Historical Transactions Occurring on December 15

The Texas Rangers signed Tyler Alexander as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Dugan Darnell as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Enmanuel De Jesus as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Danny Jansen as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed James Karinchak as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed Buddy Kennedy as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Ha-Seong Kim as a free agent.

The Miami Marlins signed Brian Navarreto as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Tyler Rogers as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Gregory Soto as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Davis Wendzel as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox traded Luis Perales (minors) to the Washington Nationals for Jake Bennett.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Justin Dean as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Enyel De Los Santos as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Joe Vogatsky (minors) to the Boston Red Sox for Enmanuel Valdez.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Jonathan Araúz as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Rodolfo Durán as a free agent.

The Cleveland Guardians signed Austin Hedges as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Chris Stratton as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Rowdy Tellez as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Billy McKinney from the New York Yankees.

The Atlanta Braves traded Drew Campbell (minors) to the San Diego Padres for Matt Carpenter, Ray Kerr and cash.

The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Deivis Nadal (minors) to the Kansas City Royals for Edward Olivares.

The Los Angeles Angels signed Luis Barrera as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Brad Boxberger as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Matt Carasiti as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Anderson Espinoza as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Adam Frazier as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Eric Hanhold as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Scott McGough as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Angels signed Kevin Padlo as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Cody Poteet as a free agent.

The Cleveland Guardians signed Mike Zunino as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Masataka Yoshida as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers purchased Yonny Hernández from the Oakland Athletics.

The Milwaukee Brewers released Adonis Medina.

The Los Angeles Angels signed Ryan Aguilar as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Ivan Castillo as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Jimmy Cordero as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed Enmanuel De Jesus as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Rodolfo Durán as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox signed Brandon Finnegan as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Derek Fisher as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Ender Inciarte as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Mark Leiter Jr. as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Tim Lopes as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Vinny Nittoli as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed Jhonny Pereda as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Blake Perkins as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jakson Reetz as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed David Dahl as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed James McCann as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Max Moroff as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Jacob Rhame as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Adam Warren as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers traded Rafael Montero to the Seattle Mariners for a player to be named later and Jose Corniell. The Seattle Mariners sent Andres Mesa (minors) (June 14, 2021) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Blake Treinen as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians traded Corey Kluber and cash to the Texas Rangers for Emmanuel Clase and Delino DeShields.

The Los Angeles Angels signed Justin Bour as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians traded Yonder Alonso to the Chicago White Sox for Alex Call.

The Miami Marlins signed Cristhian Adames as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Cody Asche as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Mike Broadway as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Angels signed Zack Cozart as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Taylor Featherston as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Jason García as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Tommy Hunter as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed José Lobatón as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Chris Martin as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Jake McGee as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Pat Neshek as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Shawn O'Malley as a free agent.

The Miami Marlins signed Rafael Ortega as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Fernando Rodney as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Héctor Rondón as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Bryan Shaw as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Angels signed Livan Soto as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Anthony Swarzak as a free agent.

The Miami Marlins signed Alex Wimmers as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals released Onelki García.

The Minnesota Twins released ByungHo Park.

The Philadelphia Phillies traded Freddy Galvis to the San Diego Padres for Enyel De Los Santos.

The San Francisco Giants traded Matt Moore and international bonus slot money to the Texas Rangers for Israel Cruz (minors) and Sam Wolff (minors).

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Hiram Burgos as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Cory Burns as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Garin Cecchini as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Juan Centeno as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Aroldis Chapman as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Chris Dickerson as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Mike Dunn as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Thomas Field as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Tomo Ohka as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Andy Oliver as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Eddy Rodríguez as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Ben Rowen as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Drew Rucinski as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Nick Rumbelow as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Eric Sogard as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics released Ryan Brasier.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Xavier Avery as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Tony Barnette as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Mike Baxter as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Jerry Blevins as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Fabio Castillo as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Chris Dominguez as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jake Elmore as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Rays signed Dana Eveland as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Jason Gurka as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Jason Heyward as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Ryan LaMarre as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed John Lannan as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Jack Leathersich as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Alfredo Marte as a free agent.

