Historical Transactions Occurring on October 3

Joshua Palacios of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

Bruce Zimmermann of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

Zack Collins of the Cleveland Guardians granted free agency.

Eric Haase of the Cleveland Guardians granted free agency.

Kevin Herget of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

Josh Lester of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

Peter Solomon of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

Cole Tucker of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

The Colorado Rockies released Ben Braymer.

The Chicago White Sox released Tyler Naquin.

The Chicago White Sox selected Alex Speas off waivers from the Texas Rangers.

The Texas Rangers released Wes Benjamin.

Chris Rusin of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

Tim Federowicz of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

Dixon Machado of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

Jhan Mariñez of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

Kevin Quackenbush of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

Jacob Turner of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

Chase d'Arnaud of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

Dylan Floro of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

Seth Maness of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

Edward Mujica of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

Wily Peralta of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

Shane Peterson of the Tampa Bay Rays granted free agency.

Rubén Tejada of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

Logan Verrett of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

Jason Wheeler of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

Daniel Bard voluntarily retired from the New York Mets.

Reid Brignac of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

Joey Butler of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

Todd Cunningham of ANA (AL) granted free agency.

Sam Freeman of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

Jake Goebbert of the Tampa Bay Rays granted free agency.

Javy Guerra of the Los Angeles Angels granted free agency.

Cedric Hunter of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

Logan Kensing of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

Michael Kirkman of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

David Lough of the Miami Marlins granted free agency.

Lucas Luetge of the Los Angeles Angels granted free agency.

Vin Mazzaro of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

Will Middlebrooks of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

Bryan Morris of the Miami Marlins granted free agency.

Ramiro Peña of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

Alex Presley of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

Daniel Robertson of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

Michael Roth of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

James Russell of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

Rubén Tejada of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

Matt Tuiasosopo of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

George Kottaras of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

Chris Leroux of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Preston Guilmet from the Baltimore Orioles.

Matt Pagnozzi of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

Omir Santos of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

The St. Louis Cardinals selected Joey Butler off waivers from the Texas Rangers.

The Chicago Cubs selected Mat Gamel off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers.

The Kansas City Royals released Fernando Cruz.

The Miami Marlins released Adam Greenberg.

Brian Bocock of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

Robinson Cancel of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

Édgar González of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

Bill Hall of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

Fred Lewis of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

Gustavo Molina of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

Wil Nieves of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

Tim Wood of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

Vladimir Núñez of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

The Milwaukee Brewers traded a player to be named later, Rob Bryson (minors), Zach Jackson and Matt LaPorta to the Cleveland Indians for CC Sabathia. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Michael Brantley (October 3, 2008) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

Greg Jones of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim granted free agency.

Jae Weong Seo of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.

Luis Terrero of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

The Philadelphia Phillies sent Bobby Scales to the Baltimore Orioles as part of a conditional deal.

Hee-Seop Choi of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Don Kelly of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

Justin Leone of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

The Washington Nationals released Zach Day.

The Washington Nationals released Ryan Drese.

The Washington Nationals released Brian Lawrence.

The Boston Red Sox traded a player to be named later and cash to the Baltimore Orioles for Javy López. The Boston Red Sox sent Adam Stern (October 3, 2006) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade.

Matt Anderson of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

Matthew Cepicky of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

Chin-Feng Chen of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

Clay Condrey of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

Brian Daubach of the New York Mets granted free agency.

Ben Davis of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

Jesse Garcia of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

Lee Gardner of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.

Ryan Glynn of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

Mike Matthews of the New York Mets granted free agency.

Darrell May of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

Joe Mays of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.

Julio Mosquera of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

Blaine Neal of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

C.J. Nitkowski of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

Augie Ojeda of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.

Josh Phelps of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.

Tommy Phelps of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

Tim Raines Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

José Santiago of the New York Mets granted free agency.

Bobby Seay of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

Jason Smith of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

Travis Smith of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

Eric Valent of the New York Mets granted free agency.

Kevin Walker of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

John Webb of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.

Matt Whiteside of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

Matt White of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

Shawn Wooten of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

The Washington Nationals released Antonio Osuna.

The Florida Marlins released John Riedling.

