Historical Transactions Occurring on July 4
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- July 4, 2025
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Seth Brown as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Isan Díaz as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Joel Kuhnel as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Tayler Scott as a free agent.
Geoff Hartlieb of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Luis Garcia.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Yohan Ramírez.
- July 4, 2024
The New York Yankees signed Phil Bickford as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Matt Bowman as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Ricky Karcher as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners selected Duke Ellis off waivers from the New York Mets.
- July 4, 2023
The Los Angeles Dodgers purchased Pat Valaika from the Seattle Mariners.
The Oakland Athletics released Joe Wieland.
- July 4, 2022
The Los Angeles Angels purchased Touki Toussaint from the Atlanta Braves.
The San Francisco Giants released Matt Hall.
The San Francisco Giants released Joe Palumbo.
The Colorado Rockies released Scott Schebler.
The Cleveland Guardians selected Óscar Mercado off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.
- July 4, 2021
The Washington Nationals signed Diego Moreno as a free agent.
The New York Yankees released Robinson Chirinos.
The New York Yankees released Derek Dietrich.
The New York Yankees released Nick Goody.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Hernán Pérez.
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Kevin Kramer to the Milwaukee Brewers for a player to be named later. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Nathan Kirby (minors) (July 6, 2021) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.
- July 4, 2019
The Seattle Mariners purchased Matt Wisler from the San Diego Padres.
The New York Mets released Casey Coleman.
The New York Mets released Louis Coleman.
The Texas Rangers released Shelby Miller.
The New York Yankees released Logan Morrison.
- July 4, 2018
The Boston Red Sox released Ramón Flores.
The Seattle Mariners released Aríel Miranda.
The Miami Marlins released Chris Reed.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Dylan Floro, Zach Neal and international bonus slot money to the Los Angeles Dodgers for James Marinan (minors) and Aneurys Zabala.
- July 4, 2017
The San Diego Padres signed Junior Perez as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Jorbit Vivas as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves released Bartolo Colón.
- July 4, 2016
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Tayler Scott as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Otto Lopez as an amateur free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Steward Berroa as a free agent.
- July 4, 2015
Ronald Belisario of the Tampa Bay Rays granted free agency.
The Baltimore Orioles released Ben Rowen.
- July 4, 2014
The Colorado Rockies signed Chris Capuano as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Matt Clark as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Paul Janish as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Kameron Loe as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Elvin Rodríguez as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays released Luis Ayala.
The Texas Rangers released Joe Saunders.
- July 4, 2013
The Kansas City Royals signed Ben Broussard as a free agent.
- July 4, 2012
The Seattle Mariners signed Pablo López as an amateur free agent.
The Atlanta Braves released D.J. Carrasco.
The Houston Astros traded Carlos Lee to the Miami Marlins for Matt Dominguez and Rob Rasmussen.
The New York Yankees selected Darnell McDonald off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.
- July 4, 2011
The New York Mets signed Miguel Batista as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Roy Corcoran as a free agent.
The New York Yankees released Fernando Hernández.
- July 4, 2010
The Atlanta Braves signed Willy Taveras as a free agent.
The Houston Astros purchased Edwin Bellorin from the Kansas City Royals.
- July 4, 2008
The New York Yankees signed Ben Broussard as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Kiko Calero as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Rays signed Josh Labandeira as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Ramón Flores as an amateur free agent.
The Tampa Bay Rays signed Omar Narváez as an amateur free agent.
- July 4, 2007
The St. Louis Cardinals sent John Nelson to the Chicago Cubs as part of a conditional deal.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Ricardo Rodríguez as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Oswaldo Arcia as an amateur free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Rubén Mateo.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Tomo Ohka.
- July 4, 2006
The Houston Astros released David Lee.
- July 4, 2005
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Vladimir Núñez as a free agent.
Ricky Stone of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Chris Singleton.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Amaury Telemaco.
- July 4, 2004
The San Diego Padres signed Darren Bragg as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres released Donovan Osborne.
- July 4, 2003
The Chicago Cubs signed Josh Paul as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Joe Roa as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Al Alburquerque as an amateur free agent.
- July 4, 2002
The Seattle Mariners signed Félix Hernández as an amateur free agent.
- July 4, 2001
The Chicago Cubs signed Trenidad Hubbard as a free agent.
The New York Yankees traded Brian Boehringer to the San Francisco Giants for Joe Smith (minors) and Bobby Estalella.
- July 4, 2000
The Boston Red Sox signed Bernard Gilkey as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Grégor Blanco as an amateur free agent.
The Cleveland Indians released Scott Kamieniecki.
- July 4, 1998
The Arizona Diamondbacks released Luis Pineda.
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Paul Konerko and Dennys Reyes to the Cincinnati Reds for Jeff Shaw.
The Florida Marlins traded Scott Makarewicz (minors) and Jay Powell to the Houston Astros for Ramón Castro.
- July 4, 1997
The Chicago Cubs signed Juan Cruz as an amateur free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Alex Herrera as an amateur free agent.