The Washington Nationals signed Nick Masset as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Will Middlebrooks as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Juan Pérez as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Alex Presley as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Antoan Richardson as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Alí Solís as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Anthony Varvaro as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Marcus Walden as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Bobby Wilson as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Kyle Blanks as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Alberto Callaspo as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Brett Hayes as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Chase Headley as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed Brandon Hicks as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Jon Lester as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Jed Lowrie as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed John Mayberry as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Matt McBride as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Yohan Pino as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Ryan Rohlinger as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Jerry Sands as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Brett Wallace as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim released Brooks Raley.

The Los Angeles Dodgers traded a player to be named later to the Miami Marlins for Kyle Jensen. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Craig Stem (minors) (December 15, 2014) to the Miami Marlins to complete the trade.

The Chicago Cubs traded a player to be named later to the Boston Red Sox for Félix Doubront. The Chicago Cubs sent Marco Hernández (December 15, 2014) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.

The Texas Rangers signed Che-Hsuan Lin as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Clay Rapada as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox signed Josh Bell as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Josh Hamilton as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Tommy Manzella as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Russ Mitchell as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Chang-Yong Lim as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed Joaquín Arias as a free agent.

The Washington Nationals signed Jeff Fulchino as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Chuck James as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Steve Pearce as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed J.C. Romero as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Kanekoa Texeira as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Aaron Thompson as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed J.R. Towles as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed Eli Whiteside as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Dontrelle Willis as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Josh Willingham as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Doug Bernier as a free agent.

The Florida Marlins signed Randy Choate as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics signed Vinnie Chulk as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Sammy Gervacio as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Cliff Lee as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Russell Martin as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Gustavo Molina as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Mark Prior as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Jose Quintana as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Andy Tracy as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Toru Murata as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Mark DiFelice as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Anderson Machado as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Juan Pierre to the Chicago White Sox for players to be named later. The Chicago White Sox sent John Ely (December 18, 2009) and Jon Link (December 18, 2009) to the Los Angeles Dodgers to complete the trade.

The Detroit Tigers signed Adam Everett as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed John Gall as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Eric Hull as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Bobby Keppel as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Doug Mathis as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Jason Michaels as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Jamie Moyer as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Willians Astudillo as an amateur free agent.

The Florida Marlins signed John Gall as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Franklyn Germán as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Doug Clark as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Lance Davis as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Jason Karnuth as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Ted Lilly as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Doug Mirabelli as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Chris Oxspring as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed J.C. Romero as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Dane Sardinha as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Bubba Trammell as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Daryle Ward as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays purchased Akinori Iwamura from Yakult Swallows (Japan Central).

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim traded Brendan Donnelly to the Boston Red Sox for Phil Seibel.

The Oakland Athletics sent Mario Ramos to the San Diego Padres as part of a conditional deal.

The Minnesota Twins signed Tony Batista as a free agent.

The Florida Marlins signed Buddy Carlyle as a free agent.

The Florida Marlins signed Matthew Cepicky as a free agent.

The Florida Marlins signed Brad Clontz as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Damion Easley as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jared Fernández as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Steve Green as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Roberto Hernández as a free agent.

The Florida Marlins signed Mike Kinkade as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed David Lee as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Bill Mueller as a free agent.

The Washington Nationals signed Beltrán Pérez as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Matt Perisho as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Brian Reith as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed Guillermo Rodríguez as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Kenny Rogers as a free agent.

The Florida Marlins signed Ryan Rupe as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed Chad Santos as a free agent.

The Florida Marlins selected John Baker off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.

