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Transactions Occurring on May 25
The New York Mets released D.J. Carrasco.
The Chicago Cubs signed Diory Hernandez as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed John Maine as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Rays selected Jay Buente off waivers from the Florida Marlins.
The San Francisco Giants released Terry Evans.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Ian Snell as a free agent.
The New York Yankees selected Kanekoa Texeira off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.
The Milwaukee Brewers selected Josh Wilson off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jeff Bennett as a free agent.
The Washington Nationals released Brian Bruney.
The Colorado Rockies signed Kazuo Matsui as a free agent.
The New York Mets selected Justin Turner off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released John-Ford Griffin.
The Florida Marlins signed Clay Hensley as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals released Josh Newman.
The Colorado Rockies signed Juan Rincon as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins released Mike Wood.
The San Diego Padres signed Philip Barzilla as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Todd Linden as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers released Chris Michalak.
The Toronto Blue Jays released Andrew Good.
Jason Standridge of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
The Cincinnati Reds traded David Williams and cash to the New York Mets for Robert Manuel.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Edgardo Alfonzo as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers released Matt Mantei.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Orber Moreno as a free agent.
The Houston Astros released Jared Sandberg.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Brad Voyles.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Mike Rose.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Mike Rose as a free agent.
The New York Yankees released Dee Brown.
The New York Yankees signed Calvin Maduro as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers released Cody Ransom.
The Cleveland Indians signed Scott Elarton as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Sergio Escalona as an amateur free agent.
The New York Mets released Ricky Gutierrez.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Steve Schmoll as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Bill Simas as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Tony Fiore.
The Detroit Tigers signed Lyle Mouton as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Dwight Gooden.
The San Diego Padres signed Carlos Reyes as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Kevin Stocker.
The Arizona Diamondbacks released Ricky Pickett.
The Texas Rangers signed Ricky Pickett as a free agent.
The New York Mets traded a player to be named later and Paul Byrd to the Atlanta Braves for Greg McMichael. The New York Mets sent Andy Zwirchitz (minors) (May 25, 1997) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.
The Kansas City Royals signed Gregg Olson as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Todd Benzinger as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers selected John Cummings off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.
The Florida Marlins returned Matt Dunbar (earlier draft pick) to the New York Yankees.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Greg Mullins as an amateur free agent.
The Boston Red Sox released Mario Diaz.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Joel Johnston.
The Chicago Cubs released Mike Dyer.
The Cincinnati Reds released Junior Noboa.
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Ed Nunez to the Texas Rangers for a player to be named later. The Texas Rangers sent Mark Hampton (minors) (September 15, 1992) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Carmelo Castillo as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Jeff Bronkey as a free agent.
The Houston Astros released Doug Strange.
The California Angels signed Freddie Toliver as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos traded Gene Harris, Brian Holman and Randy Johnson to the Seattle Mariners for a player to be named later and Mark Langston. The Seattle Mariners sent Mike Campbell (July 31, 1989) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.
The Cincinnati Reds released Manny Trillo.
The Texas Rangers released Steve Kemp.
The California Angels released Ken Forsch.
The New York Yankees released Kevin Hickey.
The New York Yankees released Mike O'Berry.
The Houston Astros traded Alan Bannister to the Texas Rangers for Mike Richardt.
The Boston Red Sox traded Mike Brumley and Dennis Eckersley to the Chicago Cubs for Bill Buckner.
The Atlanta Braves released Terry Leach.
The Montreal Expos signed Terry Crowley as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos traded Wallace Johnson to the San Francisco Giants for Mike Vail.
The Oakland Athletics signed Fernando Arroyo as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Jay Johnstone.
The Texas Rangers released Ed Figueroa.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Bud Harrelson as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves traded Frank LaCorte to the Houston Astros for Bo McLaughlin.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Champ Summers to the Detroit Tigers for a player to be named later. The Detroit Tigers sent Sheldon Burnside (October 25, 1979) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.
The Chicago Cubs released Tim Ireland.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Bobby Tolan.
The San Francisco Giants signed Steve Barber as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians released Rick Austin.
The Houston Astros signed Joe Gibbon as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins purchased Mel Nelson from the Los Angeles Angels.
The Cleveland Indians traded Doc Edwards and $100,000 to the Kansas City Athletics for Joe Azcue and Dick Howser.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Danny Breeden as an amateur free agent.
The Kansas City Athletics released Art Ditmar.
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded a player to be named later and Charlie Neal to the New York Mets for Lee Walls and $100,000. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Willard Hunter (May 25, 1962) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.
The Cleveland Indians traded Hal Naragon and Hal Woodeshick to the Washington Senators for Ed Fitz Gerald.
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Joe Black from the Cincinnati Redlegs.
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Bob Boyd from the Chicago White Sox. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Baltimore Orioles traded Dick Littlefield to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Cal Abrams.
The Brooklyn Dodgers traded Bud Byerly to the New York Giants for Norman Fox (minors).
The Cincinnati Reds selected Phil Haugstad off waivers from the Brooklyn Dodgers.
The New York Yankees purchased Hank Majeski from the Boston Braves.
The Brooklyn Dodgers purchased Jimmy Wasdell from the Washington Senators.
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Johnny Watwood from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Washington Senators purchased Milt Gray from Baltimore (International).
The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Paul Richards from the New York Giants.
The Boston Red Sox traded Bob Seeds, Bob Weiland and $25,000 to the Cleveland Indians for Wes Ferrell and Dick Porter.
The Boston Braves signed Hod Ford as a free agent.
The Washington Senators selected Ira Flagstead off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.
The New York Giants purchased Mickey O'Neil from the Washington Senators.
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Ray Steineder from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Merito Acosta from the Washington Senators.
The New York Yankees traded Jack Lelivelt and Bill Stumpf to the Cleveland Naps for Roger Peckinpaugh.
The Boston Rustlers traded Art Butler and Josh Clarke to St Paul (American Association) for Harry Steinfeldt.
The Boston Americans released Charlie Jones. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The New York Giants signed King Kelly as a free agent.
The Brooklyn Grooms signed Harry Stovey as a free agent.
The Indianapolis Hoosiers released Jumbo Schoeneck.
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