Historical Transactions Occurring on September 3

The Toronto Blue Jays released Christian Bethancourt.

The Tampa Bay Rays released Peter Strzelecki.

The Seattle Mariners selected José Castillo off waivers from the New York Mets.

The Los Angeles Angels selected Logan Davidson off waivers from the Houston Astros.

The Washington Nationals selected Sauryn Lao off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.

The Kansas City Royals released CJ Alexander.

The Miami Marlins selected Lake Bachar off waivers from the San Diego Padres.

The Miami Marlins selected Anthony Veneziano off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.

The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Joey Wentz off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

The Houston Astros selected Bennett Sousa off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

The Arizona Diamondbacks released Noé Ramirez.

The Baltimore Orioles selected Anthony Castro off waivers from the Cleveland Guardians.

The Texas Rangers signed Domingo Leyba as a free agent.

Abraham Almonte of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

The Washington Nationals released Starlin Castro.

The Los Angeles Angels released Jose Iglesias.

The Toronto Blue Jays selected Jake Lamb off waivers from the Chicago White Sox.

The Atlanta Braves released Matt Adams.

The Chicago Cubs released Cody Allen.

The Chicago White Sox released Drew Anderson.

The Cleveland Indians released Jake Elmore.

The Chicago Cubs released AJ Ramos.

The Seattle Mariners selected Phil Ervin off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.

The Boston Red Sox selected Deivy Grullón off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Colorado Rockies selected Jesús Tinoco off waivers from the Miami Marlins.

The Milwaukee Brewers selected Daniel Vogelbach off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.

The Detroit Tigers released Ryan Carpenter.

The San Francisco Giants selected Corban Joseph off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.

The Detroit Tigers selected Troy Stokes Jr. off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers.

The Oakland Athletics purchased Aaron Brooks from the Milwaukee Brewers.

The Los Angeles Angels selected Luke Farrell off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.

The Miami Marlins released André Rienzo.

The Los Angeles Angels selected Ashur Tolliver off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Yermín Mercedes as a free agent.

The Houston Astros purchased Matt Pagnozzi from the Atlanta Braves.

The Toronto Blue Jays released Ryan Langerhans.

The Oakland Athletics released Luke Montz.

The New York Yankees released Kosuke Fukudome.

The Oakland Athletics signed Jeremy Hermida as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers traded Tim Smith (minors) and Manny Piña to the Kansas City Royals for Danny Gutierrez (minors).

The Houston Astros signed Juan Minaya as an amateur free agent.

The Chicago Cubs traded a player to be named later and cash to the Milwaukee Brewers for Ben Grieve. The Chicago Cubs sent Andy Pratt (September 3, 2004) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.

The Boston Red Sox selected Tim Hummel off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.

The Cincinnati Reds selected Juan Padilla off waivers from the New York Yankees.

The Cleveland Indians purchased Tim Young from the Boston Red Sox.

The Milwaukee Brewers released Raúl Casanova.

The San Diego Padres released Bobby Jones.

The Chicago Cubs released Donovan Osborne.

The Houston Astros traded players to be named later to the Milwaukee Brewers for Mark Loretta and cash. The Houston Astros sent Wayne Franklin (September 3, 2002) and Keith Ginter (September 5, 2002) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.

The Anaheim Angels selected Barry Wesson off waivers from the Houston Astros.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Andrew Lorraine as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Bobby Ayala as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays traded Juan Melo to the Cincinnati Reds for a player to be named later. The Cincinnati Reds sent Jaime Goudie (minors) (September 13, 1999) to the Toronto Blue Jays to complete the trade.

The Kansas City Royals purchased Jeff Suppan from the Arizona Diamondbacks.

The New York Mets traded a player to be named later to the Kansas City Royals for Jermaine Allensworth. The New York Mets sent cash (September 3, 1998) to the Kansas City Royals to complete the trade.

The Los Angeles Dodgers released Chip Hale.

