Historical Transactions Occurring on August 6

The Los Angeles Angels signed Cavan Biggio as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates released Darick Hall.

The San Diego Padres released Martín Maldonado.

The San Diego Padres released J.B. Wendelken.

The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Jack Little off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Tucker Barnhart as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Austin Davis as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Matt Festa as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Josh Fleming as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Giovanny Gallegos as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Adrian Houser as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Nelson Alvarez (minors) from the Tampa Bay Rays.

The Atlanta Braves released Skye Bolt.

The Kansas City Royals released Tyler Duffey.

The Colorado Rockies released Stephen Gonsalves.

The Philadelphia Phillies released Símon Muzziotti.

The Toronto Blue Jays released Aaron Sanchez.

The Toronto Blue Jays released Beau Sulser.

The Washington Nationals released Paolo Espino.

The Chicago Cubs released Dom Nuñez.

The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Thomas Hatch off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.

Anthony Banda of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

The Cleveland Guardians released Bobby Bradley.

The Baltimore Orioles released Marcos Diplán.

The Philadelphia Phillies released Jeurys Familia.

The Baltimore Orioles released Ryan Hartman.

The Philadelphia Phillies released Odúbel Herrera.

The Atlanta Braves selected Danny Young off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.

Robbie Ross voluntarily retired from the Detroit Tigers.

The Texas Rangers released David Dahl.

The Detroit Tigers released Andrew Moore.

The Houston Astros signed Chase De Jong as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Matt Dermody as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Kelvin Herrera as a free agent.

Jordy Mercer of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Brad Boxberger as a free agent.

The Washington Nationals signed Asdrúbal Cabrera as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Chih-Wei Hu as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Neil Ramírez as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers selected David McKay off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.

The Detroit Tigers traded Mike Fiers to the Oakland Athletics for players to be named later. The Oakland Athletics sent Nolan Blackwood (minors) (August 18, 2018) and Logan Shore (minors) (September 19, 2018) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.

The Tampa Bay Rays traded Adeiny Hechavarría and cash to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Matt Seelinger.

The Chicago Cubs signed Mike Freeman as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres released Collin Cowgill.

The Oakland Athletics traded Yonder Alonso to the Seattle Mariners for Boog Powell.

The Tampa Bay Rays traded Ryan Garton and Mike Marjama to the Seattle Mariners for a player to be named later, Anthony Misiewicz and Luis Rengifo. The Seattle Mariners sent Osmy Gregorio (minors) (October 5, 2017) to the Tampa Bay Rays to complete the trade.

The Seattle Mariners signed Mayckol Guaipe as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Clayton Richard as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies released Andrew Bailey.

The Boston Red Sox released Tommy Layne.

The Milwaukee Brewers released Ariel Peña.

The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Arquimedes Caminero to the Seattle Mariners for players to be named later. The Seattle Mariners sent Jake Brentz (September 1, 2016) and Pedro Vasquez (minors) (September 1, 2016) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.

The Atlanta Braves traded Hunter Cervenka to the Miami Marlins for Michael Mader (minors) and Anfernee Seymour (minors).

The Toronto Blue Jays traded Pat Venditte to the Seattle Mariners for a player to be named later. The Seattle Mariners sent Tim Lopes (October 1, 2016) to the Toronto Blue Jays to complete the trade.

The San Francisco Giants signed Nick Noonan as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Dany Jiménez as an amateur free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Jim Johnson as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers purchased Jay Jackson from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Drew Rucinski as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners released Jason Bay.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Wil Nieves as a free agent.

The Washington Nationals selected César Izturis off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers.

The San Francisco Giants selected José Mijares off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.

The Boston Red Sox released Kevin Millwood.

The Colorado Rockies traded Alfredo Amézaga to the Florida Marlins for Jesus Merchan (minors).

The Houston Astros released Luis Maza.

The Detroit Tigers released Mike Rabelo.

The Los Angeles Dodgers released Michael Restovich.

The Cleveland Indians selected Drew Sutton off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.

The Tampa Bay Rays signed Winston Abreu as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Paul McAnulty as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Russ Ortiz as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Ray Sadler as a free agent.

The Washington Nationals purchased Norris Hopper from the Chicago White Sox.

The Washington Nationals purchased Daryle Ward from the Chicago White Sox.

The New York Yankees released Jason Johnson.

The New York Mets traded Greg Veloz (minors) to the Washington Nationals for Anderson Hernández.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Joe Valentine as a free agent.

The New York Yankees released JD Closser.

The Philadelphia Phillies released John Ennis.

The Colorado Rockies selected Liván Hernández off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.

The Florida Marlins sent Chad Hermansen to the New York Mets as part of a conditional deal.

The Boston Red Sox signed Bobby Kielty as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Wilmer Flores as an amateur free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Didi Gregorius as an amateur free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates released Runelvys Hernández.

The Chicago Cubs released Wade Miller.

The New York Yankees released Scott Williamson.

The Washington Nationals sent Steve Randolph to the San Francisco Giants as part of a conditional deal.

The Cincinnati Reds signed José León as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Matt Perisho as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers released Chad Allen.

The Chicago Cubs signed Jimmy Anderson as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Benito Báez as a free agent.

The Anaheim Angels signed Andrés Galarraga as a free agent.

The Montreal Expos signed Luis Ortiz as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Rafael Dolis as an amateur free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers purchased T.J. Mathews from Bridgeport (Atlantic).

The Seattle Mariners purchased Bill Pulsipher from Long Island (Atlantic).

The San Diego Padres released Jeff Cirillo.

The New York Yankees released Kevin Hooper.

The New York Mets released Shane Spencer.

