Historical Transactions Occurring on August 3

The Houston Astros purchased John Rooney from the Miami Marlins.

The Kansas City Royals released Justin Dunn.

The Chicago Cubs released Chris Flexen.

The Toronto Blue Jays released Chad Green.

The Boston Red Sox released Wyatt Mills.

The Houston Astros released Omar Narváez.

The New York Yankees released Andrew Velazquez.

The San Diego Padres released Forrest Wall.

The Baltimore Orioles selected Vidal Bruján off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.

The Colorado Rockies selected Blaine Crim off waivers from the Texas Rangers.

The Chicago White Sox selected Bryan Hudson off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers.

The Chicago White Sox selected Elvis Peguero off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers.

The Washington Nationals selected PJ Poulin off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

The Baltimore Orioles selected Carson Ragsdale off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.

Austin Davis of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

The Cincinnati Reds released Conner Capel.

The New York Mets released Jake Diekman.

The San Francisco Giants released Ryan McKenna.

The New York Yankees released Art Warren.

The Miami Marlins selected Derek Hill off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.

The Tampa Bay Rays signed Raimel Tapia as a free agent.

Charlie Culberson of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

The Baltimore Orioles purchased Luis Barroso (minors) from the Kansas City Royals.

The Cleveland Guardians released Caleb Baragar.

The Miami Marlins released Ronald Bolaños.

The Detroit Tigers released Johan Camargo.

The Chicago White Sox released Alex Colomé.

The Minnesota Twins released Mark Contreras.

The Minnesota Twins released Alex De Goti.

The Kansas City Royals released Jermaine Palacios.

The Tampa Bay Rays released Adrian Sampson.

The San Diego Padres released Preston Tucker.

The New York Yankees released Tanner Tully.

The Washington Nationals released José Ureña.

The New York Mets released Luke Voit.

The Seattle Mariners released Kolten Wong.

The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Drew Maggi from the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Milwaukee Brewers released Luke Barker.

The Kansas City Royals released Colten Brewer.

The Washington Nationals released Alcides Escobar.

The Chicago White Sox released Ryder Jones.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Keury Mella as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Jack Dreyer as a free agent.

The New York Yankees selected Jonathan Davis off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.

The Milwaukee Brewers selected Sal Romano off waivers from the New York Yankees.

The Miami Marlins signed Wilkin Castillo as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox signed Clayton Richard as a free agent.

The Miami Marlins signed Justin Sterner as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers released Asdrúbal Cabrera.

The Toronto Blue Jays released Alen Hanson.

The Texas Rangers released Carlos Tocci.

The Milwaukee Brewers released Alex Wilson.

The Kansas City Royals selected Jacob Barnes off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers.

The Baltimore Orioles selected Ty Blach off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.

The Oakland Athletics selected Dustin Garneau off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels.

The New York Mets selected Donnie Hart off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers.

The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Yacksel Ríos off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Boston Red Sox released Mike Miller.

The Minnesota Twins signed Mike Miller as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed César Puello as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners released Dario Álvarez.

The Philadelphia Phillies released Adron Chambers.

The Arizona Diamondbacks released Daniel Robertson.

The Arizona Diamondbacks released Anthony Vasquez.

The Minnesota Twins selected Oliver Drake off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.

The Minnesota Twins selected Johnny Field off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.

The Houston Astros signed Rico Noel as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Angels signed Branden Pinder as a free agent.

The Miami Marlins purchased Eury Pérez from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Arizona Diamondbacks released Louis Coleman.

The San Diego Padres released Keith Hessler.

The Chicago Cubs released David Rollins.

The Chicago Cubs signed Lane Adams as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed Tony Sanchez as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Gabriel Moreno as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians purchased Colt Hynes from the Toronto Blue Jays.

The Los Angeles Angels released Craig Gentry.

The Chicago Cubs released Clayton Richard.

The Boston Red Sox released Ronald Belisario.

The Chicago White Sox released George Kottaras.

The Toronto Blue Jays selected Ben Rowen off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.

The Oakland Athletics selected Danny Valencia off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Tony Gwynn as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics signed Luis Martinez as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jayson Nix as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks purchased Blake Tekotte from the Chicago White Sox.

The Tampa Bay Rays released Érik Bédard.