The Boston Red Sox signed Jeff Bailey as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Emil Brown as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Ramón Castro as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed Jeff Fassero as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed José Hernández as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Jeff Kent as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Tim Laker as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed Mike Matheny as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Terry Mulholland as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Kevin Orie as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Tommy Phelps as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Jason Phillips as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Simon Pond as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed Brandon Puffer as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Alex Serrano as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Richie Sexson as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Kelly Stinnett as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Andy Tracy as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed David Weathers as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Ben Weber as a free agent.

The Washington Nationals released Chad Bentz.

The San Diego Padres released Mike Bynum.

The Arizona Diamondbacks released Andrew Good.

The Chicago White Sox released Dan Wright.

The New York Mets sent Frank Brooks to the Oakland Athletics as part of a conditional deal.

The Baltimore Orioles drafted José Bautista from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2003 rule 5 draft.

The Boston Red Sox drafted Colter Bean from the New York Yankees in the 2003 rule 5 draft.

The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Jeff Bennett from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2003 rule 5 draft.

The New York Mets drafted Frank Brooks from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2003 rule 5 draft.

The Anaheim Angels drafted Willie Collazo from the Atlanta Braves in the 2003 rule 5 draft.

The Boston Red Sox drafted Lenny DiNardo from the New York Mets in the 2003 rule 5 draft.

The Chicago Cubs drafted John Foster from the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2003 rule 5 draft.

The Montreal Expos drafted Andy Fox from the Texas Rangers in the 2003 rule 5 draft.

The Texas Rangers drafted Edgar Gonzalez from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 2003 rule 5 draft.

The Colorado Rockies drafted Luis González from the Cleveland Indians in the 2003 rule 5 draft.

The Chicago White Sox drafted Jason Grilli from the Florida Marlins in the 2003 rule 5 draft.

The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Héctor Luna from the Cleveland Indians in the 2003 rule 5 draft.

The Texas Rangers drafted Chris Mabeus from the Oakland Athletics in the 2003 rule 5 draft.

The Colorado Rockies drafted Danny Sandoval from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2003 rule 5 draft.

The Detroit Tigers drafted Chris Shelton from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2003 rule 5 draft.

The Kansas City Royals drafted Jason Szuminski from the Chicago Cubs in the 2003 rule 5 draft.

The Houston Astros drafted Willy Taveras from the Cleveland Indians in the 2003 rule 5 draft.

The Detroit Tigers drafted Lino Urdaneta from the Cleveland Indians in the 2003 rule 5 draft.

The Colorado Rockies drafted Matt White from the Cleveland Indians in the 2003 rule 5 draft.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Tim Corcoran from the Baltimore Orioles in the 2003 minor league draft.

The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Luis Jiménez from the Baltimore Orioles in the 2003 minor league draft.

The Anaheim Angels drafted Alex Pelaez from the San Diego Padres in the 2003 minor league draft.

The New York Mets drafted Eric Valent from the Cincinnati Reds in the 2003 minor league draft.

The Texas Rangers drafted Peter Zoccolillo from the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2003 minor league draft.

The Seattle Mariners signed Pat Borders as a free agent.

The Florida Marlins signed Ryan Christenson as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed John Flaherty as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Phil Hiatt as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Rick Short as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers traded a player to be named later, Shane Nance and Richie Sexson to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Chris Capuano, Craig Counsell, Chad Moeller, Lyle Overbay, Jorge De La Rosa and Junior Spivey. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Noochie Varner (minors) (December 15, 2003) to the Arizona Diamondbacks to complete the trade.

As part of a 3-team trade: The Colorado Rockies sent Justin Speier to the Toronto Blue Jays. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Mark Hendrickson to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The Toronto Blue Jays sent a player to be named later to the Colorado Rockies. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays sent Joe Kennedy to the Colorado Rockies. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Sandy Nin (minors) (December 15, 2003) to the Colorado Rockies to complete the trade.

The Colorado Rockies traded Chris Buglovsky (minors) to the Seattle Mariners for Allan Simpson.

The Seattle Mariners traded Greg Colbrunn and cash to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Quinton McCracken.

The Kansas City Royals traded Jason Szuminski and cash to the San Diego Padres for Rich Thompson.

