Historical Transactions Occurring on June 22
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- June 22, 2025
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Jose Hernandez.
The Atlanta Braves released James McCann.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Nick Vespi.
- June 22, 2023
The Detroit Tigers signed Johan Camargo as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Dallas Keuchel as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Isaac Mattson as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox purchased Tayler Scott from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Colorado Rockies released Dinelson Lamet.
The Texas Rangers released Yoshi Tsutsugo.
- June 22, 2022
The Seattle Mariners signed Jacob Barnes as a free agent.
The Washington Nationals signed John Nogowski as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Marcus Walden as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Ryan Weber as a free agent.
Drew Hutchison of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Chris Mazza of the Tampa Bay Rays granted free agency.
- June 22, 2021
The Oakland Athletics signed Homer Bailey as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Angels signed Brian Johnson as a free agent.
Daniel Descalso of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Dylan Cozens.
The Texas Rangers released Nick Vincent.
The Minnesota Twins selected Beau Burrows off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.
The Seattle Mariners selected Jake Hager off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers.
The New York Mets selected Robert Stock off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.
- June 22, 2019
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Marc Rzepczynski as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks purchased Ben Lively from the Kansas City Royals.
- June 22, 2018
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Kyle Lobstein as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Josh Thole as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox released Johnny Giavotella.
- June 22, 2017
The New York Mets signed Mitch Atkins as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Rays signed Mike Broadway as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Dillon Gee as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Xavier Paul as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Tom Wilhelmsen as a free agent.
Michael Martínez of the Tampa Bay Rays granted free agency.
The Cincinnati Reds released Nick Christiani.
The Seattle Mariners released Ryan Jackson.
The Arizona Diamondbacks released Carlos Rivero.
The Minnesota Twins released Adam Wilk.
- June 22, 2016
The Boston Red Sox signed Casey Janssen as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Tom Wilhelmsen as a free agent.
Jordan Pacheco of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Antoan Richardson.
The Minnesota Twins released Dan Runzler.
The Toronto Blue Jays traded Wade LeBlanc to the Seattle Mariners for player to be named or cash.
The Chicago White Sox selected Juan Minaya off waivers from the Houston Astros.
The Los Angeles Dodgers selected Layne Somsen off waivers from the New York Yankees.
- June 22, 2015
Phil Coke of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
The Cincinnati Reds released Lou Marson.
The Detroit Tigers released Josh Prince.
The Arizona Diamondbacks released Trayvon Robinson.
- June 22, 2013
The Atlanta Braves signed Brandon Cunniff as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies purchased Hisanori Takahashi from the Chicago Cubs.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Ramón Hernández.
- June 22, 2012
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Liván Hernández as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Brent Leach as a free agent.
- June 22, 2011
The St. Louis Cardinals released Miguel Batista.
The Atlanta Braves selected Dustin Richardson off waivers from the Florida Marlins.
- June 22, 2010
The Seattle Mariners sent Tommy Everidge to the Houston Astros as part of a conditional deal.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Jesús Colomé as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Brian Bruney.
The Florida Marlins released Hunter Jones.
The Milwaukee Brewers released A.J. Murray.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Ross Wolf to the Oakland Athletics for Jake Fox.
- June 22, 2009
The Florida Marlins released Gary Glover.
The Colorado Rockies released Jarrett Grube.
The New York Mets released Wily Mo Peña.
The New York Mets released Javier Valentín.
- June 22, 2008
The Houston Astros signed Val Majewski as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Bo Schultz as an amateur free agent.
Juan Rincón of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Joe Valentine.
- June 22, 2007
The Florida Marlins signed Erasmo Ramirez as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed J.C. Romero as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed John Thomson as a free agent.
The New York Yankees released Eric Junge.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Max St. Pierre.
The Detroit Tigers traded Mike Maroth to the St. Louis Cardinals for a player to be named later. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Chris Lambert (August 30, 2007) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.
The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Josh Phelps off waivers from the New York Yankees.
- June 22, 2006
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Nathan Haynes as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves purchased Jason Shiell from Somerset (Atlantic).
- June 22, 2005
The Boston Red Sox sent Tim Hummel to the St. Louis Cardinals as part of a conditional deal.
