Historical Transactions Occurring on January 5
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- January 5, 2026
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Noah Davis as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Nic Enright as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Tyler Mahle as a free agent.
The Miami Marlins signed Jesús Tinoco as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Bruce Zimmermann as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles selected Jhonkensy Noel off waivers from the Cleveland Guardians.
The Washington Nationals selected Joey Wiemer off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.
- January 5, 2025
The Washington Nationals signed Josh Bell as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Cavan Biggio as a free agent.
- January 5, 2024
The New York Mets signed Harrison Bader as a free agent.
The Washington Nationals signed Lewin Díaz as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Luis Guillorme as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Dakota Hudson as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Martín Maldonado as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Austin Nola as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Rafael Ortega as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Carlos Pérez as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Martín Pérez as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Cody Poteet as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Jacob Stallings as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners traded José Caballero to the Tampa Bay Rays for Luke Raley.
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Richie Palacios to the Tampa Bay Rays for Andrew Kittredge.
The Seattle Mariners traded Robbie Ray to the San Francisco Giants for Anthony DeSclafani, Mitch Haniger and cash.
The New York Mets selected Diego Castillo off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The Chicago Cubs selected Brian Serven off waivers from the Colorado Rockies.
- January 5, 2023
The Colorado Rockies signed Fernando Abad as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Matt Bowman as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Grayson Greiner as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Rich Hill as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Evan Longoria as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Nick Neidert as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Chance Sisco as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants released Tommy La Stella.
The Cincinnati Reds released Mike Moustakas.
The Chicago Cubs released Alfonso Rivas III.
The Baltimore Orioles selected Lewin Díaz off waivers from the Atlanta Braves.
The Toronto Blue Jays selected Junior Fernández off waivers from the New York Yankees.
- January 5, 2021
The Texas Rangers signed Drew Anderson as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Chase De Jong as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Brandon Drury as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Seth Frankoff as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Robbie Grossman as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Aaron Northcraft as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Blake Treinen as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Andrew Velazquez as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Patrick Wisdom as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Rays traded a player to be named later, Jake Guenther (minors) and Nathaniel Lowe to the Texas Rangers for Alexander Ovalles (minors), Osleivis Basabe and Heriberto Hernández. The Tampa Bay Rays sent Carl Chester (minors) (January 5, 2021) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
- January 5, 2019
The San Francisco Giants purchased Breyvic Valera from the Baltimore Orioles.
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Keon Broxton to the New York Mets for Adam Hill (minors), Felix Valerio (minors) and Bobby Wahl.
- January 5, 2018
The Los Angeles Angels signed Jose Miguel Fernandez as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Héctor Sánchez as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Bo Schultz as a free agent.
- January 5, 2017
The Boston Red Sox signed César Cabral as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Jaye Chapman as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Edwin Encarnación as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Munenori Kawasaki as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Steven Lerud as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Cesár Ramos as a free agent.
Elvis Araújo of the Miami Marlins granted free agency.
The Toronto Blue Jays released Andy Burns.
- January 5, 2016
The Cleveland Indians signed Mike Napoli as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Cesár Ramos as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Eric Young Jr. as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays purchased Arnold Leon from the Oakland Athletics.
- January 5, 2015
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Nevin Ashley as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Jeff Bianchi as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Mitchell Boggs as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Buddy Carlyle as a free agent.
The Miami Marlins signed Tyler Colvin as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Aaron Harang as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Slade Heathcott as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Nick Hundley as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Juan Carlos Oviedo as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Adam Rosales as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Blake Tekotte as a free agent.
- January 5, 2014
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Justin Thomas as a free agent.
- January 5, 2013
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Alfredo Amézaga as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Brian Barden as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Ramón Castro as a free agent.
The Washington Nationals signed Ross Ohlendorf as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Omar Quintanilla as a free agent.
The Washington Nationals signed Sean West as a free agent.
- January 5, 2012
The New York Yankees signed Doug Bernier as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Coco Crisp as a free agent.
The Miami Marlins signed Greg Dobbs as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Víctor Gárate as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed John Holdzkom as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Mike MacDougal as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Miguel Castro as an amateur free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed José Fernández as an amateur free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Hisashi Iwakuma as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs traded Carlos Zambrano and cash to the Miami Marlins for Chris Volstad.
The Colorado Rockies traded Greg Reynolds to the Texas Rangers for Chad Tracy (minors).
- January 5, 2011
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Garrett Atkins as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Adrian Beltré as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Hernán Iribarren as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed César Izturis as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Eric Junge as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Matt Kata as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Doug Mathis as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Brad Nelson as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Takashi Saito as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Clay Zavada as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays selected Wil Ledezma off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Boston Red Sox selected Max Ramírez off waivers from the Texas Rangers.
The New York Yankees selected Brian Schlitter off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.
- January 5, 2010
The Seattle Mariners signed Josh Bard as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Callix Crabbe as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Troy Glaus as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Eric Hinske as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Matt Holliday as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Royce Ring as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Zack Segovia as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks released Tony Barnette.
The Minnesota Twins released Bobby Keppel.
- January 5, 2009
The Tampa Bay Rays signed Pat Burrell as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Rays signed Julio De Paula as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Nick Green as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Clay Hensley as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Rays signed Michel Hernández as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Gary Majewski as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Jason Smith as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Claudio Vargas as a free agent.
- January 5, 2008
The Texas Rangers signed Jason Davis as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs traded Ángel Pagán to the New York Mets for Corey Coles (minors) and Ryan Meyers (minors).
- January 5, 2007
The Baltimore Orioles signed Francis Beltrán as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Lou Collier as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Jason Dubois as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Jerry Hairston as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Jon Knott as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Ray Sadler as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Scott Seabol as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies selected Anderson García off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.
