9:30 PM - George Kontos (Wsh) signed a minor-league deal with the Nationals on Friday, Mark Zuckerman of MASN Sports reports.

1:33 PM - George Kontos (ChC) Cubs reassigned Kontos to their minor-league camp Saturday, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

8:54 PM - George Kontos (ChC) agreed to a minor-league contract with the Cubs on Friday, Bruce Levine of 670TheScore.com reports.

1:05 PM - George Kontos (NYY) was sent to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Friday.

12:38 PM - George Kontos (NYY) was designated for assignment by the Yankees on Wednesday, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.

1:09 PM - George Kontos (NYY) had his contract selected from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Monday, Marc Carig of The Athletic reports.

9:10 AM - George Kontos (Cle) was traded to the Yankees on Saturday in exchange for cash considerations, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports.

4:16 PM - George Kontos (Cle) was outrighted to Triple-A Columbus on Sunday.

11:13 AM - George Kontos (Cle) was designated for assignment by the Indians on Friday.

11:06 AM - George Kontos (Cle) had his contract purchased from Triple-A Columbus on Tuesday.

1:46 PM - George Kontos (Cle) signed a minor-league contract with the Indians on Sunday.

1:51 PM - George Kontos (Pit) will no longer be the Pirates' setup man, Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic Pittsburgh reports.

5:50 AM - George Kontos (Pit) (1-2) allowed one run on two hits and one walk in one inning Friday in Philadelphia.

7:17 AM - George Kontos (Pit) general manager Neal Huntington said Tuesday that Kontos and Michael Feliz would handle most of the high-leverage work in front of closer Felipe Rivero this season, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.

10:47 AM - George Kontos (Pit) agreed to a one-year, $2.725 million contract with the Pirates on Friday, avoiding arbitration, Bill Brink of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

11:54 AM - George Kontos (Pit) (groin) was activated from the 10-day disabled list Thursday, Bill Brink of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

12:38 PM - George Kontos (Pit) (groin) was able to toss a 20-pitch simulated game prior to Tuesday's contest, and should be activated within the next couple days, Bill Brink of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

6:35 AM - George Kontos (Pit) (groin) will resume baseball activities Friday with hopes of coming off the disabled list when eligible on Aug. 30, Pirates Prospects reports.

1:16 PM - George Kontos (Pit) (groin) was placed on the 10-day disabled list Tuesday.

1:26 PM - George Kontos (Pit) said he was dealing with groin tightness Sunday but is available to pitch Monday against the Dodgers, Stephen J. Nesbitt of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

12:48 PM - George Kontos (Pit) Clint Hurdle said Kontos was unavailable Sunday due to lower body discomfort, Rob Biertempfel of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.

10:49 AM - George Kontos (Pit) officially joined the Pirates' 25-man roster Monday.

10:57 AM - George Kontos (Pit) was claimed on waivers by the Pirates on Saturday.

2:39 AM - George Kontos (SF) was charged with an earned run and a blown save in a third of an inning against the Dodgers on Friday.

9:22 PM - George Kontos (SF) fired a scoreless inning while striking out one in Wednesday's 5-3 win over the Rockies.

1:00 PM - George Kontos (SF) fired 1.1 scoreless innings Sunday, striking out three in a loss to the Rockies.

11:24 PM - George Kontos (SF) pitched two innings of relief Wednesday, holding the Nationals scoreless in a 3-1 loss.

12:02 PM - George Kontos (SF) has allowed four runs over eight innings of relief to begin the season entering Sunday's game against the Padres.

9:47 AM - George Kontos (SF) will be used in later innings against lefty-heavy portions of opponents' lineups, CSN Bay Area reports.

12:39 PM - George Kontos (SF) pitched a clean sixth inning and picked up the win in Saturday's spring training win over the Cubs.

1:02 PM - George Kontos (SF) agreed to a one-year deal with the Giants on Friday, avoiding arbitration.

11:22 AM - George Kontos (SF) tossed three clean innings in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Orioles. He walked two and struck out one.

11:59 AM - George Kontos (SF) has given up just three earned runs and two walks over his last 11 relief appearances.

11:45 AM - George Kontos (SF) has thrown six shutout innings dating back to May 29.

12:01 PM - George Kontos (SF) (elbow) was activated from the disabled list Tuesday, Alex Pavlovic of CSN Bay Area reports.

4:19 PM - George Kontos (SF) (elbow) is in line for rehab appearances Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday at Triple-A Sacramento, Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News reports. If everything proceeds as planned, will be activated during next week's series against the Padres, according to Hank Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle.

4:04 PM - George Kontos (SF) (elbow) is scheduled to pitch with Triple-A Sacramento on Sunday, Alex Pavlovic of CSN Bay Area reports.

2:03 PM - George Kontos (SF) (elbow), who completed a 30-pitch bullpen session Sunday, is scheduled for another Tuesday, Alex Pavlovic of CSN Bay Area reports.

4:16 PM - George Kontos (SF) (elbow) has played catch the past two days, but manager Bruce Bochy relayed Monday that the right-handed reliever remains a "couple weeks" from a return, Alex Pavlovic of CSN Bay Area reports.

2:00 PM - George Kontos (SF) (elbow) was officially placed on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday.

6:12 AM - George Kontos (SF) suffered a flexor strain and will be placed on the disabled list, Alex Pavlovic of the San Jose Mercury News reports.

8:04 AM - George Kontos (SF) pitched a scoreless inning and struck out two on Friday.

2:35 PM - George Kontos (SF) agreed to a one-year, $1.15 million contract with the Giants on Monday to avoid arbitration, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports.

7:57 AM - George Kontos (SF) recalled RHP George Kontos from Triple-A Fresno.

4:44 PM - George Kontos (SF) optioned RHP George Kontos to Triple-A Fresno.

7:56 AM - George Kontos (SF) recalled RHP George Kontos from Triple-A Fresno.

10:06 AM - George Kontos (SF) optioned RHP George Kontos to Triple-A Fresno.

12:42 PM - George Kontos (SF) recalled RHP George Kontos from Triple-A Fresno.

4:19 PM - George Kontos (SF) optioned RHP George Kontos to Triple-A Fresno

8:29 AM - George Kontos (SF) recalled RHP George Kontos from Triple-A Fresno

12:40 PM - George Kontos (SF) optioned RHP George Kontos to Triple-A Fresno.

2:16 PM - George Kontos (SF) recalled RHP George Kontos from Triple-A Fresno.

1:33 PM - George Kontos (SF) Kontos has been suspended three games for throwing at Andrew McCutchen on Tuesday night.

11:21 AM - George Kontos (SF) optioned RHP George Kontos to Triple-A Fresno.

11:48 PM - George Kontos (SF) Kontos has allowed six runs on 11 hits and two walks in his last three appearances.