The Texas Rangers signed Tim Crabtree as a free agent.
The Washington Nationals signed Kevin Orie as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Kerry Robinson as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Benito Santiago as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves released Andy Barkett.
The Detroit Tigers released Nelson Cruz.
The Minnesota Twins released Evan Meek.
- June 22, 2004
The San Diego Padres sent Tim Byrdak to the Baltimore Orioles as part of a conditional deal.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Mike Fetters as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Curt Leskanic as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels released Derrick Gibson.
- June 22, 2003
The San Francisco Giants signed Rob Ryan as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins released Todd Belitz.
The Boston Red Sox traded Ángel Santos to the Cleveland Indians for Jamie Brown.
- June 22, 2002
The Baltimore Orioles signed Justin Atchley as a free agent.
- June 22, 2001
The Kansas City Royals signed Rick DeHart as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres released Chris Gomez.
The Oakland Athletics released T.J. Mathews.
The Cincinnati Reds released Deion Sanders.
The Cleveland Indians traded Steve Karsay and Steve Reed to the Atlanta Braves for Troy Cameron (minors) and John Rocker.
- June 22, 2000
The Minnesota Twins released Sean Bergman.
The Montreal Expos released Charlie O'Brien.
- June 22, 1999
The Boston Red Sox released Jim Corsi.
The Kansas City Royals selected Mac Suzuki off waivers from the New York Mets.
- June 22, 1998
The Colorado Rockies signed Chad Fonville as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Pat Listach as a free agent.
- June 22, 1996
The Montreal Expos signed Dave Leiper as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Billy Brewer to the New York Yankees for Mike Judd.
- June 22, 1995
The St. Louis Cardinals released Manuel Lee.
The Cleveland Indians traded Dennis Cook to the Texas Rangers for Guillermo Mercedes (minors).
- June 22, 1994
The Cleveland Indians signed John Farrell as a free agent.
- June 22, 1993
The Chicago Cubs signed Mike Walker as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Elvis Peña as an amateur free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Ken Dayley.
- June 22, 1992
The Houston Astros signed Jim Bruske as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Rick Dempsey as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants released Kelly Downs.
- June 22, 1991
The Seattle Mariners signed Randy Kramer as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers released Denny Walling.
The Seattle Mariners traded a player to be named later and cash to the New York Yankees for Mike Blowers. The Seattle Mariners sent Jim Blueberg (minors) (June 22, 1991) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
- June 22, 1990
The Chicago Cubs signed Mark Clear as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins released Jim Dwyer.
- June 22, 1989
The Oakland Athletics signed Joe Bitker as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Willie Cañate as an amateur free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Ken Ramos as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees released Richard Dotson.
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Tony Chance (minors) to the Baltimore Orioles for Mike Smith.
- June 22, 1988
The Detroit Tigers signed Iván de Jesús as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians released Dan Schatzeder.
The Cleveland Indians traded a player to be named later to the Atlanta Braves for Jeff Dedmon. The Cleveland Indians sent Tommy Kurczewski (minors) (June 22, 1988) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.
- June 22, 1987
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Roy Lee Jackson as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Francisco Matos as an amateur free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Henry Mercedes as an amateur free agent.
The Houston Astros released Aurelio López.
The Seattle Mariners traded Karl Best to the Detroit Tigers for Bryan Kelly.
The California Angels traded a player to be named later and Ron Romanick to the New York Yankees for Butch Wynegar. The California Angels sent Alan Mills (June 22, 1987) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
- June 22, 1986
The San Diego Padres signed Steve Kemp as a free agent.
- June 22, 1985
The Toronto Blue Jays traded Mitch Webster to the Montreal Expos for a player to be named later. The Montreal Expos sent Cliff Young (September 10, 1985) to the Toronto Blue Jays to complete the trade.
- June 22, 1984
The New York Mets purchased Ed Glynn from the Cleveland Indians.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Rick Monday.
The Houston Astros released Tony Scott.
The New York Mets released Mike Torrez.
- June 22, 1983
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Steve Comer as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Doug Bair to the Detroit Tigers for a player to be named later. The Detroit Tigers sent Dave Rucker (July 5, 1983) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.