The Florida Marlins released Tim Spooneybarger.

Bruce Chen of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Travis Dawkins of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

Todd Greene of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

Robert Machado of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

Dennys Reyes of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

The Florida Marlins released Benito Báez.

The Detroit Tigers released Jacob Cruz.

The Florida Marlins released Hansel Izquierdo.

The Colorado Rockies released Walt McKeel.

The Kansas City Royals released Orber Moreno.

The Texas Rangers released John Rocker.

The Montreal Expos sent Tim Raines to the Baltimore Orioles as part of a conditional deal.

Chris Jones of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

Brooks Kieschnick of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

David Lamb of the New York Mets granted free agency.

Ryan McGuire of the New York Mets granted free agency.

Chris Pritchett of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

Dave Wainhouse of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

Matt Whisenant of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

Iván Cruz of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

Andrew Lorraine of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

Jim Poole of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

Rico Rossy of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

The Minnesota Twins released Todd Ritchie.

Eric Anthony of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

Scott Cooper of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

Wayne Kirby of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

Nelson Liriano of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

Brian Bohanon of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

John Briscoe of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

David Holdridge of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.

Greg Swindell of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

The Seattle Mariners released Ricky Jordan.

The Detroit Tigers selected Glenn Dishman off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Texas Rangers selected Wilson Heredia off waivers from the Florida Marlins.

Dave Eiland of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

Matt Grott of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

Rudy Pemberton of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

Mo Sanford of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.

Mike Sharperson of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

Reggie Harris of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

Randy St. Claire of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

Paul Noce of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

Israel Sánchez of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

The San Francisco Giants released Randy O'Neal.

The Montreal Expos released Johnny Paredes.

The New York Mets released Manny Hernández.

The Baltimore Orioles released Mark Huismann.

The San Francisco Giants released Joe Kmak.

The Minnesota Twins released Steve Shields.

The Baltimore Orioles released Don Aase.

The Houston Astros released Steve Henderson.

The Baltimore Orioles released Doug Sisk.

The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Jim Neidlinger to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Bill Krueger.

The Philadelphia Phillies traded Lance Parrish to the California Angels for David Holdridge.

The Cleveland Indians traded a player to be named later to the Kansas City Royals for Keith Creel. The Cleveland Indians sent Dwight Taylor (October 3, 1985) to the Kansas City Royals to complete the trade.

The Kansas City Royals released Steve Renko.

The Chicago White Sox signed Minnie Miñoso as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs released Ken Holtzman.

The San Diego Padres released Mickey Lolich.

The Chicago White Sox selected Bob Molinaro off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.

The Toronto Blue Jays purchased Rico Carty from the Oakland Athletics.

The Minnesota Twins released Dave Johnson.

The Texas Rangers traded Len Barker and Bobby Bonds to the Cleveland Indians for Larvell Blanks and Jim Kern.

The Texas Rangers traded players to be named later to the Cleveland Indians for Johnny Grubb. The Texas Rangers sent Bobby Cuellar (October 3, 1978) and Dave Rivera (minors) (October 3, 1978) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

The Cincinnati Reds released Joe Hoerner.

The Minnesota Twins released Jim Hughes.

The Minnesota Twins released Steve Luebber.

The San Diego Padres released Bob Barton.

The San Diego Padres released Horace Clarke.

The San Diego Padres released Rich Morales.

The Baltimore Orioles traded a player to be named later and cash to the California Angels for Bob Oliver. The Baltimore Orioles sent Mickey Scott (October 3, 1974) to the California Angels to complete the trade.

The Pittsburgh Pirates released Billy O'Dell.

The New York Mets released Hal Reniff.

The Kansas City Athletics purchased Gordon Jones from the Baltimore Orioles. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Marcelino López as an amateur free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles purchased Bob Mabe from the Cincinnati Reds.

The Cincinnati Redlegs traded George Crowe, Alex Grammas and Alex Kellner to the St. Louis Cardinals for Del Ennis, Eddie Kasko and Bob Mabe.

The Baltimore Orioles obtained Charlie Beamon and Fred Besana from Oakland (PCL) as part of a minor league working agreement.

The Boston Red Sox released Eddie Joost.

