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November 3, 1988
The San Francisco Giants signed Ed Jurak as a free agent.
The California Angels traded Mike Cook, Paul Sorrento, and Rob Wassenaar (minors) to the Minnesota Twins for Bert Blyleven and Kevin Trudeau (minors).
November 4, 1988
Jim Acker of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Rick Mahler of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Jim Morrison of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Jerry Royster of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Ozzie Virgil of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Tom Niedenfuer of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Bruce Hurst of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Dennis Lamp of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Mike Smithson of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Thad Bosley of the California Angels granted free agency.
George Hendrick of the California Angels granted free agency.
Domingo Ramos of the California Angels granted free agency.
Frank DiPino of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Scott Sanderson of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Manny Trillo of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Dave Collins of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Ron Oester of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Bud Black of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Terry Francona of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Ron Kittle of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Willie Upshaw of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Ron Washington of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Dave Bergman of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Darrell Evans of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Ted Power of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Joaquin Andujar of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Bob Forsch of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Craig Reynolds of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Harry Spilman of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Alex Trevino of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Bill Buckner of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Jamie Quirk of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Alfredo Griffin of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Mike Marshall of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Jesse Orosco of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Alejandro Pena of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Steve Sax of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Mario Soto of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Jim Gantner of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Odell Jones of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Jeffrey Leonard of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Randy Bush of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.
Jim Dwyer of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.
Tim Laudner of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.
Charlie Lea of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.
Dan Schatzeder of the Minnesota Twins granted free agency.
Graig Nettles of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Luis Aguayo of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Neil Allen of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Wayne Tolleson of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Don Baylor of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Dave Henderson of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Rick Honeycutt of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Greg Gross of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Greg Harris of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Tom Herr of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Mike Schmidt of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Dave LaPoint of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Gary Redus of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Bob Walk of the Pittsburgh Pirates granted free agency.
Andy Hawkins of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
Garry Templeton of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
Mike Moore of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Ron Davis of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Phil Garner of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Lary Sorensen of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Joel Youngblood of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Larry McWilliams of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
Scott Fletcher of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Cecilio Guante of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Jim Sundberg of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Ed Vande Berg of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Mike Flanagan of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
Rick Leach of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
The Detroit Tigers released Larry Herndon.
November 5, 1988
The Cincinnati Reds signed Skeeter Barnes as a free agent.
November 7, 1988
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Alfredo Griffin as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Alejandro Pena as a free agent.
November 8, 1988
The Chicago White Sox signed Rick Rodriguez as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Bill Bathe as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox released Kelly Paris.
The Cincinnati Reds released Leon Durham.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Mike Laga.
November 9, 1988
The Baltimore Orioles traded Pete Blohm (minors) to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Randy Milligan.
November 10, 1988
The Texas Rangers signed Paul Wilmet as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs released Jerry Mumphrey.
The New York Yankees released Tommy John.
November 11, 1988
The Oakland Athletics signed Kevin Ward as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Mark Ryal as a free agent.
November 13, 1988
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Mike Marshall as a free agent.
November 14, 1988
The Detroit Tigers signed Jeff Datz as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles released Wade Rowdon.
The Montreal Expos traded Mike Smith to the Baltimore Orioles for a player to be named later. The Baltimore Orioles sent Doug Kline (minors) (December 7, 1988) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.
November 15, 1988
The Cleveland Indians signed Danny Sheaffer as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Gary Redus as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Luis DeLeon as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Tom Magrann and Gerry Holtz (minors) to the Cleveland Indians for Don Lovell (minors) and John Githens (minors).
November 16, 1988
The Cleveland Indians signed Pat Keedy as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Mark Wasinger as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers released Ray Knight.
November 17, 1988
The New York Yankees signed Don Schulze as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Tom Herr as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Joe Redfield as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles released Dickie Noles.
The Houston Astros released Jim Pankovits.
The Houston Astros released Craig Smajstrla.
The California Angels traded Brian Dorsett to the New York Yankees for Eric Schmidt (minors).
November 20, 1988
The Boston Red Sox signed Dennis Lamp as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Stan Clarke as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox released Jose Segura.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Al Pedrique.
The Montreal Expos traded Wilfredo Tejada to the San Francisco Giants for Angel Escobar.
The New York Mets traded Reggie Dobie (minors) to the Seattle Mariners for Chuck Carr.
November 21, 1988
The Baltimore Orioles signed Butch Davis as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Tim Hulett as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Brad Komminsk as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Roberto Mejia as an amateur free agent.
The Oakland Athletics released Matt Young.
