Historical Transactions Occurring on December 20

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Jorge Alcala as a free agent.

The Washington Nationals signed Warming Bernabel as a free agent.

The Cleveland Guardians signed Stuart Fairchild as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Kyle Finnegan as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Dominic Fletcher as a free agent.

The Athletics signed Nick Hernandez as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Christian Roa as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Rays signed Brian Van Belle as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox released Zach DeLoach.

The Boston Red Sox signed Noah Davis as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Junior Fernández as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Matt Gage as a free agent.

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

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Max Kepler as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Eric Lauer as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Jonathan Loaisiga as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Hoby Milner as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Luis Ortiz as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Ali Sánchez as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Travis Swaggerty as a free agent.

The Miami Marlins signed Eric Wagaman as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Josh Walker as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves traded Mitch Farris to the Los Angeles Angels for Davis Daniel.

The Cincinnati Reds traded Fernando Cruz and Alex Jackson to the New York Yankees for Jose Trevino.

The Colorado Rockies signed Ty Blach as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Jack Flaherty as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Eric Haase as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Brett Kennedy as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Brooks Kriske as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Andrew McCutchen as a free agent.

The Miami Marlins purchased Roddery Muñoz from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The New York Mets traded Coleman Crow to the Milwaukee Brewers for Adrian Houser and Tyrone Taylor.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Eddy Alvarez as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Matt Carpenter as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Roenis Elías as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics signed Jake Fishman as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Joey Gallo as a free agent.

The Miami Marlins signed Garrett Hampson as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Austin Hedges as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Aaron Judge as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Michael Lorenzen as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed T.J. McFarland as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Thomas Pannone as a free agent.

The Washington Nationals signed Erasmo Ramírez as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox signed Jesse Scholtens as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics signed Tyler Wade as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Collin Wiles as a free agent.

Vimael Machín of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Jake Bauers as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants released Trevor Oaks.

The Boston Red Sox signed R.J. Alvarez as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed John Andreoli as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Jett Bandy as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Tyler Clippard as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Kaleb Cowart as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Noel Cuevas as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox signed Caleb Frare as a free agent.

The Miami Marlins signed Yimi García as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox signed Gio Gonzalez as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Phil Gosselin as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Josh Harrison as a free agent.

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

The Boston Red Sox signed Robinson Leyer as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Mikie Mahtook as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Sergio Romo as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Justin Smoak as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Eric Sogard as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Matt Szczur as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Ryan Tepera as a free agent.

Ian Kinsler voluntarily retired from the San Diego Padres.

The Boston Red Sox selected Chris Mazza off waivers from the New York Mets.

The Minnesota Twins signed Dean Anna as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Rex Brothers as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Angels signed Trevor Cahill as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Danny Coulombe as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Jairo Díaz as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Ian Kinsler as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Mike Morin as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Angels signed Jarrett Parker as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Zac Rosscup as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Carson Smith as a free agent.

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

The Colorado Rockies signed Stephen Cardullo as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed William Cuevas as a free agent.

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

The Seattle Mariners signed Juan Nicasio as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Josh Prince as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Alberto Rosario as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed Josh Rutledge as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Carlos Santana as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Danny Santana as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed José Valdez as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians released Leonel Campos.

The San Diego Padres released Travis Wood.

The Tampa Bay Rays traded Evan Longoria and cash to the San Francisco Giants for Stephen Woods (minors), Christian Arroyo, Matt Krook and Denard Span.

The Houston Astros traded Preston Tucker to the Atlanta Braves for player to be named or cash.

The Atlanta Braves signed Andrew Albers as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Manny Barreda as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Jhoulys Chacín as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Chris Colabello as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Bryan Holaday as a free agent.

The Miami Marlins signed Kelvin Marte as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Clayton Richard as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Alí Solís as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Kyle Waldrop as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox traded Clay Buchholz to the Philadelphia Phillies for Josh Tobias (minors).

The New York Yankees traded Nick Goody to the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named later. The Cleveland Indians sent Yoiber Marquina (minors) (May 5, 2017) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.

The Cleveland Indians signed Scott Downs as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Wil Ledezma as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals released Robert Stock.

