MAJOR TRANSACTION NEWS
Friday, 3/1/2025
Wednesday 1/30/2025 :
33 year old Third Base Kenkichi Kiyomitsu from has moved from to the US and is now a free agent.
32 year old Rightfield Ko-rei Kikugoro from Japan has moved from Japan to the US and is now a free agent.
28 year old Shortstop Masaki Gempachi from Japan has moved from Japan to the US and is now a free agent.
32 year old Pitcher Masashirou Sukejuro from has moved from to the US and is now a free agent.
New York (N): P Hector Arguelles was sent down from the active roster to AAA Norfolk Tides.
New York (N): P Chad Thompson was promoted from AAA Norfolk Tides to the active roster.
New York (N): CF Hector Salazar was promoted from AA Binghamton Mets to the active roster.
New York (N): 1B Jesus Aguirre was sent down from the active roster to AAA Norfolk Tides.
New York (N): RF Jose Fermoso was sent down from the active roster to AAA Norfolk Tides.
New York (N): 3B Miguel Gonzalez was promoted from AAA Norfolk Tides to the active roster.
Cincinnati: RF Timothy Lopez was placed on waivers, designated for assignment and taken off the 40-man roster.
Cincinnati: SS Alvin Lewis was placed on waivers, designated for assignment and taken off the 40-man roster.
Cincinnati: Put P Brian Cosenza on irrevocable waivers and designated him for assignment.
Cincinnati: Put 3B Larry Pittenger on irrevocable waivers and designated him for assignment.
Cincinnati: CF Harold Wheelock was promoted from AAA Louisville Bats to the active roster.
Cincinnati: P Gustavo Camara was promoted from AAA Louisville Bats to the active roster.
Cincinnati: 2B Joseph King was promoted from AAA Louisville Bats to the active roster.
Cincinnati: P Don Wilkey was promoted from AAA Louisville Bats to the active roster.
Cincinnati: P Clyde Fuentes was promoted from AAA Louisville Bats to the active roster.
Cincinnati: 3B Jon Poulson was promoted from AA Chattanooga Lookouts to the active roster.
Cincinnati: LF Hugh Fillmore was promoted from A Stockton Ports to the active roster.
Cincinnati: P Frances Mallery was promoted from AAA Louisville Bats to the active roster.
Cincinnati: P Steve Barragan was promoted from AA Chattanooga Lookouts to the active roster.
Cincinnati: P Edwin Defalco was sent down from the active roster to AA Chattanooga Lookouts.
Thursday 1/31/2025 :
Toronto: Free agent RF Donald Valvo has been signed to a contract of $6,750,000 per year, for 4 years.
Toronto: Free agent LF Barry Bonds Jr. has been signed to a contract of $4,750,000 per year, for 4 years.
Toronto: Free agent SS James Kappler has been signed to a contract of $3,001,000 per year, for 4 years.
San Francisco: Free agent 2B Richard Weed has been signed to a contract of $2,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Arizona: Free agent P Cedric Espada has been signed to a contract of $7,700,000 per year, for 5 years.
Kansas City: Free agent LF John Taylor has been signed to a contract of $1,850,000 per year, for 3 years.
Detroit: Free agent P Masashirou Sukejuro has been signed to a contract of $3,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Arizona: Free agent P Scott Allen has been signed to a contract of $2,800,000 per year, for 2 years.
Arizona: Free agent P Calixto Quiros has been signed to a contract of $2,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Cincinnati: LF Nick Casson was promoted from AAA Louisville Bats to the active roster.
Cincinnati: LF Hugh Fillmore was sent down from the active roster to A Stockton Ports.
Friday 2/1/2025 :
Cincinnati: Free agent SS Mark Thomas has been signed to a contract of $1,549,000 per year, for 2 years.
Toronto: Free agent P Gary Purdom has been signed to a contract of $3,250,000 per year, for 4 years.
Cincinnati: Free agent 1B Richard Reda has been signed to a contract of $425,500 per year, for 1 years.
Los Angeles: Free agent P Javier Varona has been signed to a contract of $750,000 per year, for 3 years.
Cincinnati: 2B Will Rhynes was sent down from the active roster to AAA Louisville Bats.
Cincinnati: SS Mark Thomas was assigned to the active roster.
Saturday 2/2/2025 :
Chicago (A): Released P James Hague.
Toronto: Free agent P Mathew Fowler has been signed to a contract of $750,000 per year, for 2 years.