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

The California Angels released Gene Nelson.

The Oakland Athletics traded a player to be named later to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Rick Honeycutt. The Oakland Athletics sent Tim Belcher (September 3, 1987) to the Los Angeles Dodgers to complete the trade.

The Kansas City Royals traded a player to be named later to the Atlanta Braves for Gene Garber. The Kansas City Royals sent Terry Bell (September 3, 1987) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.

The California Angels traded a player to be named later and Bill Merrifield (minors) to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Johnny Ray. The California Angels sent Miguel García (September 3, 1987) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.

The Cincinnati Reds traded a player to be named later to the St. Louis Cardinals for Pat Perry. The Cincinnati Reds sent Scott Terry (September 3, 1987) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

The Minnesota Twins traded Pete Filson to the Chicago White Sox for Kurt Walker (minors).

The Kansas City Royals signed Omar Moreno as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers traded players to be named later to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Bill Madlock. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent R.J. Reynolds (September 3, 1985), Cecil Espy (September 9, 1985) and Sid Bream (September 9, 1985) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.

The Milwaukee Brewers traded players to be named later and cash to the Houston Astros for Don Sutton. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Kevin Bass (September 3, 1982), Frank DiPino (September 3, 1982) and Mike Madden (September 3, 1982) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.

The Milwaukee Brewers purchased Donnie Moore from the St. Louis Cardinals.

The Toronto Blue Jays released Balor Moore.

The Kansas City Royals signed Marvell Wynne as an amateur free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed Randy Elliott as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals traded Mike Easler to the California Angels for a player to be named later. The California Angels sent Ronnie Farkas (minors) (September 7, 1976) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Carl Taylor from the Kansas City Royals.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Barney Schultz as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Buddy Booker as an amateur free agent.

The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Ralph Branca as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Braves purchased Joe Koppe from Shreveport (Texas).

The New York Yankees purchased Tommy Byrne from Seattle (PCL).

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Ed Walczak as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Boston Braves selected Tony York off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.

The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Irv Hall from Syracuse (International). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Cleveland Indians purchased Joe Heving from the Detroit Tigers.

The Washington Nationals purchased Ray Prim from Albany (International). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Boston Braves signed Phil Voyles as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The New York Giants purchased Pat Veltman from Springfield (I-I-I).

The Brooklyn Robins sent Johnny Butler (December 15, 1927) to Milwaukee (American Association) to complete the trade.

The New York Giants sent Earl Webb (December 12, 1925) to Louisville (American Association) to complete the trade.

The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Tommy Thevenow from Syracuse (International).

The St. Louis Cardinals released Eddie Ainsmith. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Boston Braves purchased Garland Braxton from Greensboro (Piedmont).

The Boston Braves purchased Leo Townsend from Charleston (South Atlantic).

The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Hal Janvrin from Buffalo (International).

Zeb Terry was returned to Los Angeles (Pacific Coast) from the Boston Braves after free agent signing.

Merwin Jacobson jumped from Brockton (Colonial) to the New York Giants.

The Detroit Tigers purchased Brad Kocher from the New York Highlanders.

The Detroit Tigers purchased Ed Lafitte from the New York Highlanders.

The Boston Doves drafted Jim Ball from Baltimore (Eastern) in the 1907 rule 5 draft.

The New York Giants drafted Doc Crandall from Cedar Rapids (Three-I) in the 1907 rule 5 draft.

The Boston Doves drafted Peaches Graham from Minneapolis (American Association) in the 1907 rule 5 draft.

The Boston Doves drafted Joe Kelley from Toronto (Eastern) in the 1907 rule 5 draft.

The New York Giants drafted Monty Pfyl from Cedar Rapids (Three-I) in the 1907 rule 5 draft.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Harry Coveleski as a free agent.

The Washington Statesmen released Buck Freeman.

The Kansas City Cowboys signed Mike Mattimore as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)