...Jake Westbrook, RHP Chad Paronto and RHP David Riske. NEW YORK YANKEES--Released RHP Ben Rivera. Assigned LHP Charlie Manning to their minor league camp. TEXAS RANGERS--Named Andy Silverman vice president of ticket sales. National League...

...reconstructed ulna collateral ligament in his right elbow. Rivera was on a non-guaranteed minor league contract. ... LHP Charlie Manning was reassigned to New York's minor league camp, leaving the Yankees with 53 players at their major league camp...

...National League CINCINNATI REDS--Traded 3B Aaron Boone to the New York Yankees for LHP Branden Claussen, LHP Charlie Manning and cash. Placed RHP Ryan Dempster on the 15-day disabled list. Called up OF Ryan Freel from Louisville of the...

...IL. CLEVELAND INDIANS--Signed RHP Justin Hoyman. NEW YORK YANKEES--Assigned RHP Chein-ming Wang and LHP Charlie Manning to Columbus of the IL and RHP Francisco Villegas to Trenton of the Eastern League. SEATTLE MARINERS--Released...

...Tristan Crawford, INF Yurendell De Caster, LHP Ross Detwiler, OF Frank Diaz, LHP Mike Hinckley, C Devin Ivany, LHP Charlie Manning, OF Tommy Murphy, OF Jorge Padilla, INF Antonio Perez, RHP Ismael Ramirez, LHP Josh Smoker and RHP Jim Ed Warden...

...NATIONALS-Optioned LHP Matt Chico and RHP Chris Schroder to Columbus (IL). Purchased the contracts of OF Ryan Langerhans, LHP Charlie Manning and RHP Brian Sanches from Columbus. Transferred RHP Ryan Wagner from the 15- to the 60-day DL. FOOTBALL National...

...Mateo and RHP Daniel McCutchen to their minor league camp. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS-Optioned RHP Mitchell Boggs, LHP Charlie Manning, RHP Matt Scherer and OF Brian Barton to the minor leagues. Assigned RHP Clayton Mortensen, RHP Adam Ottavino...

...professional scouting. NEW YORK YANKEES--Agreed to terms with RHP Adrian Hernandez, LHP Matt Beech, LHP Corey Lee, LHP Charlie Manning, C Omar Fuentes, C Dioner Navarro, C David Parrish and INF David Post on minor league contracts. SEATTLE MARINERS...