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November 1, 1995
The Boston Red Sox signed Jim Tatum as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Darren Hall as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Tom Prince as a free agent.
Jamie Moyer of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Erik Hanson of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Zane Smith of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Mike Aldrete of the California Angels granted free agency.
Mike Bielecki of the California Angels granted free agency.
Jaime Navarro of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Frank Viola of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
John Farrell of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Ken Hill of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Mike Kingery of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Mike Henneman of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Milt Thompson of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Gregg Olson of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Ramon Martinez of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Darryl Hamilton of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Kevin Seitzer of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Mike Stanley of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Mike Gallego of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Steve Ontiveros of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Jim Eisenreich of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Don Slaught of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Trevor Wilson of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Tom Henke of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Jose Oquendo of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Danny Cox of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
Devon White of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
November 2, 1995
The Florida Marlins signed Tommy Gregg as a free agent.
Luis Polonia of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Bob Patterson of the California Angels granted free agency.
Hal Morris of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Alvaro Espinoza of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Tony Pena of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Billy Ripken of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Franklin Stubbs of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
John Cangelosi of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Juan Samuel of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Randy Velarde of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Stan Javier of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Charlie Hayes of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Candy Maldonado of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Lance Parrish of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
Duane Ward of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
November 3, 1995
The Seattle Mariners signed Greg McCarthy as a free agent.
Mike Devereaux of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Alejandro Pena of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Kevin Bass of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Kevin Brown of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Doug Jones of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Willie McGee of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Greg Myers of the California Angels granted free agency.
Spike Owen of the California Angels granted free agency.
Mark Grace of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Howard Johnson of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Randy Myers of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Dave Martinez of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Mike Jackson of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Walt Weiss of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Tom Browning of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Gary Gaetti of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Tom Candiotti of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Bill Wegman of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Bill Spiers of the New York Mets granted free agency.
David Cone of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Steve Howe of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Dion James of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Sid Fernandez of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Andy Van Slyke of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Terry Mulholland of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Jeff Reed of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Roger McDowell of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Otis Nixon of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Mike Pagliarulo of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Mickey Tettleton of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Bob Tewksbury of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Bobby Witt of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Paul Molitor of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
November 6, 1995
The Oakland Athletics signed Paul Fletcher as a free agent.
Fred McGriff of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Harold Baines of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Mike Macfarlane of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Mike Maddux of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Dave Gallagher of the California Angels granted free agency.
Eddie Murray of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Dave Winfield of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Pat Borders of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Roberto Kelly of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Tim Wallach of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
B.J. Surhoff of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Mike Morgan of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Al Leiter of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
November 7, 1995
The Florida Marlins signed Russ Morman as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Edgar Caceres as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Rick Reed as a free agent.
Chuck Finley of the California Angels granted free agency.
Lou Whitaker of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Andre Dawson of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
Greg Gagne of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Brett Butler of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
November 8, 1995
The Boston Red Sox signed Brad Pennington as a free agent.
The ARI (NL) signed Greg Aquino as an amateur free agent.
Mark Eichhorn of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Scott Sanderson of the California Angels granted free agency.
Lance Johnson of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Jeff Montgomery of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Lee Guetterman of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
November 9, 1995
The Boston Red Sox signed Ken Grundt as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Brett Butler as a free agent.
Dick Schofield of the California Angels granted free agency.
Dave Righetti of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
The Cleveland Indians released Ruben Amaro.
November 10, 1995
The San Francisco Giants signed Jeff Patterson as a free agent.
November 11, 1995
The San Diego Padres signed Dan Rohrmeier as a free agent.
Joe Orsulak of the New York Mets granted free agency.
Wade Boggs of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Don Mattingly of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Jody Reed of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
Fernando Valenzuela of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
Danny Darwin of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Jeff Russell of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
November 12, 1995
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Jim Bruske as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Kevin Roberson as a free agent.
November 13, 1995
The Baltimore Orioles signed Joe Hall as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres released Phil Clark.
November 14, 1995
The San Diego Padres sent Tim Hyers to the Detroit Tigers as part of a conditional deal.
The Chicago White Sox signed Dave Martinez as a free agent.
November 15, 1995
The Atlanta Braves signed Darron Cox as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Luis Rivera as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Andy Carter as a free agent.
The New York Mets released Al Osuna.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Vicente Palacios.
November 16, 1995
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Ramon Martinez as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Riccardo Ingram as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Donaldo Mendez as an amateur free agent.
The Seattle Mariners released Warren Newson.
The Cincinnati Reds traded a player to be named later, C.J. Nitkowski, and Dave Tuttle (minors) to the Detroit Tigers for David Wells. The Cincinnati Reds sent Mark Lewis (November 16, 1995) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.
The Philadelphia Phillies selected Carlos Crawford off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.
