Historical Transactions Occurring on October 1

Trenton Brooks of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

Luis Castillo of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

Chris Devenski of the New York Mets granted free agency.

Joe Jacques of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

Jake Woodford of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Vinny Nittoli as a free agent.

Phil Bickford of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

Nick Burdi of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

Willie Calhoun of the Los Angeles Angels granted free agency.

Diego Castillo of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.

José Devers of the Miami Marlins granted free agency.

Kent Emanuel of the Miami Marlins granted free agency.

Thairo Estrada of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

Cole Irvin of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.

Alex Jackson of the Tampa Bay Rays granted free agency.

Casey Kelly of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

Andrew Knapp of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

Andrew Knizner of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

Billy McKinney of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

Steven Okert of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.

Cristian Pache of the Miami Marlins granted free agency.

Yohan Ramírez of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Jakson Reetz of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

Gerardo Reyes of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

Trevor Richards of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.

Ryder Ryan of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

Ali Sánchez of the Miami Marlins granted free agency.

Brian Serven of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

Kirby Snead of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

Cole Tucker of the Los Angeles Angels granted free agency.

Tanner Tully of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

Jason Vosler of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

Jordan Weems of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

Mitch White of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

Charlie Blackmon voluntarily retired from the Colorado Rockies.

The Oakland Athletics released Michael Feliz.

The Pittsburgh Pirates released Joe Hudson.

The Miami Marlins released Shawn Morimando.

Taylor Guerrieri of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Sean Poppen off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.

Rookie Davis of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

Sean Gilmartin of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

Deven Marrero of the Miami Marlins granted free agency.

The Baltimore Orioles selected Cole Sulser off waivers from the Tampa Bay Rays.

Chris Beck of the New York Mets granted free agency.

Christian Bergman of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

Buddy Boshers of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

Rex Brothers of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

Juan Centeno of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

Scott Copeland of the New York Mets granted free agency.

Danny Coulombe of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

Tyler Danish of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

Matt den Dekker of the New York Mets granted free agency.

Mike Hauschild of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

Tommy Joseph of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

Ty Kelly of the New York Mets granted free agency.

Tyler Lyons of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

Tommy Milone of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

Casey Sadler of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

Luis Sardiñas of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

A.J. Schugel of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

Moisés Sierra of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

Brandon Snyder of the Tampa Bay Rays granted free agency.

Miguel Socolovich of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

Darnell Sweeney of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

Matt Szczur of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

Carlos Torres of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

Zach Vincej of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

Ryan Weber of the Tampa Bay Rays granted free agency.

The Milwaukee Brewers released Hiram Burgos.

The Pittsburgh Pirates released Kevin Siegrist.

Matt Cain voluntarily retired from the San Francisco Giants.

The Washington Nationals signed Yadiel Hernández as an amateur free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Elvis Luciano as an amateur free agent.

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

Daric Barton of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

Pedro Beato of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

Dan Johnson of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

Jair Jurrjens of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

John Lannan of the New York Mets granted free agency.

Jeff Manship of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

Troy Patton of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

Omar Quintanilla of the New York Mets granted free agency.

Taylor Teagarden of the New York Mets granted free agency.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Luís Madero as an amateur free agent.

Alfredo Aceves of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Héctor Ambriz of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

Robert Andino of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

John Baker of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

Michael Bowden of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

Jordan Brown of the Miami Marlins granted free agency.

Billy Buckner of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim granted free agency.

Dave Bush of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

Tyler Colvin of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

Scott Cousins of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim granted free agency.

Justin Germano of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

Héctor Giménez of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

Alberto González of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

Édgar González of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

Nick Green of the Miami Marlins granted free agency.

Tommy Hottovy of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

Logan Kensing of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

Josh Kinney of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

Blake Lalli of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

Andy LaRoche of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

Wade LeBlanc of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

Steven Lerud of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

Brent Lillibridge of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

Joe Martinez of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

Kyle McClellan of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

Jim Miller of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

Chris Narveson of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

Fernando Nieve of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

Sean O'Sullivan of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

Guillermo Quiroz of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

Elvin Ramírez of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim granted free agency.

