Historical Transactions Occurring on April 12
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- April 12, 2026
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Josh Fleming as a free agent.
- April 12, 2025
The Chicago Cubs released Caleb Kilian.
The Chicago Cubs released Caleb Kilian.
- April 12, 2024
The Chicago White Sox signed Cory Abbott as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Miguel Díaz as a free agent.
- April 12, 2023
The Chicago White Sox signed Daniel Ponce de Leon as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins purchased Alex De Goti from the Miami Marlins.
The Tampa Bay Rays released Jaime Schultz.
The Chicago Cubs released Eric Stout.
- April 12, 2022
The Detroit Tigers signed Chase Anderson as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox released Patrick Kivlehan.
The Chicago White Sox released Patrick Kivlehan.
The Arizona Diamondbacks released Riley Smith.
The Arizona Diamondbacks released Riley Smith.
The San Diego Padres selected Kyle Tyler off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels.
- April 12, 2021
The Miami Marlins signed Preston Guilmet as a free agent.
The Miami Marlins signed Brandon Leibrandt as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Iván Nova as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Josh Reddick as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Steven Souza Jr. as a free agent.
- April 12, 2019
The Colorado Rockies signed Craig Gentry as a free agent.
- April 12, 2018
Yovani Gallardo of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
- April 12, 2017
The Detroit Tigers signed James Loney as a free agent.
Jeremy Guthrie of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.
- April 12, 2016
The Boston Red Sox signed Wesley Wright as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays released Scott Copeland.
- April 12, 2015
The Cleveland Indians released Charles Brewer.
- April 12, 2014
The Texas Rangers purchased Héctor Noesí from the Seattle Mariners.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Brendan Harris.
- April 12, 2013
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Allen Córdoba as an amateur free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles selected Alex Burnett off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.
- April 12, 2012
The Baltimore Orioles released John Hester.
- April 12, 2011
The Chicago Cubs signed Doug Davis as a free agent.
- April 12, 2009
The San Diego Padres signed Chad Gaudin as a free agent.
- April 12, 2008
The Atlanta Braves released Scott Spiezio.
- April 12, 2006
The Atlanta Braves signed Ricardo Rodríguez as a free agent.
- April 12, 2005
The Seattle Mariners signed Andrew Lorraine as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Darren Oliver as a free agent.
- April 12, 2004
The Chicago Cubs signed Trenidad Hubbard as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Scott Sauerbeck as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Esteban Yan as a free agent.
- April 12, 2003
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Chris Widger as a free agent.
- April 12, 2002
The New York Yankees signed Brian McNichol as a free agent.
- April 12, 2001
The Atlanta Braves signed Bernard Gilkey as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves selected José Cabrera off waivers from the Houston Astros.
- April 12, 2000
The Cleveland Indians signed Scott Sanders as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Dave Stevens as a free agent.
The New York Mets selected Anthony Shumaker off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.
- April 12, 1999
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Aaron Small as a free agent.
- April 12, 1996
The New York Yankees signed Juan Rivera as an amateur free agent.
- April 12, 1995
The Atlanta Braves signed Jeff Blauser as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Mike Gallego as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Joe Hesketh as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Candy Maldonado as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Derrick May as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Rob Murphy as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Dave Righetti as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Dwight Smith as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Mike Stanton as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Randy Velarde as a free agent.
The New York Mets traded players to be named later to the Houston Astros for Pete Harnisch. The New York Mets sent Andy Beckerman (minors) (December 6, 1994) and Juan Castillo (April 12, 1995) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.
- April 12, 1994
The Chicago White Sox signed Atlee Hammaker as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox released Bob Melvin.
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Kevin Foster to the Chicago Cubs for Shawn Boskie.
- April 12, 1992
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Daniel Garibay as an amateur free agent.
The New York Mets traded a player to be named later and Julio Valera to the California Angels for Dick Schofield. The New York Mets sent Julian Vasquez (minors) (October 6, 1992) to the California Angels to complete the trade.
- April 12, 1991
The Chicago White Sox signed Danny Heep as a free agent.
- April 12, 1988
The Baltimore Orioles signed Tito Landrum as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Alex Treviño as a free agent.
- April 12, 1987
The Oakland Athletics signed Jim Corsi as a free agent.
- April 12, 1985
The California Angels signed Rufino Linares as a free agent.
- April 12, 1980
The New York Mets signed Dyar Miller as a free agent.
- April 12, 1979
The New York Yankees released Paul Blair.
- April 12, 1977
The Baltimore Orioles signed Terry Crowley as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Mark Wiley as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers traded Steve Foucault to the Detroit Tigers for Willie Horton.
- April 12, 1975
The New York Mets signed Jesús Alou as a free agent.
- April 12, 1972
The Cleveland Indians purchased Ron Lolich from the Chicago White Sox.
- April 12, 1970
The Chicago Cubs released Jesús Hernáiz.
- April 12, 1969
The San Diego Padres signed Jack Baldschun as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Vic Roznovsky to the Philadelphia Phillies for Anthony Giresi (minors) and John Sullivan.
- April 12, 1965
The New York Yankees purchased Rich Beck from the Philadelphia Phillies.
- April 12, 1961
The Baltimore Orioles traded Chuck Essegian and Jerry Walker to the Kansas City Athletics for Dick Hall and Dick Williams.
- April 12, 1960
The Cleveland Indians released Ed FitzGerald.
The Cleveland Indians released Ernie Johnson.
The San Francisco Giants released Danny O'Connell.
The Detroit Tigers traded Steve Demeter to the Cleveland Indians for Norm Cash.
- April 12, 1959
The New York Yankees traded Tom Carroll and Russ Snyder to the Kansas City Athletics for Mike Baxes and Bob Martyn.
- April 12, 1955
The Cleveland Indians purchased Matt Batts from the Baltimore Orioles.
- April 12, 1954
The New York Yankees signed Ralph Houk as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Hal Newhouser as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Joe Page as a free agent.
- April 12, 1951
Oklahoma City (Texas) purchased Frank Kellert from the St. Louis Cardinals.
- April 12, 1949
The Philadelphia Phillies released George Eyrich.
- April 12, 1948
The New York Giants signed Bobo Newsom as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians purchased Charles Wensloff from the New York Yankees.
The New York Yankees released Spud Chandler.
- April 12, 1947
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Lee Handley as a free agent.
The Washington Nationals purchased Mark Christman from the St. Louis Browns.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Lee Handley.
The New York Yankees released Johnny Murphy.
The New York Giants released Jess Pike.
- April 12, 1946
St. Paul (American Association) purchased Lloyd Dietz from the Brooklyn Dodgers. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Washington Nationals released Luis Suárez.
The Washington Nationals released Jug Thesenga.
- April 12, 1933
Toronto (International) purchased Les Mallon from the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Cliff Heathcote.
- April 12, 1932
The Philadelphia Athletics released Sol Carter.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Gene Connell.
- April 12, 1923
The Boston Braves returned Joe Matthews to Norfolk (Virginia) as part of a conditional deal.
- April 12, 1916
The Boston Braves purchased Ed Reulbach from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- April 12, 1906
The Boston Nationals signed William McCarthy as an amateur free agent.
The Boston Nationals signed Gene Good as a free agent.
- April 12, 1902
The Boston Nationals released Billy Hamilton.
- April 12, 1891
The Philadelphia Athletics released Pat Friel.
- April 12, 1885
The New York Giants signed Dude Esterbrook as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The New York Giants signed Tim Keefe as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
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