Historical Transactions Occurring on December 27

The Cincinnati Reds signed JJ Bleday as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Brandon Leibrandt as a free agent.

The Atlanta Braves signed Tayler Scott as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds traded Ethan O'Donnell (minors) to the Miami Marlins for Dane Myers.

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

The New York Mets signed Sean Manaea as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Gleyber Torres as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Elier Hernandez as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Derek Hill as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Andrew Knapp as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Josh Staumont as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Jesús Tinoco as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Yoshinobu Yamamoto as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Nathan Eovaldi as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Brian O'Keefe as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Adam Ottavino as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Brad Wieck as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Aneurys Zabala as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Jerad Eickhoff as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Maikel Franco as a free agent.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Hyun Jin Ryu as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers released JT Chargois.

The Washington Nationals signed Aníbal Sánchez as a free agent.

The San Francisco Giants signed Chase d'Arnaud as a free agent.

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

The San Diego Padres signed Tyson Ross as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Iván Nova as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed A.J. Morris as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Carlos Triunfel as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Matt Carson as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Alex Liddi as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Jordan Pacheco as a free agent.

The Minnesota Twins signed Wilkin Ramírez as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Shin-Soo Choo as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Raúl Ibañez as a free agent.

The Miami Marlins signed Kevin Slowey as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed José Veras as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Luis Urías as an amateur free agent.

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim released Chris Volstad.

The New York Mets signed Aaron Laffey as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Jeremy Moore as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Hisanori Takahashi as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Chin-lung Hu to the New York Mets for Mike Antonini (minors).

The Cincinnati Reds signed Willy Taveras as a free agent.

The Houston Astros signed Darin Erstad as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Miguel Olivo as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Luis Terrero as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Chip Ambres as a free agent.

The New York Mets signed Clint Nageotte as a free agent.

The New York Yankees purchased Kei Igawa from Hanshin Tigers (Japan Central).

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

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Eric Byrnes as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Mark DiFelice as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Frank Gracesqui as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks traded Troy Glaus and Sergio Santos to the Toronto Blue Jays for Miguel Batista and Orlando Hudson.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Kirk Bullinger as a free agent.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Jacob Cruz as a free agent.

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

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

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Valerio De Los Santos as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed José Núñez as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs signed Bill Selby as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Troy Brohawn as a free agent.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Raúl Casanova as a free agent.

The Colorado Rockies signed Luis López as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Bryan Corey as a free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Alan Embree as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Hideki Irabu as a free agent.

The Texas Rangers signed Bill Pulsipher as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Todd Williams as a free agent.

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Emilio Bonifácio as an amateur free agent.

The Colorado Rockies traded a player to be named later to the New York Mets for Gary Bennett. The Colorado Rockies sent Ender Chavez (minors) (December 27, 2001) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.

The Anaheim Angels traded Mo Vaughn to the New York Mets for Kevin Appier.

The Cincinnati Reds signed Marty Malloy as a free agent.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jason Ryan as a free agent.

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

The San Diego Padres signed Carlos García as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Gary Bennett as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Rico Rossy as a free agent.

Kevin Tolar of the New York Mets granted free agency.

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Kevin Tolar as a free agent.

The Kansas City Royals signed Jim Converse as a free agent.

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

The Texas Rangers signed Ramón Ramírez as an amateur free agent.

The San Diego Padres signed Willie Blair as a free agent.

The Baltimore Orioles signed Keith Shepherd as a free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed Scott Anderson as a free agent.

The Detroit Tigers signed Juan Encarnación as an amateur free agent.

The Oakland Athletics signed Mike Kingery as a free agent.

The Seattle Mariners signed Bryan Clark as a free agent.

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

The Montreal Expos signed Curt Brown as a free agent.

The Montreal Expos traded Gary Lucas to the California Angels for Tim Arnold (minors) and Luis Sánchez.

The Texas Rangers signed Dave Rozema as a free agent.

The New York Yankees signed Ed Whitson as a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox signed Dick Drago as a free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Luis Aguayo as an amateur free agent.

The Milwaukee Brewers released Rick Austin.

The San Diego Padres released Curt Blefary.

The Oakland Athletics released Joe Horlen.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Toby Harrah as an amateur free agent.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed Barry Lersch as an amateur free agent.

The Cleveland Indians signed Paul Casanova as a free agent.

The Boston Braves released Elbie Fletcher.

The Boston Red Sox released Bob Johnson.

The New York Yankees signed Bill Knickerbocker as a free agent.

The Chicago Cubs traded Gene Lillard, Steve Mesner and cash to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ken Raffensberger and Bobby Sturgeon.

The New York Giants traded players to be named later and cash to the New York Yankees for Mickey Witek. The New York Giants sent Alex Kampouris (December 27, 1939) and Tom Padden (December 27, 1939) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.

The Boston Braves signed Jack Fournier as a free agent.

Mordecai Brown jumped from the Cincinnati Reds to the St. Louis Terriers.

Joe Tinker jumped from the Cincinnati Reds to the Chicago Chi-Feds.

San Francisco (Pacific Coast) sent Frank Miller (December 27, 1912) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.

Rochester (International) purchased Patsy Flaherty from the Boston.

Rochester (Eastern) purchased Fred Jacklitsch from the Philadelphia Phillies.

Rochester (International) purchased Andy O'Connor from the New York Highlanders.

Montreal (International) purchased Pete Wilson from the New York Highlanders.

Joe Visner jumped from the Brooklyn Gladiators to the Pittsburgh Burghers.