The Miami Marlins traded Casey McGehee to the San Francisco Giants for Luis Castillo and Kendry Flores.

The New York Yankees signed Bruce Billings as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Eric Chavez as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Ryan Feierabend as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed J.P. Howell as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Ryan Roberts as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Yoshinori Tateyama as a free agent.

The Miami Marlins signed Jordany Valdespin as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics selected Chris Gimenez off waivers from the Tampa Bay Rays.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Mike Adams as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Dave Bush as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Adam Greenberg as a free agent.

The Miami Marlins signed Doug Mathis as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Mike Pelfrey as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Ramiro Peña as a free agent.

The Miami Marlins signed Plácido Polanco as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Derrick Robinson as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Rusty Ryal as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Yoshinori Tateyama as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Yuniesky Betancourt as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Casey Blake as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Endy Chávez as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jeff Clement as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Jon Edwards as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed Eric Hacker as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Ryota Igarashi as a free agent.

The Washington Nationals signed Xavier Paul as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Carlos Torres as a free agent.

The Washington Nationals signed Chad Tracy as a free agent.

The Washington Nationals signed Michael Aubrey as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Brian Barton as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Ryan Braun as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Matthew Brown as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Billy Buckner as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Alberto Castillo as a free agent.

The Florida Marlins signed Mike Cervenak as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox signed Jesse Crain as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Argenis Díaz as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Jumbo Díaz as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Josh Fields as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Chris George as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Bill Hall as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Orlando Hudson as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Chuck James as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Austin Kearns as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Steven Lerud as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Edwin Maysonet as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Brian Stokes as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Tyler Yates as a free agent.

The Houston Astros released Germán Durán.

The Kansas City Royals signed Lenny DiNardo as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Trot Nixon as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed CC Sabathia as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Sean Barker as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Chad Durbin as a free agent.

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

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Geoff Jenkins as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Gabe Kapler as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Ron Mahay as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Anastacio Martínez as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Carlos Silva as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Scott Strickland as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Matt Watson as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Zach Day as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Einar Díaz as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Brandon Duckworth as a free agent.

The Washington Nationals signed Robert Fick as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Marcus Giles as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Travis Hughes as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Curtis Pride as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed David Riske as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Jared Sandberg as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Alex Serrano as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Chris Woodward as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim traded Kevin Gregg to the Florida Marlins for Chris Resop.

The San Diego Padres selected Craig Stansberry off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Winston Abreu as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Peter Bergeron as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Howie Clark as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Eric Crozier as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Brian Daubach as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Eddy Garabito as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Chris Hammond as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Kenny Lofton as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Rudy Seánez as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Joakim Soria as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Andrés Torres as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Chris Truby as a free agent.

The Florida Marlins signed Jason Wood as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Moisés Sierra as an amateur free agent.

Jim Brower of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

Lance Carter of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.

Ramón Ortiz of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

Jason Phillips of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

Yomiura Giants (Japan Central) purchased Joe Dillon from the Florida Marlins.

The Chicago White Sox traded Orlando Hernández, Luis Vizcaíno and Chris Young to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Javier Vázquez.

The Seattle Mariners selected Jake Woods off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

The Florida Marlins signed Antonio Alfonseca as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Nate Bland as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Travis Chapman as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Greg Colbrunn as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed David Dellucci as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Gene Kingsale as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Steve Kline as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Kent Mercker as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Danny Patterson as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Carl Pavano as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Russ Springer as a free agent.

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

The Baltimore Orioles purchased Chris Gomez from the Philadelphia Phillies.

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (Japan Pacific) purchased Aaron Myette from the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays released Tony Saunders.

The San Diego Padres traded David Pauley, Jay Payton, Ramón Vázquez and cash to the Boston Red Sox for Dave Roberts.

The Colorado Rockies traded Sean Green to the Seattle Mariners for Aaron Taylor.

The New York Yankees signed Homer Bush as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed McKay Christensen as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Joe DePastino as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Seth Etherton as a free agent.

The Anaheim Angels signed José Guillén as a free agent.

The Montreal Expos signed Mike Judd as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Mike Moriarty as a free agent.