November 17, 1995
The San Francisco Giants signed Guillermo Rodriguez as an amateur free agent.
The Kansas City Royals traded a player to be named later, Derek Wallace, and Eugenio Morones (minors) to the New York Mets for Jason Jacome and Allen McDill. The Kansas City Royals sent John Carter (minors) (November 17, 1995) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.
November 20, 1995
The Boston Red Sox signed Ramon Caraballo as a free agent.
The California Angels signed Bryan Harvey as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Joe Ausanio as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Chris Nabholz as a free agent.
Erik Schullstrom of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.
The Minnesota Twins released Steve Dunn.
The San Diego Padres released Phil Plantier.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Rich Rodriguez.
The Colorado Rockies traded Joe Girardi to the New York Yankees for Mike DeJean.
The Baltimore Orioles selected Oscar Munoz off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.
The Detroit Tigers selected Micah Franklin off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Detroit Tigers selected Jeff McCurry off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
November 21, 1995
The California Angels signed Randy Velarde as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Devon White as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Dave Telgheder as a free agent.
November 22, 1995
The Baltimore Orioles signed Clay Bellinger as a free agent.
Eric Helfand of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
November 24, 1995
The Kansas City Royals signed Jose Mota as a free agent.
November 25, 1995
The San Diego Padres signed Mandy Romero as a free agent.
November 27, 1995
The Boston Red Sox signed Brent Knackert as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Ivan Cruz as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Buddy Groom as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Sid Fernandez as a free agent.
Brian Kowitz of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
November 29, 1995
The Oakland Athletics signed Archie Corbin as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Paul Abbott as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Mike Sharperson as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Willis Otanez and Miguel Cairo to the Seattle Mariners for Mike Blowers.
November 30, 1995
The Baltimore Orioles signed Brent Bowers as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Ricky Trlicek as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Joe Siddall as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Greg Gagne as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Steve Bieser as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Carlos Martinez as a free agent.
Darryl Strawberry of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
The Chicago White Sox released Barry Lyons.
The Detroit Tigers released Milt Cuyler.
December 1, 1995
The San Francisco Giants sent Rikkert Faneyte to the Texas Rangers as part of a conditional deal.
The Montreal Expos signed Wally Whitehurst as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Matt Stairs as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds released Darren Lewis.
December 2, 1995
The Atlanta Braves signed Fred McGriff as a free agent.
December 4, 1995
The Kansas City Royals drafted Miguel Mejia from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1995 rule 5 draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Kim Batiste from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1995 rule 5 draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Jon Ratliff from the Chicago Cubs in the 1995 rule 5 draft.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Rodney Myers from the Kansas City Royals in the 1995 rule 5 draft.
The New York Yankees drafted Marc Ronan from the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1995 rule 5 draft.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Kimera Bartee from the Minnesota Twins in the 1995 rule 5 draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Joe Crawford from the New York Mets in the 1995 rule 5 draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Greg Keagle from the Seattle Mariners in the 1995 rule 5 draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted Mike Coolbaugh from the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1995 rule 5 draft.
The San Diego Padres drafted Mel Rosario from the Chicago White Sox in the 1995 minor league draft.
The Montreal Expos drafted Jalal Leach from the New York Yankees in the 1995 minor league draft.
As part of a 3-team trade: The Cincinnati Reds sent Mike Remlinger to the Kansas City Royals. The Cincinnati Reds sent Luis Ordaz to the St. Louis Cardinals. The Kansas City Royals sent Miguel Mejia to the St. Louis Cardinals. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Andre King (minors) to the Cincinnati Reds.
The Florida Marlins traded Chuck Carr and Tyrone Narcisse (minors) to the Milwaukee Brewers for Juan Gonzalez (minors).
December 5, 1995
The California Angels signed Jack Howell as a free agent.
The California Angels signed Tim Wallach as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Jose Munoz as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Joe Orsulak as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Erik Bennett as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Paul Molitor as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Wade Boggs as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Torey Lovullo as a free agent.
December 6, 1995
The Boston Red Sox signed Jose Canseco as a free agent.
The California Angels signed Mike Aldrete as a free agent.
The California Angels signed Dick Schofield as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Hal Morris as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Casey Candaele as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Tony Pena as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Scott Pose as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Walt Weiss as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Dave Eiland as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Warren Newson as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Mo Sanford as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Danny Cox as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Rich Rowland as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Paul Quantrill to the Toronto Blue Jays for Howard Battle and Ricardo Jordan.
December 7, 1995
The California Angels signed Scott Sanderson as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Brook Fordyce as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Chris Sabo as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Alvaro Espinoza as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Julio Franco as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Eddie Murray as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Phil Plantier as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed John Cangelosi as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Tom Browning as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Mark Gubicza as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Eddie Tucker as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Kevin Seitzer as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Mike Milchin as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Jim Eisenreich as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Fernando Valenzuela as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Lee Guetterman as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Mike Morgan as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Jose Oquendo as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Jeff Parrett as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Otis Nixon as a free agent.
