Historical Transactions Occurring on May 4

The Chicago White Sox signed Randal Grichuk as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Lou Trivino as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Vince Velasquez as a free agent.

Cionel Pérez of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

The Athletics purchased Jonah Heim from the Atlanta Braves.

The Chicago Cubs released Dylan Carlson.

The Los Angeles Angels released Angel Perdomo.

The Atlanta Braves released Austin Pope.

The Philadelphia Phillies released José Rodriguez.

The Los Angeles Angels released Hunter Strickland.

The Milwaukee Brewers released Jacob Waguespack.

The Los Angeles Angels released Aneurys Zabala.

The Kansas City Royals released Austin Cox.

The San Diego Padres released Austin Davis.

The Chicago White Sox signed Jared Walsh as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays purchased Joel Kuhnel from the Houston Astros.

The Cincinnati Reds released Mike Ford.

The Chicago White Sox released Brett Phillips.

The San Diego Padres traded Dillon Head (minors), Woo-Suk Go (minors), Nathan Martorella (minors) and Jakob Marsee to the Miami Marlins for Luis Arraez.

The New York Mets signed Dominic Leone as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Justus Sheffield as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Julio Teheran as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners released Tommy La Stella.

The Colorado Rockies selected Austin Wynns off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The San Francisco Giants signed Darién Núñez as a free agent.

Shawn Armstrong of the Miami Marlins granted free agency.

The Pittsburgh Pirates released Connor Kaiser.

The Washington Nationals selected Cory Abbott off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.

The Cincinnati Reds selected Robert Dugger off waivers from the Tampa Bay Rays.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Austin Bibens-Dirkx as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Ryan Dull as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Ryan Eades as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Alcides Escobar as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Tyler Flowers as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Logan Forsythe as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Wade LeBlanc as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians purchased Adam Rosales from the Minnesota Twins.

The Cincinnati Reds released Matt Kemp.

The Washington Nationals traded Austin Adams to the Seattle Mariners for Nick Wells (minors) and cash.

The Minnesota Twins signed Paco Rodríguez as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Curtis Mead as a free agent.

The Miami Marlins signed Mike Aviles as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Blake Beavan as a free agent.

Jed Bradley voluntarily retired from the Baltimore Orioles.

The Toronto Blue Jays selected Neil Ramírez off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.

The Cleveland Indians purchased Chris Gimenez from the Texas Rangers.

The Baltimore Orioles released César Cabral.

The Los Angeles Dodgers released Red Patterson.

The Arizona Diamondbacks released Scott Rice.

The Texas Rangers returned Logan Verrett (earlier draft pick) to the New York Mets.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Dan Johnson as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Robert Stock as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers purchased Matt West from the Toronto Blue Jays.

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Dustin Richardson as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics selected Nick Buss off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Tim Dillard as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Joe Mather as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Greg Smith as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Bobby Abreu as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers purchased Ryan Spilborghs from the Cleveland Indians.

The Milwaukee Brewers released Zach Braddock.

The Philadelphia Phillies released Luis Montañez.

The Los Angeles Dodgers released Lance Zawadzki.

The Minnesota Twins selected Erik Komatsu off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.

The Texas Rangers signed Leonys Martín as an amateur free agent.

The Atlanta Braves purchased Jeff Fiorentino from the Baltimore Orioles.

The Pittsburgh Pirates returned John Raynor (earlier draft pick) to the Florida Marlins.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Travis Denker as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox purchased Buck Coats from the Kansas City Royals.

The Kansas City Royals released Román Colón.

The Seattle Mariners signed Jerry Owens as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox signed Daryle Ward as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners released Freddy Guzmán.

The Colorado Rockies signed Juan Castro as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Juan Mateo as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Henry Mateo as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox released Kerry Robinson.

The Oakland Athletics traded Charles Thomas to the Milwaukee Brewers for JD Closser.

The Washington Nationals signed Jesús Feliciano as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers released Buddy Carlyle.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Jason Jacome as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers released Mark Johnson.

The Anaheim Angels released Aaron Small.

