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NFL list of team-by-team completed transactions report for 6-30-21
The following are the NFL transactions for Wednesday, June 30. Transactions will be published each day and will include waiver requests, assignments via waivers, terminations, free agent signings, reserve list and practice squad additions and deletions, and trades.
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| Terry, Tamorrion | WR | Florida State | (0)* | ||
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Texas Rangers select contract of C John Hicks from Round Rock, option OF Jason Martin to Round Rock
RHP Shaun Anderson designated for assignment
Oakland, CA — The Texas Rangers today announced that the contract of catcher John Hicks has been selected from Round Rock of the Triple-A West League, Hicks (#6) will be in uniform for tonight’s game in Oakland.
To make room on the active roster, outfielder Jason Martin has been optioned to Round Rock. To make room on the 40-man roster, right-handed pitcher Shaun Anderson, who was on option at Round Rock (Triple-A West) has been designated for assignment.
Hicks, 31, will be seeking his Rangers debut and first MLB action since 2019. He was already on the road trip as the lone member of the club’s taxi squad. Hicks’ only game action this season has come with Round Rock (AAA), batting .275/.352/.440/.793 (30-109) with 3 home runs, 9 doubles, and 17 RBI ove
r 28 games for the Express while making starts at catcher (14), first base (4), third base (3), and in left field (1). He has hit safely in 6 of his last 8 games at Triple-A, batting .313 (10-32) with 2 home runs, 4 doubles, and 4 RBI in that span.
Originally signed by Texas on February 12 as a non-roster invitee to Major League Spring Training camp, Hicks batted .313 (5-16) with 2 home runs and 4 RBI over 11 Cactus League games and he was reassigned to the minor league workout group on March 18. Hicks appeared in the Majors for five straight years from 2015-19, batting .235 with 28 home runs and 90 RBI over 254 games with Seattle (2015) and Detroit (2016-19). His most recent MLB game came with the Tigers on September 29, 2019 at Chicago-AL. He spent the 2020 campaign at the Arizona Diamondbacks Alternate Training Site.
The Rangers entered the day as one of only five MLB clubs to have used only 2 catchers in 2021, also Cincinnati, Colorado, New York-AL, and Pittsburgh.
Martin is batting .162 with one homer and 4 RBI in 21 games over two stints with the Rangers this season (May 26-June 21; June 27-29). Anderson, who was received on a waiver claim from Minnesota on June 18, has pitched 3.0 scoreless innings in 2 relief appearances since joining Round Rock and has seven scoreless outings (9.0) IP) between St. Paul and the Express.
With today’s moves, the Rangers’ Major League roster remains at the 40-man limit.
NHL Morning Skate: Stanley Cup Final Edition – June 30, 2021
THREE HARD LAPS
* Carey Price and the Canadiens aim to rebound from a loss in the opener of the Stanley Cup Final when Game 2 goes tonight in Tampa (8 p.m. ET on NBCSN, SN, CBC, TVAS, Peacock).
* Nikita Kucherov, Brayden Point and the Lightning look to take a 2-0 series lead as they try to extend their home winning streak to a franchise playoff record five games.
* Connor McDavid became the second unanimous winner in the 97-year history of the Hart Memorial Trophy and also received the players’ vote for the Ted Lindsay Award as the NHL revealed the recipients of its five remaining regular-season trophies during 2021 NHL Awards presented by Bridgestone.
EVEN SERIES OR 2-0 LEAD IN THE STANLEY CUP FINAL?
Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Canadiens and Lightning goes tonight as Montreal looks to pull even before returning to Bell Centre, while Tampa Bay aims for its fifth straight win on home ice and a 2-0 lead in the championship series.
* The Canadiens have faced a 1-0 series deficit in a best-of-seven Stanley Cup Final on 10 prior occasions, going on to win five of those series. Montreal has pulled even in Game 2 after facing a 1-0 series deficit in each of its last four Final appearances (1993, 1989, 1986 & 1979), outscoring opponents 16-8 in those contests.
* The Lightning look to take a 2-0 lead in the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in franchise history. Teams that win each of the first two games in a best-of-seven Final hold an all-time series record of 46-5 (.902) – Montreal accounts for two of the five instances in which a club rallied to win after falling behind 2-0, achieving the feat in 1966 and 1971 (also TOR in 1942, PIT in 2009 & BOS in 2011).
CANADIENS, PRICE AIM TO REBOUND IN GAME 2
The Canadiens, who find themselves down 1-0 for the second straight series, are in a situation that each of the last three Stanley Cup winners experienced in the Final. The 2020 Lightning, 2019 Blues – whose roster included current Montreal players Joel Edmundson and Jake Allen – and 2018 Capitals all rallied to win the Cup after losing the opener of the championship series.
* Carey Price, who has allowed more than two goals against in consecutive games only once this postseason, owns a career record of 9-6 in Game 2s (2.48 GAA, .921 SV%, 1 SO), including a 4-2 mark after suffering a loss in Game 1 (2.85 GAA, .905 SV%, 1 SO).
* Overall, Price is 15-16 in 32 career appearances immediately following a defeat in the playoffs (2.45 GAA, .916 SV%, 5 SO). He is 3-0 in each of his last three contests under that criterion dating to Game 5 of the 2021 First Round (1.99 GAA, .935 SV%).
