Historical Transactions Occurring on May 7

The Boston Red Sox signed Raymond Burgos as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Daniel Johnson as a free agent.

Carlos Carrasco of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

Zack Short of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

The Athletics traded Tyler Ferguson to the Chicago Cubs for unknown compensation.

The Philadelphia Phillies selected Grant Holman off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Beau Burrows as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Casey Lawrence as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Stephen Nogosek as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Colin Poche as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres released Andrew Bellatti.

The Detroit Tigers released Kenta Maeda.

The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Tyler Gilbert from the Cincinnati Reds.

The Los Angeles Angels released Zac Kristofak.

The Houston Astros released Chad Stevens.

The Houston Astros released CJ Stubbs.

The Texas Rangers signed James Marvel as a free agent.

Ryan Borucki of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

Grayson Greiner voluntarily retired from the Colorado Rockies.

The New York Mets released Khalil Lee.

The Boston Red Sox signed Carlos Martínez as a free agent.

The New York Mets selected Gosuke Katoh off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.

The Seattle Mariners signed Justin Grimm as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Hernán Pérez as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Brooks Pounders as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Angels purchased Drew Butera from the Texas Rangers.

The Chicago White Sox signed Iván De Jesús as a free agent.

Gerardo Parra of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

The Los Angeles Dodgers released Ezequiel Carrera.

The Arizona Diamondbacks released Troy Scribner.

The Los Angeles Dodgers released Josh Smoker.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Chad Girodo as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres traded a player to be named later to the Texas Rangers for Brett Nicholas. The San Diego Padres sent Emmanuel Clase (May 7, 2018) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

The Detroit Tigers released James Loney.

The San Diego Padres released Jamie Romak.

The New York Mets selected Tommy Milone off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers.

The Texas Rangers signed Drew Stubbs as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays released Michael Bourn.

The Los Angeles Dodgers selected Casey Fien off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Jarrod Saltalamacchia as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers released Mike Carp.

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim traded Drew Butera to the Kansas City Royals for Ryan Jackson.

The Colorado Rockies signed Ryan Carpenter as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Andruw Monasterio as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers released Daniel Moskos.

The Chicago White Sox released Josh Bell.

The Toronto Blue Jays released Trystan Magnuson.

The San Francisco Giants released Tyler Graham.

The Los Angeles Dodgers released Brent Leach.

Todd Wellemeyer voluntarily retired from the Chicago Cubs.

The Los Angeles Dodgers released Jon Huber.

The Arizona Diamondbacks released Ron Mahay.

The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Anderson Machado to the Chicago Cubs as part of a conditional deal.

The Houston Astros sent Steve Randolph to the Philadelphia Phillies as part of a conditional deal.

The Tampa Bay Rays signed Colter Bean as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies traded Travis Dawkins to the Chicago White Sox for Mike Rouse.

The Cincinnati Reds released Rheal Cormier.

The Toronto Blue Jays released Geremi González.

The Cincinnati Reds released Andrew Good.

The Chicago Cubs signed Darren Oliver as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Jimmy Osting as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox signed Ken Ray as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Rómulo Sánchez as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals traded Joe Horgan to the Montreal Expos for Benji DeQuin (minors).

The New York Yankees signed Rolando Arrojo as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Wendell Magee as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Jamey Wright as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox selected Bruce Chen off waivers from the Houston Astros.

The Colorado Rockies released Kevin Nicholson.

The Cleveland Indians signed Greg LaRocca as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Kelvin Jiménez as an amateur free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays selected Jacob Brumfield off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Archie Corbin as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Reggie Harris as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Jeff Manto as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays selected Ken Robinson off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.

The Boston Red Sox signed Steve Lyons as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Randy Ready as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians traded Kevin Wickander to the Cincinnati Reds for a player to be named later. The Cincinnati Reds sent Todd Ruyak (minors) (June 4, 1993) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

The Los Angeles Dodgers released Lance Parrish.

The Cleveland Indians signed Lance Parrish as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox signed Steve Gajkowski as a free agent.

The Montreal Expos released Gil Reyes.

The New York Mets selected Chico Walker off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.

The Detroit Tigers released Tony Bernazard.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Dennis Powell as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians selected Stan Jefferson off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.

