brad Miller and cash considerations from the Rays for 1B Ji-Man Choi. Mets signed LHP Ian Krol to a minor league contract. Mets released 1B Adrian Gonzalez. White Sox released LHP Robbie Ross. Blue Jays claimed RHP Preston Guilmet off waivers from the Cardinals. Nationals released OF Rafael Bautista.

Tigers signed RHP Jacob Turner to a minor league contract; assigned him to Triple-A Toledo. Tigers signed LHP Hunter Cervenka to a minor league contract. Aaron Laffey announced his retirement on Wednesday. Fernando Abad has been suspended 80 games after testing positive for performance-enhancing drug use. Athletics signed RHP Edwin Jackson to a minor league deal.

Transactions for Wednesday, June 6, 2018 Royals traded OF Jon Jay to the Diamondbacks for LHP Gabe Speier and RHP Elvis Luciano. Indians released INF Richie Shaffer. Twins released INF/OF Jermaine Curtis. Mariners released LHP Marc Rzepczynski.

Reds released RHP Kevin Shackelford. Brewers released OF Carlos Belonis. Phillies RHP Drew Hutchison has elected to become a free agent. Giants released OF/1B Kyle Jensen. Giants released RHP Madison Younginer. Rangers released RHP Tim Lincecum.

Tigers re-signed RHP Gerson Moreno to a minor league contract. Tigers signed RHP Junichi Tazawa to a minor league contract. Orioles claimed LHP DJ Snelten off waivers from the Giants; optioned him to Triple-A Norfolk.

Marlins released RHP Jacob Turner. Indians signed RHP George Kontos to a minor league contract. Twins signed C Cameron Rupp to a minor league contract.

Indians signed LHP Oliver Perez to a one-year contract. Royals claimed INF/OF Rosell Herrera off of waivers from the Reds. Dodgers claimed LHP P.J. Conlon off waivers from the Mets; assigned him to Triple-A Oklahoma City.

Diamondbacks signed LHP Henry Owens to a minor league contract. Red Sox released 1B Hanley Ramirez. Dodgers signed RHP Logan Ondrusek to a minor league contract. Angels LHP Ian Krol has elected free agency. Yankees released LHP Oliver Perez. Rangers released C Cameron Rupp. Marlins acquired 1B Peter O´Brien from the Dodgers for cash.

Braves released RHP Aaron Blair. Padres released RHP Jared Carkuff. Reds acquired C Curt Casali from the Rays for cash considerations. Angels claimed RHP Oliver Drake off waivers from the Indians.

Dodgers released INF Danny Espinosa.

Tigers released RHP Gerson Moreno.