Historical Transactions Occurring on August 5

The Cincinnati Reds signed Charlie Barnes as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Jonathan Heasley as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Jon Singleton as a free agent.

The New York Yankees released Cam Eden.

The Seattle Mariners released Trevor Gott.

The Cleveland Guardians released Vince Velasquez.

The Baltimore Orioles selected Rico Garcia off waivers from the New York Mets.

The Minnesota Twins selected Brooks Kriske off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.

The Texas Rangers signed Chase Anderson as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Ryan McKenna as a free agent.

The New York Yankees released Duane Underwood Jr..

The Miami Marlins selected Brett de Geus off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.

The New York Yankees signed Zach McAllister as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics released Deolis Guerra.

The Detroit Tigers released Matt Wisler.

The Chicago White Sox selected Brent Honeywell Jr. off waivers from the San Diego Padres.

The Tampa Bay Rays selected Cole Sulser off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks.

The New York Yankees signed D.J. Snelten as a free agent.

Josh Rogers of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

The New York Mets released Trevor Cahill.

The Chicago Cubs released Brandon Leibrandt.

The San Francisco Giants released Wyatt Mathisen.

The Washington Nationals released Sterling Sharp.

The Minnesota Twins released Joe Smith.

The Pittsburgh Pirates released Yoshi Tsutsugo.

The Tampa Bay Rays traded Joel Peguero to the Colorado Rockies for unknown compensation.

The New York Yankees selected Luke Bard off waivers from the Tampa Bay Rays.

The Pittsburgh Pirates selected José Godoy off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.

The Seattle Mariners selected Derek Hill off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

The Colorado Rockies selected Dinelson Lamet off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers.

The Oakland Athletics selected David MacKinnon off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels.

The St. Louis Cardinals selected Kramer Robertson off waivers from the New York Mets.

The San Francisco Giants signed Tyler Chatwood as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Ender Inciarte as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners released Williams Jerez.

The Philadelphia Phillies released Rob Kaminsky.

The Baltimore Orioles selected Jorge Mateo off waivers from the San Diego Padres.

The Miami Marlins signed Pat Venditte as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers traded Ariel Jurado to the New York Mets for a player to be named later. The New York Mets sent Steve Villines (minors) (September 20, 2020) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

The Boston Red Sox signed Tommy Joseph as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Angels purchased Drew Hutchison from the Minnesota Twins.

The Chicago Cubs released Brad Brach.

The Los Angeles Angels released Jonathan Lucroy.

The Washington Nationals released Tony Sipp.

The San Francisco Giants selected Ryan Dull off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.

The Cincinnati Reds selected Kevin Gausman off waivers from the Atlanta Braves.

The Texas Rangers signed Drew Hutchison as a free agent.

The Washington Nationals traded Shawn Kelley and cash to the Oakland Athletics for international bonus slot money.

The Milwaukee Brewers selected Jordan Lyles off waivers from the San Diego Padres.

The St. Louis Cardinals selected Tyson Ross off waivers from the San Diego Padres.

Mike Freeman of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

The Milwaukee Brewers released Tom Wilhelmsen.

The Atlanta Braves traded Sean Rodríguez to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Connor Joe.

The Pittsburgh Pirates selected George Kontos off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.

The Texas Rangers signed Carson Blair as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians released Juan Uribe.

The Boston Red Sox selected Bryan Holaday off waivers from the Texas Rangers.

The San Diego Padres selected Patrick Kivlehan off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.

The Miami Marlins signed Erik Cordier as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed George Kottaras as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Ross Ohlendorf as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Clayton Richard as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Joe Thatcher as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox released Chris Marrero.

The Oakland Athletics released Niuman Romero.

The Cincinnati Reds released Josh Satin.

The Tampa Bay Rays selected Daniel Nava off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Joe Saunders as a free agent.

The New York Yankees released Jeff Francis.

The Cleveland Indians released Nyjer Morgan.

The Baltimore Orioles released Clay Rapada.

The Washington Nationals selected Matt Thornton off waivers from the New York Yankees.

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Andy Marte as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Albert Abreu as an amateur free agent.

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim released Mike Ekstrom.

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim released Ryan Madson.

The Toronto Blue Jays released Tommy Manzella.

The Miami Marlins released Mitch Talbot.

The Chicago Cubs selected Thomas Neal off waivers from the New York Yankees.

The Colorado Rockies signed Eric Junge as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed Xavier Nady as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Scott Patterson as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies released Mike Fontenot.