The New York Yankees traded Russ Davis and Sterling Hitchcock to the Seattle Mariners for Tino Martinez, Jim Mecir, and Jeff Nelson.
December 8, 1995
The Chicago Cubs signed Jaime Navarro as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed A.J. Sager as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Mark Gardner as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Greg Myers as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Stan Javier as a free agent.
December 9, 1995
The Texas Rangers signed Mickey Tettleton as a free agent.
December 11, 1995
The Chicago White Sox signed Harold Baines as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Chad Kreuter as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Rick Aguilera as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Mariano Duncan as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Rob Deer as a free agent.
December 12, 1995
The Boston Red Sox signed Alex Delgado as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Alejandro Pena as a free agent.
December 13, 1995
The Boston Red Sox signed Alan Zinter as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Rob Dibble as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Mark Parent as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Mark Davis as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Rafael Quirico as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Pete Incaviglia as a free agent.
December 14, 1995
The Baltimore Orioles signed Randy Myers as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Rich Garces as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Mike Stanley as a free agent.
The California Angels signed Ron Tingley as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Darren Lewis as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Jack McDowell as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Al Leiter as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Craig Biggio as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Lance Johnson as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Dale Polley as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Mike Kingery as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Doug Dascenzo as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Mike Butcher as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed John Marzano as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Steve Pegues as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Darryl Hamilton as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Charlie O'Brien as a free agent.
The New York Mets traded Ricky Otero to the Philadelphia Phillies for Phil Geisler (minors).
The San Francisco Giants traded a player to be named later and Royce Clayton to the St. Louis Cardinals for Allen Watson, Rich DeLucia, and Doug Creek. The San Francisco Giants sent Chris Wimmer (minors) (January 16, 1996) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.
December 15, 1995
The Boston Red Sox signed Mike Maddux as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Jeff Montgomery as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Tom Candiotti as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Paul Gibson as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Willie McGee as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Kurt Stillwell as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Jhonny Carvajal (minors) to the Montreal Expos for Gabe White.
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Omar Daal to the Montreal Expos for Rick Clelland (minors).
The New York Mets traded Jeff Barry to the San Diego Padres for Pedro Martinez.
December 16, 1995
The Detroit Tigers signed Kevin Baez as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Mike Macfarlane as a free agent.
December 17, 1995
The Boston Red Sox signed Nate Minchey as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Mike Campbell as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves traded Kent Mercker to the Baltimore Orioles for Joe Borowski and Rachaad Stewart (minors).
The Kansas City Royals traded Billy Brewer to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Jose Offerman.
December 18, 1995
The Baltimore Orioles signed Roger McDowell as a free agent.
The California Angels signed Todd Frohwirth as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Jeff Reed as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Bob Tewksbury as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Gary Gaetti as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Bob Scanlan.
The Seattle Mariners traded Miguel Cairo and Bill Risley to the Toronto Blue Jays for Paul Menhart and Edwin Hurtado.
December 19, 1995
The Boston Red Sox signed Juan Bell as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Mark Grace as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Eric Helfand as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Oreste Marrero as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Jody Reed as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Rudy Pemberton as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals traded Brent Mayne to the New York Mets for Al Shirley (minors).
December 20, 1995
The Baltimore Orioles signed B.J. Surhoff as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Omar Olivares as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Andy Stankiewicz as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Gary Thurman as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Mike Huff as a free agent.
Dave Hollins of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Anthony Young of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Todd Zeile of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Deion Sanders of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
The Houston Astros traded Dave Veres and Raul Chavez to the Montreal Expos for Sean Berry.
December 21, 1995
The Baltimore Orioles signed Roberto Alomar as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Milt Cuyler as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Tom Gordon as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Matt Nokes as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed David Cone as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Mike Oquist as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Ken Hill as a free agent.
Bret Barberie of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Terry Clark of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Leo Gomez of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Ben McDonald of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Tim Van Egmond of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Shawn Boskie of the California Angels granted free agency.
Mike Harkey of the California Angels granted free agency.
Rich Monteleone of the California Angels granted free agency.
Craig Grebeck of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Scott Radinsky of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Jeff Shaw of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Jerome Walton of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Paul Sorrento of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Roberto Mejia of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Alan Trammell of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
John Johnstone of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
Craig Shipley of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Dave Fleming of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Kevin Tapani of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Mike Misuraca of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.
Pedro Munoz of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.
Tom Quinlan of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.