The Chicago Cubs traded Damian Miller and cash to the Oakland Athletics for Michael Barrett.

The Montreal Expos traded Michael Barrett to the Oakland Athletics for a player to be named later. The Oakland Athletics sent Brett Price (minors) (December 19, 2003) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.

The Toronto Blue Jays traded a player to be named later and Shannon Stewart to the Minnesota Twins for Bobby Kielty. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Dave Gassner (December 15, 2003) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.

The Minnesota Twins traded Dustan Mohr to the San Francisco Giants for a player to be named later. The San Francisco Giants sent J.T. Thomas (minors) (December 17, 2003) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.

The San Diego Padres drafted Rich Thompson from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2003 rule 5 draft.

The San Francisco Giants signed Edgardo Alfonzo as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Deivi Cruz as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Rudy Seánez as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds released Jared Fernández.

As part of a 4-team trade: The Oakland Athletics sent a player to be named later to the Toronto Blue Jays. The Arizona Diamondbacks sent Erubiel Durazo to the Oakland Athletics. The Cincinnati Reds sent Elmer Dessens and cash to the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Felipe López to the Cincinnati Reds. The Oakland Athletics sent Jason Arnold (minors) (December 16, 2002) to the Toronto Blue Jays to complete the trade.

The Philadelphia Phillies traded Jeremy Giambi to the Boston Red Sox for Josh Hancock.

The New York Mets traded Rey Ordóñez to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for players to be named later. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays sent Russ Johnson (December 16, 2002) and Josh Pressley (minors) (December 16, 2002) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.

The San Diego Padres traded Brett Tomko to the St. Louis Cardinals for a player to be named later and Luther Hackman. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Mike Wodnicki (minors) (December 16, 2002) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed David Doster as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Dave Hollins as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Todd Pratt as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Johnny Ruffin as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Amaury Telemaco as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox traded Rick Asadoorian (minors), Dustin Brisson (minors) and Luis Garcia (minors) to the St. Louis Cardinals for Dustin Hermanson.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Ricky Bottalico as a free agent.

The Florida Marlins signed Chris Clapinski as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Midre Cummings as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Trent Durrington as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Jared Fernández as a free agent.

The Montreal Expos signed Bobby Muñoz as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Hideo Nomo as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Adam Riggs as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Bill Selby as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Scott Service as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Jon Shave as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Ryan Thompson as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Mark Wohlers as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Víctor Marté as an amateur free agent.

Hiroshima Toyo Carp (Japan Central) purchased Tim Young from the Boston Red Sox.

The San Francisco Giants released Miguel Del Toro.

The Oakland Athletics released Marc Wilkins.

The Detroit Tigers traded Kevin Mobley (minors) and Brandon Villafuerte to the Texas Rangers for Matt Perisho.

The Colorado Rockies signed Raúl Casanova as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Elmer Dessens as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Mike Fetters as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Joe Girardi as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Rick Greene as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Mike Matheny as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Adam Melhuse as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Carlos Mendoza as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed John Olerud as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Tomás Pérez as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Ryan Thompson as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals traded Sean McNally (minors) to the Florida Marlins for Todd Dunwoody.

The Arizona Diamondbacks traded Dante Powell to the St. Louis Cardinals for Luis Ordaz.

The Cincinnati Reds signed D.T. Cromer as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Alejandro Freire as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Brent Gates as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Jason Hardtke as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Damon Hollins as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Chad Kreuter as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Chris Nichting as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Melvin Nieves as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Mark Thompson as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Eddie Williams as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies purchased Chuck Smith from Sioux Falls (Northern).

The Milwaukee Brewers traded a player to be named later to the Minnesota Twins for Alex Ochoa. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Darrell Nicholas (minors) (December 15, 1998) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.

The Boston Red Sox traded a player to be named later to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Bob Wolcott. The Boston Red Sox sent Bart Miadich (December 15, 1998) to the Arizona Diamondbacks to complete the trade.