- July 4, 1996
The Oakland Athletics signed Esteban Germán as an amateur free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Joel Peralta as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees purchased Darryl Strawberry from St Paul (Northern).
- July 4, 1992
The Detroit Tigers signed Gary Pettis as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded John Carter (minors) and Tony Mitchell (minors) to the Cleveland Indians for Alex Cole.
The Chicago White Sox traded Rich Scheid to the Houston Astros for a player to be named later. The Houston Astros sent Eric Yelding (July 10, 1992) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.
- July 4, 1991
The Texas Rangers signed James Hurst as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners released Mike Cook.
The Texas Rangers released Shannon Penn.
- July 4, 1990
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Louie Meadows as a free agent.
- July 4, 1988
The Kansas City Royals released Gene Garber.
The Kansas City Royals released Dan Quisenberry.
- July 4, 1987
The St. Louis Cardinals released Tito Landrum.
The Kansas City Royals released Bob Shirley.
- July 4, 1986
The San Francisco Giants signed Steve Carlton as a free agent.
The New York Yankees released Ozzie Canseco.
- July 4, 1984
The Houston Astros traded Scott Loucks to the Montreal Expos for Brad Mills.
- July 4, 1979
The Chicago Cubs purchased Miguel Diloné from the Oakland Athletics.
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Sam Mejías from the Chicago Cubs.
- July 4, 1978
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Butch Metzger from the New York Mets.
- July 4, 1977
The Chicago Cubs released Joe Decker.
- July 4, 1975
The St. Louis Cardinals traded a player to be named later to the Boston Red Sox for Mario Guerrero. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Jim Willoughby (July 4, 1975) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.
- July 4, 1968
The California Angels traded Ethan Blackaby to the Oakland Athletics for Arturo Miranda (minors).
- July 4, 1967
The New York Yankees traded players to be named later, Ray Barker and cash to the Baltimore Orioles for Steve Barber. The New York Yankees sent Chester Trail (minors) (December 15, 1967) and Daniel Brady (minors) (December 15, 1967) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade.
- July 4, 1966
The Houston Astros released Robin Roberts.
- July 4, 1962
The San Francisco Giants signed Bob Garibaldi as an amateur free agent.
- July 4, 1961
The Milwaukee Braves purchased Johnny Antonelli from the Cleveland Indians.
Honolulu (Pacific Coast) purchased Hank Mason from the Philadelphia Phillies. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
- July 4, 1960
The Baltimore Orioles signed Bobby Thomson as a free agent.
- July 4, 1956
The Brooklyn Dodgers traded Ray Shearer to the Milwaukee Braves for Jim Frey (minors).
- July 4, 1954
The New York Yankees selected Marlin Stuart off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.
- July 4, 1948
The Chicago White Sox signed Marv Rotblatt as an amateur free agent.
- July 4, 1946
The Boston Braves signed Al Dark as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago White Sox traded Tom Jordan to the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named later. The Cleveland Indians sent Frankie Hayes (July 15, 1946) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.
- July 4, 1945
The Brooklyn Dodgers released Ray Hayworth.
- July 4, 1941
The Brooklyn Dodgers released Joe Vosmik.
- July 4, 1940
The Cincinnati Reds traded Arthur Luce (minors) and $30,000 to the Washington Nationals for Mike Dejan.
- July 4, 1933
The Boston Red Sox sent Bernie Friberg (July 4, 1933) to Mission (PCL) to complete the trade.
- July 4, 1932
San Francisco (PCL) purchased Bill Brenzel from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- July 4, 1930
The Philadelphia Phillies released Jim Spotts.
- July 4, 1925
The New York Yankees released Whitey Witt.
- July 4, 1921
The Chicago Cubs purchased Tony Kaufmann from Winnipeg (Western Canada).
The Philadelphia Phillies selected Ed Konetchy off waivers from the Brooklyn Robins.
- July 4, 1920
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Ed Hock as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Boston Red Sox purchased Gene Bailey from the Boston Braves.
Toronto (International) purchased Bunny Hearn from the Boston Braves.
- July 4, 1918
Bill Upham retired from the Boston Braves.
- July 4, 1912
The Boston Braves purchased Bill Brady from Indianapolis (American Association).
- July 4, 1909
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased (minors), Doc Martell and Harry Welchonce from Steubenville (Ohio-Pennsylvania).
- July 4, 1907
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Harry Wolter from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- July 4, 1905
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Dave Brain to the Pittsburgh Pirates for George McBride.
- July 4, 1904
The Washington Senators signed Lefty Herring as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
- July 4, 1903
The Washington Senators purchased Malachi Kittridge from the Boston Nationals.
- July 4, 1901
The Cincinnati Reds signed Charlie Case as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
- July 4, 1896
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Harry Truby from the Chicago Colts.
- July 4, 1891
Red Ehret jumped from the Louisville Colonels to Lincoln (Western Association).
Harry Raymond returned to Lincoln (Western Association) by the Louisville Colonels after jumping teams.
- July 4, 1889
The Baltimore Orioles released George Goetz.
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