Gil Heredia of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Dave Leiper of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Dennis Springer of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Willie Blair of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
Brian Williams of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
Eddie Williams of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
Scott Cooper of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Scott Hemond of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Geronimo Pena of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Esteban Beltre of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Jeff Frye of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Rick Honeycutt from the New York Yankees.
The Kansas City Royals traded Wally Joyner and Aaron Dorlarque (minors) to the San Diego Padres for Bip Roberts and Bryan Wolff (minors).
The Montreal Expos selected Ray McDavid off waivers from the San Diego Padres.
Rick White of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Rick White as a free agent.
December 22, 1995
The Florida Marlins signed Kevin Brown as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Craig Grebeck as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Todd Zeile as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Mike Henneman as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Erik Hanson as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Humberto Cota as an amateur free agent.
December 23, 1995
The Baltimore Orioles signed Billy Ripken as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Pete Smith as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Andy Benes as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Ron Gant as a free agent.
December 24, 1995
The Texas Rangers signed Bobby Witt as a free agent.
December 26, 1995
The Boston Red Sox signed Chuck Ricci as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Curtis Goodwin and Trovin Valdez (minors) to the Cincinnati Reds for David Wells.
December 27, 1995
The Baltimore Orioles signed Keith Shepherd as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Willie Blair as a free agent.
December 28, 1995
The Chicago Cubs signed Doug Jones as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Mike Brumley as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Jerry Goff as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed John Johnstone as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Charlie Hayes as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox traded Tim Raines to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later. The New York Yankees sent Blaise Kozeniewski (minors) (February 6, 1996) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.
December 29, 1995
The San Diego Padres signed Rickey Henderson as a free agent.
December 30, 1995
The New York Yankees signed Kenny Rogers as a free agent.
1996
The Boston Red Sox signed Phil Clark as a free agent.
January 1, 1996
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Reggie Williams as a free agent.
January 2, 1996
The Boston Red Sox signed Jamie Moyer as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Eric Davis as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Bryan Hickerson as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Roberto Mejia as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Rich Rodriguez as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Jeff Shaw as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Don Slaught as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Eddie Williams as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Dave Hollins as a free agent.
January 3, 1996
The Atlanta Braves signed Jerome Walton as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Tim Van Egmond as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Paul Sorrento as a free agent.
January 4, 1996
The California Angels signed Chuck Finley as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Mario Diaz as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Steve Dunn as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Lance Parrish as a free agent.
January 5, 1996
The California Angels signed Dennis Springer as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Dave Magadan as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Andre Dawson as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Anthony Young as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Craig Shipley as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Gil Heredia as a free agent.
January 8, 1996
The Atlanta Braves signed Dwight Smith as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Greg Cadaret as a free agent.
January 9, 1996
The California Angels signed Jim Abbott as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Dave Leiper as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Shawon Dunston as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Dan Peltier as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Rene Gonzales as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Mike Pagliarulo as a free agent.
The Fukuoka Daiei Hawks (Japan Pacific) purchased Rodney Bolton from the Chicago White Sox.
The Atlanta Braves traded Mike Kelly to the Cincinnati Reds for a player to be named later and Chad Fox. The Cincinnati Reds sent Ray King (June 11, 1996) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.
The Oakland Athletics traded Todd Stottlemyre to the St. Louis Cardinals for Allen Battle, Carl Dale, Jay Witasick, and Bret Wagner (minors).
January 10, 1996
The Detroit Tigers signed Brian Williams as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Bill Spiers as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox traded Shayne Bennett, Rheal Cormier, and Ryan McGuire to the Montreal Expos for Wil Cordero and Bryan Eversgerd.
January 11, 1996
The Baltimore Orioles signed Mike Devereaux as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Mike Gallego as a free agent.
January 12, 1996
The Chicago White Sox signed Rich Sauveur as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Gene Harris as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Trevor Wilson as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed John Habyan as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Milt Thompson as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Mike Misuraca as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Andy Tomberlin as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Franklin Nunez.
The Milwaukee Brewers selected Mike Potts off waivers from the Atlanta Braves.
January 13, 1996
The New York Mets signed Bob MacDonald as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Chris Gwynn as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Brady Clark as an amateur free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Livan Hernandez as an amateur free agent.
January 14, 1996
The Minnesota Twins signed Tom Quinlan as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Pat Borders as a free agent.
January 15, 1996
The Detroit Tigers signed Bob Scanlan as a free agent.
January 16, 1996
The California Angels signed Kevin Flora as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Bob Patterson as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Scott Radinsky as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Bob Milacki as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Kevin Elster as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Barry Lyons as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Juan Samuel as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Osvaldo Fernandez as an amateur free agent.
January 17, 1996
The Seattle Mariners signed John Farrell as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Cory Lidle to the New York Mets for Kelly Stinnett.
