Historical Transactions Occurring on April 11
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- April 11, 2026
The Detroit Tigers signed Tyler Gentry as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Rays signed Jonathan Heasley as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Austin Voth as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Rays released Edward Olivares.
The Detroit Tigers selected Grant Holman off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
- April 11, 2025
The Seattle Mariners signed Michael Mariot as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Darren McCaughan as a free agent.
The Houston Astros traded a player to be named later and Rafael Montero to the Atlanta Braves for cash. The Houston Astros sent Patrick Halligan (minors) (April 11, 2025) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.
- April 11, 2024
Miguel Díaz of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Julio Teheran of the New York Mets granted free agency.
The New York Mets purchased Joe Hudson from the Chicago Cubs.
The Baltimore Orioles purchased Yohan Ramírez from the New York Mets.
The Tampa Bay Rays released Jake Odorizzi.
The Baltimore Orioles selected Livan Soto off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels.
- April 11, 2023
The Miami Marlins signed Archie Bradley as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Angels signed Jack López as a free agent.
The New York Mets selected Seth Elledge off waivers from the Atlanta Braves.
The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Eli Villalobos off waivers from the Miami Marlins.
- April 11, 2022
The Oakland Athletics selected Gabe Klobosits off waivers from the Washington Nationals.
- April 11, 2021
The San Francisco Giants purchased Thairo Estrada from the New York Yankees.
- April 11, 2019
The Oakland Athletics signed Edwin Jackson as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Jesmuel Valentín as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs released Jen-Ho Tseng.
- April 11, 2017
The Baltimore Orioles signed Dariel Álvarez as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Michael Bourn as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Cody Decker as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed David Hale as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Jason Motte as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed B.J. Upton as a free agent.
- April 11, 2016
The Chicago Cubs purchased Giovanni Soto from the Cleveland Indians.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released John Holdzkom.
- April 11, 2015
The Chicago White Sox released Juan Díaz.
The Texas Rangers selected Stolmy Pimentel off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- April 11, 2014
The Texas Rangers returned Seth Rosin (earlier draft pick) to the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Randy Wolf as a free agent.
- April 11, 2013
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Jaime Barria as an amateur free agent.
The Colorado Rockies traded Aaron Harang and cash to the Seattle Mariners for Steven Hensley (minors).
- April 11, 2012
The Baltimore Orioles signed Joel Piñeiro as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Mitch Stetter as a free agent.
- April 11, 2011
The St. Louis Cardinals released Ian Snell.
- April 11, 2008
The Chicago White Sox signed Rob Bell as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Sal Fasano as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Steve Kline as a free agent.
The Washington Nationals signed Steve Schmoll as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Claudio Vargas as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Ramón Cabrera as an amateur free agent.
The Detroit Tigers released Aaron Fultz.
The Houston Astros released Brian Gordon.
The Arizona Diamondbacks released Dave Krynzel.
- April 11, 2007
The San Francisco Giants signed Ricardo Rincón as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Kelvin Marte as an amateur free agent.
- April 11, 2006
The Chicago White Sox signed Nate Cornejo as a free agent.
- April 11, 2005
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Robby Hammock as a free agent.
- April 11, 2004
The Minnesota Twins signed Joe Beimel as a free agent.
- April 11, 2003
The Cincinnati Reds signed Joey Hamilton as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Bill Haselman as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Erik Sabel as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Brian Mallette.
- April 11, 2001
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Ramón Martínez as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres selected Jimmy Osting off waivers from the Colorado Rockies.
- April 11, 2000
The Florida Marlins signed Denny Bautista as an amateur free agent.
The Florida Marlins purchased Paul Bako from the Houston Astros.
- April 11, 1999
The Seattle Mariners signed Domingo Cedeño as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Joe Horgan as a free agent.
- April 11, 1997
The Seattle Mariners signed Mike Maddux as a free agent.
- April 11, 1996
The Cincinnati Reds signed Derek Lilliquist as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Kirt Ojala as a free agent.
- April 11, 1995
The New York Mets signed Brett Butler as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Tony Fossas as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Erik Hanson as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Greg Harris as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Roger McDowell as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Steve Ontiveros as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Jeff Russell as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Chris Sabo as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Todd Stottlemyre as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Reggie Williams as a free agent.