The Colorado Rockies traded Larry Walker to the St. Louis Cardinals for players to be named later and Jason Burch (minors). The St. Louis Cardinals sent Luis Martínez (August 11, 2004) and Chris Narveson (August 11, 2004) to the Colorado Rockies to complete the trade.

The Boston Red Sox selected Mike Myers off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.

The Kansas City Royals signed Kevin Appier as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Raúl Casanova as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers released Tony McKnight.

The New York Yankees traded Armando Benítez to the Seattle Mariners for Jeff Nelson.

The Chicago Cubs signed Brandon Kolb as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals released Matt Skrmetta.

The Cincinnati Reds selected Brian Reith off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed John Wehner as a free agent.

The Florida Marlins traded Joe Espada (minors) to the Colorado Rockies for Juan Acevedo.

The Chicago Cubs traded a player to be named later and Manny Aybar to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for Fred McGriff. The Chicago Cubs sent Jason Smith (August 6, 2001) to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to complete the trade.

The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Bruce Aven to the Los Angeles Dodgers as part of a conditional deal.

The Colorado Rockies traded Brian Hunter to the Cincinnati Reds for Robert Averette (minors).

The Anaheim Angels released Charlie O'Brien.

The Toronto Blue Jays selected Curtis Goodwin off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.

The Atlanta Braves signed José Capellán as an amateur free agent.

The Boston Red Sox purchased Pete Schourek from the Houston Astros.

The Toronto Blue Jays traded Randy Myers to the San Diego Padres for Brian Loyd (minors).

The San Francisco Giants released René Arocha.

The Philadelphia Phillies released Derrick May.

The Baltimore Orioles selected Mike Milchin off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.

The Detroit Tigers selected Todd Van Poppel off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.

The Chicago Cubs signed Donn Pall as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays traded a player to be named later and Steve Karsay to the Oakland Athletics for Rickey Henderson. The Toronto Blue Jays sent José Herrera (August 6, 1993) to the Oakland Athletics to complete the trade.

The Kansas City Royals signed Brian Givens as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Juan Samuel as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox selected Scott Hemond off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.

The Cleveland Indians selected Tony Perezchica off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.

The New York Mets purchased Mike Trujillo from the Detroit Tigers.

The Chicago White Sox signed Johnnie LeMaster as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Larry McWilliams as a free agent.

The California Angels signed Jack Howell as an amateur free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Dave Revering as a free agent.

The New York Yankees released José Canó.

The Seattle Mariners released John Hale.

The Chicago Cubs traded Larry Anderson to the Philadelphia Phillies for Davey Johnson.

The New York Yankees released Bob Johnson.

The Kansas City Royals signed Orlando Cepeda as a free agent.

Union Laguna (Mexican) sent Joe Henderson (August 6, 1971) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.

The California Angels purchased Chuck Cottier from the Cleveland Indians. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Andre Thornton as an amateur free agent.

The New York Mets purchased Ralph Terry from the Kansas City Athletics.

The Houston Astros signed Robin Roberts as a free agent.

The Washington Senators signed Joe Black as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles released Hoot Evers.

The Boston Red Sox selected Aaron Robinson off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Jack Phillips from the New York Yankees.

The Detroit Tigers signed Johnny Groth as an amateur free agent.

The Boston Red Sox purchased Ford Garrison from Fort Worth (Texas).

The Boston Bees purchased George Diehl from Kingsport (Appalachian).

The Brooklyn Dodgers purchased Pete Coscarart from Portland (PCL).

The Cincinnati Reds traded Si Johnson to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bill Walker and cash.

Emmett Nelson sent from the Cincinnati Reds to the St. Louis Cardinals in an unknown transaction.

The New York Yankees purchased Blondy Ryan from the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Chicago Cubs signed Bob O'Farrell as a free agent.

St Paul (American Association) purchased Ira Hutchinson from the Chicago White Sox.

The New York Giants purchased Billy Myers from the St. Louis Cardinals.

The Chicago Cubs released Bennie Tate.

The Philadelphia Phillies sent Fred Frink (September 13, 1934), Ed Cole (September 13, 1934) and Don Maynard (minors) (September 13, 1934) to Galveston (Texas) to complete the trade.

The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Lyle Bigbee from Newark (International). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The New York Giants purchased Marty Becker from Lewiston (New England).

The Baltimore Terrapins signed Johnny Bates as a free agent.

The Brooklyn Dodgers purchased Jeff Pfeffer from Grand Rapids (Central). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The St. Louis Cardinals traded Larry McLean to the New York Giants for Doc Crandall.

The Washington Nationals purchased Frank LaPorte from the St. Louis Browns.

The St. Louis Cardinals purchased George Whitted from Jacksonville (South Atlantic) for $3,000.

The Boston Doves purchased Bill McTigue from New Bedford (New England).

The New York Highlanders purchased John Frill from Newark (Eastern) for $2,500.

The Cleveland Naps purchased Wilbur Good from Akron (Ohio-Pennsylvania).

The New York Giants purchased Josh Devore from Meridian (Cotton States) for $750.

The Cincinnati Reds purchased Billy Campbell, Harry Pattee and Mike O'Neill from Harrisburg (Tri-State) for $2,000.

The New York Giants purchased Frank Burke from New Haven (Connecticut State).

The New York Giants purchased Jack Hannifin from New Haven (Connecticut State).

The Detroit Tigers purchased George Disch from Marshalltown (Iowa State).

The Detroit Tigers purchased John Eubank from Fort Dodge (Iowa State).

The Chicago Cubs purchased Solly Hofman from Des Moines (Western) for $1,500.

The Boston purchased Charlie Hickman from New Castle (Interstate).

The Philadelphia Athletics signed Kid Baldwin as a free agent.

The Detroit Wolverines purchased Fred Dunlap from the St. Louis Maroons for $4,700.

The Allegheny City released Chuck Lauer.