The Seattle Mariners released Mark Watson.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Darren Holmes as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers released Andy Barkett.

The Chicago White Sox released Hansel Izquierdo.

The Houston Astros signed Joe Slusarski as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Brian Hunter as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins released Carl Willis.

The Minnesota Twins returned Keith Garagozzo (earlier draft pick) to the New York Yankees.

Chunichi Dragons (Japan Central) purchased Alonzo Powell from the Seattle Mariners.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Greg Walker as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox traded Lee Smith to the St. Louis Cardinals for Tom Brunansky.

The Minnesota Twins released Joe Niekro.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Dar Smith as a free agent.

The Montreal Expos released Nelson Norman.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Nelson Simmons as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Andy Ashby as an amateur free agent.

The California Angels released Rufino Linares.

The Detroit Tigers returned Bob James to the Montreal Expos as part of a conditional deal.

The San Diego Padres signed Efrain Valdez as an amateur free agent.

The Montreal Expos purchased Chris Welsh from the San Diego Padres.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Willie Horton as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers traded Bert Campaneris to the California Angels for Dave Chalk.

The Boston Red Sox released Gene Michael.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Ken Oberkfell as an amateur free agent.

The San Francisco Giants traded Garry Maddox to the Philadelphia Phillies for Willie Montañez.

The California Angels released Mike Epstein.

The New York Yankees traded Mike Pazik and cash to the Minnesota Twins for Dick Woodson.

The Boston Red Sox sent Sonny Siebert to the Texas Rangers as part of a conditional deal.

The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Jerry McNertney from the Oakland Athletics.

The Cleveland Indians released Jerry Kenney.

The Minnesota Twins traded a player to be named later to the Chicago White Sox for Cotton Nash. The Minnesota Twins sent Jerry Crider (May 4, 1970) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.

The Houston Astros traded Aaron Pointer to the Chicago Cubs for Byron Browne.

The San Francisco Giants traded Jim Duffalo to the Cincinnati Reds for Bill Henry.

The Kansas City Athletics selected Jim Rittwage off waivers from the Cleveland Indians as first-year waiver pick.

The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Jim Lemon from the Minnesota Twins.

The Milwaukee Braves purchased Bubba Morton from the Detroit Tigers.

The Detroit Tigers purchased Tom Sturdivant from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Philadelphia Phillies traded Turk Farrell and Joe Koppe to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Don Demeter and Charley Smith.

The Chicago Cubs traded Bob Smith to the Cleveland Indians for Randy Jackson.

The Chicago White Sox released Don Wheeler.

The New York Yankees purchased Art Ceccarelli from the Brooklyn Dodgers.

The Cincinnati Reds purchased Barney McCosky from the Philadelphia Athletics.

The St. Louis Browns selected Al Papai off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.

The New York Yankees purchased Ford Garrison from the Philadelphia Athletics.

Evansville (I-I-I) purchased Frank McElyea from the Boston Braves.

The Philadelphia Athletics released Jim Pruett.

The Cincinnati Reds selected Garton Del Savio off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Washington Nationals selected Harry Kelley off waivers from the Philadelphia Athletics.

The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Francis Healy from the New York Giants.

The St. Louis Browns released Jim McLaughlin.

The Boston Braves returned Charlie Wilson to Rochester (International) following previous purchase.

The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Hi Myers from the Cincinnati Reds.

The Brooklyn Robins signed Ray French as a free agent.

The New York Giants loaned Ed Sicking to the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Cleveland Indians purchased John Peters from New Orleans (Southern Association).

Nashville (Southern Association) purchased Frank Gibson from the Detroit Tigers.

The Boston Braves traded Johnny Kling to the Cincinnati Reds for Harry Chapman and Tex McDonald.

The St. Louis Browns purchased Paul Meloan from the Chicago White Sox.

The Boston Nationals traded Chick Fraser to the Cincinnati Reds for a player to be named later. The Cincinnati Reds sent Gus Dorner (May 10, 1906) to the Boston Nationals to complete the trade.

Bill Duggleby returned to the Philadelphia Phillies by the Philadelphia Athletics after jumping teams.