KUCHEROV, POINT SEEK CONTINUED PRODUCTION AFTER THREE-POINT OUTINGS
Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point, who had 2-1—3 and 0-3—3, respectively, on Monday, each have registered at least one point in six consecutive contests in the Stanley Cup Final dating to Game 2 in 2020 (Kucherov: 3-8—11; Point: 5-6—11). Each player has had four multi-point efforts over their streak. The high-scoring duo can join a list that currently features nine players to post a longer such run since the mid-1980s.
MCDAVID CLAIMS TWO OF FIVE REMAINING NHL AWARDS
After winning his third Art Ross Trophy with a 105-point regular season, Oilers captain Connor McDavid added to his trophy collection Tuesday by joining Wayne Gretzky (1981-82) as the second unanimous Hart Memorial Trophy winner in the 97-year history of the award and also received the players’ vote for the 2020-21 Ted Lindsay Award.
* Wild forward Kirill Kaprizov became the first player in franchise history to claim the Calder Memorial Trophy. A near-unanimous winner, receiving 99 of 100 first-place votes, Kaprizov attracted the highest percentage of first-place votes in Calder balloting since 1992-93 (Teemu Selanne).
* Adam Fox of the Rangers won the James Norris Memorial Trophy, becoming the fourth player in franchise history to capture the award after Brian Leetch (1991-92 and 1996-97), Harry Howell (1966-67) and Doug Harvey (1961-62). He also is the second defenseman in League history to claim the honor in his second NHL season (or earlier), after Bobby Orr accomplished the feat with the Bruins in 1967-68 (second NHL season).
* Marc-Andre Fleury of the Golden Knights claimed his first career Vezina Trophy, adding to a William M. Jennings Trophy captured at the end of the regular season. He is the first goaltender in NHL history to claim his first individual Award in his 17th season or later.
* The NHL also announced the 2020-21 First and Second All-Star Teams as well as the 2020-21 All-Rookie Team.
NHL TO PRESENT ROOFTOP POOL PARTY BEFORE GAME 2 OF STANLEY CUP FINAL
The NHL, in partnership with the Tampa Bay Sports Commission, will present an exclusive rooftop pool party overlooking AMALIE Arena’s Thunder Alley and featuring a performance by 24kGoldn and iann dior before Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final tonight.
* The performance will be featured in coverage of the Lightning–Canadiens game broadcast at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN and Peacock in the U.S. and on Sportsnet, CBC and TVA Sports in Canada. Fans are encouraged to join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok with the hashtag #StanleyCup.
NFL list of team-by-team completed transactions report for 6-29-21
The following are the NFL transactions for Tuesday, June 29. This version includes waiver requests, assignments via waivers, terminations, free agent signings, reserve list and practice squad additions and deletions, and trades.
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Washington Nationals announce roster moves
The Washington Nationals announced the following roster moves Tuesday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcements:
Recalled right-handed pitcher Ryne Harper from Triple-A Rochester
Selected the contract of left-handed pitcher Kyle Lobstein from Triple-A Rochester
Placed right-handed pitcher Tanner Rainey (retroactive to June 28) on the 10-day Injured List with a stress reaction in his right tibia
Designated right-handed pitcher Justin Miller for assignment
Harper, 32, returns for his fifth stint with the Nationals this season. He’s appeared in six games across those five stints, pitching to a 1.13 ERA (1 ER/8.0 IP) with five strikeouts and two walks. Harper went 1-1 with a 3.66 ERA in 13 games with Triple-A Rochester this season.
Lobstein, 31, went 2-0 with a 1.69 ERA (4 ER/21.1 IP) and 25 strikeouts in 16 relief appearances for Triple-A Rochester. He allowed just one extra-base hit (double) while holding batters to a .203 batting average. Left-handed batters went 5-for-29 (.172) with 11 strikeouts and zero extra-base hits against him this season.
Lobstein returns to the Major Leagues for the first time since 2016 when he appeared in 26 games out of Pittsburgh’s bullpen. A veteran of three Major League seasons, he is 6-10 with a 5.06 ERA in 34 career games (17 starts) with the Pittsburgh Pirates (2016) and Detroit Tigers (2014-15). He was originally selected by the Tampa Bay Rays in the second round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft out of Coconino (AZ) High School.
Rainey, 28, is 1-2 with one save and a 6.93 ERA in 30 games out of Washington’s bullpen.
Miller, 34, posted a 15.00 ERA in five games out of Washington’s bullpen.
Blue Jays roster move
The Toronto Blue Jays have recalled OF Jonathan Davis from Triple-A Buffalo and he will be active for tonight’s game.
Giants pitcher Santos disciplined
The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball announced today that pitcher Gregory Santos, a 40-man roster player of the San Francisco Giants who is currently on the roster of Triple-A Sacramento, has received an 80-game suspension without pay after testing positive for Stanozolol, a performance-enhancing substance in violation of Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
D-backs recall Andrew Young from Triple-A Reno; optioned Alex Young to Reno following last night’s game
The Arizona Diamondbacks made the following roster moves:
Recalled INF/OF Andrew Young from Triple-A Reno.
Optioned LHP Alex Young to Reno following last night’s game.
Seattle’s Santiago disciplined
Seattle Mariners pitcher Héctor Santiago has received a 10-game suspension and an undisclosed fine for possessing a foreign substance on his glove at the end of the fifth inning of his Club’s Sunday, June 27th game against the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field. Michael Hill, Major League Baseball’s Senior Vice President for On-Field Operations, made the announcement.
The suspension of Santiago had been scheduled to begin tonight, when the Mariners are scheduled to play the Toronto Blue Jays at Sahlen Field in Buffalo. However, Santiago has elected to appeal. Thus, the discipline will be held in abeyance until the process is complete.
