Historical Transactions Occurring on January 21
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- January 21, 2023
The Boston Red Sox signed Ryan Sherriff as a free agent.
- January 21, 2021
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Tyler Chatwood as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Dillon Thomas as a free agent.
- January 21, 2020
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Daniel Corcino as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Adalberto Mejía as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Marcell Ozuna as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Andrew Romine as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Héctor Santiago as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox traded Travis Lakins Sr. to the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named later. The Chicago Cubs sent Jhonny Pereda (February 23, 2020) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.
The San Francisco Giants selected Luís Madero off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels.
- January 21, 2019
The Detroit Tigers signed Gordon Beckham as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Danny Farquhar as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Wilmer Flores as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed David Hale as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Héctor Sánchez as a free agent.
The Washington Nationals signed Luis Sardiñas as a free agent.
The New York Yankees traded Shed Long Jr. (minors) to the Seattle Mariners for Josh Stowers (minors).
The New York Yankees traded Sonny Gray and Reiver Sanmartin to the Cincinnati Reds for Shed Long Jr. and 2019 competitive balance round A pick.
The New York Yankees traded Shed Long Jr. to the Seattle Mariners for Josh Stowers (minors).
- January 21, 2018
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Antonio Bastardo as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Michael Blazek as a free agent.
- January 21, 2017
The Kansas City Royals signed Dean Anna as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Joba Chamberlain as a free agent.
- January 21, 2016
The Chicago White Sox signed Matt Albers as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Chris Davis as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Munenori Kawasaki as a free agent.
The Miami Marlins signed Zach Lutz as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Lester Oliveros as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Niuman Romero as a free agent.
- January 21, 2015
The San Francisco Giants signed John Bowker as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Dana Eveland as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Steve Johnson as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Jason Marquis as a free agent.
The Miami Marlins signed Vin Mazzaro as a free agent.
The Washington Nationals signed Evan Meek as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Humberto Quintero as a free agent.
The Washington Nationals signed Max Scherzer as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Dontrelle Willis as a free agent.
The Houston Astros traded Carlos Corporán to the Texas Rangers for Akeem Bostick.
- January 21, 2014
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Bobby Abreu as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Shelley Duncan as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Chad Gaudin as a free agent.
- January 21, 2013
The Houston Astros signed Érik Bédard as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Pedro Feliciano as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Ben Francisco as a free agent.
- January 21, 2012
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Vinnie Chulk as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Brad Eldred as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Chris George as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox released Charlie Haeger.
The Colorado Rockies traded Clayton Mortensen to the Boston Red Sox for Marco Scutaro.
- January 21, 2011
The Florida Marlins signed Chris Aguila as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Blaine Boyer as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Tim Byrdak as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Matt Fox as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Rays signed Dirk Hayhurst as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Jason Lane as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Nick Punto as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jeremy Reed as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Virgil Vasquez as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays traded Vernon Wells to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for Mike Napoli and Juan Rivera.
- January 21, 2010
The Kansas City Royals signed Rick Ankiel as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Denny Bautista as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Harvey García as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Khalil Greene as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Shawn Hill as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Paul Lo Duca as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Mark McLemore as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Vicente Padilla as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Jay Payton as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Jared Wells as a free agent.
- January 21, 2009
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Brad Ausmus as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Henry Blanco as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Erik Kratz as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Ty Taubenheim as a free agent.
- January 21, 2008
The Baltimore Orioles signed Lance Cormier as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Joe Hietpas as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Brett Tomko as a free agent.
- January 21, 2007
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Chad Harville as a free agent.
The Washington Nationals signed Sandy León as an amateur free agent.
The Washington Nationals signed Adrián Sánchez as an amateur free agent.
- January 21, 2006
The New York Mets signed Mike Venafro as a free agent.
- January 21, 2005
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Ricky Bottalico as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Luis Figueroa as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Bryce Florie as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Ben Grieve as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Denny Hocking as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Steve Reed as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Damian Rolls as a free agent.
The Washington Nationals signed Jared Sandberg as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Chris Singleton as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Aaron Small as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Mark Watson as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Paulo Orlando as an amateur free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies selected Edwin Moreno off waivers from the Texas Rangers.
- January 21, 2004
The Chicago White Sox signed Marvin Benard as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Ivanon Coffie as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Jeff D'Amico as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Ryan Dempster as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed David Doster as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Lou Merloni as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Larry Sutton as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Turk Wendell as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox selected Reynaldo Garcia off waivers from the Texas Rangers.
- January 21, 2003
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Jorge Fábregas as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Pete Harnisch as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Bobby Jones as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Fernando Seguignol as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Lee Stevens as a free agent.
Chuck Smith of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
The Anaheim Angels released Lou Pote.
The Milwaukee Brewers selected Brady Clark off waivers from the New York Mets.
- January 21, 2002
The New York Mets signed Tony Tarasco as a free agent.
