Historical Transactions Occurring on August 8

The Baltimore Orioles signed Greg Allen as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Bobby Dalbec as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Forrest Wall as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres released Mike Brosseau.

The Chicago Cubs released Peter Solomon.

The Atlanta Braves selected Vidal Bruján off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.

The Boston Red Sox selected Ali Sánchez off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Jon Duplantier as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Glenn Otto as a free agent.

The New York Yankees purchased Cam Eden from the Toronto Blue Jays.

The Los Angeles Dodgers released Cavan Biggio.

The Chicago Cubs released Kyle McGowin.

The Chicago Cubs released Dan Straily.

The Arizona Diamondbacks selected Andrew Knizner off waivers from the Texas Rangers.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Nabil Crismatt as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Dom Nuñez as a free agent.

The New York Yankees released Blas Castano.

The Seattle Mariners released Matt Festa.

The Cleveland Guardians released Jhon Romero.

The Oakland Athletics selected Spenser Watkins off waivers from the Houston Astros.

The Minnesota Twins signed John Klein as a free agent.

The New York Mets released Tim Adleman.

The Houston Astros released Franklin Barreto.

The Philadelphia Phillies released Cam Bedrosian.

The San Diego Padres released Travis Bergen.

The New York Mets released Yennsy Díaz.

The Chicago White Sox released Brandon Finnegan.

The San Diego Padres released Aaron Northcraft.

The Kansas City Royals released Eric Skoglund.

The Los Angeles Dodgers selected Rylan Bannon off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.

The Chicago Cubs selected Franmil Reyes off waivers from the Cleveland Guardians.

Emilio Bonifácio of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

The Chicago Cubs released Derek Dietrich.

The Texas Rangers released Wei-Chieh Huang.

The New York Mets signed Brad Brach as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Jonathan Lucroy as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Angels released José Briceño.

The Arizona Diamondbacks released Ben Lively.

The New York Mets released Ryan O'Rourke.

The Los Angeles Angels selected Adalberto Mejía off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.

The Cleveland Indians released Jeff Beliveau.

The Washington Nationals released Alejandro De Aza.

The Philadelphia Phillies released Danny Espinosa.

The Chicago Cubs released Ryan Webb.

The San Diego Padres signed Jordan Lyles as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners purchased Ernesto Frieri from the Texas Rangers.

The Minnesota Twins released Ryan Strausborger.

The Baltimore Orioles released Sam Deduno.

The Minnesota Twins released Darin Mastroianni.

The Chicago Cubs released Joe Nathan.

Héctor Gómez of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

The Houston Astros released Roberto Hernández.

The Baltimore Orioles released Bud Norris.

The Arizona Diamondbacks traded Cliff Pennington and cash to the Toronto Blue Jays for Dawel Lugo.

The Arizona Diamondbacks traded Óliver Pérez to the Houston Astros for Junior Garcia (minors).

The San Diego Padres selected Caleb Thielbar off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.

The Oakland Athletics purchased Ángel Castro from the St. Louis Cardinals.

The Miami Marlins traded Jacob Turner to the Chicago Cubs for Jose Arias (minors) and Tyler Bremer (minors).

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Dontrelle Willis as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals released Adam Moore.

The Oakland Athletics selected Adam Rosales off waivers from the Texas Rangers.

The Philadelphia Phillies selected Casper Wells off waivers from the Chicago White Sox.

The Texas Rangers released Yorvit Torrealba.

The Colorado Rockies signed Kevin Millwood as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates released Michael Crotta.

The Texas Rangers released Arthur Rhodes.

The New York Yankees released J.C. Romero.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Michael Restovich as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers released Bobby Livingston.

The Tampa Bay Rays signed Ángel Castro as a free agent.

The Florida Marlins signed Domingo Germán as an amateur free agent.

Cody Ransom of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

The Tampa Bay Rays released Jorge Julio.

The Philadelphia Phillies released Pablo Ozuna.

The Tampa Bay Rays selected Russ Springer off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.

The Tampa Bay Rays selected R.J. Swindle off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers.

The Houston Astros released Micah Bowie.

The Minnesota Twins released Craig Monroe.

The Seattle Mariners released Óscar Villarreal.