Armando Almanza of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

Edwin Almonte of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Marlon Anderson of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.

Danys Báez of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

Pedro Feliciano of the New York Mets granted free agency.

Jeremy Fikac of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

Matt Miller of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

The Chicago White Sox signed Sandy Alomar as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Mike Bordick as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Kevin Brown as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Alex Delgado as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Shawn Estes as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Jared Fernández as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Mike Gulan as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Bucky Jacobsen as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Charles Nagy as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Elvis Peña as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Ariel Prieto as a free agent.

Doug Nickle of the New York Mets granted free agency.

The Montreal Expos traded Matt Herges to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Jon Searles (minors) and Chris Young.

The Atlanta Braves traded Kevin Millwood to the Philadelphia Phillies for Johnny Estrada.

The Anaheim Angels selected Wil Nieves off waivers from the San Diego Padres.

The Detroit Tigers signed Juan Acevedo as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Albie Lopez as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Everett Stull as a free agent.

Jeff Abbott of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

Deivi Cruz of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

The Pittsburgh Pirates traded José Silva to the Cincinnati Reds for Ben Shaffar (minors).

The Detroit Tigers selected Endy Chávez off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.

The Cleveland Indians signed Scott Aldred as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Rigo Beltrán as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Mike Bordick as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics signed Micah Bowie as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed John Burkett as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Marty Cordova as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Eric Gunderson as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Dave Hollins as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Tim Laker as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Brian Lesher as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Clint Sodowsky as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Rob Stanifer as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Ed Vosberg as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Turner Ward as a free agent.

Ron Coomer of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.

Hanshin Tigers (Japan Central) purchased Eduardo Pérez from the St. Louis Cardinals.

The Minnesota Twins released Mike Lincoln.

The Seattle Mariners released Frankie Rodriguez.

The Colorado Rockies traded players to be named later to the Cincinnati Reds for Ron Villone. The Colorado Rockies sent Justin Carter (minors) (December 20, 2000) and Jeff Taglienti (minors) (December 20, 2000) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.

The Milwaukee Brewers traded a player to be named later and Santiago Pérez to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later and Brandon Kolb. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Chad Green (minors) (December 20, 2000) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade. The San Diego Padres sent Will Cunnane (December 20, 2000) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.

The Texas Rangers signed Edwin Díaz as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Giomar Guevara as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Ricky Gutiérrez as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Stan Javier as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Randy Knorr as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Tim Laker as a free agent.

The Montreal Expos signed Graeme Lloyd as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Mark McLemore as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Jim Poole as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Todd Rizzo as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Clint Sodowsky as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Kevin Tolar as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed B.J. Waszgis as a free agent.

Chiba Lotte Marines (Japan Pacific) purchased Jeff Barry from the Colorado Rockies.

The Milwaukee Brewers traded Fernando Viña to the St. Louis Cardinals for players to be named later and Juan Acevedo. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Eliézer Alfonzo (June 13, 2000) and Matt Parker (minors) (June 13, 2000) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.

The Chicago White Sox signed Arnie Muñoz as an amateur free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed Chris Brock as a free agent.

Kent Bottenfield of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

Joey Eischen of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

Mike Mordecai of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

The Cincinnati Reds selected David Weathers off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.

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

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Kevin Elster as a free agent.

The Anaheim Angels signed Jack Howell as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed Darrin Jackson as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Hensley Meulens as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Gregg Olson as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Darrin Winston as a free agent.

Billy Brewer of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

Jim Bullinger of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

Domingo Cedeño of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

Greg Colbrunn of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

Mark Dewey of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

Mike Dyer of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.

Stacy Jones of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

Scott Kamieniecki of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

Brian Keyser of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

Randy Knorr of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

Derrick May of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

Félix Rodríguez of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

Johnny Ruffin of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

Tim Scott of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

Luis Sojo of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

Jeff Tabaka of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

Ryan Thompson of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

Mike Williams of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

The Philadelphia Phillies released Russ Springer.

The Toronto Blue Jays traded John Olerud and cash to the New York Mets for Robert Person.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Mike Huff as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Omar Olivares as a free agent.

The Montreal Expos signed Andy Stankiewicz as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed B.J. Surhoff as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Gary Thurman as a free agent.