As part of a 3-team trade: The New York Mets sent Lenny Harris and Glendon Rusch to the Milwaukee Brewers. The New York Mets sent Benny Agbayani, Todd Zeile and cash to the Colorado Rockies. The Colorado Rockies sent Ross Gload and Craig House to the New York Mets. The Colorado Rockies sent Alex Ochoa to the Milwaukee Brewers. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Jeromy Burnitz, Lou Collier, Jeff D'Amico, Mark Sweeney and cash to the New York Mets.
- January 21, 2000
The Houston Astros signed Frank Charles as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Hideo Nomo as a free agent.
The New York Mets traded Luis López to the Milwaukee Brewers for Bill Pulsipher.
- January 21, 1999
The Houston Astros signed Alex Diaz as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Randy Knorr as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Jeff McCurry as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Bob Scanlan as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Brian Williams as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Ray Olmedo as an amateur free agent.
- January 21, 1998
The San Francisco Giants signed Alex Diaz as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Pete Harnisch as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Phil Hiatt as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Tim Hyers as a free agent.
- January 21, 1997
The Montreal Expos signed Lee Smith as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Brian Williams as a free agent.
- January 21, 1994
The Detroit Tigers signed Mike Christopher as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Russ Swan as a free agent.
- January 21, 1993
The Oakland Athletics signed Joe Boever as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Kevin Campbell as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Dave Gallagher as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Jeff Parrett as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Rafael Ramírez as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Dale Sveum as a free agent.
The Houston Astros released Rich Scheid.
The Montreal Expos traded to the California Angels for unknown compensation. Jeff Tuss (minors) refused to report to his new team. The Montreal Expos sent Keith Morrison (minors) (January 21, 1993) to the California Angels to complete the trade.
- January 21, 1992
The Houston Astros signed Héctor Carrasco as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Matt Sinatro as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Mike Stanley as a free agent.
- January 21, 1991
The Detroit Tigers signed Skeeter Barnes as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Rick Cerone as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Greg Mathews as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Scott May as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Paul Zuvella as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers traded Dave Richards (minors) to the Seattle Mariners for Todd Haney.
- January 21, 1989
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Tony Fossas as a free agent.
- January 21, 1987
The Chicago White Sox signed Jerry Royster as a free agent.
- January 21, 1986
The California Angels signed Mark Ryal as a free agent.
The California Angels purchased Jeff Schaefer from the Baltimore Orioles.
- January 21, 1983
The New York Yankees signed Steve Comer as a free agent.
The California Angels signed Ellis Valentine as a free agent.
The New York Mets released Bruce Bochy.
The Seattle Mariners traded Jim Essian to the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named later. The Cleveland Indians sent Tom Owens (minors) (May 18, 1983) to the Seattle Mariners to complete the trade.
- January 21, 1982
The Cleveland Indians signed Sid Monge as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Tony Scott as a free agent.
- January 21, 1981
The Kansas City Royals traded Germán Barranca to the Cincinnati Reds for César Gerónimo.
- January 21, 1979
The Detroit Tigers signed Larry Pashnick as an amateur free agent.
- January 21, 1978
The Texas Rangers signed Mike Jorgensen as a free agent.
- January 21, 1975
The New York Yankees released Gene Michael.
- January 21, 1973
The Atlanta Braves signed Curt Blefary as a free agent.
- January 21, 1969
The New York Yankees signed Tom Buskey as an amateur free agent.
- January 21, 1965
The Minnesota Twins released Bill Fischer.
- January 21, 1963
The Minnesota Twins released Rubén Gómez.
- January 21, 1960
The San Francisco Giants released Jim Hegan.
- January 21, 1959
The St. Louis Cardinals released Chuck Stobbs.
- January 21, 1952
The Philadelphia Athletics released Wally Moses.
- January 21, 1946
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Roy Hughes from the Chicago Cubs.
- January 21, 1943
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Johnny Cooney as a free agent.
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Paul Waner as a free agent.
- January 21, 1939
Syracuse (International) purchased Tommy Heath from the St. Louis Browns.
- January 21, 1933
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Waite Hoyt as a free agent.
Toronto (International) purchased Johnnie Heving from the Philadelphia Athletics.
- January 21, 1931
Jersey City (International) purchased Bud Clancy from the Chicago White Sox for $12,000.
- January 21, 1925
The Philadelphia Athletics released Amos Strunk.
- January 21, 1919
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Doug Baird, Gene Packard and Stuffy Stewart to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dixie Davis, Pickles Dillhoefer and Milt Stock.
- January 21, 1916
The New York Yankees purchased Nick Cullop from the Kansas City Packers.
The Brooklyn Robins purchased Jimmy Johnston from Newark (FL).
The New York Yankees purchased Germany Schaefer from the Newark Pepper.
- January 21, 1915
Bobby Vaughn jumped from Buffalo (International) to the St. Louis Terriers.
- January 21, 1905
The Philadelphia Phillies traded a player to be named later and Del Howard to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Kitty Bransfield, Otto Krueger and Harry McCormick. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Otis Clymer (January 21, 1905) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.
- January 21, 1893
The St. Louis Browns traded Cliff Carroll to the Boston for Joe Quinn.
- January 21, 1890
The Rochester Broncos purchased Bill Greenwood from the Columbus Solons for $500.
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