Historical Transactions Occurring on January 18

The New York Yankees signed Seth Brown as a free agent.

The Athletics signed Chad Wallach as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Luke Williams as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Harold Castro as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Ty Buttrey as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Michael Chavis as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Jesse Hahn as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed Jordan Hicks as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Sean Poppen as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed José Rondón as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals released James Naile.

The Detroit Tigers selected Devin Sweet off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.

The Kansas City Royals signed José Briceño as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed P.J. Higgins as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Dustin Peterson as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Kevin Pillar as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Bryan Sammons as a free agent.

The Miami Marlins signed Devin Smeltzer as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Jason Vosler as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Archie Bradley as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Ryan Buchter as a free agent.

The Washington Nationals signed Welington Castillo as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Thomas Eshelman as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Pedro Florimón as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Rocky Gale as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Zac Grotz as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Bryan Holaday as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed David Paulino as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox signed Nick Williams as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox traded C.J. Chatham (minors) to the Philadelphia Phillies for a player to be named later. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Victor Santos (minors) (July 17, 2021) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.

The San Francisco Giants signed Rob Brantly as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Rays signed Avisaíl García as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Rob Scahill as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Curt Casali as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Adrián González as a free agent.

The Washington Nationals signed Howie Kendrick as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Zach Neal as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Donovan Solano as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Johan Rojas as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants selected Engelb Vielma off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Atlanta Braves signed Xavier Avery as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed José Bautista as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Grégor Blanco as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Blaine Boyer as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics signed Ross Detwiler as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Barry Enright as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Kyle Kendrick as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics signed Trevor Plouffe as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Joey Terdoslavich as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Rays traded Mikie Mahtook to the Detroit Tigers for a player to be named later. The Detroit Tigers sent Drew Smith (April 28, 2017) to the Tampa Bay Rays to complete the trade.

The Texas Rangers signed Colby Lewis as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Érik Bédard as a free agent.

The Washington Nationals signed Kila Ka'aihue as a free agent.

The Miami Marlins signed Don Kelly as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Ryan Adams as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed John Lannan as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Rafael Pérez as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Omar Quintanilla as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Robinzon Díaz as a free agent.

The Miami Marlins signed Tug Hulett as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Thomas Neal as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Landon Powell as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Jack Cust as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Armando Galarraga as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Jason Jaramillo as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Ed Lucas as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Jamie Moyer as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Óliver Pérez as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed Yusmeiro Petit as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Max St. Pierre as a free agent.

The Miami Marlins signed Gil Velazquez as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Óscar Villarreal as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Joel Zumaya as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers purchased Yu Darvish from Nippon Ham Fighters (Japan Pacific).

The Oakland Athletics signed Grant Balfour as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed William Bergolla as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Willie Bloomquist as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Robinzon Díaz as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Aaron Heilman as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Gabe Kapler as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Brad Penny as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Rafael Soriano as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Marcus Thames as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Wyatt Toregas as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Gregg Zaun as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Aristides Aquino as an amateur free agent.

Gil Meche voluntarily retired from the Kansas City Royals.

The Chicago White Sox selected Philip Humber off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.

The San Diego Padres signed Jerry Hairston as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Shane Loux as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Ruddy Lugo as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Chad Paronto as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Jeremy Reed as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox released Brad Wilkerson.

The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Brian Bixler to the Cleveland Indians for Jesus Brito (minors).

The Baltimore Orioles traded Henry Williamson (minors) and Garrett Olson to the Chicago Cubs for Félix Pie.

The Chicago White Sox signed Paul Phillips as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Arthur Rhodes as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox signed Alexei Ramírez as an amateur free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds selected Drew Anderson off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Nick Green as a free agent.

The Florida Marlins signed Chad Hermansen as a free agent.

The Washington Nationals signed D'Angelo Jimenez as a free agent.

The Washington Nationals signed Anastacio Martínez as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Luis Matos as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Todd Self as a free agent.

