Baseball
Orioles -- Placed P Sid Fernandez and SS Manny Alexander on the 15-day DL. Optioned P Barry Manuel to Triple-A Rochester.
California Angels -- Traded P Bob Gamez to the San Francisco Giants for OF Steve Hosey. Placed P Joe Magrane on the 15-day DL.
Chicago White Sox -- Optioned P Rod Bolton and IF Norberto Martin to Triple-A Nashville. Sent P Brian Givens and OF Dann Howitt to minor-league camp for reassignment.
Cincinnati Reds -- Released P Brian Holman.
Cleveland Indians -- Acquired P Igor Oropeza and a player to be named from the Texas Rangers to complete an earlier trade for C Junior Ortiz after rejecting P Paul Lesch because he has a shoulder problem.
Houston Astros -- Released OF Jesse Barfield. Sent P Gino Minutelli and 3B Phil Nevin to minor-league camp for reassignment.
Kansas City Royals -- Sent IF Phil Hiatt, OF Michael Tucker, P Scott Ruskin, P Rod Nichols and P Paul Abbott to minor-league camp for reassignment.
New York Mets -- Sent C Joe Kmak outright to Triple-A Norfolk. Sent P Bob Kipper to minor-league camp for reassignment.
Pittsburgh Pirates -- Placed P Alejandro Pena on the 15-day DL. Sent P Tim Wakefield, P Archie Corbin, OF Gary Varsho, OF Scott Bullett, C Glenn Sutko and 1B-3B Frank Bolick to minor-league camp for reassignment.
Seattle Mariners -- Sent P Willie Fraser to minor-league camp for reassignment.
Basketball
Minnesota Timberwolves -- Agreed to a 10-day, $25,000 contract with C Andres Guibert, who defected from Cuba's national team.
He is expected to report to the team April 13.
Colleges
NCAA -- Granted a sixth season of athletic eligibility to Syracuse LB Dan Conley.
Marshall -- Named John Pelphrey men's assistant basketball coach.
Northwestern State, La. -- Named J. D. Barnett men's basketball coach.
L Southwest Texas -- Named Mike Miller men's basketball coach.
Troy State -- Announced the retirement of AD Ken Blankenship, effective June 30.
Football
Buffalo Bills -- Re-signed S Matt Darby. Signed LB Anthony Fieldings, TE Vince Marrow and former Washington Redskins S David Gulledge.
Cincinnati Bengals -- Signed G Darrick Brilz, a free agent from the Seattle Seahawks and a former Washington Redskin, to a two-year, $2 million contract.
New England Patriots -- Signed LB Steve DeOssie and re-signed Mike Arthur.
0 Washington Redskins -- Signed QB Pat O'Hara.
Hockey
NHL -- Rescinded the Hartford Whalers' suspension of Chris Pronger, Geoff Sanderson, Pat Verbeek, Mark Janssens, Marc Potvin and Todd Harkins pending a further investigation by the league.
St. Louis Blues -- Recalled D Terry Hollinger from IHL Peoria. Announced that C Craig Janney reported back to the team four days after it reacquired him from the Vancouver Canucks.
Tampa Bay Lightning -- Recalled G J. C. Bergeron from IHL Atlanta under emergency conditions.
Toronto Maple Leafs -- Recalled RW Ken McRae from AHL St. John's.