November 22, 1988
The Cleveland Indians signed Pete Dalena as a free agent.
November 23, 1988
The Baltimore Orioles signed Jeff Schwarz as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Manny Hernandez as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Steve Sax as a free agent.
November 26, 1988
The Chicago White Sox signed Ron Kittle as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Steve Kiefer as a free agent.
November 27, 1988
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Bob Walk as a free agent.
November 28, 1988
The Baltimore Orioles signed Mickey Weston as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Mike Moore as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians released Rod Allen.
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded a player to be named later and Denny Gonzalez to the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named later. The Cleveland Indians sent Jay Bell (March 25, 1989) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Felix Fermin (March 25, 1989) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.
November 30, 1988
The Detroit Tigers signed Randy Bockus as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Bob Boone as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Greg Olson as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Billy Beane as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Scott Fletcher as a free agent.
December 1, 1988
The Oakland Athletics signed Dave Henderson as a free agent.
December 2, 1988
The Cincinnati Reds signed Rick Mahler as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Ron Oester as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Luis Aguayo as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Randy O'Neal as a free agent.
December 3, 1988
The Cleveland Indians signed Jesse Orosco as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Dave LaPoint as a free agent.
December 4, 1988
The Detroit Tigers signed Larry See as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves released Chuck Cary.
The Atlanta Braves released Ed Olwine.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Eddie Murray to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Juan Bell, Brian Holton, and Ken Howell.
The Minnesota Twins traded Mark Portugal to the Houston Astros for a player to be named later. The Houston Astros sent Todd McClure (minors) (December 7, 1988) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.
December 5, 1988
The Chicago White Sox drafted Rich Amaral from the Chicago Cubs in the 1988 rule 5 draft.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Mike Smith from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1988 rule 5 draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted Darrel Akerfelds from the Cleveland Indians in the 1988 rule 5 draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Jose Mota from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1988 rule 5 draft.
The Houston Astros drafted Dave Stapleton from the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1988 rule 5 draft.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Gary Wayne from the Montreal Expos in the 1988 rule 5 draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Jeff Tabaka from the Montreal Expos in the 1988 rule 5 draft.
The California Angels drafted Marcus Lawton from the New York Mets in the 1988 rule 5 draft.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Efrain Valdez from the Texas Rangers in the 1988 rule 5 draft.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Geronimo Berroa from the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1988 rule 5 draft.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Matt Stark from the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1988 rule 5 draft.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Eric Yelding from the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1988 rule 5 draft.
The Cleveland Indians signed Bud Black as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Al Pedrique as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles released Jeff Stone.
The Chicago Cubs traded Rafael Palmeiro, Jamie Moyer, and Drew Hall to the Texas Rangers for Mitch Williams, Paul Kilgus, Steve Wilson, Curtis Wilkerson, Luis Benitez (minors), and Pablo Delgado (minors).
The New York Yankees traded Bob Meacham to the Texas Rangers for Bob Brower.
December 6, 1988
The Chicago Cubs drafted Erik Pappas from the California Angels in the 1988 minor league draft.
The California Angels drafted Carl Willis from the Chicago White Sox in the 1988 minor league draft.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Mauro Gozzo from the Kansas City Royals in the 1988 minor league draft.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Tom Gilles from the Minnesota Twins in the 1988 minor league draft.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Keith Shepherd from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1988 minor league draft.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Jose Melendez from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1988 minor league draft.
The Kansas City Royals signed Bill Buckner as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Jim Dwyer as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Garry Templeton as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians traded Julio Franco to the Texas Rangers for Pete O'Brien, Oddibe McDowell, and Jerry Browne.
The Montreal Expos traded Floyd Youmans and Jeff Parrett to the Philadelphia Phillies for Kevin Gross.
December 7, 1988
The Chicago Cubs signed Scott Sanderson as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Dave Collins as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Dave Bergman as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Ted Power as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Mario Soto as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Odell Jones as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Jay Baller as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Greg Harris as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Mike Schmidt as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Jeffrey Leonard as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Tom Niedenfuer as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Lary Sorensen as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Nolan Ryan as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Kent Tekulve.
The California Angels traded Gus Polidor to the Milwaukee Brewers for Bill Schroeder.
The Minnesota Twins traded Jeff Bumgarner (minors), Steve Gasser (minors), and Toby Nivens (minors) to the New York Mets for Wally Backman and Mike Santiago (minors).
December 8, 1988
The New York Yankees signed Andy Hawkins as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Bruce Hurst as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Ken Howell and Gordon Dillard to the Philadelphia Phillies for Phil Bradley.
