Historical Transactions Occurring on December 22

The Los Angeles Angels signed Shaun Anderson as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Tristin English as a free agent.

The Washington Nationals signed Foster Griffin as a free agent.

The Cleveland Guardians signed Codi Heuer as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Zach Pop as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Rob Refsnyder as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Jared Shuster as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Luke Weaver as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Sung-Mun Song as a free agent.

The Athletics traded Yordan Rodriguez (minors) to the New York Mets for Jeff McNeil and cash.

The Boston Red Sox traded Blake Aita (minors), Yhoiker Fajardo (minors) and Hunter Dobbins to the St. Louis Cardinals for Willson Contreras.

The Detroit Tigers signed Jordan Balazovic as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Yonny Hernández as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies traded Emaarion Boyd (minors) and Starlyn Caba (minors) to the Miami Marlins for Paul McIntosh (minors) and Jesús Luzardo.

The Washington Nationals traded Robert Garcia to the Texas Rangers for Nathaniel Lowe.

The Washington Nationals signed Travis Blankenhorn as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Lourdes Gurriel Jr. as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Shelby Miller as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Chad Smith as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates released Andre Jackson.

The San Diego Padres selected Luis Patiño off waivers from the Chicago White Sox.

The Los Angeles Angels selected Alfonso Rivas III off waivers from the Cleveland Guardians.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Curt Casali as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Wilmer Difo as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Angels signed Brandon Drury as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Seth Lugo as a free agent.

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

The New York Mets signed Danny Mendick as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Wil Myers as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Omar Narváez as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Jacob Nottingham as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox released Eric Hosmer.

The San Francisco Giants traded Gregory Santos to the Chicago White Sox for Kade McClure (minors).

The Washington Nationals selected Jeter Downs off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.

The Washington Nationals signed Jefry Rodríguez as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs selected Phil Ervin off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.

The Milwaukee Brewers selected Tim Lopes off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.

The Los Angeles Angels signed Neil Ramírez as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Brandon Barnes as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Brooks Pounders as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers released Homer Bailey.

The Washington Nationals signed Matt Adams as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Jayson Aquino as a free agent.

The Washington Nationals signed Chris Dominguez as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Andrew Faulkner as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Drew Gagnon as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Tim Melville as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jackson Williams as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Chris Young as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Yoshihisa Hirano as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers selected Henry Owens off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks.

The Chicago White Sox selected José Ruiz off waivers from the San Diego Padres.

The Chicago White Sox signed Cody Asche as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Rays signed Michael McKenry as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Eric O'Flaherty as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Rays signed Shane Peterson as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics signed Norge Ruíz as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Ross Detwiler as a free agent.

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

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Gregorio Petit as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Wesley Wright as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres released Jay Jackson.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Michael Bowden as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Ryan Buchter as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Román Colón as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed J.C. Gutiérrez as a free agent.

The Washington Nationals signed Kevin Mattison as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed Sergio Romo as a free agent.

The Washington Nationals signed Omir Santos as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Matt Tolbert as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics signed Brian Gordon as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jim Hoey as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Cody Ross as a free agent.

The Florida Marlins signed Mike Cervenak as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Manny Corpas as a free agent.

The Washington Nationals signed Mark DeRosa as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Rob Johnson as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Jason Marquis as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Gustavo Chacín as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Craig Counsell as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Yohan Flande as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Sean Green as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers released Brent Leach.

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

The Baltimore Orioles signed Garrett Atkins as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Josh Banks as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Ángel Berroa as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed Kevin Cameron as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Reid Gorecki as a free agent.

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

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Doug Mientkiewicz as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Eddie Rogers as a free agent.

The Washington Nationals signed Josh Whitesell as a free agent.

The New York Yankees traded Melky Cabrera, Mike Dunn, Arodys Vizcaíno and cash to the Atlanta Braves for Boone Logan and Javier Vázquez.

The San Diego Padres signed Chris Britton as a free agent.

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

The Philadelphia Phillies signed J.J. Furmaniak as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Rays signed Ray Olmedo as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed J.C. Boscán as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Danny Graves as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Runelvys Hernández as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Bobby Seay as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Juan Miranda as an amateur free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Mark Bellhorn as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Dave Borkowski as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Endy Chávez as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Matt Ford as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Jason Grimsley as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Mark Johnson as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Todd Jones as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Braden Looper as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Julio Mañón as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Eric Munson as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Nerio Rodríguez as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Brian Sikorski as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Jarrod Washburn as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Rondell White as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Matt Clement as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed David Cortés as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed César Crespo as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Jeff Harris as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Brandon Medders as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Wade Miller as a free agent.

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

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Josh Phelps as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Mark Sweeney as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed So Taguchi as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Jamey Wright as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Armando Almanza as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Edwin Almonte as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Gary Bennett as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Matt Erickson as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed Lee Gardner as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Todd Greene as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox signed Mike Jackson as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Gabe Kapler as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Augie Ojeda as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox signed José Santiago as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Jason Shiell as a free agent.

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

The Colorado Rockies signed Jeff Tam as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Jon Nunnally as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Danny Ardoin as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians traded Dave Roberts to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Christian Bridenbaugh (minors) and Nial Hughes (minors).

The Oakland Athletics selected Luis Lopez off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.

