BOSTON (AP) The Boston Red Sox have placed outfielder Shane Victorino and third baseman Will Middlebrooks on the 15-day disabled list and recalled right-hander Alfredo Aceves and infielder Jose Iglesias.

In other moves Friday, both involving catchers, David Ross was activated from the seven-day concussion disabled list and Ryan Lavarnway was optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket.

Victorino went on the list retroactive to May 21 with a strained left hamstring. Middlebrooks has a low back strain and left Thursday night's 12-3 loss to the Cleveland Indians after the fourth inning. Victorino is hitting .283 in 34 games. Middlebrooks is batting .201 in 46 games.

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CHICAGO (AP) Miami Marlins pitcher Alex Sanabia said he didn't know it was illegal to spit directly onto a baseball.

He knows now.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez has sold his Miami Beach home for $30 million.

A-Rod's business partner, Jose More, confirmed that the sale closed Friday.

CHICAGO (AP) The Chicago White Sox reinstated pitcher John Danks from the disabled list before Friday's start against the Miami Marlins.

The 28-year-old left-hander had been sidelined for more than a year by a shoulder injury.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira expects to play in his first game since hurting his right wrist in early March, suiting up for a minor-league game with Double-A Trenton on Wednesday.

Teixeira, who injured the wrist while preparing with the U.S. team for the World Baseball Classic, has been working out at the Yankees' minor-league complex.

WASHINGTON (AP) Davey Johnson says he's giving up his razor until the Washington Nationals find their bats.

The manager apologized for his scraggly appearance before Friday's game against the Philadelphia Phillies, but he said it had a purpose.

TORONTO (AP) The Toronto Blue Jays moved pitcher J.A. Happ to the 60-day disabled list Friday as the left-hander recovers from injuries after being hit in the head by a line drive earlier in this month.

Happ suffered a skull fracture and a sprained right knee when he fell to the ground in pain after being struck behind the left ear by a liner off the bat of Tampa Bay's Desmond Jennings on May 7. Happ left the field on the stretcher and spent the night in hospital.

WASHINGTON (AP) Danny Espinosa's .163 batting average makes a lot more sense. He's been playing with a broken wrist.

Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson said Friday that his second baseman has a small fracture in the right wrist and will rest a few days to see if it improves.

CINCINNATI (AP) The Reds put left-handed reliever Sean Marshall on the 15-day disabled list Friday, the second time this season that he's been sidelined by a sore pitching shoulder.

The left shoulder has been bothering him since spring training. The Reds thought a little rest would take care of it, but the shoulder hurt after he made his first appearance of the regular season. He went on the disabled list from April 10-25 with tendinitis.

BOSTON (AP) Cleveland Indians first baseman Nick Swisher is back from the paternity list after his wife, JoAnna, had the couple's first child, a girl.

Swisher missed three games. To make room for him, the Indians optioned infielder Cord Phelps to Triple-A Columbus.