Dave Hollins of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Deion Sanders of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

Curt Schilling of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

Anthony Young of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

Todd Zeile of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

The Houston Astros traded Raúl Chávez and Dave Veres to the Montreal Expos for Sean Berry.

The Kansas City Royals signed Gary Gaetti as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Franklin Stubbs as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Milt Thompson as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Dave Wainhouse as a free agent.

Willie Blair of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

The Florida Marlins signed Charlie Hough as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed Rex Hudler as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Bruce Hurst as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Greg Olson as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Junior Ortiz as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Luis Polonia as a free agent.

Luis Aquino of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

Jack Armstrong of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

Damon Berryhill of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

Shawn Boskie of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

Jeff Brantley of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

Jerald Clark of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

Alex Diaz of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

Tony Fossas of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Steve Frey of the California Angels granted free agency.

Todd Frohwirth of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

John Habyan of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

Mike Harkey of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

Greg Hibbard of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

Jeff Innis of the New York Mets granted free agency.

Darrin Jackson of the New York Mets granted free agency.

Chris Jones of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

Tim Jones of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

Tom Lampkin of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

Greg Litton of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

Bob MacDonald of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

Greg McCarthy of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

Keith Miller of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

Gino Minutelli of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

Gregg Olson of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

Donn Pall of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

Kevin Reimer of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

Mo Sanford of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

Dwight Smith of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

Bill Spiers of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

Jim Tatum of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

Gary Thurman of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

Gary Wayne of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

Craig Wilson of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

The San Francisco Giants released Terry Bross.

The Cleveland Indians traded Félix Fermín, Reggie Jefferson and cash to the Seattle Mariners for Omar Vizquel.

The Florida Marlins traded Kerwin Moore to the Oakland Athletics for Kurt Abbott.

The San Francisco Giants signed Gino Minutelli as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed John Morris as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed José Bautista as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Todd Burns as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jim Gantner as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Dan Gladden as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Blaise Ilsley as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Jeff McKnight as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Willie Randolph as a free agent.

Andy Allanson of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

Allan Anderson of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.

Scott Bankhead of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

Chris Beasley of the California Angels granted free agency.

Joe Boever of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

Willie Fraser of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

Mark Grant of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

Chris James of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

Doug Jones of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

Eric King of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

Jeff Kunkel of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

Rob Murphy of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

Johnny Paredes of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

Phil Stephenson of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

Scott Terry of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

Chico Walker of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

The Kansas City Royals released Dave Clark.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Mike Campbell as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Charlie Leibrandt as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Danny Sheaffer as a free agent.

Dann Bilardello of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

John Cerutti of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

Jim Corsi of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

Tom Edens of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

Steve Howard of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

Lance McCullers of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

Jeff Musselman of the New York Mets granted free agency.

Dave Otto of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

Terry Wells of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

The Oakland Athletics released Ozzie Canseco.

The California Angels released Johnny Ray.

The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Darren Holmes to the Milwaukee Brewers for Bert Heffernan.

The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Rosario Rodríguez off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.

The New York Yankees signed Rick Cerone as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Carl Willis as a free agent.

The California Angels released Mark Clear.

The Baltimore Orioles released Butch Davis.

The Detroit Tigers released Willie Hernández.

The Boston Red Sox released Sam Horn.

The Boston Red Sox released Bob Stanley.

The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Mike Marshall and Alejandro Peña to the New York Mets for Juan Samuel.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jim Gantner as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Jamie Quirk as a free agent.

Ron Guidry of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

The Cleveland Indians released Jon Perlman.

The Cleveland Indians released Reggie Williams.

The Atlanta Braves signed Jeff Bittiger as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Glenn Hoffman as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins released Juan Agosto.

The Montreal Expos released Dann Bilardello.

The Detroit Tigers released Darrell Evans.

The Chicago White Sox released Jack Perconte.

The Chicago White Sox released Dave Schmidt.

The New York Yankees released Bob Shirley.

The Montreal Expos released Bryn Smith.

The Minnesota Twins released Roy Smith.

The Seattle Mariners released Roy Thomas.

The Pittsburgh Pirates released Lee Tunnell.