The Boston Red Sox traded Spike Owen and Dan Gakeler to the Montreal Expos for John Dopson and Luis Rivera.
The Chicago Cubs traded Rolando Roomes to the Cincinnati Reds for Lloyd McClendon.
The Montreal Expos traded Tracy Jones to the San Francisco Giants for Mike Aldrete.
December 9, 1988
The Chicago White Sox signed Jim Weaver as a free agent.
December 10, 1988
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Willie Randolph as a free agent.
December 11, 1988
The New York Mets signed Jose Martinez as an amateur free agent.
December 12, 1988
The Minnesota Twins signed Randy Bush as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox released Mike Diaz.
December 13, 1988
The Boston Red Sox traded a player to be named later, Todd Benzinger, and Jeff Sellers to the Cincinnati Reds for Nick Esasky and Rob Murphy. The Boston Red Sox sent Luis Vasquez (minors) (January 12, 1989) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.
The Houston Astros traded Dan Walters to the San Diego Padres for Ed Vosberg.
December 14, 1988
The Chicago Cubs signed Domingo Ramos as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Craig Smajstrla as a free agent.
December 15, 1988
The Oakland Athletics signed Dick Scott as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Mark Hutton as an amateur free agent.
The Boston Red Sox released Glenn Hoffman.
December 16, 1988
The Cincinnati Reds signed Mike Griffin as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Jim Clancy as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Craig Reynolds as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Bob Tewksbury as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Milt Thompson to the St. Louis Cardinals for Steve Lake and Curt Ford.
December 18, 1988
The New York Yankees signed Wayne Tolleson as a free agent.
December 19, 1988
The Boston Red Sox signed Mike Smithson as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Tim Laudner as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos traded Mike Berger (minors) to the Texas Rangers for Scott Anderson.
December 20, 1988
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.
December 21, 1988
The Cincinnati Reds signed Manny Trillo as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Joel Youngblood as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Bob Forsch as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Alex Trevino as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Ray Krawczyk as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Rick Honeycutt as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Frank DiPino as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Ed Vande Berg as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds released Ken Griffey.
The Cincinnati Reds released Frank Williams.
The Houston Astros released Buddy Bell.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Danny Heep.
The Minnesota Twins released John Christensen.
The Oakland Athletics released Steve Ontiveros.
The Seattle Mariners released Rod Scurry.
The San Francisco Giants released Bob Brenly.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Bob Horner.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Tom Lawless.
December 22, 1988
The Chicago White Sox signed Jose Segura 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 Hanshin Tigers (Japan Central) purchased Cecil Fielder from the Toronto Blue Jays.
December 23, 1988
The Atlanta Braves signed Darrell Evans as a free agent.
December 24, 1988
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Mike Flanagan as a free agent.
December 26, 1988
The Cleveland Indians signed Steve Davis as a free agent.
December 30, 1988
The Minnesota Twins signed Orlando Mercado as a free agent.
1989
Jim Adduci sent from the Milwaukee Brewers to the Philadelphia Phillies in an unknown transaction.
January, 1989
The Oakland Athletics signed Bill Dawley as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed George Wright as a free agent.
January 4, 1989
The California Angels signed Glenn Hoffman as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Scotti Madison as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Junior Noboa as a free agent.
January 6, 1989
The Atlanta Braves signed Jim Acker as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Cecilio Guante as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Jim Sundberg as a free agent.
January 9, 1989
The Texas Rangers signed Buddy Bell as a free agent.
January 10, 1989
The Houston Astros traded John Fishel, Mike Hook (minors), and Pedro DeLeon (minors) to the New York Yankees for Rick Rhoden.
January 11, 1989
The California Angels signed Max Venable as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Steve Stanicek as a free agent.
January 12, 1989
The California Angels signed Bob McClure as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Nick Capra as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Bill Landrum as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Frank Wills as a free agent.
January 13, 1989
The Detroit Tigers signed Doyle Alexander as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Chris Bando as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox released Dwayne Hosey.
The New York Mets traded Rich Rodriguez to the San Diego Padres for Bill Stevenson (minors) and Brad Pounders (minors).
January 16, 1989
The Detroit Tigers signed Frank Williams as a free agent.
January 17, 1989
The California Angels signed Claudell Washington as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Neil Allen as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Jim Steels as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Matt Stairs as an amateur free agent.
January 18, 1989
The Cleveland Indians signed Tim Stoddard as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Bob Brenly as a free agent.