The Chicago White Sox drafted Joe Davenport from the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1997 rule 5 draft.

The Atlanta Braves drafted Brian Edmondson from the New York Mets in the 1997 rule 5 draft.

The Cincinnati Reds drafted Keith Glauber from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1997 rule 5 draft.

The Seattle Mariners drafted Jeff Huson from the Colorado Rockies in the 1997 rule 5 draft.

The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Frank Lankford from the New York Yankees in the 1997 rule 5 draft.

The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Héctor Mercado from the Florida Marlins in the 1997 rule 5 draft.

The Texas Rangers drafted Scott Podsednik from the Florida Marlins in the 1997 rule 5 draft.

The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Steve Randolph from the New York Yankees in the 1997 rule 5 draft.

The Detroit Tigers drafted Sean Runyan from the San Diego Padres in the 1997 rule 5 draft.

The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Luis Saturria from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1997 rule 5 draft.

The New York Yankees drafted Matt Williams from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 1997 rule 5 draft.

The Chicago Cubs drafted Roosevelt Brown from the Florida Marlins in the 1997 minor league draft.

The Oakland Athletics drafted Frank Menechino from the Chicago White Sox in the 1997 minor league draft.

The Colorado Rockies drafted Juan Sosa from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1997 minor league draft.

The Chicago Cubs drafted Danny Young from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1997 minor league draft.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Billy Brewer as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Norm Charlton as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Dean Palmer as a free agent.

The Anaheim Angels signed Lou Pote as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Rudy Seánez as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Rick Wilkins as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Tom Wilson as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates released Steve Cooke.

The Seattle Mariners released Brent Gates.

The Oakland Athletics released Pat Lennon.

The Anaheim Angels released Brandon Puffer.

The Seattle Mariners released Lee Tinsley.

The Florida Marlins traded Kevin Brown to the San Diego Padres for Steve Hoff (minors), Derrek Lee and Rafael Medina.

The Philadelphia Phillies traded Héctor Mercado to the New York Mets for Mike Welch.

The Oakland Athletics drafted Javier Martínez from the Chicago Cubs in the 1997 rule 5 draft.

The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Javier Martínez from the Oakland Athletics.

The Detroit Tigers signed Ray Holbert as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Frank Francisco as an amateur free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed José Morban as an amateur free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Tom Candiotti as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Paul Gibson as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Mike Maddux as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Willie McGee as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Jeff Montgomery as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Kurt Stillwell as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds traded Jhonny Carvajal (minors) to the Montreal Expos for Gabe White.

The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Omar Daal to the Montreal Expos for Rick Clelland (minors).

The San Diego Padres traded Pedro Martínez to the New York Mets for Jeff Barry.

The New York Yankees signed Tony Fernández as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Joe Grahe as a free agent.

The Florida Marlins signed Mario Díaz as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox signed Julio Franco as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed Tony Menéndez as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed Steve Mintz as a free agent.

The Florida Marlins signed Yorkis Pérez as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Mike Scioscia as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Mike Simms as a free agent.

The Montreal Expos signed Matt Stairs as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Billy Bean as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Wade Boggs as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Butch Davis as a free agent.

The Florida Marlins signed Orestes Destrade as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Tom Henke as a free agent.

The Florida Marlins signed Bob McClure as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Jack Clark as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics signed Bob Welch as a free agent.

Ron Kittle of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

The Los Angeles Dodgers released Ray Searage.

The San Diego Padres traded Steve Hendricks (minors) and Brad Hoyer (minors) to the Boston Red Sox for Wes Gardner.

The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Hubie Brooks to the New York Mets for Greg Hansell and Bob Ojeda.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Rich Sauveur as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Doug Sisk as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Steve Springer as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Fernando Valenzuela as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Matt Young as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals traded Charlie Leibrandt and Rick Luecken to the Atlanta Braves for Jim Lemasters (minors) and Gerald Perry.

The Oakland Athletics signed Dick Scott as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Mark Hutton as an amateur free agent.