New York (A): P Eden Zabaleta was placed on waivers, designated for assignment and taken off the 40-man roster.
New York (A): Put P Wade Davis on irrevocable waivers and designated him for assignment.
New York (A): 1B Bill Hungerford was promoted from AAA Columbus Clippers to the active roster.
New York (A): C Nathan Leon was promoted from AA Norwich Navigators to the active roster.
New York (A): P Jose Padua was sent down from the active roster to AAA Columbus Clippers.
New York (A): 2B Michael Fields was promoted from AAA Columbus Clippers to the active roster.
New York (A): P Kevin Sneed was promoted from AAA Columbus Clippers to the active roster.
New York (A): P David Quinlan was promoted from AAA Columbus Clippers to the active roster.
New York (A): CF John Copper was promoted from AAA Columbus Clippers to the active roster.
New York (A): P Thomas Thomas was promoted from AAA Columbus Clippers to the active roster.
New York (A): P Lucas Marquez was promoted from AAA Columbus Clippers to the active roster.
New York (A): P Wilfredo Caro was promoted from AAA Columbus Clippers to the active roster.
Sunday 2/3/2025 :
Cincinnati: Free agent P Timothy Morrison has been signed to a contract of $726,000 per year, for 2 years.
St. Louis: Free agent CF Michael Pennebaker has been signed to a contract of $1,250,000 per year, for 5 years.
Detroit: Free agent RF Ko-rei Kikugoro has been signed to a contract of $888,000 per year, for 1 years.
Cleveland: Free agent P Leslie Williams has been signed to a contract of $1,750,000 per year, for 2 years.
Cincinnati: Put P Jeff Wallace Jr. on irrevocable waivers and designated him for assignment.
Cincinnati: P Timothy Morrison was assigned to the active roster.
Monday 2/4/2025 :
New York (A): Free agent P Osmani Fernandez has been signed to a contract of $6,250,000 per year, for 5 years.
Cleveland: Free agent 3B Tony Xiques has been signed to a contract of $2,453,679 per year, for 2 years.
Charlotte: Free agent P Brian Creech has been signed to a contract of $8,500,000 per year, for 4 years.
Arizona: Free agent P Stefan Randall has been signed to a contract of $520,000 per year, for 1 years.
New York (A): P Osmani Fernandez was assigned to the active roster.
New York (A): P Elmer Zimmerman was sent down from the active roster to AAA Columbus Clippers.
Tuesday 2/5/2025 :
Cleveland: Free agent LF James Sumter has been signed to a contract of $26,004,450 per year, for 5 years.
Cleveland: Free agent P Jose Fajardo has been signed to a contract of $1,750,000 per year, for 2 years.
St. Louis: Free agent LF Carlos Sarabia has been signed to a contract of $400,000 per year, for 5 years.
St. Louis: Free agent C William Heinen has been signed to a contract of $500,000 per year, for 1 years.
Pittsburgh: Free agent P Higinio Figueroa has been signed to a contract of $735,000 per year, for 4 years.
St. Louis: Free agent P Robert Bird has been signed to a contract of $755,000 per year, for 3 years.
Wednesday 2/6/2025 :
Trade between Cleveland and Charlotte :
Charlotte gets :
3B Tony Xiques
Cleveland gets :
P Josue Arango
Charlotte: Put P Brian Creech on waivers and designate for assignment for the purpose of his unconditional release.
Charlotte: Released P Brian Creech.
Seattle: Free agent C Robert Trainor has been signed to a contract of $11,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
New York (N): Free agent C Don Espitia has been signed to a contract of $5,385,800 per year, for 2 years.
Detroit: Free agent 3B Kenkichi Kiyomitsu has been signed to a contract of $1,230,000 per year, for 2 years.
Cleveland: Free agent P Henry Saionji has been signed to a contract of $1,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
New York (N): C Don Espitia was assigned to the active roster.
New York (N): C Matthew Urbanek was sent down from the active roster to AA Binghamton Mets.
Thursday 2/7/2025 :
Cincinnati: Free agent P Rudy Scott has been signed to a contract of $4,090,000 per year, for 3 years.
New York (A): Free agent P Philip McDade has been signed to a contract of $719,400 per year, for 3 years.
Detroit: Free agent P Mason Anderson has been signed to a contract of $1,000,000 per year, for 1 years.
Cincinnati: Put P Bernard Etchison on irrevocable waivers and designated him for assignment.
Cincinnati: P Rudy Scott was assigned to the active roster.