- June 22, 1982
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Johnny Paredes as an amateur free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays traded Dick Davis to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a player to be named later. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Wayne Nordhagen (June 25, 1982) to the Toronto Blue Jays to complete the trade.
- June 22, 1981
The Philadelphia Phillies signed José Segura as an amateur free agent.
- June 22, 1980
The Chicago Cubs signed Bill Landrum as an amateur free agent.
- June 22, 1979
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Steve Senteney as an amateur free agent.
- June 22, 1978
The Cleveland Indians traded Bill Laxton to the San Diego Padres for Dave Freisleben.
- June 22, 1977
The Seattle Mariners signed Jim Lewis as an amateur free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Joe Pettini as an amateur free agent.
The Detroit Tigers released Luis Alvarado.
- June 22, 1976
The Kansas City Royals signed Bob Johnson as a free agent.
The New York Mets traded Jack Heidemann to the Milwaukee Brewers for Tom Deidel (minors).
- June 22, 1973
The Texas Rangers signed Greg Mahlberg as an amateur free agent.
The Detroit Tigers selected Bob Miller off waivers from the San Diego Padres.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Gary Neibauer.
The Atlanta Braves signed Gary Neibauer as a free agent.
- June 22, 1971
The Baltimore Orioles signed Gil Flores as a free agent.
- June 22, 1970
The Montreal Expos signed Bombo Rivera as an amateur free agent.
The Oakland Athletics purchased Tommy Davis from the Houston Astros.
The Atlanta Braves released Ron Kline.
The St. Louis Cardinals selected Chuck Hartenstein off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- June 22, 1967
The San Francisco Giants returned Billy Sorrell (earlier draft pick) to the Philadelphia Phillies.
The San Francisco Giants purchased Dick Groat from the Philadelphia Phillies.
- June 22, 1966
The Chicago Cubs purchased Curt Simmons from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Chicago Cubs traded Billy Cowan to the Philadelphia Phillies for Norm Gigon.
- June 22, 1961
- June 22, 1956
The Milwaukee Braves released John Edelman.
The Chicago White Sox selected Paul LaPalme off waivers from the Cincinnati Redlegs.
- June 22, 1945
The Cincinnati Reds released Boom-Boom Beck.
- June 22, 1944
The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Bob Garbark from the Detroit Tigers.
- June 22, 1943
Hartford (Eastern) purchased Bill Donovan from the Boston Braves.
- June 22, 1935
The New York Giants purchased Jimmy Ripple from Montreal (International).
- June 22, 1929
The Chicago White Sox purchased Frank Sigafoos from the Detroit Tigers.
- June 22, 1928
Dallas (Texas) purchased Charlie Robertson from the Boston Braves.
- June 22, 1926
The St. Louis Cardinals selected Grover Alexander off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.
- June 22, 1924
The New York Giants purchased Buddy Crump from Portsmouth (Virginia).
- June 22, 1918
Joe Casey returned to the Washington Nationals by Atlanta (Southern Association) as part of earlier loan.
The St. Louis Cardinals sent George Distel (June 28, 1918) to Milwaukee (American Association) to complete the trade.
- June 22, 1916
The Cleveland Indians purchased Fred Beebe from Buffalo (International) for $5,000. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The St. Louis Browns selected Earl Hamilton off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.
- June 22, 1915
The Boston Braves signed Joe Shannon as a free agent.
The Boston Braves signed Red Shannon as a free agent.
- June 22, 1912
Worcester (New England) purchased Steve White from the Washington Nationals.
- June 22, 1908
The Cleveland Naps purchased Jack Ryan from New Orleans (Southern Association).
- June 22, 1907
The Chicago Cubs purchased Heinie Zimmerman from Wilkes-Barre (New York State) for Agreed to report August 25 1907. Agreed to report August 25, 1907
- June 22, 1901
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Lefty Davis as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Tom Leahy. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Philadelphia Phillies released Jimmy Slagle.
- June 22, 1896
The Louisville Colonels released George Treadway.
- June 22, 1895
The Chicago Colts released Bert Abbey.
- June 22, 1889
The Indianapolis Hoosiers released Jim Whitney.
- June 22, 1884
The Allegheny City signed Jimmy Woulfe as a free agent.
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