Historical Transactions Occurring on July 7
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- July 7, 2025
The Texas Rangers signed Billy McKinney as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Logan Porter as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Kyle Tyler as a free agent.
Billy McKinney of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Logan Porter of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Jordan Weems of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
- July 7, 2024
Matt Festa of the New York Mets granted free agency.
The New York Mets purchased Matt Gage from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Washington Nationals released Luke Farrell.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Alex Young to the San Francisco Giants for Austin Slater and cash.
The Miami Marlins selected Darren McCaughan off waivers from the Cleveland Guardians.
- July 7, 2023
The San Diego Padres signed Óscar Mercado as a free agent.
The New York Yankees released Colten Brewer.
The Seattle Mariners traded Jack Larsen to the San Francisco Giants for unknown compensation.
- July 7, 2022
The Detroit Tigers signed Nick Vincent as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants purchased Tobias Myers from the Cleveland Guardians.
The Atlanta Braves released Brandon Brennan.
The Los Angeles Angels released Wander Suero.
The Colorado Rockies released Colton Welker.
- July 7, 2021
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Cam Bedrosian as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins purchased Joe Kuzia (minors) from the Texas Rangers.
The Cincinnati Reds released Braden Shipley.
- July 7, 2020
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed AJ Ramos as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Nick Davila as a free agent.
- July 7, 2019
The Tampa Bay Rays signed Jason García as a free agent.
Cody Decker voluntarily retired from the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The Arizona Diamondbacks purchased Josh Prince from Texas (American Association).
The Philadelphia Phillies released John Curtiss.
The Chicago White Sox released Iván De Jesús.
- July 7, 2018
The Colorado Rockies signed Juan Brito as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Ronny Simon as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins released Chris Carter.
The Kansas City Royals released Justin Grimm.
- July 7, 2017
The Minnesota Twins signed Bartolo Colón as a free agent.
The Houston Astros released Casey Coleman.
- July 7, 2016
The Tampa Bay Rays signed Casey Coleman as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Wilmer Font as a free agent.
The Miami Marlins signed Cory Luebke as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Efren Navarro as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Adrián Morejón as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Iván Herrera as a free agent.
The Miami Marlins signed Trevor Richards as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins released David Martínez.
The Texas Rangers released Eric Surkamp.
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Aaron Hill and cash to the Boston Red Sox for Wendell Rijo (minors) and Aaron Wilkerson.
- July 7, 2015
The Atlanta Braves signed Hunter Cervenka as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Andy Ibáñez as an amateur free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Andrés Muñoz as an amateur free agent.
The Atlanta Braves released Dana Eveland.
The Atlanta Braves released Nick Masset.
The Colorado Rockies selected Gonzalez Germen off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.
- July 7, 2014
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Roger Bernadina as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Hector Perez as an amateur free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Chris Dickerson to the Cleveland Indians for player to be named or cash.
The Tampa Bay Rays traded Matt Ramsey to the Miami Marlins for international bonus slot money.
- July 7, 2013
The Chicago Cubs released Shawn Camp.
The New York Yankees selected Travis Ishikawa off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.
- July 7, 2012
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Chris Jakubauskas as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Xavier Paul as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Rays signed José Castillo as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago White Sox released Scott Olsen.
The Cleveland Indians released Chris Ray.
The Kansas City Royals selected Adam Moore off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.
- July 7, 2011
The Colorado Rockies signed Joe Mather as a free agent.
- July 7, 2010
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Mike MacDougal as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Sean Gallagher from the San Diego Padres.
- July 7, 2009
The Detroit Tigers signed Nate Bump as a free agent.
Kip Wells of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.
The New York Yankees released Ángel Berroa.
The Washington Nationals released Cory Doyne.
The Chicago White Sox released Jimmy Gobble.
The Florida Marlins released Justin Knoedler.
The Chicago White Sox traded Brandon Allen to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Tony Peña.
- July 7, 2008
The Seattle Mariners released Anderson García.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Greg Jones.
The Cleveland Indians traded CC Sabathia to the Milwaukee Brewers for a player to be named later, Rob Bryson (minors), Zach Jackson and Matt LaPorta. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Michael Brantley (October 3, 2008) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.
- July 7, 2007
The Kansas City Royals signed John Foster as a free agent.
The New York Yankees released Runelvys Hernández.
- July 7, 2006
The Detroit Tigers signed Jason Karnuth as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Pedro Swann as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins purchased Donaldo Méndez from Newark (Atlantic).
The Detroit Tigers released Héctor Mercado.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Sidney Ponson.
The Cleveland Indians selected Mike Adams off waivers from the New York Mets.
- July 7, 2005
The Colorado Rockies signed Mike DeJean as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Brad Fullmer as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Daniel Garcia as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Al Levine as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Matt Roney as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Alberto Cabrera as an amateur free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds released Jared Fernández.
The Chicago Cubs released Trenidad Hubbard.
The Boston Red Sox traded Ramón Vázquez to the Cleveland Indians for Alex Cora.
- July 7, 2004
The Minnesota Twins signed Wilson Ramos as an amateur free agent.