The Oakland Athletics released Luis Exposito.

The Tampa Bay Rays released Juan Carlos Oviedo.

The Baltimore Orioles released Xavier Paul.

The Texas Rangers selected Mike Carp off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.

The Minnesota Twins selected Jordan Schafer off waivers from the Atlanta Braves.

The San Diego Padres signed Ronny Cedeño as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics purchased Fernando Nieve from the Cleveland Indians.

The New York Yankees released Josh Spence.

The Chicago White Sox released Dewayne Wise.

The Boston Red Sox sent Garrett Mock to the Houston Astros as part of a conditional deal.

The Chicago White Sox signed Dewayne Wise as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Chih-Wei Hu as an amateur free agent.

The Oakland Athletics purchased Pat Neshek from the Baltimore Orioles.

The Washington Nationals released Koyie Hill.

The Colorado Rockies released Wil Nieves.

The Oakland Athletics traded Kurt Suzuki and cash to the Washington Nationals for David Freitas.

The Philadelphia Phillies traded Joe Blanton to the Los Angeles Dodgers for a player to be named later. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Ryan O'Sullivan (minors) (August 16, 2012) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.

The Chicago White Sox traded a player to be named later, Matt Heidenreich (minors) and Blair Walters (minors) to the Houston Astros for Brett Myers and cash. The Chicago White Sox sent Chris Devenski (August 3, 2012) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Brent Clevlen as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Willie Eyre as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Randy Flores as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Drew Macias as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Nabil Crismatt as an amateur free agent.

Brett Carroll of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Roberto Osuna as a free agent.

Jack Taschner of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

The Oakland Athletics selected Jeff Larish off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Daniel Cabrera as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays released Troy Cate.

The Boston Red Sox released Carlos Maldonado.

The San Francisco Giants signed Roberto Novoa as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Todd Williams as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks released Jeff DaVanon.

The Arizona Diamondbacks selected Jeff Cirillo off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.

The Arizona Diamondbacks selected Byung-Hyun Kim off waivers from the Florida Marlins.

The Toronto Blue Jays selected Héctor Luna off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.

The Boston Red Sox signed Brian Myrow as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals released Jason Conti.

The Minnesota Twins released Steve Lomasney.

The Chicago White Sox released Wilton Guerrero.

The Cincinnati Reds released Santiago Pérez.

The New York Yankees signed John Olerud as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Héctor Rondón as an amateur free agent.

The Oakland Athletics released Eric Karros.

The Cleveland Indians traded Jeriome Robertson to the Montreal Expos for Pierre-Luc Marceau (minors).

The Atlanta Braves signed Matt Blank as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Alberto González as an amateur free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Carlos González as an amateur free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Willie Morales as a free agent.

The Montreal Expos signed Ryan Thompson as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays released Joey Hamilton.

The Atlanta Braves released Jesse Levis.

The Florida Marlins released Johnny Ruffin.

The Boston Red Sox released Pete Schourek.

The New York Yankees signed Luis Polonia as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres released Vicente Palacios.

The San Diego Padres released Carlos Reyes.

The Boston Red Sox selected Rico Brogna off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Baltimore Orioles released Dave Hollins.

The Cleveland Indians signed Dave Hollins as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins traded George Williams to the Houston Astros for Josh Dimmick (minors).

The Cleveland Indians signed Travis Driskill as a free agent.

The New York Yankees released Dale Sveum.

The Boston Red Sox released Mike Hartley.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jimmy Myers as a free agent.

The New York Yankees selected Rob Murphy off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.

The San Francisco Giants selected Scott Sanderson off waivers from the California Angels.

The San Francisco Giants signed Jerry Don Gleaton as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Matt Kinzer as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Alex Treviño as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies traded players to be named later and Jeff Parrett to the Atlanta Braves for a player to be named later and Dale Murphy. The Atlanta Braves sent Tommy Greene (August 9, 1990) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Jim Vatcher (August 9, 1990) and Víctor Rosario (September 4, 1990) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.

The San Francisco Giants sent James Steels to the Montreal Expos as part of a conditional deal.

The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Jim Gott off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.

The New York Mets signed Lee Mazzilli as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Duane Walker as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Mickey Mahler as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Pat Perry as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants released Mike Sadek.

