Historical Transactions Occurring on December 21

The Cleveland Guardians signed Shawn Armstrong as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Vimael Machín as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox signed Munetaka Murakami as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Joel Kuhnel as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics signed Gio Urshela as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Brandon Waddell as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox traded Yhoiker Fajardo (minors) to the Boston Red Sox for Cam Booser.

The Arizona Diamondbacks traded Slade Cecconi to the Cleveland Guardians for Josh Naylor.

The Tampa Bay Rays signed Garrett Acton as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Chance Adams as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Paolo Espino as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Phillip Evans as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Chris Gittens as a free agent.

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

The San Diego Padres signed Bryce Johnson as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Mark Kolozsvary as a free agent.

The Washington Nationals signed Spenser Watkins as a free agent.

The Washington Nationals signed Juan Yepez as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Michael Brantley as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Rays signed Braden Bristo as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Mychal Givens as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Niko Goodrum as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Tommy Kahnle as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Carlos Rodón as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics signed Drew Rucinski as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Casey Sadler as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Pedro Severino as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Dansby Swanson as a free agent.

The New York Mets released Yoan López.

The New York Mets traded James McCann to the Baltimore Orioles for a player to be named later and cash. The Baltimore Orioles sent Luis De La Cruz (minors) (January 13, 2023) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.

The Detroit Tigers selected Mario Feliciano off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers.

The Boston Red Sox signed Rob Refsnyder as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Fernando Abad as a free agent.

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

The San Francisco Giants signed John Brebbia as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Nick Ciuffo as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Jerad Eickhoff as a free agent.

The Washington Nationals signed Javy Guerra as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Zack Kelly as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Josh Osich as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Wilfredo Tovar as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed C.J. Cron as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Boog Powell as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Jonathan Schoop as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Angels signed Julio Teheran as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers purchased Adolis García from the St. Louis Cardinals.

The New York Mets signed Grégor Blanco as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Jeremy Bleich as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Rob Brantly as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Allen Craig as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Dietrich Enns as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Nolan Fontana as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Phil Gosselin as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Angels signed Matt Harvey as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Ariel Hernández as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Joe Kelly as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Jack Leathersich as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Matt McBride as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Andrew Miller as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Rays signed Charlie Morton as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Daniel Murphy as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Gregorio Petit as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Shane Robinson as a free agent.

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

The Oakland Athletics signed Joakim Soria as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed Pat Venditte as a free agent.

As part of a 3-team trade: The Tampa Bay Rays sent Yoel Espinal (minors), Kyle Bird and Brock Burke to the Texas Rangers. The Oakland Athletics sent Eli White and international bonus slot money to the Texas Rangers. The Oakland Athletics sent Emilio Pagán and 2019 competitive balance round B pick to the Tampa Bay Rays. The Texas Rangers sent Jurickson Profar to the Oakland Athletics. The Texas Rangers sent Rollie Lacy (minors) to the Tampa Bay Rays.

The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Kyle Farmer, Matt Kemp, Yasiel Puig, Alex Wood and cash to the Cincinnati Reds for Homer Bailey, Jeter Downs and Josiah Gray.

The Milwaukee Brewers traded Domingo Santana to the Seattle Mariners for Noah Zavolas (minors) and Ben Gamel.

The Los Angeles Angels selected Parker Bridwell off waivers from the New York Yankees.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jhoulys Chacín as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Brett Eibner as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Paolo Espino as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Yovani Gallardo as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Phil Gosselin as a free agent.

The Washington Nationals signed Brandon Kintzler as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Radhames Liz as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Alexi Ogando as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Zeke Spruill as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Shawn Tolleson as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed B.J. Upton as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Mike Zagurski as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Oswaldo Arcia as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Pedro Beato as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Wilkin Castillo as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Wilmer Font as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Matt Hague as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Daniel Hudson as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Webster Rivas as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Keyvius Sampson as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Craig Stammen as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers selected David Rollins off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.