January 18, 1996
The San Diego Padres signed Richie Lewis as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Francisco Cordova as an amateur free agent.
The California Angels traded Kevin Flora to the New York Mets for Aaron Ledesma.
January 19, 1996
The New York Yankees signed Matt Howard as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Dave Pavlas as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Rob Murphy as a free agent.
January 20, 1996
The Chicago White Sox signed Tony Phillips as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Vince Coleman as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Lesli Brea as an amateur free agent.
January 22, 1996
The Boston Red Sox signed Esteban Beltre as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Alex Cole as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Rafael Bournigal as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Mike Walker as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox traded Andrew Lorraine and Charles Poe (minors) to the Oakland Athletics for Danny Tartabull.
The New York Mets traded Erik Hiljus, Eric Ludwick, and Yudith Orozio (minors) to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bernard Gilkey.
January 23, 1996
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Ben McDonald as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Gregg Olson as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Rod Barajas as an amateur free agent.
The Detroit Tigers traded Henry Santos (minors) to the Milwaukee Brewers for Duane Singleton.
The Seattle Mariners selected Aaron Small off waivers from the Florida Marlins.
January 24, 1996
The Baltimore Orioles signed Eddie Zosky as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Bret Barberie as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Leo Gomez as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Keith Mitchell as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Alan Trammell as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Ruben Amaro as a free agent.
January 25, 1996
The Seattle Mariners signed Todd Pratt as a free agent.
The New York Mets traded Damon Buford to the Texas Rangers for Terrell Lowery.
January 26, 1996
The California Angels signed Steve Ontiveros as a free agent.
The Yomiura Giants (Japan Central) purchased Jeff Manto from the Baltimore Orioles.
January 27, 1996
The Atlanta Braves purchased Kerry Ligtenberg from the Minneapolis (Prarie).
January 28, 1996
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Dave Wainhouse as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Peter Moylan as an amateur free agent.
January 29, 1996
The California Angels signed Shawn Boskie as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Cris Carpenter as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Roberto Kelly as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Pedro Munoz as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Manny Martinez as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox traded Glenn Murray, Ken Ryan, and Lee Tinsley to the Philadelphia Phillies for Heathcliff Slocumb, Larry Wimberly (minors), and Rick Holyfield (minors).
The Oakland Athletics selected Aaron Small off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.
January 30, 1996
The New York Mets signed Shawn Gilbert as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Benito Santiago as a free agent.
January 31, 1996
The Kansas City Royals signed Tim Belcher as a free agent.
February 1, 1996
The Seattle Mariners signed Luis Polonia as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Vladimir Nunez as an amateur free agent.
February 2, 1996
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Dale Sveum as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Mike Jackson as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves purchased Mike Cather from the Winnipeg (Northern).
February 3, 1996
The Chicago White Sox signed Kevin Tapani as a free agent.
February 4, 1996
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Danny Darwin as a free agent.
February 6, 1996
The California Angels signed Mark Eichhorn as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Brian Dorsett as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Joe Magrane as a free agent.
The California Angels released Mark Dalesandro.
February 7, 1996
The New York Yankees signed Rich Monteleone as a free agent.
The New York Yankees released Victor Zambrano.
February 9, 1996
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Steve Frey as a free agent.
February 10, 1996
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Dane Johnson as a free agent.
February 11, 1996
The Cincinnati Reds signed Jerry Spradlin as a free agent.
February 12, 1996
The New York Yankees signed Mark Dalesandro as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Erick Almonte as an amateur free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles selected Willis Otanez off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.
February 13, 1996
The New York Yankees signed Steve Howe as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics traded Dennis Eckersley to the St. Louis Cardinals for Steve Montgomery.
February 14, 1996
The Colorado Rockies signed Reggie Harris as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Kevin Koslofski as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Jorge Campillo as an amateur free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Jorge Julio as an amateur free agent.
February 15, 1996
The Boston Red Sox signed Felix Jose as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Rosman Garcia as an amateur free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers purchased Geronimo Gil from the Mexico City Reds (Mexican).
The California Angels traded Brian Anderson to the Cleveland Indians for Pep Harris and Jason Grimsley.
February 16, 1996
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Mike Harkey as a free agent.
February 17, 1996
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Terry Mulholland as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Zane Smith as a free agent.
February 18, 1996
The Chicago Cubs signed Carlos Pulido as a free agent.
February 19, 1996
The Florida Marlins signed Jerry Brooks as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Terry Clark as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Dion James as a free agent.
February 20, 1996
The Montreal Expos signed Joe Grahe as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Dwight Gooden as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Brian Bohanon as a free agent.
February 21, 1996
The New York Mets signed Jose Antonio Nunez as an amateur free agent.
The Kansas City Royals released Wes Chamberlain.
