As is the case at every trade deadline, there’s a flurry of activity on deadline day. The most high-profile of the moves are the trades themselves, but the aftermath of that activity often results in a shuffle of minor moves of their own. Plenty of clubs have had to fill or create roster spots depending on the deals they’ve made in the last 24 hours. We’ll round up 40-man roster transactions not previously covered on the MLBTR pages here:
AL East
- Yankees: Reinstated catcher Ben Rortvedt from 60-day injured list
- Blue Jays: Designated left-hander Anthony Banda for assignment; lost left-hander Andrew Vasquez on waivers to Phillies
AL Central
- Tigers: Reinstated right-hander Matt Manning from 60-day injured list
- White Sox: Claimed right-hander Tobias Myers off waivers from Giants
AL West
- Angels: Selected the contract of infielder Jose Rojas; designated infielder David MacKinnon for assignment
- Mariners: Designated first baseman Jack Larsen for assignment; released left-hander Tommy Milone
- Astros: Transferred catcher Jason Castro to 60-day injured list
NL East
- Nationals: Designated left-hander Josh Rogers for assignment; transferred left-hander Evan Lee to 60-day injured list. Selected the contract of first baseman Joey Meneses
- Marlins: Reinstated right-hander Anthony Bender from 60-day injured list
- Phillies: Claimed left-hander Andrew Vasquez off waivers from Blue Jays
NL Central
Cubs: Claimed right-hander Kervin Castro off waivers from Giants
NL West
Giants: Lost right-hander Tobias Myers on waivers to White Sox; lost right-hander Kervin Castro on waivers to Cubs
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