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Boston Red Sox
Alex Cora Sent to Minors

Colorado Rockies
Alberto Arias Purchased From Minors

Minnesota Twins
Reinstated RHP Kevin Slowey from the 15-day disabled list; Placed RHP Scott Baker on the 15-day disabled list (retroactive to May 4) with a right groin strain.

San Francisco Giants
Brad Hennessey Sent to Minors; Billy Sadler Called Up from Minors

Texas Rangers
Announced that OF/1B Jason Botts has cleared waivers and has been outrighted to Triple-A Oklahoma.

Toronto Blue Jays
Optioned OF Adam Lind to Triple-A Syracuse; purchased the contract of INF Jorge Velandia.

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Atlanta Braves
Activated INF Omar Infante from the 15-day disabled list; Placed C Brayan Pena on the 15-day disabled list.

Baltimore Orioles
Reinstated INF/OF Freddie Bynum from the 15-day disabled list; Optioned INF Eider Torres to Triple-A Norfolk.

Cleveland Indians
Sent OF Jason Michaels and cash considerations to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for a player to be named.

Minnesota Twins
Reinstated RHP Kevin Slowey from the 15-day disabled list.

Oakland Athletics
Optioned LHP Dallas Braden to Triple-A Sacramento.

Philadelphia Phillies
Stephen Randolph Traded From, Houston (for player to be named)

Pittsburgh Pirates
Acquired OF Jason Michaels and cash considerations from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for a player to be named.

San Diego Padres
Placed RHP Kevin Cameron on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to May 7 with a first-degree right elbow sprain; Purchased the contract of LHP Shawn Estes from Triple-A Portland.

Texas Rangers
Activated LHP Kason Gabbard and INF Travis Metcalf from 15-day disabled list; optioned LHP A.J. Murray to Triple-A Oklahoma and designated 1B Ben Broussard for assignment.

Toronto Blue Jays
Placed SS David Eckstein and SS John McDonald on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to May 7; recalled INF Joe Inglett from Triple-A Syracuse.

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Chicago Cubs
Activated LHP Scott Eyre from the 15-day disabled list; Optioned LHP Sean Marshall to Triple-A Iowa.

Cincinnati Reds
Placed LHP Kent Mercker on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to May 6, with lower back pain; Recalled LHP Bill Bray from Triple-A Louisville.

Milwaukee Brewers
Outrighted RHP Derrick Turnbow to Triple-A Nashville.

New York Mets
Activated C Ramon Castro from the 15-day disabled list; Designated C Raul Casanova for assignment.

New York Yankees
Kyle Farnsworth Starting to Serve Suspension

Oakland Athletics
Reinstated RHP Keith Foulke from the 15-day disabled list.

Philadelphia Phillies
Brad Harman Sent to Minors; Jimmy Rollins Removed From 15-Day DL, (Sprained left ankle); Jimmy Rollins Recalled From Minors, Rehab Assignment

Pittsburgh Pirates
Nyjer Morgan Sent to Minors

San Diego Padres
Recalled OF Jody Gerut from Triple-A Portland; Requested unconditional release waivers on OF Jim Edmonds; Claimed LHP Sean Henn off waivers from the New York Yankees; Purchased the contract of C Luke Carlin from Triple-A Portland; Optioned C Colt Morton to Double-A San Antonio.

Seattle Mariners
Richie Sexson Suspension Announced By League, (six games)

Texas Rangers
Sent OF Kevin Mench to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for cash considerations.

Toronto Blue Jays
Acquired OF Kevin Mench from the Texas Rangers for cash considerations; Signed OF Brad Wilkerson; Designated LHP Gustave Chacin and INF Sergio Santos for assignment; Optioned INF Joe Inglett to Triple-A Syracuse.

Washington Nationals
Placed C Paul Lo Duca on the 15-day disabled list with a fracture of the fourth metacarpal in his right hand; Placed C Johnny Estrada on the 15-day disabled list with ulnar neuritis in his right elbow; Recalled C Jesus Flores from Triple-A Columbus; Reinstated OF Elijah Dukes from the 15-day disabled list.

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Atlanta Braves
Chuck James Called Up from Minors

Minnesota Twins
Placed RHP Pat Neshek on the 15-day disabled list and recalled LHP Glen Perkins from Triple-A Rochester.

Oakland Athletics
Reinstated OF Travis Buck from the 15-day disabled list and optioned him to Triple-A Sacramento.

San Diego Padres
Outrighted LHP Glendon Rusch to Triple-A Portland.

San Francisco Giants
Activated SS Omar Vizquel from the 15-day disabled list.

Tampa Bay Rays
Cliff Floyd Removed From 15-Day DL, (Torn meniscus, right knee)

Toronto Blue Jays
Placed CF Vernon Wells (broken left wrist) and RHP Jeremy Accardo (right forearm strain) on the 15-day disabled list; recalled INF Joe Inglett from Triple-A Syracuse; purchased the contract of RHP Armando Benitez from Triple-A Syracuse; designated RHP Tracy Thorpe for assignment.

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Baltimore Orioles
Alex Cintron Purchased From Minors; Bob McCrory Sent to Minors

Boston Red Sox
Activated INF Alex Cora from 15-day disabled list and optioned INF Jed Lowrie to Triple-A Pawtucket.
Traded RHP Bryan Corey to the San Diego Padres in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations.

Cleveland Indians
Purchased the contract of OF Jason Tyner from Triple-A Buffalo; optioned RHP Tom Mastny to Buffalo.

Colorado Rockies
Purchased the contract of RHP Greg Reynolds from Triple-A Colorado Springs; optioned LHP Mark Redman Triple-A Colorado Springs.

Los Angeles Angels
Chone Figgins: Placed on the 15-day disabled list with a hamstring strain
Placed INF Chone Figgins on the 15-day disabled list with a hamstring strain. Recalled INF Kendry Morales from Triple-A Salt Lake.

Minnesota Twins
Alexi Casilla Called Up from Minors; Nick Punto Placed on 15-Day DL, (Left hamstring strain)

New York Yankees
Wilson Betemit Placed on 15-Day DL, (Strained right hamstring); Alberto Gonzalez Called Up from Minors

Oakland Athletics
Reinstated RHP Rich Harden from the 15-day disabled list and placed OF Chris Denorfia on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to May 7, with tightness in his lower back.

San Diego Padres
Acquired RHP Bryan Corey from the Red Sox in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations; Optioned LHP Joe Thatcher to Triple-A Portland.

Texas Rangers
Placed RHP Kevin Millwood on the 15-day DL; purchased the contract of RHP Doug Mathis from Triple-A Oklahoma; outrighted RHP Kazuo Fukumori from 40-man roster.

Washington Nationals
Optioned left-hander Mike O'Connor to Triple-A Columbus and recalled reliever Chris Schroder from Columbus.