- April 11, 1993
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Mike LaValliere.
- April 11, 1992
The Oakland Athletics signed Jerry Browne as a free agent.
- April 11, 1991
The Detroit Tigers signed Danny Leon as a free agent.
- April 11, 1990
The Cleveland Indians signed Jeff Kaiser as a free agent.
- April 11, 1986
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Ray Burris as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Jerry Reed as a free agent.
The New York Yankees traded a player to be named later to the Cleveland Indians for Mike Fischlin. The New York Yankees sent Kevin Trudeau (minors) (April 11, 1986) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.
- April 11, 1985
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jerry Dybzinski as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed John Henry Johnson as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Tom Tellmann as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Tack Wilson as a free agent.
- April 11, 1983
The Seattle Mariners signed Steve Comer as a free agent.
- April 11, 1982
The California Angels signed Ron Jackson as a free agent.
- April 11, 1978
The Cleveland Indians signed Randy Elliott as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays purchased Don Kirkwood from the Chicago White Sox.
- April 11, 1975
The Chicago White Sox signed Claude Osteen as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves released Davey Johnson.
- April 11, 1974
The Oakland Athletics purchased Lew Krausse from the Atlanta Braves.
The Kansas City Royals released Rick Reichardt.
- April 11, 1973
The Montreal Expos signed Chuck Taylor as a free agent.
- April 11, 1972
The New York Yankees released Don DeMola.
- April 11, 1971
The Chicago White Sox signed Vic Correll as a free agent.
- April 11, 1967
The Kansas City Athletics released Wes Stock.
- April 11, 1966
The Detroit Tigers purchased Mike Marshall from the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Minnesota Twins released Jerry Kindall.
The Baltimore Orioles released Don Larsen.
The Cincinnati Reds released Roger Craig.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Roger Craig as a free agent.
- April 11, 1965
The Chicago Cubs purchased Ted Abernathy from the Cleveland Indians.
The Washington Senators purchased Dallas Green from the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Detroit Tigers released Billy Hoeft.
- April 11, 1964
The Los Angeles Angels signed Hank Foiles as a free agent.
The Washington Senators selected Pete Craig off waivers from the Detroit Tigers as first-year waiver pick.
- April 11, 1963
The San Francisco Giants selected Jim Constable off waivers from the Milwaukee Braves.
- April 11, 1961
The Minnesota Twins released Jim Constable.
- April 11, 1960
The Cleveland Indians purchased Johnny Klippstein from the Los Angeles Dodgers for $25,000.
- April 11, 1959
The Cleveland Indians traded Mickey Vernon to the Milwaukee Braves for Humberto Robinson.
- April 11, 1958
The Cincinnati Redlegs purchased Jim Fridley from the Detroit Tigers. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
- April 11, 1954
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Enos Slaughter to the New York Yankees for Emil Tellinger (minors), Bill Virdon and Mel Wright.
- April 11, 1949
Ed Heusser retired from the Philadelphia Phillies.
- April 11, 1945
The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Charlie Gassaway from the Chicago Cubs for $15,000.
- April 11, 1940
The Brooklyn Dodgers purchased Tony Giuliani from the Washington Nationals.
The Washington Nationals purchased Al Hollingsworth from the Brooklyn Dodgers.
- April 11, 1938
- April 11, 1936
The Chicago White Sox purchased Clint Brown from the Cleveland Indians.
- April 11, 1934
The Boston Braves purchased Marty McManus from the Brooklyn Dodgers.
- April 11, 1933
The Brooklyn Dodgers released Alta Cohen. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The St. Louis Browns released Rip Collins.
- April 11, 1932
The Cincinnati Reds traded a player to be named later, Benny Frey and cash to the St. Louis Cardinals for Chick Hafey. The Cincinnati Reds sent Harvey Hendrick (January 12, 1933) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.
- April 11, 1924
Worcester (Eastern) purchased Bob Emmerich from the Boston Braves. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
- April 11, 1913
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Jimmy Sheckard from the Chicago Cubs.
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