- July 7, 2003
The Chicago Cubs signed Justin Kaye as a free agent.
Héctor Almonte of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
- July 7, 2002
The Montreal Expos released Darwin Cubillán.
- July 7, 2001
The Chicago Cubs signed Delino DeShields as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Derrick Gibson as a free agent.
- July 7, 2000
The Colorado Rockies signed Steve Ontiveros as a free agent.
- July 7, 1999
The Colorado Rockies traded a player to be named later to the Chicago Cubs for John Cotton (minors) and Kevin Rawitzer (minors). The Colorado Rockies sent Tarrik Brock (July 7, 1999) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.
The Seattle Mariners traded Domingo Cedeño to the Philadelphia Phillies for Jose Flores.
- July 7, 1998
The Baltimore Orioles released Terry Mathews.
- July 7, 1995
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Kevin Elster as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals released Dennis Rasmussen.
The Minnesota Twins traded Scott Erickson to the Baltimore Orioles for a player to be named later and Scott Klingenbeck. The Baltimore Orioles sent Kimera Bartee (September 19, 1995) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.
The Kansas City Royals traded Bob Milacki to the Seattle Mariners for Dave Fleming.
The Seattle Mariners selected Kevin Roberson off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.
- July 7, 1994
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Adrian Beltré as an amateur free agent.
- July 7, 1993
The Cincinnati Reds selected Scott Service off waivers from the Colorado Rockies.
- July 7, 1992
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Jeff Kunkel to the Chicago Cubs for Ced Landrum.
- July 7, 1990
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jerry Reuss as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians released Eddie Zambrano.
- July 7, 1983
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Al Woods as a free agent.
- July 7, 1980
The Montreal Expos released Bill Almon.
- July 7, 1979
The Chicago White Sox released Pablo Torrealba.
- July 7, 1978
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Ron Kittle.
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded players to be named later to the Houston Astros for Joe Ferguson and cash. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Rafael Landestoy (July 7, 1978) and Jeffrey Leonard (September 11, 1978) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.
- July 7, 1975
The Cincinnati Reds released Tim Ireland.
The St. Louis Cardinals traded a player to be named later and cash to the Chicago White Sox for Buddy Bradford. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Bill Parsons (July 7, 1975) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.
- July 7, 1973
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Dal Maxvill from the Oakland Athletics.
- July 7, 1972
The Oakland Athletics signed Claudell Washington as an amateur free agent.
- July 7, 1971
The Chicago White Sox released Lee Maye.
- July 7, 1970
The Detroit Tigers signed Steve Grilli as an amateur free agent.
- July 7, 1969
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Camilo Pascual from the Washington Senators.
- July 7, 1968
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Dyar Miller as an amateur free agent.
- July 7, 1964
The Chicago White Sox purchased Jeoff Long from the St. Louis Cardinals.
- July 7, 1961
The Cleveland Indians purchased Joe Schaffernoth from the Chicago Cubs.
- July 7, 1956
The Washington Nationals traded Tony Ponce (minors), Dario Rubinstein (minors), Pompeyo Davalillo and Roy Hawes to the Philadelphia Phillies for Moose Johnson (minors), Mel Clark, Thornton Kipper and cash.
- July 7, 1951
The St. Louis Browns selected Jack Maguire off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- July 7, 1949
The Boston Braves signed Ray Crone as an amateur free agent.
- July 7, 1948
The Cleveland Indians signed Satchel Paige as a free agent.
- July 7, 1947
Ray Poole sent from the Philadelphia Athletics to the Detroit Tigers in an unknown transaction.
The New York Giants selected Mickey Livingston off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.
- July 7, 1938
The Chicago White Sox signed Gene Ford as a free agent.
- July 7, 1933
The Boston Red Sox released Bob Fothergill.
- July 7, 1927
The Washington Nationals traded General Crowder to the St. Louis Browns for Tom Zachary.
- July 7, 1924
- July 7, 1917
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Harry Wolfe from the Chicago Cubs.
The Philadelphia Athletics selected Charlie Jamieson off waivers from the Washington Nationals.
- July 7, 1916
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Stuffy Stewart from Jacksonville (South Atlantic).
- July 7, 1915
The Chicago Cubs signed Red Murray as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox selected Nemo Leibold off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.
- July 7, 1913
The New York Yankees purchased Joe Smith from Kingston (New York-New Jersey).
The New York Yankees released Jim Hanley.
- July 7, 1911
Scranton (New York State) purchased Ed McDonough from the Philadelphia Phillies. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
- July 7, 1909
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Harry Camnitz from McKeesport (Ohio-Pennsylvania).
The Cleveland Naps purchased Vean Gregg from Spokane (Northwestern) for $4000 plus 2 players.
- July 7, 1906
- July 7, 1902
The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Danny Murphy from Norwich (Connecticut State).
The Baltimore Orioles released John McGraw.
The New York Giants signed John McGraw as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
- July 7, 1901
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jiggs Donahue as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Irv Waldron.
- July 7, 1890
The Boston released Patsy Donovan.
The Brooklyn Bridegrooms signed Patsy Donovan as a free agent.
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