January 19, 1989
The Montreal Expos signed Damaso Garcia as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Matt Young as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Don Heinkel as a free agent.
January 21, 1989
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Tony Fossas as a free agent.
January 22, 1989
The California Angels signed Robinson Checo as an amateur free agent.
January 23, 1989
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Donnie Scott as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Rick Leach as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Tom Lawless as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox traded Joel Davis and Ed Wojna to the Cleveland Indians for Eddie Williams.
January 24, 1989
The Baltimore Orioles traded Terry Kennedy to the San Francisco Giants for Bob Melvin.
January 25, 1989
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Dann Bilardello as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Mike Laga as a free agent.
January 26, 1989
The New York Yankees signed Chuck Cary as a free agent.
January 27, 1989
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Dave Walsh as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Dickie Thon from the San Diego Padres.
January 28, 1989
The California Angels signed Mark Clear as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Chico Walker as a free agent.
January 30, 1989
The Houston Astros signed Dan Schatzeder as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Larry McWilliams as a free agent.
February, 1989
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Lou Thornton as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox released Daryl Smith.
February 6, 1989
The Boston Red Sox signed Danny Heep as a free agent.
February 7, 1989
The Houston Astros signed Harry Spilman as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Ron Washington as a free agent.
February 10, 1989
The California Angels signed Chris Beasley as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Jerry Willard as a free agent.
February 13, 1989
The Minnesota Twins signed Lee Tunnell as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Tommy John as a free agent.
February 15, 1989
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Leon Durham as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Dan Murphy to the San Diego Padres for Jim Austin and Todd Simmons (minors).
February 16, 1989
The Houston Astros signed Roger Mason as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Steve Ontiveros as a free agent.
February 17, 1989
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Doug Bair as a free agent.
February 20, 1989
The New York Mets signed Don Aase as a free agent.
February 21, 1989
The Cleveland Indians signed Brian Giles as a free agent.
February 22, 1989
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jim Pankovits as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers released Mark Huismann.
February 23, 1989
The Oakland Athletics signed Dwayne Hosey as a free agent.
February 25, 1989
The Detroit Tigers signed David Palmer as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Jeff Stone as a free agent.
February 27, 1989
The San Francisco Giants signed Ernie Camacho as a free agent.
February 28, 1989
The Minnesota Twins signed Carlos Pulido as an amateur free agent.
March, 1989
The Kansas City Royals released Rich Thompson.
March 1, 1989
The Baltimore Orioles signed Mark Huismann as a free agent.
March 3, 1989
The Philadelphia Phillies released Julio Machado.
March 7, 1989
The Kansas City Royals signed Steve Crawford as a free agent.
March 9, 1989
The Chicago White Sox released Donnie Hill.
The California Angels traded De Wayne Buice to the Toronto Blue Jays for Cliff Young.
March 12, 1989
The Baltimore Orioles traded Mike Morgan to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Mike Devereaux.
March 15, 1989
The Montreal Expos signed Rich Thompson as a free agent.
March 17, 1989
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Lou Thornton to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Ruben Rodriguez.
March 19, 1989
The Cleveland Indians traded Mel Hall to the New York Yankees for Joel Skinner and Turner Ward.
March 20, 1989
The Minnesota Twins traded Balvino Galvez to the New York Yankees for Steve Shields.
March 21, 1989
The Minnesota Twins traded Steve Lombardozzi to the Houston Astros for players to be named later. The Houston Astros sent Ramon Cedeno (minors) (September 16, 1989) and Gordon Farmer (minors) (September 16, 1989) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.
March 22, 1989
The Kansas City Royals signed Daryl Smith as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Donnie Hill as a free agent.
March 23, 1989
The Philadelphia Phillies released Ricky Trlicek.
The Chicago White Sox traded Kenny Williams to the Detroit Tigers for Eric King.
The Detroit Tigers traded Tom Brookens to the New York Yankees for Charles Hudson.
The Detroit Tigers traded Luis Salazar to the San Diego Padres for Mike Brumley.
March 25, 1989
The Atlanta Braves purchased Jeff Treadway from the Cincinnati Reds.
The Atlanta Braves purchased John Russell from the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Detroit Tigers released Ted Power.
March 26, 1989
The Baltimore Orioles traded Ken Gerhart to the San Francisco Giants for Francisco Melendez.
The Cleveland Indians traded Carmen Castillo to the Minnesota Twins for Keith Atherton.
March 27, 1989
The California Angels returned Marcus Lawton (earlier draft pick) to the New York Mets.
The Atlanta Braves released Matt Stark.
