Historical Transactions Occurring on November 25
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- November 25, 2025
The Athletics signed Nick Anderson as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Rays signed Jake Fraley as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Brewer Hicklen as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Phil Maton as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Yohel Pozo as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Robert Stock as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Rays signed Jake Woodford as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays released Easton Lucas.
The Boston Red Sox traded a player to be named later, Brandon Clarke (minors) and Richard Fitts to the St. Louis Cardinals for Sonny Gray and cash. The Boston Red Sox sent Patrick Galle (minors) (April 5, 2026) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.
- November 25, 2024
The Baltimore Orioles signed Franklin Barreto as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Hobie Harris as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Jeremiah Jackson as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jared Oliva as a free agent.
The Cleveland Guardians signed George Valera as a free agent.
- November 25, 2023
The Atlanta Braves signed Tommy Doyle as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Jose Espada as a free agent.
- November 25, 2021
The Washington Nationals signed Luis Avilán as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Christian Bethancourt as a free agent.
- November 25, 2020
The Colorado Rockies traded Case Williams (minors) and Jeff Hoffman to the Cincinnati Reds for Jameson Hannah (minors) and Robert Stephenson.
The Texas Rangers selected Aramis Garcia off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.
The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Ashton Goudeau off waivers from the Colorado Rockies.
The Boston Red Sox selected Joel Payamps off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The Baltimore Orioles selected Chris Shaw off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.
- November 25, 2019
The Los Angeles Angels signed Arismendy Alcántara as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed A.J. Cole as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers purchased Dario Agrazal from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Justin Shafer from the Toronto Blue Jays.
The Kansas City Royals released Jorge Bonifacio.
The Miami Marlins released Wei-Yin Chen.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Dominic Leone.
The Texas Rangers released Adrian Sampson.
The Detroit Tigers released Drew VerHagen.
The New York Yankees traded Nestor Cortes to the Seattle Mariners for future considerations.
The Cincinnati Reds selected Nick Martini off waivers from the San Diego Padres.
- November 25, 2018
The Miami Marlins signed Harold Ramírez as a free agent.
- November 25, 2017
The Minnesota Twins signed Willians Astudillo as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Chad Huffman as a free agent.
- November 25, 2016
The Cincinnati Reds signed Lucas Luetge as a free agent.
- November 25, 2015
The Chicago White Sox signed Alex Avila as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Joe Benson as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Jake Brigham as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Dayán Díaz as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jake Goebbert as a free agent.
The Miami Marlins signed Justin Maxwell as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Tim Melville as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Melky Mesa as a free agent.
The Miami Marlins signed Adrián Nieto as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Bud Norris as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed JC Ramirez as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Todd Redmond as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Joshua Rodriguez as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Ryan Schimpf as a free agent.
John Axford of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.
Brandon Gomes of the Tampa Bay Rays granted free agency.
Daniel Nava of the Tampa Bay Rays granted free agency.
The Baltimore Orioles purchased L.J. Hoes from the Houston Astros.
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Allen Webster from the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The Cleveland Indians purchased Kirby Yates from the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Oakland Athletics released A.J. Griffin.
The Colorado Rockies traded Rex Brothers to the Chicago Cubs for Wander Cabrera (minors).
The Houston Astros traded Jed Lowrie to the Oakland Athletics for Brendan McCurry (minors).
- November 25, 2014
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Blake Beavan as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Adam LaRoche as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Arcenio León as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Hanley Ramírez as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Pablo Sandoval as a free agent.
Ezequiel Carrera of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
- November 25, 2013
The Colorado Rockies signed Yohan Flande as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Héctor Giménez as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Dan Haren as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Mike Hessman as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed David Murphy as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals released Irving Falu.
The Washington Nationals traded Fernando Abad to the Oakland Athletics for John Wooten (minors).
The San Diego Padres traded Brad Brach to the Baltimore Orioles for Devin Jones (minors).
The San Diego Padres traded Jaff Decker and Miles Mikolas to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Alex Dickerson.
The Baltimore Orioles selected Cord Phelps off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.
- November 25, 2012
The Miami Marlins signed Zach Phillips as a free agent.
- November 25, 2011
The Texas Rangers signed Dusty Brown as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Ray Olmedo as a free agent.
- November 25, 2009
The Florida Marlins signed Jesse Foppert as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed John Halama as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Mike Hinckley as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed James Houser as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Andruw Jones as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Frank Mata as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed John McDonald as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Edwin Moreno as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Ángel Sánchez as a free agent.
Shelley Duncan of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
The Boston Red Sox purchased Tug Hulett from the Kansas City Royals.
The San Diego Padres selected Radhames Liz off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.
- November 25, 2008
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jason Bourgeois as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Willie Collazo as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed John Lindsey as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Vladimir Núñez as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed R.J. Swindle as a free agent.
- November 25, 2007
The San Diego Padres signed Edgar Gonzalez as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Adam Greenberg as a free agent.
- November 25, 2006
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed John Wasdin as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Doug Davis, Dana Eveland and Dave Krynzel to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Greg Aquino, Johnny Estrada and Claudio Vargas.