The Arizona Diamondbacks released Lyle Overbay.

The Chicago Cubs traded Jeff Baker to the Detroit Tigers for players to be named later. The Detroit Tigers sent Marcelo Carreno (minors) (October 16, 2012) and cash (October 16, 2012) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

The Minnesota Twins traded Danny Valencia to the Boston Red Sox for Jeremias Pineda (minors).

The Boston Red Sox signed Brett Carroll as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Chad Gaudin as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians released Justin Germano.

The Pittsburgh Pirates released Lyle Overbay.

The Cleveland Indians released Anthony Reyes.

The Florida Marlins signed Chad Tracy as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians purchased Argenis Reyes from the Boston Red Sox.

The Minnesota Twins released Brad Hennessey.

The New York Yankees released Tim Redding.

The Boston Red Sox signed Paul Byrd as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Roy Corcoran as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Wil Ledezma as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics signed Brett Tomko as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs released B.J. Ryan.

The Chicago Cubs released Jason Waddell.

The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Mike Koplove to the Seattle Mariners for Deybis Benitez (minors).

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Felipe López as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox signed Alex Sánchez as a free agent.

The Washington Nationals released Jerome Williams.

The Minnesota Twins released Erubiel Durazo.

The Atlanta Braves released Clint Sodowsky.

The Florida Marlins signed Matt Erickson as a free agent.

The Washington Nationals signed John Halama as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals released Alberto Castillo.

The Colorado Rockies selected Sun-Woo Kim off waivers from the Washington Nationals.

The Montreal Expos released Jorge Toca.

The Arizona Diamondbacks traded Roberto Alomar to the Chicago White Sox for a player to be named later. The Chicago White Sox sent Brad Murray (minors) (February 18, 2005) to the Arizona Diamondbacks to complete the trade.

The Colorado Rockies signed Jake Robbins as a free agent.

The Montreal Expos traded a player to be named later, Graeme Lloyd, Mike Mordecai, Carl Pavano and Justin Wayne to the Florida Marlins for Cliff Floyd, Wilton Guerrero, Claudio Vargas and cash. The Montreal Expos sent Don Levinski (minors) (August 5, 2002) to the Florida Marlins to complete the trade.

The Atlanta Braves signed Brad Clontz as a free agent.

The New York Mets released Dan Serafini.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Jed Hansen as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies traded Mickey Morandini to the Toronto Blue Jays for a player to be named later. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Rob Ducey (August 7, 2000) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.

The Atlanta Braves signed Norm Charlton as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Paul Wagner as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Enrique Cruz as an amateur free agent.

The San Diego Padres released Terry Shumpert.

The Milwaukee Brewers traded a player to be named later to the Colorado Rockies for Jeff Huson. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Creighton Gubanich (August 5, 1997) to the Colorado Rockies to complete the trade.

The Philadelphia Phillies released Esteban Beltré.

The Texas Rangers traded a player to be named later to the Montreal Expos for Lou Frazier. The Texas Rangers sent Héctor Fajardo (August 5, 1995) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.

The Kansas City Royals released Mike Jeffcoat.

Rick Reed of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

The Seattle Mariners released Randy St. Claire.

The Oakland Athletics signed Mark Acre as an amateur free agent.

The New York Mets released Tom Herr.

The Pittsburgh Pirates released John Moses.

The Detroit Tigers signed John Moses as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Jamie Quirk as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners purchased Matt Sinatro from the Detroit Tigers.

The Boston Red Sox released Ed Romero.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Eddie Milner as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians released Domingo Ramos.

The Montreal Expos signed Joe Siddall as an amateur free agent.

The Seattle Mariners released Roy Thomas.

The Milwaukee Brewers traded a player to be named later to the Oakland Athletics for Eric Broersma (minors). The Milwaukee Brewers sent Curt Brown (August 5, 1987) to the Oakland Athletics to complete the trade.

The Pittsburgh Pirates released Amos Otis.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Bobby Moore as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals released Vida Blue.

The Detroit Tigers released Bill Fahey.

The New York Yankees traded a player to be named later, Doug Bird and $400,000 to the Chicago Cubs for Rick Reuschel. The New York Yankees sent Mike Griffin (August 5, 1981) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

The San Diego Padres traded a player to be named later and Kurt Bevacqua to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Rick Lancellotti and Luis Salazar. The San Diego Padres sent Mark Lee (August 12, 1980) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Bob Dernier as an amateur free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Rich Gedman as an amateur free agent.