The San Diego Padres released Shea Hillenbrand.

The Cincinnati Reds selected Jason Ellison off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.

The Boston Red Sox signed David Lee as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals released Brian Daubach.

The St. Louis Cardinals released Orber Moreno.

The New York Mets selected Ricky Ledée off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Kansas City Royals signed Dave Elder as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed Francisco Peguero as an amateur free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals selected Chris Narveson off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.

The Florida Marlins signed Chad Fox as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs released José Silva.

The Arizona Diamondbacks traded Paul Abbott to the Kansas City Royals for Aric LeClair (minors).

The Boston Red Sox sent José Offerman to the Seattle Mariners as part of a conditional deal.

The Chicago Cubs signed Wilfredo Rodríguez as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants selected Scott Eyre off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.

The Colorado Rockies released David Lamb.

The Florida Marlins signed David Lamb as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Mark Dalesandro as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Brian Johnson as a free agent.

The Florida Marlins signed Carlos Martínez as an amateur free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates traded a player to be named later to the San Diego Padres for Dan Serafini. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Andy Bausher (minors) (August 8, 2000) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.

The Toronto Blue Jays traded a player to be named later to the Texas Rangers for Dave Martinez. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Peter Munro (August 8, 2000) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

The Montreal Expos traded Chris Widger to the Seattle Mariners for players to be named later. The Seattle Mariners sent Sean Spencer (August 10, 2000) and Terrmel Sledge (September 28, 2000) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.

The Cincinnati Reds released Ricardo Jordan.

The San Francisco Giants released William VanLandingham.

The New York Mets traded players to be named later and Lance Johnson to the Chicago Cubs for Brian McRae, Mel Rojas and Turk Wendell. The New York Mets sent Mark Clark (August 11, 1997) and Manny Alexander (August 14, 1997) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

The Oakland Athletics selected Tilson Brito off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.

The San Francisco Giants selected Terry Mulholland off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Jeff Parrett as a free agent.

The Florida Marlins traded John Burkett to the Texas Rangers for a player to be named later and Ryan Dempster. The Texas Rangers sent Rick Helling (September 3, 1996) to the Florida Marlins to complete the trade.

The Kansas City Royals selected Bob Scanlan off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

The California Angels signed Rich Monteleone as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins released Vince Horsman.

The California Angels traded a player to be named later and Kevin Flora to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dave Gallagher. The California Angels sent Russ Springer (August 15, 1995) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.

The Florida Marlins traded Bobby Witt to the Texas Rangers for players to be named later. The Texas Rangers sent Wilson Heredia (August 11, 1995) and Scott Podsednik (October 8, 1995) to the Florida Marlins to complete the trade.

The Cincinnati Reds selected Mariano Duncan off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Seattle Mariners signed Lee Guetterman as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Scott Lewis as a free agent.

William Suero of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

The St. Louis Cardinals released Héctor Villanueva.

The Philadelphia Phillies released Barry Jones.

The San Francisco Giants traded Kevin Bass to the New York Mets for a player to be named later. The New York Mets sent Rob Katzaroff (minors) (October 1, 1992) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.

The Texas Rangers signed Dave Schmidt as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jeff Tabaka as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Marty Janzen as an amateur free agent.

The Kansas City Royals released Wes Gardner.

The Atlanta Braves released Rick Mahler.

The San Francisco Giants purchased Jay Aldrich from the Baltimore Orioles.

The Minnesota Twins released Fred Manrique.

The Pittsburgh Pirates traded a player to be named later, Willie Greene and Scott Ruskin to the Montreal Expos for Zane Smith. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Moisés Alou (August 16, 1990) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.

The Chicago Cubs signed Bill Scherrer as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Roy Thomas as a free agent.

The New York Yankees released Al Holland.

The Chicago White Sox signed Steve Rogers as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies traded Greg Simpson (minors) and Bo Díaz to the Cincinnati Reds for a player to be named later, Tom Foley and Alan Knicely. The Cincinnati Reds sent Freddie Toliver (August 27, 1985) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jim Kern as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs released Paul Moskau.

The Texas Rangers traded Lee Mazzilli to the New York Yankees for Bucky Dent.