- November 25, 2005
The Baltimore Orioles signed Fernando Tatís as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Jim Thome and cash to the Chicago White Sox for a player to be named later, Daniel Haigwood (minors) and Aaron Rowand. The Chicago White Sox sent Gio Gonzalez (December 8, 2005) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.
- November 25, 2003
The Kansas City Royals signed Brandon Berger as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Raúl Casanova as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Bryce Florie as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Alex Hernández as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Brian Hunter as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Travis Smith as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Tyler Walker as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Carlos Carrasco as an amateur free agent.
The Florida Marlins traded Derrek Lee to the Chicago Cubs for Mike Nannini (minors) and Hee-Seop Choi.
- November 25, 2002
The Florida Marlins signed Chad Allen as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Mark Budzinski as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed David Doster as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jed Hansen as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Allen Levrault as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Luis Ortiz as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Jorge Velandia as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Steve Woodard as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Kevin Beirne.
The Detroit Tigers traded Randall Simon to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a player to be named later and Adrian Burnside (minors). The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Roberto Novoa (December 16, 2002) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.
The San Francisco Giants selected Neifi Pérez off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.
- November 25, 2001
The Florida Marlins signed Andy Abad as a free agent.
- November 25, 2000
The New York Mets signed John Franco as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Eric Knott as a free agent.
- November 25, 1998
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Dave Silvestri as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Bernie Williams as a free agent.
Don Wengert of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
The Baltimore Orioles released P.J. Forbes.
- November 25, 1997
The Kansas City Royals signed Mike Macfarlane as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Greg Myers as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Steve Schrenk as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Bill Spiers as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Dale Sveum as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Shannon Withem as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres released Rich Batchelor.
The Cleveland Indians selected Chad Fonville off waivers from the Chicago White Sox.
- November 25, 1996
The Boston Red Sox sent Lee Tinsley to the Seattle Mariners as part of a conditional deal.
The San Francisco Giants signed Jeff Ball as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Steve Gajkowski as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed John Habyan as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Denny Harriger as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Kevin Roberson as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Rich Rodriguez as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Gary Thurman as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Eddie Zosky as a free agent.
Chiba Lotte Marines (Japan Pacific) purchased Mike Fyhrie from the New York Mets.
The New York Mets released Doug Henry.
The Cleveland Indians released Nigel Wilson.
The Florida Marlins traded Joel Adamson to the Milwaukee Brewers for a player to be named later. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Ed Collins (minors) (December 10, 1996) to the Florida Marlins to complete the trade.
The New York Mets traded a player to be named later and Paul Byrd to the Atlanta Braves for Greg McMichael. The New York Mets sent Andy Zwirchitz (minors) (May 25, 1997) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.
The Florida Marlins traded Jesús Tavárez to the Boston Red Sox for a player to be named later. The Boston Red Sox sent Bobby Rodgers (minors) (December 10, 1996) to the Florida Marlins to complete the trade.
- November 25, 1995
The San Diego Padres signed Mandy Romero as a free agent.
- November 25, 1994
The Texas Rangers signed Eric Fox as a free agent.
- November 25, 1993
Chiba Lotte Marines (Japan Pacific) purchased Mike Hartley from the California Angels.
- November 25, 1992
The Kansas City Royals signed Mark Gubicza as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds selected Cecil Espy off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Cincinnati Reds selected Gary Varsho off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- November 25, 1991
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Ken Hill to the Montreal Expos for Andrés Galarraga.
- November 25, 1990
The Seattle Mariners signed Rich Amaral as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed José Escobar as a free agent.
- November 25, 1989
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Danny Sheaffer as a free agent.
- November 25, 1985
The Milwaukee Brewers released Pete Ladd.
The Chicago White Sox traded a player to be named later, Ed Correa and Scott Fletcher to the Texas Rangers for Dave Schmidt and Wayne Tolleson. The Chicago White Sox sent José Mota (December 11, 1985) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
- November 25, 1981
The Kansas City Royals released Ken Brett.
- November 25, 1980
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Rick Schu as an amateur free agent.
- November 25, 1974
The California Angels released Tony Conigliaro.
- November 25, 1971
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Odell Jones as an amateur free agent.
- November 25, 1969
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Fred Wenz from the Boston Red Sox.
The California Angels traded Pedro Borbón, Vern Geishert and Jim McGlothlin to the Cincinnati Reds for Alex Johnson and Chico Ruiz.
- November 25, 1959
The Cincinnati Reds released Whitey Lockman.
- November 25, 1957
The Washington Senators released Joe Black.
- November 25, 1953
The New York Yankees released Johnny Mize.
- November 25, 1945
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Virgil Davis.
- November 25, 1940
The New York Giants purchased Joe Orengo from the St. Louis Cardinals.
- November 25, 1936
Baltimore (International) purchased Leon Pettit from the Washington Nationals.
- November 25, 1930
The New York Yankees purchased Julie Wera from Jersey City (International).
- November 25, 1912
Jersey City (International) purchased Hugh Bradley from the Boston Red Sox.
- November 25, 1889
The Chicago purchased Walt Wilmot from the Washington Nationals. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
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