The Philadelphia Phillies released Peanuts Lowrey.

The Chicago Cubs released Howie Pollet.

The Boston Braves sent Mickey Haefner (October 3, 1950) and Emil Verban (December 2, 1950) to Seattle (PCL) to complete the trade.

The Philadelphia Phillies released Schoolboy Rowe.

The St. Louis Browns released Ralph Winegarner.

The New York Giants released Lonny Frey.

The New York Giants released Johnny McCarthy.

The Chicago Cubs purchased Carl Sawatski from the Boston Braves.

The Philadelphia Phillies released Rollie Hemsley.

The Philadelphia Athletics drafted Johnny Babich from the New York Yankees in the 1939 rule 5 draft.

The New York Giants drafted Paul Dean from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1939 rule 5 draft.

The Washington Nationals drafted Paul Gehrman from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1939 rule 5 draft.

The Philadelphia Athletics drafted Elon Hogsett from Minneapolis (American Association) in the 1939 rule 5 draft.

The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Si Johnson from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1939 rule 5 draft.

The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Dick Lanahan from the Washington Nationals in the 1939 rule 5 draft.

The Chicago Cubs drafted Jake Mooty from Syracuse (International) in the 1939 rule 5 draft.

The Detroit Tigers drafted Tom Seats from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1939 rule 5 draft.

The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Clyde Smoll from Atlanta (Southern Association) in the 1939 rule 5 draft.

The St. Louis Browns drafted Alan Strange from Seattle (PCL) in the 1939 rule 5 draft.

The Boston Bees drafted Nick Strincevich from the New York Yankees in the 1939 rule 5 draft.

The Chicago White Sox drafted Tom Turner from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1939 rule 5 draft.

The Detroit Tigers released Goose Goslin.

The Detroit Tigers released Jack Russell.

The Brooklyn Robins drafted Win Ballou from Milwaukee (American Association) in the 1928 rule 5 draft.

The Boston Red Sox drafted Bob Barrett from Buffalo (International) in the 1928 rule 5 draft.

The Washington Nationals drafted Archie Campbell from St Paul (American Association) in the 1928 rule 5 draft.

The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Phil Collins from New Orleans (Southern Association) in the 1928 rule 5 draft.

The Chicago Cubs drafted Mike Cvengros from Wichita Falls (Texas) in the 1928 rule 5 draft.

The Cincinnati Reds drafted Leo Dixon from Baltimore (International) in the 1928 rule 5 draft.

The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Hal Elliott from Waco (Texas) in the 1928 rule 5 draft.

The Washington Nationals drafted Charlie Gooch from Little Rock (Southern Association) in the 1928 rule 5 draft.

The Cincinnati Reds drafted Marv Gudat from Houston (Texas) in the 1928 rule 5 draft.

The New York Giants drafted Tony Kaufmann from Rochester (International) in the 1928 rule 5 draft.

The Chicago White Sox drafted John Kerr from Hollywood (PCL) in the 1928 rule 5 draft.

The Boston Braves drafted Gorham Leverett from Indianapolis (American Association) in the 1928 rule 5 draft.

The Boston Braves drafted Red Peery from Wichita (Western) in the 1928 rule 5 draft.

The Philadelphia Athletics drafted Hal Rhyne from San Francisco (PCL) in the 1928 rule 5 draft.

The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Luther Roy from Birmingham (Southern Association) in the 1928 rule 5 draft.

The Cincinnati Reds drafted Wally Shaner from Chattanooga (Southern Association) in the 1928 rule 5 draft.

The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Earl Sheely from Sacramento (PCL) in the 1928 rule 5 draft.

The Detroit Tigers drafted Frank Sigafoos from Portland (PCL) in the 1928 rule 5 draft.

The Boston Red Sox drafted Jerry Standaert from Memphis (Southern Association) in the 1928 rule 5 draft.

The New York Giants sent Ed Sicking (December 18, 1920) and Doug Baird (October 3, 1920) to Indianapolis (American Association) to complete the trade. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Roscoe Miller as a free agent.

The Columbus Solons purchased Charlie Reilly from St. Paul (Western Association). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Kansas City Cowboys released Mike Mattimore.