The New York Yankees signed Chris Chambliss as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates released Skeeter Barnes.

The Chicago White Sox signed Jack Perconte as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Dale Murray as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants traded Johnnie LeMaster to the Cleveland Indians for Mike Jeffcoat and Luis Quiñones.

The Texas Rangers signed Bud Harrelson as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians purchased Miguel Diloné from the Chicago Cubs.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Mark Bomback as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics released Ted Martínez.

The Kansas City Royals traded Bryan Jones (minors) and cash to the New York Mets for Tom Hall.

The Philadelphia Phillies traded Barry Bonnell, Jim Essian and $150,000 to the Atlanta Braves for Dick Allen and Johnny Oates.

The California Angels signed Julio Cruz as an amateur free agent.

The Texas Rangers traded Larry Gura and cash to the New York Yankees for Duke Sims.

The New York Yankees signed Mike Ferraro as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Oscar Zamora as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics purchased José Tartabull from the Boston Red Sox.

The California Angels released Ed Bailey.

Arkansas (Pacific Coast) purchased Cal Emery from the California Angels.

The Kansas City Athletics selected Bill Schlesinger off waivers from the Boston Red Sox as first-year waiver pick.

The Kansas City Athletics purchased George Alusik from the Detroit Tigers.

The New York Mets traded Jim Marshall to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Vinegar Bend Mizell.

The Houston Colt .45s traded Bobby Shantz to the St. Louis Cardinals for John Anderson and Carl Warwick.

The New York Mets traded Don Zimmer to the Cincinnati Reds for Cliff Cook and Bob Miller.

The Detroit Tigers traded Gail Harris to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Sandy Amorós.

The Philadelphia Phillies returned Al Schroll to the Boston Red Sox as part of a conditional deal.

The Milwaukee Braves returned Jim Pisoni (earlier draft pick) to the New York Yankees.

The Chicago Cubs purchased Steve Ridzik from the Cleveland Indians.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Dennis Bennett as an amateur free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Bob Porterfield from the Boston Red Sox.

The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Max Surkont to the St. Louis Cardinals for Luis Arroyo.

The Philadelphia Athletics sent Carl Scheib to the St. Louis Cardinals as part of a conditional deal.

The New York Giants selected Bill Howerton off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Washington Nationals traded Len Okrie and $25,000 to the Boston Red Sox for Mike Guerra.

The Detroit Tigers traded Earl Rapp to the Chicago White Sox for Don Kolloway.

The Chicago Cubs selected Hank Edwards off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.

Wilmington (Interstate) purchased Ed Murphy from the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Pittsburgh Pirates released Bob Klinger.

The Philadelphia Phillies released Merrill May.

The Philadelphia Athletics traded Hal Wagner to the Boston Red Sox for Ford Garrison.

The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Lloyd Waner to the Boston Braves for Nick Strincevich.

The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Fern Bell from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The St. Louis Cardinals released Guy Bush.

The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Phil Collins from the Philadelphia Phillies.

The St. Louis Cardinals traded Sparky Adams, Paul Derringer and Allyn Stout to the Cincinnati Reds for Leo Durocher, Dutch Henry and Jack Ogden.

The Brooklyn Dodgers purchased Danny Taylor from the Chicago Cubs.

The Cincinnati Reds traded Mickey Heath to the Brooklyn Robins for Harvey Hendrick.

Los Angeles (PCL) purchased Fred Haney from the St. Louis Cardinals.

Sioux City (Western) purchased Jim Grant from the Philadelphia Phillies. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The St. Louis Cardinals released Vince Molyneaux.

The Detroit Tigers returned Bill McTigue to Toronto (International) following previous purchase. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

St. Joseph (Western) purchased Bernie Duffy from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Chicago Cubs purchased Red Downs from the Brooklyn Dodgers.

The St. Louis Cardinals traded Oscar Stanage to the Cincinnati Reds for Carl Druhot.

The Chicago Cubs selected Jack Harper off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.

The Philadelphia Athletics signed Morgan Murphy as a free agent.

SLN (NL) purchased Sal Campfield from Dallas (Texas).

The Baltimore Orioles released Otis Stocksdale.

The Boston Red Stockings loaned Jack Manning to the Baltimore Canaries.