The Toronto Blue Jays purchased Juan Berenguer from the Kansas City Royals.

The Atlanta Braves released Bill Nahorodny.

The Atlanta Braves released Larvell Blanks.

The Toronto Blue Jays released Tom Buskey.

The Seattle Mariners released Bob Stinson.

The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Keith Lampard from the Houston Astros. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Houston Astros purchased Ron Willis from the St. Louis Cardinals.

The Detroit Tigers traded Don McMahon to the San Francisco Giants for a player to be named later. The San Francisco Giants sent César Gutiérrez (September 2, 1969) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.

The New York Yankees purchased Bob Tillman from the Boston Red Sox.

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

The Milwaukee Braves traded Dennis Ribant and cash to the New York Mets for Frank Lary.

The San Francisco Giants purchased Norm Larker from the Milwaukee Braves.

Granny Hamner retired from the Kansas City Athletics.

The St. Louis Cardinals selected Ben Wade off waivers from the Brooklyn Dodgers.

The Boston Braves purchased Mickey Haefner from the Chicago White Sox.

The Washington Nationals purchased Mike Kreevich from the St. Louis Browns.

The Philadelphia Athletics sent Charlie Gassaway (December 7, 1945) to Oakland (PCL) to complete the trade.

The Detroit Tigers selected George Caster off waivers from the St. Louis Browns.

The Washington Nationals purchased Dick Mulligan from Trenton (Interstate). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Boston Bees purchased Buster Bray from Gainesville (Florida State).

The Philadelphia Phillies traded Wayne LaMaster to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Max Butcher.

The Philadelphia Phillies released Herb Harris.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Burleigh Grimes as a free agent.

The Brooklyn Dodgers released Hack Wilson.

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

Rochester (International) purchased Ray Moss from the St. Louis Cardinals.

The Washington Nationals selected Bill Lamar off waivers from the Philadelphia Athletics.

The New York Giants sent Jack Wisner (May 17, 1926) to Indianapolis (American Association) to complete the trade.

The New York Giants sent Pip Koehler (February 15, 1926) to Toledo (American Association) to complete the trade.

The Washington Nationals sent Wid Matthews (August 10, 1924) to Sacramento (PCL) to complete the trade.

Memphis (Southern Association) purchased Duke Sedgwick from the Washington Nationals.

The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Eddie Palmer from Dallas (Texas).

The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Newt Halliday from Owensboro (K-I-T).

The Boston Braves signed Billy Martin as an amateur free agent.

The Chicago White Sox sent Andrew Slight (minors) (January, 1915) to Milwaukee (American Association) to complete the trade.

The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Vern Duncan from Dallas (Texas).

The Chicago Cubs purchased Bubbles Hargrave from Terre Haute (Central).

The Boston Red Sox purchased Mike McNally from Utica (New York State).

San Francisco (PCL) purchased Orval Overall from the Chicago Cubs.

The Washington Nationals purchased Mutt Williams from Helena (Union Association) for $3,000.

Davenport (I-I-I) sent Roy Crabb to the Chicago White Sox as part of a conditional deal.

The Chicago White Sox purchased Jimmy Johnston from Birmingham (Southern Association).

The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Ody Abbott from New Castle (Ohio-Pennsylvania).

The St. Louis Browns purchased Joe Crisp from Newark (Eastern).

The Boston Doves purchased Bill Rariden from Canton (Ohio-Pennsylvania).

The Boston Doves purchased Tom Tuckey from Hartford (Connecticut State).

The New York Highlanders purchased George Moriarty from Toledo (American Association).

The Boston Americans purchased Pop Rising from New London (Connecticut State) for $1,200.

The Chicago Orphans released Billy Clingman. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Brooklyn Superbas released Jerry Nops.

The Baltimore Orioles released Bill Hill.

The Brooklyn Superbas traded to the Baltimore Orioles for unknown compensation. Gene DeMontreville, Hughie Jennings and Jerry Nops returned to original teams on August 8, 1899. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Louisville Colonels signed Chicken Wolf as a free agent.

The New York Giants purchased Bob Barr from Buffalo (Eastern) for $1,500.

The Brooklyn Bridegrooms released John Corkhill.

The Louisville Colonels released Dan O'Connor.