Friday 2/8/2025 :
Cincinnati: Free agent C Jeremy Brown has been signed to a contract of $1,614,000 per year, for 1 years.
Cincinnati: Free agent P Vinny Moreno has been signed to a contract of $832,200 per year, for 3 years.
Cincinnati: Free agent P Frederic Liggett has been signed to a contract of $4,050,000 per year, for 3 years.
New York (A): Free agent P Gregory Helsel has been signed to a contract of $832,000 per year, for 2 years.
Cincinnati: C Roberto Domingo was placed on waivers, designated for assignment and taken off the 40-man roster.
Cincinnati: Put P Don Wilkey on irrevocable waivers and designated him for assignment.
Cincinnati: P Steve Barragan was sent down from the active roster to AAA Louisville Bats.
Cincinnati: C Jeremy Brown was assigned to the active roster.
Cincinnati: P Vinny Moreno was assigned to the active roster.
Cincinnati: P Frederic Liggett was assigned to the active roster.
Cincinnati: SP Wade Davis has been claimed off waivers from New York (A).
Saturday 2/9/2025 :
Philadelphia: Free agent LF Cesar Xiquena has been signed to a contract of $5,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Detroit: SP Jeff Wallace Jr. has been claimed off waivers from Cincinnati.
Sunday 2/10/2025 :
Cincinnati: P Don Wilkey was assigned to AAA Louisville Bats.
Cincinnati: C John Dexter was assigned to AAA Louisville Bats.
Cincinnati: Released P Don Wilkey.
Charlotte: Free agent P Barry Rosario has been signed to a contract of $5,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Baltimore: P Eddie Tice was placed on waivers, designated for assignment and taken off the 40-man roster.
Baltimore: P John McGann was placed on waivers, designated for assignment and taken off the 40-man roster.
Baltimore: P Dustin Oliveri was placed on waivers, designated for assignment and taken off the 40-man roster.
Baltimore: P Adam Pung was placed on waivers, designated for assignment and taken off the 40-man roster.
Baltimore: Put P Robbie Wedel on irrevocable waivers and designated him for assignment.
Baltimore: P Robert Conkle was promoted from AAA Rochester Red Wings to the active roster.
Baltimore: P Edward Khan was promoted from AAA Rochester Red Wings to the active roster.
Baltimore: P Miguel Vasquez was promoted from AAA Rochester Red Wings to the active roster.
Baltimore: LF Robert Bennett was promoted from AAA Rochester Red Wings to the active roster.
Baltimore: P Rico Segarra was promoted from AAA Rochester Red Wings to the active roster.
Baltimore: C Ogatamb Kagehisa was sent down from the active roster to AAA Rochester Red Wings.
Baltimore: P Ulises Pinelo was promoted from AAA Rochester Red Wings to the active roster.
Baltimore: C Yosai Hiroya was promoted from AAA Rochester Red Wings to the active roster.
Boston: Put P John Frier on irrevocable waivers and designated him for assignment.
Boston: 1B Harold Fyffe was promoted from AAA Pawtucket Red Sox to the active roster.
Boston: 1B Douglas Bonomo was sent down from the active roster to AAA Pawtucket Red Sox.
Boston: LF Daniel Heskett was promoted from AAA Pawtucket Red Sox to the active roster.
Boston: P Ryan George was promoted from AAA Pawtucket Red Sox to the active roster.
Monday 2/11/2025 :
Texas: Free agent 1B Michael Aubrey has been signed to a contract of $6,600,000 per year, for 3 years.
Cincinnati: Free agent P Billy Jamison has been signed to a contract of $646,500 per year, for 3 years.
Wednesday 2/13/2025 :
Baltimore: Free agent 2B Carmine Gonsales has been signed to a contract of $2,680,000 per year, for 4 years.
Baltimore: Free agent P Bruce Hartwell has been signed to a contract of $627,000 per year, for 3 years.
New York (N): Free agent P Ricardo Dominguez has been signed to a contract of $563,300 per year, for 2 years.
Detroit: Free agent P James Sherrer has been signed to a contract of $1,090,000 per year, for 3 years.
Baltimore: CF Elvin Ingham was sent down from the active roster to AAA Rochester Red Wings.
Baltimore: 2B Carmine Gonsales was assigned to the active roster.
Baltimore: P Bruce Hartwell was assigned to the active roster.
Baltimore: P Rico Segarra was sent down from the active roster to AAA Rochester Red Wings.