The San Diego Padres signed Buddy Baumann as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Tom Gorzelanny as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed A.J. Griffin as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Jeremy Hefner as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed César Puello as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Joe Thatcher as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Kyle Lobstein from the Detroit Tigers.

The Cleveland Indians released Chris Johnson.

The Washington Nationals signed Chris Snyder as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Kensuke Tanaka as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Jeremy Bonderman as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Nelson Figueroa as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox signed Andy González as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Tom Gorzelanny as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Rich Harden as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Scott Kazmir as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Warner Madrigal as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Brad Nelson as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Cody Ransom as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Nate Schierholtz as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed José Veras as a free agent.

The New York Yankees released Warner Madrigal.

The Texas Rangers selected Jeff Beliveau off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.

The Toronto Blue Jays selected Russ Canzler off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.

The San Francisco Giants selected Sandy Rosario off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Anderson Hernández as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed César Izturis as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Reed Johnson as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Matt Kata as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Andy LaRoche as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Héctor Luna as a free agent.

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

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Luis Montañez as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Juan Pérez as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed R.J. Swindle as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Eugenio Vélez as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres traded Luis Martinez to the Texas Rangers for Ryan Kelly.

The Washington Nationals signed Rick Ankiel as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Travis Buck as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics signed Rich Harden as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jim Henderson as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Michel Hernández as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Bobby Jenks as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Dustin Molleken as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Corey Patterson as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Leonel Campos as an amateur free agent.

The San Diego Padres purchased Rob Johnson from the Seattle Mariners.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Brian Barton as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Raúl Chávez as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed R.A. Dickey as a free agent.

The Washington Nationals signed Jason Marquis as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Darren Oliver as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Mike Rivera as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Saúl Rivera as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Rays signed Ryan Shealy as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres purchased Dusty Ryan from the Detroit Tigers.

The Toronto Blue Jays released Bill Murphy.

The Tampa Bay Rays traded a player to be named later to the Cleveland Indians for Kelly Shoppach. The Tampa Bay Rays sent Mitch Talbot (December 21, 2009) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Aaron Fultz as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Freddy Guzmán as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Jeff DaVanon as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Elmer Dessens as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Robert Fick as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed LaTroy Hawkins as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed José Macias as a free agent.

The Washington Nationals signed Brian Sanches as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox released Scott Atchison.

The Cincinnati Reds traded Josh Hamilton to the Texas Rangers for Danny Herrera and Edinson Vólquez.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Rod Barajas as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Adam Bernero as a free agent.

The Florida Marlins signed Joe Dillon as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Gary Glover as a free agent.

The Washington Nationals signed José Macias as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks released Andy Green.

The Oakland Athletics released Jerome Williams.

The Philadelphia Phillies traded Jeff Conine to the Cincinnati Reds for Brad Key (minors) and Javon Moran (minors).

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Lance Carter as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed Tomás de la Rosa as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Nate Field as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Ben Kozlowski as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Sidney Ponson as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed John Riedling as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Shawn Wooten as a free agent.

Jose Acevedo of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

Jon Adkins of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

Grant Balfour of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.

Jeff Bennett of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

Hiram Bocachica of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

Chad Bradford of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Craig Breslow of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

Eric Byrnes of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

Shawn Camp of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

Endy Chávez of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

Félix Díaz of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

Jose Díaz of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

Alex Escobar of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

Josh Fogg of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

Ryan Franklin of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

Wayne Franklin of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

Willie Harris of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

Bo Hart of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

Danny Kolb of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

Mike Mahoney of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

Trever Miller of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.

Wade Miller of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Brian Myrow of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

Wes Obermueller of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

Miguel Olivo of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

Timo Pérez of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

Eddy Rodriguez of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

Mike Rose of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.

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

Rick Short of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

Junior Spivey of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

Jamal Strong of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

T.J. Tucker of the Washington Nationals granted free agency.

Joe Valentine of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

Tyler Yates of the New York Mets granted free agency.

The St. Louis Cardinals released Mike Lincoln.

The Kansas City Royals traded Chris Demaria to the Milwaukee Brewers for Justin Barnes (minors).