- January 5, 2006
The Oakland Athletics signed Hiram Bocachica as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Raúl Casanova as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Brandon Duckworth as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Todd Greene as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Randy Keisler as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Dave Matranga as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Marty McLeary as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed C.J. Nitkowski as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Junior Spivey as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics selected John Baker off waivers from the Florida Marlins.
- January 5, 2005
The San Francisco Giants signed Moisés Alou as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Charles Gipson as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Todd Greene as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Ramón Martínez as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Phil Norton as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Carlos Rivera as a free agent.
The Washington Nationals signed Matt White as a free agent.
The Washington Nationals signed Ed Yarnall as a free agent.
The New York Mets traded Vance Wilson to the Detroit Tigers for Anderson Hernández.
- January 5, 2004
The Boston Red Sox sent Melvin Dorta to the Montreal Expos as part of a conditional deal.
The Colorado Rockies signed Benji Gil as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Mike Holtz as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Matt Miller as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Alberto Reyes as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Bubba Trammell as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins released Mike Fyhrie.
The Cleveland Indians traded Ryan Church and Maicer Izturis to the Montreal Expos for Scott Stewart.
- January 5, 2002
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Scott Service as a free agent.
- January 5, 2001
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Shane Andrews as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Bobby Bonilla as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Bernard Gilkey as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Mark Guthrie as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Kevin Jarvis as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Kevin Jordan as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed John Mabry as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Dave Magadan as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Kent Mercker as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Greg Norton as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Steve Ontiveros as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Jorge Velandia as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Bryan Ward as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Robinson Canó as an amateur free agent.
- January 5, 2000
The New York Mets signed Domingo Cedeño as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Don Wengert as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Ernie Young as a free agent.
- January 5, 1999
The Boston Red Sox signed Rheal Cormier as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Kip Gross as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Jeff Manto as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Dave Telgheder as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Chris Turner as a free agent.
- January 5, 1998
The Kansas City Royals signed Brian Barber as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Jacob Brumfield as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Brent Cookson as a free agent.
- January 5, 1996
The Florida Marlins signed Andre Dawson as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Gil Heredia as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Dave Magadan as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Craig Shipley as a free agent.
The California Angels signed Dennis Springer as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Anthony Young as a free agent.
- January 5, 1995
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Matías Carrillo as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Tom Prince as a free agent.
- January 5, 1994
The Florida Marlins signed Jerry Browne as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Chris Bushing as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Dennis Cook as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Mike Dyer as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Steve Frey as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Shawn Gilbert as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed John Habyan as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Tom Lampkin as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Ravelo Manzanillo as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Paul Miller as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Mo Sanford as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Gary Varsho as a free agent.
The New York Mets traded Vince Coleman and cash to the Kansas City Royals for Kevin McReynolds.
- January 5, 1993
The Houston Astros signed Kevin Bass as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Jack Daugherty as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Erik Pappas as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Jeff Schaefer as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed José Uribe as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Cliff Young as a free agent.
- January 5, 1991
The Houston Astros signed Mike Capel as a free agent.
- January 5, 1990
The California Angels signed Donnie Hill as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Craig McMurtry as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Paul Noce as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Fernando Hernández as an amateur free agent.
The San Diego Padres traded Nikco Riesgo to the New York Mets for Craig Repoz (minors).
- January 5, 1989
The Montreal Expos signed Darryl Motley as a free agent.
- January 5, 1988
The Kansas City Royals signed Thad Bosley as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Sal Butera as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Dennis Lamp as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Paul Molitor as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Ron Roenicke as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Matt Sinatro as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Don Sutton as a free agent.
- January 5, 1987
The Chicago White Sox signed Ralph Citarella as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox traded Pete Filson and Randy Velarde to the New York Yankees for Mike Soper (minors) and Scott Nielsen.
- January 5, 1984
The Chicago Cubs signed Richie Hebner as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Phil Niekro as a free agent.
- January 5, 1983
The Atlanta Braves released Tom Hausman.
The San Francisco Giants traded Rich Gale to the Cincinnati Reds for Mike Vail.
- January 5, 1981
The New York Mets signed Dave Roberts as a free agent.
The California Angels signed Gus Polidor as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees released Jim Nettles.
- January 5, 1980
The Kansas City Royals signed Tom Candiotti as a free agent.
- January 5, 1978
Mickey Lolich of the New York Mets granted free agency.
- January 5, 1977
The Toronto Blue Jays traded a player to be named later to the Chicago White Sox for Phil Roof. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Larry Anderson (January 5, 1977) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.
- January 5, 1946
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Jimmy Brown from the St. Louis Cardinals for $30,000.
The New York Giants purchased Walker Cooper from the St. Louis Cardinals for $175,000.
The Detroit Tigers released Chuck Hostetler.
The Detroit Tigers released Hub Walker.
The Boston Braves sent Tony York (August 30, 1946) and Bill Ramsey (August 30, 1946) to Seattle (PCL) to complete the trade.
- January 5, 1939
The Brooklyn Dodgers traded a player to be named later and cash to the Washington Nationals for Fred Sington. The Brooklyn Dodgers sent Johnnie Chambers (January 5, 1939) to the Washington Nationals to complete the trade.
- January 5, 1937
The New York Giants released Travis Jackson.
- January 5, 1934
The New York Yankees released Herb Pennock.
- January 5, 1929
Columbus (American Association) purchased Johnny Schulte from the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Homer Summa from the Cleveland Indians.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Jimmy Ring.
- January 5, 1924
- January 5, 1912
- January 5, 1911
The Boston signed Patsy Flaherty as a free agent.
- January 5, 1909
The Cincinnati Reds selected Dan McGann off waivers from the Boston Doves.
- January 5, 1904
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