February 22, 1996
The Montreal Expos signed Anthony Telford as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Frank Viola as a free agent.
February 24, 1996
The New York Yankees signed Tim McIntosh as a free agent.
February 26, 1996
The California Angels signed Joe Slusarski as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Joe Oliver as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Mel Hall as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds released Damon Berryhill.
February 27, 1996
The Boston Red Sox signed Frank Bolick as a free agent.
February 29, 1996
The Cleveland Indians signed Bill Wertz as a free agent.
The California Angels purchased Don Slaught from the Cincinnati Reds.
March 8, 1996
The Boston Red Sox signed Kevin Mitchell as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds released Brian Hunter.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Willie Banks.
March 9, 1996
The Chicago Cubs signed Kent Bottenfield as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Geronimo Pena as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Brian Schmack as an amateur free agent.
March 10, 1996
The Oakland Athletics signed Webster Garrison as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Wes Chamberlain as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Mike Walker.
March 11, 1996
The Detroit Tigers traded Matt Brunson (minors) to the Florida Marlins for Randy Veres.
March 12, 1996
The Chicago Cubs signed Terry Shumpert as a free agent.
March 13, 1996
The Detroit Tigers returned Jon Ratliff (earlier draft pick) to the Chicago Cubs.
The Montreal Expos signed Rick Schu as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Sherman Obando to the Montreal Expos for Tony Tarasco.
The Cleveland Indians traded Scott Pose to the Toronto Blue Jays for Joe Lis (minors).
The Detroit Tigers selected Kimera Bartee off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.
March 14, 1996
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Victor Zambrano as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians selected Nigel Wilson off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.
The Toronto Blue Jays selected Roberto Duran off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
March 17, 1996
The New York Mets traded Pete Walker and Scott Adair (minors) to the San Diego Padres for Roberto Petagine and Luis Arroyo (minors).
March 18, 1996
The Kansas City Royals purchased Julio Valera from the California Angels.
March 19, 1996
The St. Louis Cardinals selected Luis Alicea off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.
March 20, 1996
The Seattle Mariners released John Farrell.
March 22, 1996
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Mike Walker as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Jeff Russell as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Carlos Silva as an amateur free agent.
The Detroit Tigers traded Phil Plantier to the Oakland Athletics for Fausto Cruz and Ramon Fermin.
The Detroit Tigers traded Sean Bergman, Todd Steverson, and Cade Gaspar (minors) to the San Diego Padres for Raul Casanova, Richie Lewis, and Melvin Nieves.
March 23, 1996
The Kansas City Royals sent Mike Fyhrie to the New York Mets as part of a conditional deal.
The Cincinnati Reds released Adam Hyzdu.
The Florida Marlins released Mark Davis.
March 24, 1996
The Cincinnati Reds released Rich Rodriguez.
The Toronto Blue Jays released Ben Weber.
March 25, 1996
The Texas Rangers signed Jeff Frye as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners purchased Ricky Jordan from the California Angels.
The Boston Red Sox selected John Doherty off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.
March 26, 1996
The New York Mets purchased Joe Crawford from the Boston Red Sox.
The Colorado Rockies released Reggie Harris.
The Oakland Athletics released Craig Paquette.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Kevin Young.
The San Diego Padres released Erik Plantenberg.
The Seattle Mariners released Luis Polonia.
The San Francisco Giants released Scott Service.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Julio Manon.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Gregg Olson.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Gregg Olson as a free agent.
March 27, 1996
The Detroit Tigers released Ricky Trlicek.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Mike Walker.
The San Diego Padres released Rob Deer.
The Seattle Mariners released Todd Pratt.
March 28, 1996
The New York Mets signed Ricky Trlicek as a free agent.
Mark Gardner of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
The Cleveland Indians released Julius Matos.
The Houston Astros released Matt Williams.
March 29, 1996
The San Francisco Giants signed Mark Gardner as a free agent.
Marc Ronan of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
The Florida Marlins released Tom McGraw.
The Texas Rangers released Terry Burrows.
The Montreal Expos selected Lenny Webster off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Florida Marlins selected Robbie Beckett off waivers from the San Diego Padres.
The Kansas City Royals selected Kenny Robinson off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.
March 30, 1996
The Baltimore Orioles signed Eddy Garabito as an amateur free agent.
March 31, 1996
The Atlanta Braves signed Mike Bielecki as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Scott Leius as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Curtis Pride as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Marc Ronan as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Patrick Lennon as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Barry Manuel as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos released Dion James.
The New York Yankees released Paul Gibson.
The New York Yankees released Rafael Quirico.
The Oakland Athletics released Archie Corbin.
The Cleveland Indians traded Mark Clark to the New York Mets for Reid Cornelius and Ryan Thompson.