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim traded Steve Finley to the San Francisco Giants for Edgardo Alfonzo.

The Colorado Rockies released Ryan Spilborghs.

The Colorado Rockies signed Ryan Spilborghs as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Wilson Álvarez as a free agent.

The Florida Marlins signed Chad Bentz as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Craig Counsell as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Fernando Lunar as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Greg Norton as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Chad Paronto as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Joe Randa as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Pat Strange as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed José Valentín as a free agent.

Miguel Asencio of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

Lou Collier of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

Alex Cora of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

Mark DeRosa of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

David Eckstein of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.

Kevin Frederick of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

Frank Gracesqui of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

Michel Hernández of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

Mike Hessman of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

Sandy Martínez of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Brandon Medders of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

Wade Miller of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

Dustan Mohr of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

Orber Moreno of the New York Mets granted free agency.

Eric Munson of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

Shane Nance of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

Phil Norton of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

Jorge Padilla of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

Matt Perisho of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

Josh Phelps of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

Cody Ransom of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

John Riedling of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

Scott Schoeneweis of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

Scott Stewart of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

Scott Strickland of the New York Mets granted free agency.

Brian Sweeney of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

So Taguchi of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

Billy Traber of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Luis Ugueto of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

Eduardo Villacis of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

Tom Wilson of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

Ben Davis of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

Lenny DiNardo of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Wayne Franklin of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

Geoff Geary of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

Chris Sáenz of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

Amaury Telemaco of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

The Chicago White Sox signed Ben Davis as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Lenny DiNardo as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed Wayne Franklin as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Geoff Geary as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Chris Sáenz as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Amaury Telemaco as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Pedro Feliciano as a free agent.

The Montreal Expos signed Julius Matos as a free agent.

Héctor Almonte of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.

Rod Barajas of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

Nate Bland of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

Toby Borland of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

Russell Branyan of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

Troy Brohawn of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

Travis Chapman of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

Scott Chiasson of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

David Dellucci of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

Valerio De Los Santos of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

Jayson Durocher of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

Scott Elarton of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

Karim García of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

Orlando Hernández of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.

Jeremy Hill of the New York Mets granted free agency.

Damian Jackson of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Jason Johnson of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

Gabe Kapler of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Mike Lincoln of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

Braden Looper of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

Rubén Mateo of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

Mike Matthews of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

Frank Menechino of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

Lou Merloni of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Matt Miller of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

Trever Miller of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

Damian Moss of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

Augie Ojeda of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.

Miguel Ojeda of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

Jay Payton of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

Kit Pellow of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

Ben Petrick of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

Cliff Politte of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

Britt Reames of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.

Carl Sadler of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

Jared Sandberg of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.

Scott Sauerbeck of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Todd Sears of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

Jason Shiell of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Randall Simon of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

Gene Stechschulte of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

Scott Strickland of the New York Mets granted free agency.

Reggie Taylor of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

Derek Thompson of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

Jason Tyner of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

Andy Van Hekken of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

Kris Wilson of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

Shawn Wooten of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.

Michael Barrett of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

Mark Redman of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

The Chicago Cubs signed Michael Barrett as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics signed Mark Redman as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Todd Dunwoody as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Mark Grace as a free agent.

Marlon Anderson of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

Manny Aybar of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

Ronnie Belliard of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

Gary Bennett of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

José Cabrera of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

Frank Catalanotto of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

José Cruz of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

Will Cunnane of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

Brian Daubach of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Courtney Duncan of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

Chad Durbin of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

Scott Elarton of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

Robert Fick of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

Brad Fullmer of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.

Aaron Fultz of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

Jesse Garcia of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

Charles Gipson of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

John Halama of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

Travis Lee of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

Al Levine of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.

Kerry Ligtenberg of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

Mark Little of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

Chris Magruder of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

Mike Mahoney of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

Ramón Martínez of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

Eric Owens of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

Christian Parker of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

Jim Parque of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

Neifi Pérez of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

Desi Relaford of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

Dennys Reyes of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

Todd Ritchie of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

Jim Rushford of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

Olmedo Sáenz of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

Julio Santana of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

Chris Singleton of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

Shane Spencer of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

Jeff Suppan of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

John Thomson of the New York Mets granted free agency.