The Boston Red Sox released Glenn Hoffman.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Mike Davis as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics signed Marcos Armas as an amateur free agent.

Bill Caudill of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

Reggie Jackson of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

The Kansas City Royals released Lonnie Smith.

The Houston Astros signed Davey Lopes as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Jerry White as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Matías Carrillo from Poza Rica (Mexican).

The Chicago Cubs signed Dave Pavlas as an amateur free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals released Jeff Doyle.

The Kansas City Royals traded Ron Johnson to the Montreal Expos for Tom Dixon.

The Cleveland Indians sent Ray Searage to the San Diego Padres as part of a conditional deal.

The Cleveland Indians signed Rick Manning as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Karl Pagel as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Ron Guidry as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Dave Winfield as a free agent.

The New York Mets purchased Rick Sweet from the San Diego Padres.

The Baltimore Orioles released Paul Hartzell.

The Texas Rangers released Jay Pettibone.

The San Diego Padres traded Randy Jones to the New York Mets for José Moreno and John Pacella.

The Cincinnati Reds traded Greg Hughes (minors) and Don Werner to the Texas Rangers for Greg Mahlberg and Danny Walton.

Yucatan (Mexican) purchased Gil Rondón from the New York Yankees.

The Milwaukee Brewers traded Ed Farmer, Gary Holle and cash to the Texas Rangers for Reggie Cleveland.

The San Francisco Giants signed Mario Guerrero as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers purchased Andy Etchebarren from the California Angels.

The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Rex Hudson to the Minnesota Twins for Bill Butler.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Richie Hebner as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Marty Bystrom as an amateur free agent.

The Texas Rangers released Craig Skok.

The Texas Rangers traded Dave Criscione to the Baltimore Orioles for Bob Babcock.

The St. Louis Cardinals traded Randy Wiles to the Chicago White Sox for Tony La Russa.

The Kansas City Royals released Vada Pinson.

The San Diego Padres traded Ron Clark to the Philadelphia Phillies for Gene Martin (minors).

Clay Dalrymple retired from the Baltimore Orioles.

The California Angels traded Greg Garrett to the Cincinnati Reds for Jim Maloney.

The Washington Senators released Cal Neeman. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Chicago White Sox traded Ángel Bravo to the Cincinnati Reds for Gerry Arrigo.

The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Jim Campanis to the Kansas City Royals as part of a conditional deal.

The Kansas City Royals purchased Dennis Ribant from the Detroit Tigers.

The Houston Astros traded Paul Doyle to the Atlanta Braves for Sandy Valdespino. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The New York Yankees traded players to be named later, Ray Barker and cash to the Baltimore Orioles for Steve Barber. The New York Yankees sent Chester Trail (minors) (December 15, 1967) and Daniel Brady (minors) (December 15, 1967) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade.

The Boston Red Sox traded Mike Ryan and cash to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dick Ellsworth and Gene Oliver.

The New York Mets traded Buddy Booker, Tommy Davis, Jack Fisher and Billy Wynne to the Chicago White Sox for Tommie Agee and Al Weis.

The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Harold Clem (minors), Woodie Fryman, Bill Laxton and Don Money to the Philadelphia Phillies for Jim Bunning.

The Atlanta Braves signed Pablo Torrealba as an amateur free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles traded Dick Hall to the Philadelphia Phillies for a player to be named later. The Philadelphia Phillies sent John Morris (December 15, 1967) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade.

The Cincinnati Reds traded Jim O'Toole to the Chicago White Sox for Floyd Robinson.

The Boston Red Sox traded players to be named later and cash to the Cincinnati Reds for Hank Fischer. The Boston Red Sox sent Dick Stigman (December 15, 1966) and Rollie Sheldon (December 15, 1966) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.

The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Nick Willhite to the California Angels for Bob Lee.

The Houston Astros traded Ed Pacheco (minors) and cash to the California Angels for Barry Latman.