The New York Yankees purchased Lenny Randle from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Kansas City Royals traded Gerald Ako (minors) and cash to the Milwaukee Brewers for Jamie Quirk.

The San Diego Padres selected Tom Griffin off waivers from the Houston Astros.

The Cleveland Indians selected Ken Sanders off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.

The New York Yankees traded Elston Howard to the Boston Red Sox for a player to be named later and Pete Magrini. The Boston Red Sox sent Ron Klimkowski (August 8, 1967) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.

The Pittsburgh Pirates released Bob Purkey.

The Milwaukee Braves traded Orlando Peña to the Kansas City Athletics for Bill Kunkel and Leo Posada.

The Cleveland Indians released George Strickland.

The Detroit Tigers traded Jimmy Dykes Traded while a manager to the Cleveland Indians for Joe Gordon Traded while a manager.

The Detroit Tigers purchased Hank Borowy from the Pittsburgh Pirates for $15,000.

The New York Giants purchased Dick Culler from the Chicago Cubs.

Indianapolis (American Association) purchased Paul Erickson from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Chicago Cubs selected Emil Verban off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Al Lyons from the New York Yankees.

The St. Louis Browns signed Willis Hudlin as a free agent.

The New York Giants purchased Johnnie Wittig from Baltimore (International).

The Boston Bees purchased Buster Mills from the St. Louis Cardinals.

The Chicago Cubs released Rogers Hornsby.

The Washington Nationals sent Pinky Hargrave (August 3, 1931), Walt Tauscher (September 25, 1931) and Buck Jordan (November 28, 1931) to Baltimore (International) to complete the trade.

Frank O'Rourke (minors) sent from the St. Louis Browns to Milwaukee (American Association) in an unknown transaction.

The St. Louis Cardinals selected Ray Moss off waivers from the Boston Braves.

Newark (International) purchased Hub Pruett from the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Chicago White Sox purchased Les Cox from Palestine (Texas Association). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Chicago White Sox purchased Randy Moore from Longview (East Texas). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Washington Nationals purchased Clay Van Alstyne from Bridgeport (Eastern).

The New York Giants purchased Lee King from Toledo (American Association).

The Detroit Tigers purchased Allen Conkwright from Bloomington (Three-I).

The Cincinnati Reds purchased John Gillespie from Calgary (Western Canada).

The Cincinnati Reds purchased Karl Schnell from Calgary (Western Canada).

Bert Gallia jumped from the Philadelphia Phillies to Franklin (Independent).

The Washington Nationals purchased George Foss from Tampa (Florida State).

The Washington Nationals purchased Bobby LaMotte from Tampa (Florida State).

The Brooklyn Robins purchased John Kelleher from Denver (Western).

The Pittsburgh Pirates released Babe Adams.

The St. Louis Browns purchased Pete Sims from Charleston (Ohio State). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Dick Cotter from York (Tri-State) for $2,550. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Cincinnati Reds purchased Cozy Dolan from Rockford (Wisconsin-Illinois) for $2,000.

The New York Giants purchased Louis Drucke from Dallas (Texas).

The New York Giants purchased John Barry from the St. Louis Cardinals.

Toledo (American Association) sent Grover Land (August 10, 1908) to the Cleveland Naps to complete the trade.

The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Beals Becker from Wichita (Western Association).

The New York Highlanders loaned Monte Beville to the Detroit Tigers.

The Cleveland Blues signed Otto Hess as an amateur free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Philadelphia Athletics signed Bones Ely as a free agent.

Charlie Hemphill assigned by the St. Louis to the Cleveland Spiders.

The Baltimore Orioles traded Gene DeMontreville and Jerry Nops to the Brooklyn Superbas for Hughie Jennings. Gene DeMontreville, Hughie Jennings and Jerry Nops returned to original teams on August 8, 1899.

The Cleveland Spiders signed Ollie Pickering as a free agent.

The Cleveland Spiders released Fred Cooke.

The Louisville Colonels released Bert Miller.

The Boston purchased George Hodson from Scranton (Pennsylvania State).

The Allegheny City released Peek-A-Boo Veach.

The Detroit Wolverines purchased Ted Scheffler from Manchester (New England).

The Louisville Colonels released Charlie Krehmeyer.

The Cincinnati released Harry Luff.