April 1, 1996 (Standings)
The Kansas City Royals signed Kevin Young as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins released Aaron Fultz.
The Montreal Expos selected Mike Dyer off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
April 2, 1996 (Standings)
The Cincinnati Reds signed Scott Service as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Derrick White as a free agent.
April 3, 1996 (Standings)
The Kansas City Royals signed Craig Paquette as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Ramon Garcia as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Lee Stevens as a free agent.
April 4, 1996 (Standings)
The San Francisco Giants signed Aaron Fultz as a free agent.
The California Angels released Joe Slusarski.
The New York Yankees released Mark Dalesandro.
The Cleveland Indians traded Jesse Levis to the Milwaukee Brewers for a player to be named later and Scott Nate (minors). The Milwaukee Brewers sent Jared Camp (minors) (June 9, 1996) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.
The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Darrell May off waivers from the Atlanta Braves.
The Cincinnati Reds selected Mike Remlinger off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.
April 5, 1996 (Standings)
The New York Yankees signed Dion James as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Joe Klink as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Steve Decker as a free agent.
Kirt Ojala of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
The California Angels traded Eduardo Perez to the Cincinnati Reds for Will Pennyfeather.
April 6, 1996 (Standings)
The Baltimore Orioles purchased Esteban Yan from the Montreal Expos.
The Cleveland Indians traded Marc Marini (minors) and Ryan Martindale (minors) to the New York Yankees for Tom Wilson.
April 8, 1996 (Standings)
The Cleveland Indians signed John Farrell as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Pablo Ozuna as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago Cubs traded Matt Franco to the New York Mets for a player to be named later. The New York Mets sent Chris DeWitt (minors) (June 11, 1996) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.
April 9, 1996 (Standings)
The Kansas City Royals signed Rich Rodriguez as a free agent.
April 10, 1996 (Standings)
The Cincinnati Reds released Brady Clark.
April 11, 1996 (Standings)
The Cincinnati Reds signed Derek Lilliquist as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Kirt Ojala as a free agent.
April 12, 1996 (Standings)
The New York Yankees signed Juan Rivera as an amateur free agent.
April 13, 1996 (Standings)
The Texas Rangers signed Jack Voigt as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners released Felix Fermin.
April 15, 1996 (Standings)
The New York Yankees signed Paul Gibson as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Rob Deer as a free agent.
April 16, 1996 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Rafael Quirico as a free agent.
April 17, 1996 (Standings)
The Cincinnati Reds released Xavier Hernandez.
April 18, 1996 (Standings)
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Terry Burrows as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox traded Bryan Eversgerd to the Texas Rangers for a player to be named later. The Texas Rangers sent Rudy Pemberton (April 24, 1996) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.
April 19, 1996 (Standings)
The Baltimore Orioles signed Luis Polonia as a free agent.
April 20, 1996 (Standings)
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Matt Williams as a free agent.
April 23, 1996 (Standings)
The Baltimore Orioles traded Keith Eaddy (minors) to the San Diego Padres for Mel Rosario.
April 24, 1996 (Standings)
The Houston Astros signed Xavier Hernandez as a free agent.
April 25, 1996 (Standings)
The Florida Marlins signed Donn Pall as a free agent.
April 26, 1996 (Standings)
The Boston Red Sox signed Adam Hyzdu as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Mike Walker as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Gregg Olson to the Detroit Tigers for Yuri Sanchez (minors).
The Colorado Rockies selected Robbie Beckett off waivers from the Florida Marlins.
April 27, 1996 (Standings)
The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Joe Boever off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.
April 28, 1996 (Standings)
The Florida Marlins signed Luis Ugueto as an amateur free agent.
April 29, 1996 (Standings)
The New York Mets signed Endy Chavez as an amateur free agent.
The Kansas City Royals released Patrick Lennon.
April 30, 1996 (Standings)
The Cleveland Indians signed Erik Plantenberg as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds released Trevor Wilson.
May 1, 1996 (Standings)
The Oakland Athletics sent Andy Tomberlin to the New York Mets as part of a conditional deal.
The Montreal Expos signed Rob Lukachyk as a free agent.
The New York Yankees released Dion James.
May 2, 1996 (Standings)
The San Francisco Giants sent J.R. Phillips to the Philadelphia Phillies as part of a conditional deal.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Greg Cadaret.
May 3, 1996 (Standings)
The New York Yankees signed Mark Dalesandro as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Stacy Jones.
May 4, 1996 (Standings)
The Seattle Mariners signed Brian Hunter as a free agent.
May 5, 1996 (Standings)
The Toronto Blue Jays released Ruben Amaro.
May 6, 1996 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Ruben Amaro as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox released Joel Bennett.
The Minnesota Twins released Brandon Puffer.