Eduardo Sánchez of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

Leyson Séptimo of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

Daniel Stange of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim granted free agency.

Hisanori Takahashi of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

Taylor Teagarden of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

Chris Valaika of the Miami Marlins granted free agency.

Jairo Asencio of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

Chris Volstad of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

P.J. Walters of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.

Chien-Ming Wang of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

Eli Whiteside of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

Josh Wilson of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

The Tampa Bay Rays signed René Pinto as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Steven Moya as an amateur free agent.

Wes Bankston of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

Ryan Bukvich of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

Ángel Chávez of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

Bryan Corey of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

Francisco Cruceta of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

Jason Ellison of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

Matt Ginter of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

Nathan Haynes of the Tampa Bay Rays granted free agency.

Paul Hoover of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

Eric Munson of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

Mark Redman of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

Kyle Snyder of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Cory Sullivan of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

Eider Torres of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

Doug Waechter of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

Rico Washington of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

The Milwaukee Brewers released Randy Choate.

Jon Adkins of the New York Mets granted free agency.

Colter Bean of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

Howie Clark of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

Tim Corcoran of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.

Travis Driskill of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

Nate Field of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

Alexis Gómez of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

Bobby Keppel of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

John Koronka of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

Erasmo Ramirez of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

Michael Restovich of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

Matt Roney of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

Jason Shiell of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

Ricky Stone of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

Lino Urdaneta of the New York Mets granted free agency.

Jermaine Van Buren of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

Dewayne Wise of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

The Baltimore Orioles released Alberto Castillo.

The Baltimore Orioles released Jaret Wright.

The Baltimore Orioles released Víctor Zambrano.

The Washington Nationals released Pedro Astacio.

The Washington Nationals released Joey Eischen.

The Washington Nationals released Félix Rodríguez.

Ken Huckaby sent from the Toronto Blue Jays to ??? in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

Ryan Jensen sent from the Kansas City Royals to ??? in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Detroit Tigers selected Alexis Gómez off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.

Manny Aybar of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

Jim Chamblee of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

A.J. Hinch of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

Danny Klassen of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

Cody McKay of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

Armando Ríos of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

Mandy Romero of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

Chris Truby of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.

The Pittsburgh Pirates released José Hernández.

The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Jason Boyd off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.

The Atlanta Braves signed Max Ramírez as an amateur free agent.

Chris Brock of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

Mike Colangelo of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

Todd Dunwoody of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

Mike Holtz of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

Robin Jennings of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

Marcus Jensen of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

Matt Perisho of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

The Baltimore Orioles released Raúl Casanova.

The Baltimore Orioles released Luis López.

The Baltimore Orioles released Yorkis Pérez.

The Chicago Cubs released Jesús Sánchez.

The New York Mets selected Doug Nickle off waivers from the San Diego Padres.

Pedro Borbón of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

Derrick May of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.

The Houston Astros traded a player to be named later, Freddy García and Carlos Guillén to the Seattle Mariners for Randy Johnson. The Houston Astros sent John Halama (October 1, 1998) to the Seattle Mariners to complete the trade.

The Cincinnati Reds selected Eddie Priest off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.

Rob Butler of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

The Atlanta Braves traded a player to be named later to the Minnesota Twins for Greg Colbrunn. The Atlanta Braves sent Marc Lewis (minors) (October 1, 1997) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.

Kevin Lomon of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

The San Francisco Giants released Kim Batiste.

The California Angels released Larry Gonzales.

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

The Philadelphia Phillies released Tommy Barrett.

The Milwaukee Brewers released Bob Sebra.

The Kansas City Royals traded a player to be named later to the New York Mets for Terry Leach. The Kansas City Royals sent Aguedo Vasquez (minors) (October 1, 1989) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.

The Houston Astros signed Andújar Cedeño as an amateur free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers released Roy Howell.

The Montreal Expos released Tony Scott.

