Monday: Washington (Zimmermann 12-8) at St. Louis-Atlanta winner (TBS)
Oct. 10: St. Louis-Atlanta winner at Washington (TBS or MLB)
x-Oct. 11: St. Louis-Atlanta winner at Washington (TBS)
x-Oct. 12: St. Louis-Atlanta winner at Washington (TBS)
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Baseball
|AMERICAN LEAGUE|
BOSTON RED SOX—Fired manager Bobby Valentine. Activated LHP Drake Britton and RHP Stolmy Pimentel. Transferred 3B Will Middlebrooks to the 60-day DL, retroactive to Oct. 2. Designated C Guillermo Quiroz for assignment.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Activated RHP Nestor Molina, RHP Simon Castro, LHP Charles Leesman, 3B Brent Morel and RHP Anthony Carter.
CLEVELAND INDIANS—Recalled 1B Lars Anderson, SS Juan Diaz and RHP Kevin Slowey from Columbus (IL); RHP Danny Salazar from Akron (EL); and RHP Fabio Martinez from Carolina (Carolina).
KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Announced the contract of hitting coach Kevin Seitzer will not be renewed. Retained bench coach Chino Cadahia, pitching coach Dave Eiland, first base coach Rusty Kuntz and third base coach Eddie Rodriguez. Recalled 1B Clint Robinson, OF Derrick Robinson and LHP Ryan Verdugo from Omaha (PCL) and LHP Noel Arguelles from Northwest Arkansas (TL).
LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Recalled LHP Brad Mills, RHP David Carpenter, RHP Steve Geltz, 3B Luis Jimenez and RHP Bobby Cassevah from Salt Lake (PCL).
MINNESOTA TWINS—Announced they will not offer contracts third base coach Steve Liddle, bullpen coach Rick Stelmaszek, first base coach Jerry White and trainer Rick McWane. Announced Scott Ullger will oversee outfield instruction and Joe Vavra will oversee infield instruction. Recalled LHP Pedro Hernandez, SS Brian Dozier, RHP Deolis Guerra, RHP Carlos Gutierrez, RHP Jeff Manship and RHP Lester Oliveros from Rochester (IL) and OF Oswaldo Arcia and OF Joe Benson from New Britain (EL).
SEATTLE MARINERS—Announced hitting coach Chris Chambliss will not be retained. Recalled RHP Chance Ruffin, LHP Danny Hultzen and RHP D.J. Mitchell from Tacoma (PCL) and LHP Mauricio Robles, RHP Yoervis Medina and 3B Francisco Martinez from Jackson (SL).
TAMPA BAY RAYS—Recalled RHP Alex Colome, RHP Josh Lueke and LHP Alexander Torres from Durham (IL) and RHP Wilking Rodriguez from Charlotte (FSL).
TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Assigned LHP Aaron Laffey, RHP Shawn Hill and RHP Bobby Korecky outright off the 40-man roster. Recalled LHP Evan Crawford, 1B Mike McDade and C Travis d’Arnaud from Buffalo (IL) and RHP Sam Dyson from New Hampshire (EL).
|NATIONAL LEAGUE|
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Recalled RHP Sam Demel, RHP Jonathan Albaladejo, 3B Josh Bell, RHP Joe Martinez, LHP Joe Paterson and RHP Trevor Bauer from Reno (PCL).
CHICAGO CUBS—Promoted Shiraz Rehman to assistant general manager. Recalled RHP Casey Coleman and LHP Brooks Raley from Iowa (PCL); SS Junior Lake, RHP Jacob Brigham and OF Matt Szczur from Tennessee (SL); and OF Jorge Soler and LHP Gerardo Concepcion from Kane County (MWL).
