Tuesday’s Sports Transactions

By The Associated Press

BASEBALL

Major League Baseball

MLB — Suspended free agent OF Dayton Alexander 76 games after a positive test positive for metabolites of Methandienone and Methyltestosterone and free agent OF Ben McQuown 50 games for a second positive test for a drug of abuse.

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Singed RHP Oliver Drake.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Agreed to terms with LHP Zach Duke on a three-year contract.

CLEVELAND INDIANS — Agreed to terms with RHP Shaun Marcum and RHP Dustin Molleken on minor league contracts.

HOUSTON ASTROS — Agreed to terms with OF Alex Presley on a one-year contract.

SEATTLE MARINERS — Named Pat Listach manager of Tacoma (PCL).

TEXAS RANGERS — Named Tony Beasley third base coach.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Agreed to terms with C Russell Martin on a five-year contract.

National League

LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Named David Finley vice president, amateur & international scouting, Galen Carr director of player personnel, Jeff Pickler special assistant, pro scouting & player development and Jack Cressend as pitching crosschecker.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Named Frank Cacciatore coach at Reading (EL); Greg Legg manager, Rob Ducey coach and Steve Schrenk pitching coach for Clearwater (FSL); Shawn Williams manager and Nelson Prada coach for Lakewood (SAL); Pat Borders manager at Williamsport (NYP); and Brian Sweeney pitching coach of GCL Phillies.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Agreed to terms with Collin Balester, LHP Jeremy Bleich, RHP Deolis Guerra, RHP Brad Lincoln, INF Gustavo Nunez, RHP Blake Wood, RHP Felipe Gonzalez, RHP Marek Minarik, RHP Tyler Sample and OF Junior Sosa on minor league contracts.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

NFL — Suspended Minnesota RB Adrian Peterson for the remainder of the season for violating the NFL personal conduct policy.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Released RB LeGarrette Blount.