The Boston Red Sox traded a player to be named later, Arnold Earley and Lee Thomas to the Atlanta Braves for Dan Osinski and Bob Sadowski. The Boston Red Sox sent Jay Ritchie (January 11, 1966) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.

The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Dick Tracewski to the Detroit Tigers for Phil Regan.

The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Tito Francona from the Cleveland Indians.

The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Earl Francis and Ted Savage to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ron Cox (minors) and Jack Damaska.

The Los Angeles Dodgers traded a player to be named later, Frank Howard, Ken McMullen, Phil Ortega and Pete Richert to the Washington Senators for John Kennedy, Claude Osteen and $100,000. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Dick Nen (December 15, 1964) to the Washington Senators to complete the trade.

The Kansas City Athletics traded Fred Norman to the Chicago Cubs for Nelson Mathews.

The Washington Senators traded Ronald Honeycutt (minors) and cash to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Don Leppert.

The Baltimore Orioles traded Jimmie Coker, Jack Fisher and Billy Hoeft to the San Francisco Giants for Mike McCormick, Stu Miller and John Orsino.

The Baltimore Orioles traded Bill Oplinger (minors) and Dick Luebke to the Cincinnati Reds for Joe Gaines.

The Cleveland Indians traded Jack Kubiszyn and Ron Taylor to the St. Louis Cardinals for Fred Whitfield.

The New York Mets traded Lee Walls and $100,000 to the Los Angeles Dodgers for a player to be named later and Charlie Neal. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Willard Hunter (May 25, 1962) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.

The Milwaukee Braves traded Joe Azcue, Ed Charles and Manny Jiménez to the Kansas City Athletics for Lou Klimchock and Bob Shaw.

The Washington Senators traded Marty Keough and Johnny Klippstein to the Cincinnati Reds for Bob Schmidt and Dave Stenhouse.

The Philadelphia Phillies traded Taylor Phillips and Bob Sadowski to the Chicago White Sox for Frank Barnes and Andy Carey. Andy Carey refused to report to his new team on March 24, 1962. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Lou Vassie (minors) (March 24, 1962) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade. The Chicago White Sox sent Cal McLish (March 24, 1962) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.

The San Francisco Giants traded José Tartabull to the Kansas City Athletics for Joe Pignatano.

The Baltimore Orioles purchased Earl Robinson from the Los Angeles Dodgers for $60,000.

The Milwaukee Braves traded Joey Jay and Juan Pizarro to the Cincinnati Reds for Roy McMillan.

The Cincinnati Reds traded Cal McLish and Juan Pizarro to the Chicago White Sox for Gene Freese.

The Boston Red Sox traded Frank Sullivan to the Philadelphia Phillies for Gene Conley.

The Baltimore Orioles purchased John Powers from the Cincinnati Reds.

The Pittsburgh Pirates traded a player to be named later, Dick Hall and Ken Hamlin to the Kansas City Athletics for Hal Smith. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Hank Foiles (December 15, 1959) to the Kansas City Athletics to complete the trade.

The Cleveland Indians traded Gordy Coleman, Billy Martin and Cal McLish to the Cincinnati Reds for Johnny Temple.

The San Francisco Giants traded Daryl Spencer and Leon Wagner to the St. Louis Cardinals for Don Blasingame.

The Baltimore Orioles traded Jim Busby to the Boston Red Sox for Billy Klaus.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Walker Cooper as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Vic Janowicz as an amateur free agent (bonus baby).

The Brooklyn Dodgers released Mickey Livingston.

The St. Louis Browns selected Stubby Overmire off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

Dallas (Texas) purchased Freddy Schmidt from the Chicago Cubs.

The Brooklyn Dodgers traded Pete Reiser to the Boston Braves for Nanny Fernandez and Mike McCormick.

The Philadelphia Athletics signed Lou Brissie as an amateur free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Cleveland Indians signed Dick Rozek as an amateur free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Detroit Tigers released Tommy Bridges.

The Philadelphia Phillies selected Buck Ross off waivers from the Chicago White Sox.