Mike Venafro of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

Paul Wilson of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.

Jay Witasick of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

Esteban Yan of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.

Tanyon Sturtze of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Tanyon Sturtze as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Kirk Bullinger as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Mike Caruso as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Alberto Castillo as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Jacob Cruz as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Johnny Damon as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Craig Dingman as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Alex Hernández as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Brandon Kolb as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed C.J. Nitkowski as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Hideo Nomo as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Chris Piersoll as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed F.P. Santangelo as a free agent.

The Montreal Expos signed Mark Smith as a free agent.

Israel Alcántara of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Glen Barker of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

Alan Benes of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

Dave Berg of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

Brian Boehringer of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

Cliff Brumbaugh of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

Midre Cummings of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

Robert Ellis of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

Todd Erdos of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Sal Fasano of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

Scott Hatteberg of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

Jimmy Haynes of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

Rick Helling of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

Eric Knott of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

Ricky Ledée of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

Allen McDill of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Pokey Reese of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Rubén Rivera of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

Donnie Sadler of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

Luis Saturria of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

Scott Sheldon of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

Chris Stynes of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Justin Thompson of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

Mike Thurman of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.

Marc Valdes of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

John Wasdin of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

Rick White of the New York Mets granted free agency.

Steve Lomasney of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

The Boston Red Sox signed Steve Lomasney as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Raúl González as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Trenidad Hubbard as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics signed Robin Jennings as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Brian Johnson as a free agent.

The Montreal Expos signed Curtis Pride as a free agent.

The Montreal Expos signed Tim Raines as a free agent.

The Montreal Expos signed Bob Scanlan as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed David Segui as a free agent.

The Anaheim Angels signed Aaron Small as a free agent.

Israel Alcántara of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Jamie Arnold of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

Tim Byrdak of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

Mike Caruso of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

Jeff D'Amico of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

Todd Dunwoody of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

Matt Franco of the New York Mets granted free agency.

Wilton Guerrero of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.

Butch Huskey of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

Raúl Ibañez of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

Kevin Jarvis of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

Kevin Jordan of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

Calvin Maduro of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

Pat Mahomes of the New York Mets granted free agency.

Gabe Molina of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

Peter Munro of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

Greg Norton of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

Chris Peters of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

Steve Rain of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

Joe Slusarski of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

Kelly Stinnett of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

Marc Valdes of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

Jorge Velandia of the New York Mets granted free agency.

Jeff Wallace of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Frank Castillo as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Tripp Cromer as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Arthur Rhodes as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Jon Shave as a free agent.

Rich Becker of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

Ricky Bottalico of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

Rafael Bournigal of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

Rafael Carmona of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

Carl Dale of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

Russ Davis of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

Mike Figga of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.

Shea Hillenbrand of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Tyler Houston of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

Butch Huskey of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Doug Johns of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

Gary Knotts of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

Héctor Ramírez of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

Deion Sanders of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

Scott Sanders of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.

F.P. Santangelo of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

Julio Santana of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Andy Sheets of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.

Dan Smith of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.

Scott Spiezio of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

Billy Taylor of the New York Mets granted free agency.

The Seattle Mariners released Ryan Jackson.

Brian Smith of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

Claudio Vargas of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Brian Smith as a free agent.

The Florida Marlins signed Claudio Vargas as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Rich Amaral as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Steve Avery as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Ricky Bones as a free agent.

The Florida Marlins signed Chris Clapinski as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Chris Hatcher as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Dave Magadan as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Pat Mahomes as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Don Wengert as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed George Williams as a free agent.

Jeff Ball of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

Willie Banks of the Arizona Diamondbacks granted free agency.

Darren Bragg of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Robinson Checo of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Rob Ducey of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.