May 7, 1996 (Standings)
The Baltimore Orioles signed Archie Corbin as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Reggie Harris as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Jeff Manto as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays selected Kenny Robinson off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.
May 8, 1996 (Standings)
The Chicago White Sox signed Stacy Jones as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Felix Fermin as a free agent.
May 10, 1996 (Standings)
The Kansas City Royals selected Tim Pugh off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.
May 12, 1996 (Standings)
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Joe Slusarski as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox released Felix Jose.
May 14, 1996 (Standings)
The Cleveland Indians signed Greg Cadaret as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians traded John Farrell to the Detroit Tigers for Greg Granger (minors).
May 15, 1996 (Standings)
The Seattle Mariners signed Julio Mateo as an amateur free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Jacob Brumfield to the Toronto Blue Jays for D. J. Boston (minors).
May 16, 1996 (Standings)
The California Angels released Scott Sanderson.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Brian Shouse.
May 17, 1996 (Standings)
The Houston Astros purchased Randy Knorr from the Toronto Blue Jays.
The California Angels selected Brad Pennington off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.
May 18, 1996 (Standings)
Joe Klink of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
May 19, 1996 (Standings)
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Juan Diaz as an amateur free agent.
May 20, 1996 (Standings)
The Texas Rangers signed Joaquin Benoit as an amateur free agent.
May 22, 1996 (Standings)
The Baltimore Orioles signed Brian Shouse as a free agent.
The New York Yankees released Felix Fermin.
The San Francisco Giants released Mel Hall.
May 24, 1996 (Standings)
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Felix Jose as a free agent.
May 27, 1996 (Standings)
The Toronto Blue Jays released Wes Chamberlain.
The California Angels traded Lee Smith to the Cincinnati Reds for Chuck McElroy.
May 28, 1996 (Standings)
The California Angels signed Brandon Puffer as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins selected Scott Aldred off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.
May 29, 1996 (Standings)
The California Angels signed Kyle Abbott as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Felix Fermin as a free agent.
May 30, 1996 (Standings)
The New York Yankees released Paul Gibson.
May 31, 1996 (Standings)
The Atlanta Braves traded Anton French (minors) to the Detroit Tigers for Danny Bautista.
June 1, 1996 (Standings)
The Minnesota Twins sent Mike Misuraca to the Milwaukee Brewers as part of a conditional deal.
The Oakland Athletics signed Patrick Lennon as a free agent.
June 3, 1996 (Standings)
The Houston Astros released Greg Swindell.
June 4, 1996 (Standings)
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Nick Bierbrodt in the 1st round (30th pick) of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1996.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Brad Penny in the 5th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1996.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Eric Knott in the 24th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed May 26, 1997.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Rob Ryan in the 26th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1996.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Jason Conti in the 32nd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1996.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Junior Spivey in the 36th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1996.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Erik Sabel in the 42nd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1996.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Jason Marquis in the 1st round (35th pick) of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed July 18, 1996.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Joe Nelson in the 4th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1996.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Mark DeRosa in the 7th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1996.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Aaron Taylor in the 11th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1996.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Mike Hessman in the 15th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1996.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Marcus Giles in the 53rd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed May 26, 1997.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Brian Falkenborg in the 2nd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed July 6, 1996.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Chad Paronto in the 8th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 23, 1996.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Luis Matos in the 10th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 1996.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Augie Ojeda in the 13th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed July 25, 1996.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Ryan Kohlmeier in the 14th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed August 16, 1996.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Josh Towers in the 15th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 1996.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Gabe Molina in the 21st round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1996.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted John Parrish in the 25th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1996.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Ryan Minor in the 33rd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed July 7, 1996.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Chris Reitsma in the 1st round (34th pick) of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 22, 1996.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Dernell Stenson in the 3rd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed July 10, 1996.
The Boston Red Sox drafted John Barnes in the 4th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed July 26, 1996.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Robert Ramsay in the 7th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1996.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Justin Duchscherer in the 8th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1996.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Shea Hillenbrand in the 10th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1996.
The California Angels drafted Scott Schoeneweis in the 3rd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1996.
The California Angels drafted Jerrod Riggan in the 8th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1996.
The California Angels drafted Greg Jones in the 42nd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed May 15, 1997.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Chris Gissell in the 4th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1996.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Chad Meyers in the 5th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1996.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Phil Norton in the 10th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1996.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Courtney Duncan in the 20th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 1996.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Jason Smith in the 23rd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed May 25, 1997.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Kyle Lohse in the 29th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed May 20, 1997.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Bobby Seay in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed November 8, 1996.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Josh Paul in the 2nd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 25, 1996.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Joe Crede in the 5th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1996.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Chad Bradford in the 13th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1996.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Chris Heintz in the 19th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1996.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Buddy Carlyle in the 2nd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player