The Florida Marlins signed Jimmy Serrano as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks selected Alex Romero off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Terry Adams as a free agent.

The Washington Nationals signed Melvin Dorta as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Tom Gregorio as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Brian Jordan as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Tom Martin as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Luis Rivas as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Carlos Rivera as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Julián Tavárez as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jorge Vásquez as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Miguel Asencio as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Danny Bautista as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Roosevelt Brown as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Alex Cora as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Midre Cummings as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Shane Halter as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Eric Munson as a free agent.

The Washington Nationals signed Keith Osik as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Nerio Rodríguez as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox signed Eduardo Villacis as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Enrique Wilson as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Jay Witasick as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Emil Brown as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Mark Little as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Robert Machado as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Ed Yarnall as a free agent.

The Florida Marlins signed Gerald Williams as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Ernesto Frieri as an amateur free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Ron Gant as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Marcus Jensen as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners traded Kevin Gryboski to the Atlanta Braves for Elvis Perez (minors).

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Ramón Martínez as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Heath Murray as a free agent.

The New York Mets traded Frank Graham (minors) to the Boston Red Sox for Rich Croushore.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed David Segui as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Pedro Valdés as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed John Wehner as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Eddie Zosky as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Joey Cora as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Joe Hudson as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Héctor Ortiz as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Todd Van Poppel as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics signed Luis Jiménez as an amateur free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Richie Lewis as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Francisco Córdova as an amateur free agent.

The New York Mets traded Aaron Ledesma to the California Angels for Kevin Flora.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Jim Bruske as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Bronswell Patrick as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays released Scott Bailes.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Larry Andersen as a free agent.

The California Angels signed Bob Patterson as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Tony Fossas as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Andy Allanson as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Bob Brenly as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Tim Stoddard as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jim Adduci as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Mike Smithson as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Lary Sorensen as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Kelvin Torve as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox signed Nick Capra as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Jerry Dybzinski as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Bill Earley as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Steve Fireovid as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Lorenzo Gray as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Pete Ladd as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Ray Soff as a free agent.

As part of a 4-team trade: The Milwaukee Brewers sent Jim Sundberg to the Kansas City Royals. The Kansas City Royals sent Frank Wills to the New York Mets. The Kansas City Royals sent Don Slaught to the Texas Rangers. The New York Mets sent Tim Leary to the Milwaukee Brewers. The Texas Rangers sent a player to be named later and Danny Darwin to the Milwaukee Brewers. The Texas Rangers sent Bill Hance (minors) (January 30, 1985) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.

The Oakland Athletics signed Bill Almon as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Jerry Garvin from the Toronto Blue Jays.

The Toronto Blue Jays traded a player to be named later to the Minnesota Twins for Hosken Powell. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Greg Wells (January 18, 1982) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.

The Chicago White Sox signed Juan Agosto as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Leo Hernández as an amateur free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Junior Ortiz as an amateur free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Orlando Cepeda as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Steve Hamilton as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds released Ty Cline.

The Chicago White Sox released Mike Hershberger.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Tony Armas as an amateur free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Bob Tillman as an amateur free agent.

The Cincinnati Redlegs released Bruce Edwards.

The Cincinnati Redlegs released Sam Mele.

Richmond (International) purchased Eddie Kasko from the Baltimore Orioles.

The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Hank Greenberg from the Detroit Tigers for $75,000.

The Cleveland Indians selected Johnny Rucker off waivers from the New York Giants.

The St. Louis Browns signed Mike Kreevich as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs purchased Dick Bass from the Washington Nationals.

(Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The New York Highlanders selected Harry Wolter off waivers from the Boston Red Sox for $1,500.

The Chicago Cubs traded Tom Downey and Blaine Durbin to the Cincinnati Reds for John Kane.

The Philadelphia Phillies selected Jack Hannifin off waivers from the Boston Doves.

The New York Giants traded Jack Doyle to the Chicago Orphans for John Ganzel, Ned Garvin and Sammy Strang.

The St. Louis Browns signed Pete Sweeney as a free agent.