The Chicago Cubs purchased Dave Giusti from the Oakland Athletics.

The Oakland Athletics released Roger Nelson.

The Philadelphia Phillies traded Dave Schneck to the Cincinnati Reds for John Vukovich.

The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Richie Scheinblum from the Kansas City Royals.

The New York Mets traded Billy Cowan to the Milwaukee Braves for players to be named later. The Milwaukee Braves sent Ernie Bowman (September 25, 1965) and Lou Klimchock (September 25, 1965) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.

The Cleveland Indians released Al Smith.

The Boston Red Sox signed Al Smith as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals traded Ed Bauta to the New York Mets for Ken MacKenzie.

The St. Louis Cardinals released Darrell Johnson.

The Detroit Tigers signed George Thomas as an amateur free agent (bonus baby).

The Philadelphia Athletics selected Cass Michaels off waivers from the St. Louis Browns.

The Detroit Tigers traded Luis Alomá to the Chicago White Sox for Alex Carrasquel.

The New York Yankees purchased Jack Wallaesa from the Chicago White Sox. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Washington Nationals purchased Jake Wade from the New York Yankees.

The Boston Red Sox released Frankie Pytlak.

Paul Calvert sent from the Cleveland Indians to Toronto (International) in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Steve Ridzik as an amateur free agent.

The Philadelphia Athletics signed Charlie Metro as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies traded Mickey Livingston to the Chicago Cubs for Bill Lee.

Louisville (American Association) purchased Stan Benjamin from the Philadelphia Phils.

The Boston Braves released Frank Demaree.

The Brooklyn Dodgers purchased Lester Burge (minors) and Bob Chipman from Atlanta (Southern Association) for $70,000.

The Chicago Cubs purchased Marv Rickert from Tacoma (Western International).

The Philadelphia Phillies released Larry File.

The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Bud Hafey from the Cincinnati Reds.

The Cincinnati Reds traded players to be named later and $40,000 to the New York Yankees for Vince DiMaggio. The Cincinnati Reds sent Frenchy Bordagaray (January 27, 1940) and Nino Bongiovanni (January 27, 1940) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.

The Chicago Cubs sent John Bottarini (December 2, 1937) to Memphis (Southern Association) to complete the trade.

The Boston Braves released Shanty Hogan.

The Philadelphia Phillies sent Gus Dugas (August 5, 1933) to Albany (International) to complete the trade.

The Philadelphia Phillies sent Fritz Knothe (September 2, 1933) and John Jackson (1934) to Albany (International) to complete the trade.

The Chicago Cubs purchased Mark Koenig from Mission (PCL).

Trade was voided and players returned on August 8, 1932.

The New York Giants purchased Ray Lucas from Toledo (American Association).

The Philadelphia Athletics selected Baby Doll Jacobson off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.

(Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Chicago Cubs sent Merwin Jacobson (December 8, 1917) to Baltimore (International) to complete the trade.

The New York Giants selected Joe Wilhoit off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Larry Douglas (September 12, 1916), Barney Cleveland (minors) (September 12, 1916), Doc Johnston (October 13, 1916) and Carmen Hill (1917) to Birmingham (Southern Association) to complete the trade.

The Philadelphia Phillies released Ray Hartranft.

The Brooklyn Dodgers traded Eddie Stack and cash to the Chicago Cubs for Ed Reulbach.

Kansas City (American Association) purchased Lee Tannehill from the Chicago White Sox.

The Cincinnati Reds selected John Frill off waivers from the St. Louis Browns.

The Boston Red Sox released Red Kleinow.

The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Clarence Lehr from Kewanee (Central Association) for $2,000. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The New York Highlanders purchased Johnny Priest from Danville (Virginia) for $850.

The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Chick Brandom from Kansas City (American Association) for $5,000.

The Chicago Cubs sent John Neuer (August 26, 1908) to Johnstown (Tri-State) to complete the trade.

The New York Highlanders signed Ray Tift as a free agent.

The Washington Nationals purchased Frank Oberlin from the Boston Americans.

The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Harry Cassady from Bloomington (Three-I) for $500.

The Baltimore Orioles purchased Aleck Smith from the Washington Senators. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Pittsburgh Pirates released Willie Clark.

The Pittsburgh Pirates released Frank Killen. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

(Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The New York Metropolitans purchased George Weidman from the Detroit Wolverines for $800 to $1000. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Detroit Wolverines purchased Pete Conway from the Kansas City Cowboys. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)