The New York Yankees traded Johnny Johnson to the Chicago White Sox for Jake Wade.

The New York Giants selected Dale Matthewson off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The St. Louis Browns purchased Johnny Marcum from the Chicago White Sox.

The New York Giants purchased Bill Harris from the Boston Red Sox.

The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Coaker Triplett from the Chicago Cubs.

The Detroit Tigers traded Elden Auker, Chet Morgan and Jake Wade to the Boston Red Sox for Pinky Higgins and Archie McKain.

The Cleveland Indians traded Denny Galehouse and Tommy Irwin to the Boston Red Sox for Ben Chapman.

San Francisco (PCL) purchased Lou Koupal from the St. Louis Browns.

The Pittsburgh Pirates traded a player to be named later, Bernard Cobb (minors), Tom Padden and cash to the St. Louis Cardinals for Johnny Rizzo. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Bud Hafey (December 15, 1937) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

The St. Louis Browns purchased Ray Pepper from the St. Louis Cardinals.

Atlanta (Southern Association) purchased Eddie Phillips from the New York Yankees.

The Philadelphia Phillies traded Ray Benge and $15,000 to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Neal Finn, Cy Moore and Jack Warner.

The Washington Nationals traded Harley Boss to the Cleveland Indians for Bruce Connatser and Jack Russell.

The Chicago White Sox traded Bob Fothergill, Johnny Hodapp, Greg Mulleavy and Bob Seeds to the Boston Red Sox for Ed Durham and Hal Rhyne.

Rochester (International) purchased Tony Rensa from the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Boston Red Sox purchased Muddy Ruel from the Washington Nationals.

Baltimore (International) purchased Tripp Sigman from the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Washington Nationals traded Elliot Bigelow, Milt Gaston, Grant Gillis, Horace Lisenbee and Bobby Reeves to the Boston Red Sox for Buddy Myer.

Newark (International) purchased Hugh McQuillan from the Boston Braves.

The Boston Red Sox purchased Ken Williams from the St. Louis Browns for $10,000.

The Brooklyn Robins sent Bob Barrett (December 15, 1927) and Gus Felix (December 15, 1927) to Buffalo (International) to complete the trade.

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

The New York Yankees selected Steve O'Neill off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.

The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Art Delaney from Fort Smith (Western Association). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Philadelphia Phillies traded Cotton Tierney to the Boston Braves for Horace Ford and Ray Powell. Ray Powell refused to report to his new team on April 10, 1924. The Boston Braves sent Al Nixon (April 10, 1924) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.

The Philadelphia Athletics sent Charlie Eckert (December 15, 1922) to Portland (PCL) to complete the trade. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The New York Yankees traded Del Pratt, Muddy Ruel, Herb Thormahlen and Sammy Vick to the Boston Red Sox for Harry Harper, Waite Hoyt, Mike McNally and Wally Schang.

The Cincinnati Reds traded Dutch Ruether to the Brooklyn Robins for Rube Marquard.

The New York Yankees signed Jack Quinn as a free agent. (League ruled player was New York Yankees property following procedural claim by club). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Washington Nationals traded Bert Gallia and $15,000 to the St. Louis Browns for Doc Lavan and Burt Shotton.

The Cincinnati Reds traded Red Corriden, Bert Humphries, Pete Knisely, Mike Mitchell and Art Phelan to the Chicago Cubs for Harry Chapman, Grover Lowdermilk and Joe Tinker.

Denver (Western) purchased Cozy Dolan from the Cincinnati Reds.

The Chicago Cubs traded Buttons Briggs, James Casey, Billy Maloney, Jack McCarthy and $2,000 to the Brooklyn Superbas for Jimmy Sheckard.

The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Dave Brain, Del Howard and Vive Lindaman to the Boston Nationals for Vic Willis.

The New York Giants traded Amos Rusie to the Cincinnati Reds for Christy Mathewson.

The Cleveland Blues purchased George Pechiney and Pop Snyder from the Cincinnati.