New York (N): Put P Jae-Kuk Ryu on irrevocable waivers and designated him for assignment.
New York (N): P Ricardo Dominguez was assigned to the active roster.
Thursday 2/14/2025 :
New York (N): Free agent P Rayford Elsner has been signed to a contract of $832,200 per year, for 3 years.
Baltimore: Free agent P James Wolcott has been signed to a contract of $500,300 per year, for 3 years.
New York (N): P Rayford Elsner was assigned to the active roster.
New York (N): P Chad Thompson was sent down from the active roster to AAA Norfolk Tides.
Friday 2/15/2025 :
New York (N): Free agent P Paul Maestas has been signed to a contract of $445,100 per year, for 1 years.
Saturday 2/16/2025 :
Trade between Cleveland and Chicago (A) :
Chicago (A) gets :
LF Brandon Snyder
Cleveland gets :
LF Dennis Garcia
2nd round draft pick.
Sunday 2/17/2025 :
Toronto: Free agent 3B Manuel Vivas has been signed to a contract of $350,000 per year, for 2 years.
New York (N): Free agent P Jordon Brice has been signed to a contract of $621,400 per year, for 3 years.
Boston: Free agent P Patrick Smith has been signed to a contract of $487,500 per year, for 2 years.
Wednesday 2/20/2025 :
Chicago (A): Free agent P Gordon Merkle has been signed to a contract of $400,000 per year, for 1 years.
Thursday 2/21/2025 :
Detroit: SP Robbie Wedel has been claimed off waivers from Baltimore.
Friday 2/22/2025 :
Kansas City: Free agent P Tito Quesada has been signed to a contract of $1,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Saturday 2/23/2025 :
Florida: Free agent 2B Robert Winters has been signed to a contract of $500,000 per year, for 1 years.
Boston: Free agent P Bill McNutt has been signed to a contract of $690,000 per year, for 2 years.
St. Louis: Free agent P Brian Creech has been signed to a contract of $2,000,000 per year, for 6 years.
Sunday 2/24/2025 :
Kansas City: Free agent SS Randall Hardy has been signed to a contract of $775,000 per year, for 3 years.
Tuesday 2/26/2025 :
New York (N): Free agent SS Richard Harbour has been signed to a contract of $3,980,000 per year, for 3 years.
New York (N): Put 3B Miguel Gonzalez on irrevocable waivers and designated him for assignment.
New York (N): SS Richard Harbour was assigned to the active roster.
Thursday 2/28/2025 :
New York (N): Put CF Hector Salazar on irrevocable waivers and designated him for assignment.
New York (N): Put P Anthony Burnley on irrevocable waivers and designated him for assignment.
New York (N): 3B Fredrick Jordan was assigned to the active roster.
New York (N): P Jackie Blaylock was assigned to the active roster.
Friday 3/1/2025 :
Trade between Chicago (A) and Seattle :
Seattle gets :
P Christian Jessen
Chicago (A) gets :
P Sebastian Arnau
3rd round draft pick.
Trade between Atlanta and Pittsburgh :
Pittsburgh gets :
RF Ramon Delmonte
2nd round draft pick.
Atlanta gets :
P Ramon Ortiz
Trade between Anaheim and Texas :
Texas gets :
CF Landon Ohearn
Anaheim gets :
P Orlando Samaniego
Detroit: Placed P Mason Anderson on irrevocable waivers.
New York (N): Released CF Hector Salazar.
New York (N): Released 3B William Toms.
New York (N): Released P David Millard.
New York (N): Put P Ricardo Dominguez on waivers and designate for assignment for the purpose of his unconditional release.
Boston: 2B Amadis Valdecilla was sent down from the active roster to AAA Pawtucket Red Sox.
Baltimore: Placed LF Robert Bennett on irrevocable waivers.
Baltimore: P James Hall was assigned to AAA Rochester Red Wings.
Baltimore: P Sterling Waguespack was assigned to AAA Rochester Red Wings.
Baltimore: P Michael Flynn was assigned to AAA Rochester Red Wings.
Baltimore: P John McGann was assigned to AAA Rochester Red Wings.
Baltimore: P Dustin Oliveri was assigned to AAA Rochester Red Wings.
Baltimore: CF Gary Sorenson was assigned to AAA Rochester Red Wings.
Baltimore: 1B Joaquin Hernandez was assigned to AAA Rochester Red Wings.
Anaheim: Released 3B Tomas Cabrales.

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