Newsmakers

Signed The Seattle Mariners have aquired pitcher Joe Wieland from the Los Angeles Dodgers for minor league infielder Erick Mejia. Wieland spent most of last season with Triple-A Oklahoma City, going 10-5 with a 4.59 ERA in 22 games.

The New York Yankees continued to add depth to the back of their roster when they acquired left-hander Tyler Olson and infielder Ronald Torreyes from the Dodgers for minor league infielder Rob Segedin and a player to be named or cash.

The Miami Marlins addded left-hander Wei-Yin Chen and infielder Chris Johnson. Chen accepted an $80 million, five-year contract with an option for 2021, and he can opt out after 2017.

The Colorado Rockies added another left-handed hitter to an already crowded outfield by agreeing with Gerardo Parra on a three-year, $27.5 million deal.

Resigned Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long will not be chairman of the College Football Playoff selection committee next season. Long will still be a member of the 12-person panel that sets the matchups for the semifinals, but he will no longer be the face and voice of the committee.

Hired Kirby Smart completed filling his new Georgia staff by hiring Alabama defensive backs coach and assistant head coach Mel Tucker as the Bulldogs’ defensive coordinator.

Died Former Butler basketball star Andrew Smith died after a two-year battle with cancer. He was 25. He was diagnosed with an aggressive form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma early in 2014.

Filed Cy Young Award winners Jake Arrieta of the Chicago Cubs and Dallas Keuchel of the Houston Astros were among 156 players who filed for salary arbitration and are set to swap proposed figures with their teams this week unless they agree to contracts.

Withdrew The No. 7-ranked Angelique Kerber is now one of eight top-10 women’s players who have laid low by injuries or illness in the lead up to the Australian Open after she withdrew from the Sydney International with a stomach illness.