The New York Yankees traded a player to be named later and Ken Clay to the Texas Rangers for Gaylord Perry. The New York Yankees sent Marv Thompson (minors) (October 1, 1980) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

The Los Angeles Dodgers released Manny Mota.

The Cleveland Indians signed Ramón Romero as an amateur free agent.

The Seattle Mariners purchased Dave Johnson from the Baltimore Orioles.

The New York Mets released Jim Gosger.

The New York Mets released Bob Miller.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Sixto Lezcano as an amateur free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Juan Beníquez as an amateur free agent.

The Washington Senators purchased Dick Nen from the Chicago Cubs.

The Houston Colt .45s released Hal Smith.

The Houston Colt .45s released Johnny Temple.

The San Francisco Giants traded Jimmie Coker to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ken MacKenzie.

The New York Yankees released Jim Hegan.

The Chicago Cubs released Paul Minner.

The St. Louis Cardinals sent Rocky Nelson (March 21, 1957) to Toronto (International) to complete the trade. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The St. Louis Cardinals traded players to be named later, Jackie Brandt, Dick Littlefield, Bill Sarni and Red Schoendienst to the New York Giants for Al Dark, Ray Katt, Don Liddle, Whitey Lockman and cash. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Bob Stephenson (June 17, 1956) and Gordon Jones (October 1, 1956) to the New York Giants to complete the trade.

The Cincinnati Redlegs traded Jim Bolger, Harry Perkowski and Ted Tappe to the Chicago Cubs for Johnny Klippstein and Jim Willis.

The New York Yankees signed Frank Leja as an amateur free agent (bonus baby).

The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Nelson Burbrink from the Chicago Cubs. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Cleveland Indians purchased Gale Wade from the Brooklyn Dodgers.

The Cleveland Indians traded Bill Abernathie and cash to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Rocky Nelson.

The New York Giants released Bob Elliott.

The St. Louis Browns selected Bob Habenicht off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.

The St. Louis Browns selected Ed Mickelson off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.

The Cincinnati Reds released Danny Litwhiler.

The Boston Braves purchased Billy Klaus from Dallas (Texas). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Boston Red Sox released Earl Johnson. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Pittsburgh Pirates released Rip Sewell.

The Pittsburgh Pirates released Dixie Walker.

The Pittsburgh Pirates traded a player to be named later and $50,000 to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Danny O'Connell. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Jack Cassini (October 11, 1949) to the Brooklyn Dodgers to complete the trade. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Detroit Tigers traded players to be named later to the Cleveland Indians for Jim Wilson. The Detroit Tigers sent Lum Harris (October 1, 1949), Anse Moore (October 1, 1949) and George Byam (minors) (October 1, 1949) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

The New York Giants purchased Larry Jansen from San Francisco (PCL). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Boston Braves purchased Dee Phillips from the Cincinnati Reds.

The Chicago White Sox sent Bill Nagel (October 1, 1943), Dick Culler (October 28, 1943) and Bill Swift (October 28, 1943) to Milwaukee (American Association) to complete the trade.

The Washington Nationals purchased Paul Dean from the St. Louis Cardinals.

The Detroit Tigers purchased Joe Hoover from Hollywood (PCL).

The Brooklyn Dodgers purchased Luis Olmo from Richmond (Piedmont).

The Washington Nationals traded Frank Croucher and cash to the St. Louis Browns for Ewald Pyle.

The New York Giants drafted Ace Adams from the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1940 rule 5 draft.

The Washington Nationals drafted George Archie from Seattle (PCL) in the 1940 rule 5 draft.

The Boston Bees drafted Eddie Carnett from the New York Yankees in the 1940 rule 5 draft.

The Cleveland Indians drafted Red Howell from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1940 rule 5 draft.

The Boston Red Sox drafted Oscar Judd from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1940 rule 5 draft.

The Brooklyn Dodgers drafted Mickey Livingston from Springfield (Eastern) in the 1940 rule 5 draft.

The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Rube Melton from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1940 rule 5 draft.

