Baseball
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore: Terms agreed with RHP Russ Ortiz. Optioned LHP Adam Loewen to Ottawa (IL).
Boston: Terms agreed with LHP Rusty Tucker and assigned him to Portland (Eastern).
Seattle: Recalled RHP Sean Green from and optioned EHP Emiliano Fruto to Tacoma (PCL).
NATIONAL LEAGUE
CUBS: Activated 1B Derrek Lee from and placed OF Freddie Bynum on 15-day DL. Terms agreed with 3B Josh Lansford.
Florida: Recalled RHP Anibal Sanchez from Carolina (Southern). Optioned RHP Jeff Fulchino to Albuquerque (PCL).
NORTHERN LEAGUE
Joliet: Terms agreed with RHP David Manning and INF Chad Hill. Released RHP-INF Ed Romprey and RHP Marc Sauer.
Schaumburg: Agreed with P Andrew Jefferson.
Hockey
Carolina: Agreed with Peter Laviolette, coach, Kevin McCarthy, associate head coach, and Jeff Daniels, assistant coach, on 5-year contracts.
College
Arkansas: Sophomore QB Alex Mortensen transferring to Samford.