Osvaldo Fernández of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

Keith Glauber of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

Willie Greene of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

Brian Johnson of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

Matt Luke of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

John Mabry of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

Sean Maloney of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

Norberto Martin of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.

Mike Matheny of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

Allen McDill of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

Billy McMillon of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

Pat Meares of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.

Keith Mitchell of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Mike Mohler of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

James Mouton of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

Mike Oquist of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

Pat Rapp of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

F.P. Santangelo of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.

Darryl Strawberry of the New York Yankees granted free agency.

Marc Valdes of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.

Allen Watson of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.

Jon Zuber of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

The San Francisco Giants traded players to be named later to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Félix Rodríguez. The San Francisco Giants sent Troy Brohawn (December 21, 1998) and Chris Van Rossum (minors) (December 21, 1998) to the Arizona Diamondbacks to complete the trade.

Brian Bevil of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

Jesse Garcia of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

Alvin Morman of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

Ken Ryan of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

The Kansas City Royals signed Brian Bevil as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Jesse Garcia as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Alvin Morman as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Ken Ryan as a free agent.

Brian Barber of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

Gerónimo Berroa of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

Sean Berry of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

Tilson Brito of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

Chuck Carr of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

Carlos García of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.

Bob Hamelin of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

Wilson Heredia of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

Fernando Hernández of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

Ryan Karp of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays granted free agency.

Mark Lewis of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

Norberto Martin of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

Matt Mieske of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.

Orlando Miller of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

Izzy Molina of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.

Willis Otáñez of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

Pat Rapp of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

Steve Reed of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

Tim Spehr of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.

Andy Stankiewicz of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.

William VanLandingham of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.

The Baltimore Orioles released Brian Williams.

Matt Mantei of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

Kevin Millar of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

John Roskos of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

The Florida Marlins signed Matt Mantei as a free agent.

The Florida Marlins signed Kevin Millar as a free agent.

The Florida Marlins signed John Roskos as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Stan Belinda as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Billy Brewer as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Josías Manzanillo as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Roberto Alomar as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed David Cone as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Milt Cuyler as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Tom Gordon as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Ken Hill as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Matt Nokes as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Mike Oquist as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Curt Schilling as a free agent.

Bret Barberie of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

Esteban Beltré of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

Willie Blair of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

Shawn Boskie of the California Angels granted free agency.

Terry Clark of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

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

Dave Fleming of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.

Jeff Frye of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.

Leo Gómez of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

Craig Grebeck of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

Mike Harkey of the California Angels granted free agency.

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

Gil Heredia of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.

John Johnstone of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.

Dave Leiper of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.

Ben McDonald of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.

Roberto Mejía of the Colorado Rockies granted free agency.

Mike Misuraca of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.

Rich Monteleone of the California Angels granted free agency.

Pedro Muñoz of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.

Geronimo Pena of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.

Tom Quinlan of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.

Scott Radinsky of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

Jeff Shaw of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.

Craig Shipley of the Houston Astros granted free agency.

Paul Sorrento of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.

Dennis Springer of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

Kevin Tapani of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.

Alan Trammell of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

Tim Van Egmond of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.

Jerome Walton of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.

Brian Williams of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

Eddie Williams of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.

The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Rick Honeycutt from the New York Yankees.

The Kansas City Royals traded Aaron Dorlarque (minors) and Wally Joyner to the San Diego Padres for Bryan Wolff (minors) and Bip Roberts.

The Montreal Expos selected Ray McDavid off waivers from the San Diego Padres.

Rick White of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Rick White as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Jay Buhner as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners released Eric Anthony.

The New York Yankees signed Jim Austin as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Greg Cadaret as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Alex Diaz as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Gerald Perry as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Bill Spiers as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Daryl Boston as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics signed Rubén Sierra as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Randy St. Claire as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Jerry Willard as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Larry Andersen as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Steve Fireovid as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Chuck Jackson as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Alonzo Powell as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Hubie Brooks as a free agent.

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

The Kansas City Royals signed Russ Morman as a free agent.