The Chicago Cubs drafted Bob Scheffing from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1940 rule 5 draft.

The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Bud Stewart from San Diego (PCL) in the 1940 rule 5 draft.

The Philadelphia Athletics drafted Pete Suder from the New York Yankees in the 1940 rule 5 draft.

The Brooklyn Dodgers drafted Bill Swift from the Chicago White Sox in the 1940 rule 5 draft.

The Brooklyn Dodgers drafted Pep Young from Atlanta (Southern Association) in the 1940 rule 5 draft.

The St. Louis Cardinals traded a player to be named later to the Brooklyn Dodgers for George Earnshaw. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Eddie Morgan (October 1, 1936) to the Brooklyn Dodgers to complete the trade. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Washington Nationals drafted Pete Appleton from Montreal (International) in the 1935 rule 5 draft.

The Cleveland Indians drafted Joe Becker from San Francisco (PCL) in the 1935 rule 5 draft.

The St. Louis Browns drafted Tony Giuliani from St Paul (American Association) in the 1935 rule 5 draft.

The Philadelphia Athletics drafted Harry Kelley from Atlanta (Southern Association) in the 1935 rule 5 draft.

The Philadelphia Athletics drafted George Puccinelli from Baltimore (International) in the 1935 rule 5 draft.

The Boston Red Sox drafted Manny Salvo from the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1935 rule 5 draft.

The Cincinnati Reds drafted Pete Appleton from Waterbury (Eastern) in the 1926 rule 5 draft.

The Philadelphia Athletics drafted Charlie Bates from Martinsburg (Blue Ridge) in the 1926 rule 5 draft.

The Washington Nationals drafted Johnny Berger from New Haven (Eastern) in the 1926 rule 5 draft.

The Chicago White Sox drafted Ike Boone from Mission (PCL) in the 1926 rule 5 draft.

The Chicago Cubs drafted Jim Brillheart from Memphis (Southern Association) in the 1926 rule 5 draft.

The Washington Nationals drafted Bobby Burke from Little Rock (Southern Association) in the 1926 rule 5 draft.

The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Mike Cvengros from New Orleans (Southern Association) in the 1926 rule 5 draft.

The Chicago Cubs drafted Hank Grampp from New Orleans (Southern Association) in the 1926 rule 5 draft.

The Boston Red Sox drafted Grover Hartley from Indianapolis (American Association) in the 1926 rule 5 draft.

The Chicago White Sox drafted Elmer Jacobs from Los Angeles (PCL) in the 1926 rule 5 draft.

The New York Giants drafted Tex Jeanes from Birmingham (Southern Association) in the 1926 rule 5 draft.

The Washington Nationals drafted Bernie Neis from Buffalo (International) in the 1926 rule 5 draft.

The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Hub Pruett from Oakland (PCL) in the 1926 rule 5 draft.

The Boston Braves drafted Charlie Robertson from Milwaukee (American Association) in the 1926 rule 5 draft.

The Brooklyn Robins drafted Oscar Roettger from St Paul (American Association) in the 1926 rule 5 draft.

The Boston Red Sox drafted Red Rollings from Mobile (Southern Association) in the 1926 rule 5 draft.

The Boston Red Sox drafted John Wilson from Columbia (South Atlantic) in the 1926 rule 5 draft.

The Chicago White Sox drafted Hank Schreiber from St Paul (American Association) in the 1913 rule 5 draft. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Lew Moren as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Chicago signed Sammy Strang as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Washington Senators drafted Bill Donovan from Waterbury (Connecticut State) in the 1897 rule 5 draft.

The Boston drafted Bill Keister from Paterson (Atlantic) in the 1897 rule 5 draft.

The Chicago Colts drafted Walt Woods from Springfield (Eastern) in the 1897 rule 5 draft.

Tommy McCarthy jumped from the St. Louis Browns to the Boston. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The St. Louis Browns released Count Campau.

The Louisville Colonels released Amos Cross.

The Louisville Colonels released Joe Neale.