The Seattle Mariners signed Bret Boone as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Karim García as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jeffrey Hammonds as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Tom Lampkin as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Quinton McCracken as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Peter Munro as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Brian Shouse as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Kevin Witt as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles traded Ryan Minor to the Montreal Expos for Jorge Julio.

The Florida Marlins signed Ricky Bones as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Kane Davis as a free agent.

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

The Baltimore Orioles signed Buddy Groom as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Thomas Howard as a free agent.

The Florida Marlins signed Gary Knotts as a free agent.

The Florida Marlins signed Bronswell Patrick as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Mandy Romero as a free agent.

The Florida Marlins signed Mark Smith as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres traded Brandon Pernell (minors) to the Chicago Cubs for Dan Serafini.

The New York Yankees traded Hideki Irabu to the Montreal Expos for players to be named later and Jake Westbrook. The Montreal Expos sent Ted Lilly (March 17, 2000) and Christian Parker (March 22, 2000) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.

The San Diego Padres traded Wally Joyner, Reggie Sanders and Quilvio Veras to the Atlanta Braves for Bret Boone, Ryan Klesko and Jason Shiell.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Rafael Bournigal as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Iván Cruz as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jim Dougherty as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Rob Ducey as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Ray Montgomery as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed John Riedling as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Todd Ritchie as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Chris Tremie as a free agent.

The Anaheim Angels released Mark Johnson.

The Houston Astros signed Rob Butler as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Steve Cooke as a free agent.

The Anaheim Angels signed Chip Hale as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Joe Hall as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Darren Holmes as a free agent.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Wayne Kirby as a free agent.

The Florida Marlins signed Randy Knorr as a free agent.

The Oakland Athletics signed Izzy Molina as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Hal Morris as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Joe Oliver as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Bob Scanlan as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Andy Tomberlin as a free agent.

The New York Mets traded Carl Everett to the Houston Astros for John Hudek.

The Florida Marlins signed Kevin Brown as a free agent.

The Florida Marlins signed Craig Grebeck as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Erik Hanson as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Mike Henneman as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Todd Zeile as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Humberto Cota as an amateur free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Norm Charlton as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Kevin Maas as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Jack Morris as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Jimmy Myers as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants traded John Burkett to the Texas Rangers for Rich Aurilia and Desi Wilson.

The New York Mets traded players to be named later to the Milwaukee Brewers for Doug Henry. The New York Mets sent Javier Gonzalez (minors) (December 6, 1994) and Fernando Viña (December 22, 1994) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.

The Chicago Cubs signed Shawn Boskie as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Sam Horn as a free agent.

The Florida Marlins signed Mike Jeffcoat as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Chris Jones as a free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Tim Jones as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Keith Miller as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox signed Tim Raines as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Dann Bilardello as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Mike Birkbeck as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Scott Bradley as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Tom Filer as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Mauro Gozzo as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Wayne Housie as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Steve Springer as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Kevin Ward as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Joe Redfield as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Dámaso García as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Dave Johnson as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Dickie Noles as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox signed José Segura as a free agent.

Hanshin Tigers (Japan Central) purchased Cecil Fielder from the Toronto Blue Jays.

The Minnesota Twins signed Juan Berenguer as a free agent.

The California Angels signed Ray Krawczyk as a free agent.

The California Angels signed Mike Witt as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners traded Lee Guetterman, Clay Parker and Wade Taylor to the New York Yankees for Henry Cotto and Steve Trout.

The Oakland Athletics signed Carlos Diaz as a free agent.

The New York Yankees released Mike Armstrong.

The Kansas City Royals released Steve Balboni.

The Kansas City Royals released Alan Hargesheimer.

The Kansas City Royals released Dennis Leonard.

The Kansas City Royals released Jorge Orta.

The Chicago White Sox traded Bill Dawley to the St. Louis Cardinals for Fred Manrique.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Danny Darwin as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Brian Snyder as a free agent.

The Chicago White Sox signed Matt Winters as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies released Tim Corcoran.

The Cleveland Indians signed Vern Ruhle as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays purchased Jeff Burroughs from the Oakland Athletics.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Kent Tekulve as a free agent.

The New York Yankees traded Lee Mazzilli to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Jerry Aubin (minors), Bubba Holland (minors), Jose Rivera (minors) and Tim Burke.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Del Unser as a free agent.

Yomiura Giants (Japan Central) purchased Gary Thomasson from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The St. Louis Cardinals released Bobby Bonds.

The St. Louis Cardinals traded a player to be named later, Leon Durham and Ken Reitz to the Chicago Cubs for Bruce Sutter. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Ty Waller (December 22, 1980) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

The Kansas City Royals traded Kenzie Davis (minors) to the Milwaukee Brewers for Pat Osburn.

The St. Louis Cardinals traded Mick Kelleher to the Chicago Cubs for Vic Harris.

The Kansas City Royals traded a player to be named later to the Montreal Expos for Bob Stinson. The Kansas City Royals sent Rodney Scott (December 22, 1975) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.

The Atlanta Braves released Don Cardwell.

The Houston Astros sent Mike White to the California Angels as part of a conditional deal. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Bobby Del Greco from the Milwaukee Braves.

The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Dick Conger (December 22, 1942) to Toronto (International) to complete the trade.

The Chicago Cubs purchased Bill Fleming from the Boston Red Sox.

Baltimore (International) purchased Orville Jorgens from the Philadelphia Phillies.

Milwaukee (American Association) purchased Rosy Ryan from the New York Yankees.

Rochester (International) purchased Walt Dickson from the Boston Braves.