Royals-White Sox opener snowed out
Associated Press
The season opener between the Kansas City Royals and Chicago White Sox scheduled for today has been postponed because snow is in the forecast for Chicago.
The game will be played tomorrow at 2:05 p.m. EDT. Opening day festivities will be held before the first pitch.
The decision to postpone this opener was made yesterday. Snow, cold and high winds are in the forecast.
This was the first time since 1982 that the opener for the White Sox was postponed because of bad weather.
TRANSACTIONS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Purchased the contract of C Chad Moeller from Norfolk (IL).
BOSTON RED SOX—Purchased the contract of INF Nick Green from Pawtucket (IL).
CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Reassigned C Donny Lucy to their minor league camp. Purchased the contracts of RHP Mike MacDougal and C Corky Miller from Charlotte (IL).
KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Purchased the contract of RHP Jamey Wright from Omaha (PCL). Designated OF Shane Costa for assignment.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Placed RHP Kelvim Escobar, RHP John Lackey and RHP Ervin Santana on the 15-day DL. Optioned 3B Matt Brown, OF Reggie Willits, C Ryan Budde, SS Sean Rodriguez, RHP Rick Thompson, C Bobby Wilson and SS Brandon Wood to Salt Lake (PCL).
MINNESOTA TWINS—Purchased the contract of RHP R.A. Dickey from Rochester (IL).
OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Designated INF Jeff Baisley for assignment.
SEATTLE MARINERS—Sent RHP Jesus Delgado outright to Tacoma (PCL). Reassigned LHP Tyler Johnson, RHP Chad Cordero, INF Chris Burke, INF Chris Woodward, C Jamie Burke and OF Mike Wilson to their minor league camp. Recalled INF Matt Tuiasosopo from Tacoma (PCL). Purchased the contracts RHP Chris Jakubauskas, RHP Shawn Kelley and INF Mike Sweeney from Tacoma.
TAMPA BAY RAYS—Traded RHP Jason Hammel to Colorado for RHP Aneury Rodriguez. Placed RHP Chad Bradford, OF Fernando Perez and OF B.J. Upton on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 27 and RHP Jason Isringhausen on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 31. Reassigned C Michel Hernandez, INF Adam Kennedy, INF Ray Olmedo, INF Chris Richard, OF Ray Sadler and OF Jon Weber to their minor league camp.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Optioned RHP Jeremy Accardo, 2B Joe Inglett and RHP Brian Wolfe to Las Vegas (PCL). Purchased the contracts of C Michael Barrett and 1B Kevin Millar from Las Vegas. Placed RHP Casey Janssen, RHP Shawn Marcum and RHP Dustin McGowan on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 27.
TEXAS RANGERS—Designated 3B Travis Metcalf for assignment. Placed RHP Joaquin Benoit and RHP Eric Hurley on the 60-day DL. Placed RHP Dustin Nippert and RHP Willie Eyre on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 27. Purchased the contracts of SS Elvis Andrus, SS Omar Vizquel, RHP Kris Benson, RHP Jason Jennings, LHP Eddie Guardado and OF Andruw Jones from Oklahoma City (PCL). Reassigned C Emerson Frostad and RHP Derrick Turnbow to their minor league camp.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Placed RHP Tom Gordon on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 27, and RHP Max Scherzer on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 29. Optioned 1B Josh Whitesell and INF Josh Wilson to Reno (PCL). Purchased the contract of INF-OF Ryan Roberts from Tucson (PCL).
ATLANTA BRAVES—Placed RHP Charlie Morton on the 15-day DL. Recalled C Clint Sammons from Gwinnett (IL). Purchased the contract of CF Jordan Schafer from Gwinnett.
CHICAGO CUBS—Released RHP Chad Gaudin. Optioned RHP Jeff Samardzija to Iowa (PCL).
CINCINNATI REDS—Optioned INF Adam Rosales, UT Wilkin Castillo, RHP Homer Bailey and RHP Bill Bray to Louisville (IL). Reassigned OF Jonny Gomes to their minor league camp. Purchased the contract of OF Darnell McDonald from Louisville.
COLORADO ROCKIES—Purchased the contract of LHP Glendon Rusch from Colorado Springs (PCL). Placed RHP Taylor Buchholz and LHP Jeff Francis on the 15-day DL.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Placed RHP Jason Schmidt on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 30. Sent C Danny Ardoin outright to Albuquerque (PCL). Optioned LHP Scott Elbert and C A.J. Ellis to Albuquerque.
NEW YORK METS—Optioned OF-1B Nick Evans to Buffalo (IL). Placed LHP Billy Wagner, RHP Tim Redding and OF Angel Pagan on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 27.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Designated RHP Romulo Sanchez for assignment. Purchased the contract of OF Craig Monroe from Indianapolis (IL).
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Purchased the contracts of 3B David Freese, OF Colby Rasmus and INF Joe Thurston from Memphis (PCL).
SAN DIEGO PADRES—Purchased the contracts of RHP Kevin Correia, RHP Luke Gregerson, RHP Shawn Hill, RHP Edwin Moreno, RHP Duaner Sanchez and RHP Walter Silva from Portland (PCL). Designated RHP Wilton Lopez for assignment. Placed RHP Cha Seung Baek on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 30. Reassigned LHP Arturo Lopez to their minor league camp. Transferred RHP Mike Adams and RHP Mark Worrell from the 15-day to the 60-day DL.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS—Purchased the contracts of INF Rich Aurilia, INF Juan Uribe, OF Andres Torres and RHP Brandon Medders from Fresno (PCL). Optioned C Steve Holm to Fresno. Designated RHP Luis Perdomo for assignment. Reassigned RHP Justin Miller to their minor league camp. Placed RHP Sergio Romo and LHP Noah Lowry on the 15-day DL.