Luis DeLeón of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

The Seattle Mariners released Salomé Barojas.

The Chicago Cubs released Derek Botelho.

The Seattle Mariners released Al Cowens.

The California Angels released Ken Forsch.

The Minnesota Twins released Ed Hodge.

The Oakland Athletics released Dave Kingman.

The Minnesota Twins released Rick Lysander.

The Minnesota Twins released Dave Meier.

The Oakland Athletics released Steve Mura.

The Texas Rangers released Dickie Noles.

The Montreal Expos released Bert Roberge.

The California Angels released Daryl Sconiers.

The Chicago Cubs released Lary Sorensen.

The Texas Rangers released Ellis Valentine.

The Texas Rangers released Duane Walker.

The Oakland Athletics released Mike Warren.

The Detroit Tigers released Milt Wilcox.

The San Francisco Giants released Joel Youngblood.

The California Angels released Geoff Zahn.

The Texas Rangers signed Burt Hooton as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Greg Pryor as a free agent.

Bruce Bochte of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

Odell Jones of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

The New York Yankees traded Tim Foli, Steve Kemp and cash to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Dale Berra, Jay Buhner and Alfonso Pulido.

The San Francisco Giants signed Manny Trillo as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Denny Walling as a free agent.

The New York Yankees traded Tim Burke to the Montreal Expos for Pat Rooney.

The Toronto Blue Jays traded Jorge Orta to the Kansas City Royals for Willie Aikens.

The Milwaukee Brewers traded Jim Slaton to the California Angels for Bobby Clark.

The Atlanta Braves signed Pete Falcone as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics released Preston Hanna.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Roy Howell as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Willie Horton as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Jerry Willard as an amateur free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Bruce Bochte as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Germán Rivera as an amateur free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Ted Sizemore to the Philadelphia Phillies for a player to be named later and Johnny Oates. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Quency Hill (minors) (January 4, 1977) to the Los Angeles Dodgers to complete the trade.

The New York Yankees released Sam McDowell.

The Montreal Expos traded Pat Jarvis to the Texas Rangers for Larry Biittner.

The San Diego Padres traded Steve Simpson to the New York Mets for Jim McAndrew.

The New York Yankees traded Gil Downs (minors) and cash to the Cleveland Indians for Dick Howser.

The New York Mets purchased Joe Hicks from the Washington Senators.

The Milwaukee Braves traded Sheldon Jones to the Chicago Cubs for Monk Dubiel.

The Detroit Tigers released Paul Richards.

The Washington Nationals traded Goose Goslin to the Detroit Tigers for John Stone.

The Philadelphia Phillies traded Mark Koenig to the Cincinnati Reds for Otto Bluege and Irv Jeffries.

Toledo (American Association) purchased Heinie Mueller from the New York Giants.

The St. Louis Cardinals traded Rogers Hornsby to the New York Giants for Frankie Frisch and Jimmy Ring.

The New York Yankees traded Rip Collins, Roger Peckinpaugh, Bill Piercy, Jack Quinn and $100,000 to the Boston Red Sox for Bullet Joe Bush, Sad Sam Jones and Everett Scott.

The Cleveland Indians traded George Burns, Joe Harris and Elmer Smith to the Boston Red Sox for Stuffy McInnis.

The Cincinnati Reds sent Charlie See (December 20, 1921) to San Francisco (Pacific Coast) to complete the trade.

The Brooklyn Dodgers purchased Dick Egan from the Cincinnati Reds for $5,000.

Rochester (International) purchased Del Paddock from the New York Highlanders.

The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Jack Warner from the New York Giants.

The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Kitty Bransfield, Otto Krueger and Harry McCormick to the Philadelphia Phillies for a player to be named later and Del Howard. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Otis Clymer (January 21, 1905) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.

The Philadelphia Phillies traded Chick Fraser and Harry Wolverton to the Boston Nationals for Togie Pittinger.

The New York Highlanders traded Jesse Tannehill to the Boston Americans for Tom Hughes.

The Chicago Orphans purchased Joe Tinker from Portland (Pacific Northwest).

The St. Louis Browns purchased Shorty Fuller from the Washington Nationals for $800. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)