The California Angels signed Mike Smithson as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Eddie Williams as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians released Rich Yett.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Frank DiPino as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Bob Forsch as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics signed Rick Honeycutt as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Ray Krawczyk as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Alex Treviño as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Manny Trillo as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Ed Vande Berg as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Joel Youngblood as a free agent.

The Houston Astros released Buddy Bell.

The San Francisco Giants released Bob Brenly.

The Minnesota Twins released John Christensen.

The Cincinnati Reds released Ken Griffey.

The Los Angeles Dodgers released Danny Heep.

The St. Louis Cardinals released Bob Horner.

The St. Louis Cardinals released Tom Lawless.

The Oakland Athletics released Steve Ontiveros.

The Seattle Mariners released Rod Scurry.

The Cincinnati Reds released Frank Williams.

The Oakland Athletics signed Dave Henderson as a free agent.

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

The Kansas City Royals released Steve Balboni.

The Chicago Cubs released Jay Baller.

The Minnesota Twins released Don Baylor.

The Oakland Athletics released Tony Bernazard.

The Houston Astros released Buddy Biancalana.

The Minnesota Twins released Sal Butera.

The Minnesota Twins released Steve Carlton.

The California Angels released Stew Cliburn.

The St. Louis Cardinals released Bill Dawley.

The New York Yankees released Mike Easler.

The St. Louis Cardinals released Bob Forsch.

The Texas Rangers released Greg Harris.

The Chicago White Sox released Bob James.

The New York Yankees released Ron Kittle.

The Seattle Mariners released John Moses.

The San Francisco Giants released Phil Ouellette.

The Oakland Athletics released Tony Phillips.

The Texas Rangers released Darrell Porter.

The Seattle Mariners released Domingo Ramos.

The Oakland Athletics released Rick Rodriguez.

The Minnesota Twins released Dan Schatzeder.

The Minnesota Twins released Mike Smithson.

The Baltimore Orioles released Ron Washington.

The Houston Astros signed Larry Andersen as a free agent.

Steve Comer of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.

The Baltimore Orioles traded Craig Minetto to the Houston Astros for Bobby Sprowl.

The San Diego Padres signed Steve Garvey as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers traded Pat Putnam to the Seattle Mariners for Ron Musselman.

The Cleveland Indians traded Larry Andersen to the Pittsburgh Pirates for John Burden (minors) and Larry Littleton.

The Seattle Mariners signed Mario Díaz as an amateur free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers purchased Steve Lake from the Baltimore Orioles.

The Montreal Expos signed Ross Grimsley as a free agent.

The California Angels signed Rick Miller as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners purchased Joe Decker from Mexico City Reds (Mexican).

The Baltimore Orioles released Mike Cuellar.

The Oakland Athletics released Larry Brown.

The Minnesota Twins released Ron Herbel.

The Atlanta Braves released Zoilo Versalles.

The Houston Astros purchased Bill Monbouquette from the San Francisco Giants.

Veracruz (Mexican) sent Rubén Gómez to the Philadelphia Phillies as part of a conditional deal.

The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Danny Breeden from the Chicago Cubs.

The New York Mets purchased Howie Nunn from the Cincinnati Reds.

The St. Louis Cardinals traded Tom Cheney and Gino Cimoli to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Ron Kline.

The Brooklyn Dodgers purchased Jack Littrell from the Kansas City Athletics.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Johnny Pesky as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs released Mickey Owen.

Hollywood (PCL) purchased Don Carlsen from the Chicago Cubs.

Seattle (Pacific Coast) purchased John O'Neil from the Philadelphia Phillies. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Chicago White Sox traded Boze Berger to the Boston Red Sox for Eric McNair.

The New York Yankees signed Stan Coveleski as a free agent.

Toledo (American Association) purchased Bert Adams from the Cleveland Naps.

The Cleveland Naps purchased Charlie Hickman from the Chicago White Sox.

The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Jim Hughey and $1,800 to the St. Louis Browns for Bill Hart.

The Boston Reds returned Hugh Duffy to league control.

The Boston obtained Hugh Duffy who was previously under league control.