The Cleveland Indians released Neil Allen.
The Detroit Tigers released Dwayne Murphy.
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Gilberto Reyes to the Montreal Expos for Jeff Fischer.
The New York Yankees traded Dana Ridenour (minors) to the Seattle Mariners for Steve Balboni.
March 28, 1989
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Ted Power as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves released Albert Hall.
The Chicago Cubs released Rich Gossage.
The Chicago Cubs released Al Nipper.
The Chicago White Sox released Mark Salas.
The Cincinnati Reds released Randy St. Claire.
The New York Mets released Edwin Nunez.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Bill Krueger.
The Montreal Expos traded Mark Bailey and Tom O'Malley to the New York Mets for Steve Frey.
The Montreal Expos traded Victor Rosario to the Philadelphia Phillies for Tim Sossamon (minors).
The Montreal Expos traded Neal Heaton to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Brett Gideon.
March 29, 1989
The Atlanta Braves purchased Mark Eichhorn from the Toronto Blue Jays.
The Cincinnati Reds released Don Wakamatsu.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Mike Young.
The Seattle Mariners released Eric Fox.
The Oakland Athletics signed Eric Fox as a free agent.
March 30, 1989
The Cincinnati Reds signed Ken Griffey as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Kent Tekulve as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Dave Engle as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Terry Francona as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Billy Taylor as a free agent.
The New York Mets released Mike Maksudian.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Tim Fortugno.
The Atlanta Braves traded David Miller (minors) and cash to the Texas Rangers for Dwayne Henry.
March 31, 1989
The California Angels released Urbano Lugo.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Carl Nichols to the Houston Astros for Dave Johnson and Victor Hithe (minors).
April 1, 1989 (Standings)
The Cleveland Indians signed Neil Allen as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Mark Salas as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Edwin Nunez as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Randy St. Claire as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox released Pedro Borbon.
The Cleveland Indians traded Chuck Baldwin (minors) to the Seattle Mariners for Dave Hengel.
April 2, 1989 (Standings)
The Atlanta Braves signed Ricky Trlicek as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Dwayne Murphy as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Paul Noce as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Hector Fajardo from the Mexico City Reds (Mexican).
The Montreal Expos released John Hoover.
April 3, 1989 (Standings)
The Houston Astros selected Eric Yelding off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.
April 4, 1989 (Standings)
The Chicago White Sox signed Don Wakamatsu as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Mike Young as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Urbano Lugo as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Chris Bushing as a free agent.
April 5, 1989 (Standings)
The Houston Astros signed Greg Gross as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Julio Machado as a free agent.
April 6, 1989 (Standings)
The Oakland Athletics signed Mike Norris as a free agent.
The Houston Astros traded Troy Afenir to the Oakland Athletics for Matt Sinatro.
April 7, 1989 (Standings)
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Bill Krueger as a free agent.
April 14, 1989 (Standings)
The San Francisco Giants signed Rich Gossage as a free agent.
April 16, 1989 (Standings)
The New York Yankees released Gary Ward.
April 21, 1989 (Standings)
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Mike Dunne, Mike Walker, and Mark Merchant (minors) to the Seattle Mariners for Rey Quinones and Bill Wilkinson.
April 23, 1989 (Standings)
The Detroit Tigers signed Gary Ward as a free agent.
April 24, 1989 (Standings)
The San Diego Padres traded Randy Byers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jeremy Hernandez.
April 30, 1989 (Standings)
The New York Yankees traded Al Leiter to the Toronto Blue Jays for Jesse Barfield.
May 1, 1989 (Standings)
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Robert Perez as an amateur free agent.
The San Francisco Giants released Joe Price.
May 3, 1989 (Standings)
The Texas Rangers signed John Hoover as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Lou Thornton.
May 5, 1989 (Standings)
The Boston Red Sox signed Joe Price as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers purchased Tim Fortugno from the Reno (California).
May 8, 1989 (Standings)
The Chicago White Sox signed Domingo Jean as an amateur free agent.
May 10, 1989 (Standings)
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Ken Oberkfell to the San Francisco Giants for Roger Samuels.
May 11, 1989 (Standings)
The Houston Astros released Alan Ashby.
May 13, 1989 (Standings)
The Cleveland Indians released Brad Havens.
May 16, 1989 (Standings)
The New York Yankees released Jamie Quirk.
The Minnesota Twins traded Mark Davidson to the Houston Astros for a player to be named later. The Houston Astros sent Greg Johnson (minors) (September 6, 1989) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.
May 17, 1989 (Standings)
The Boston Red Sox signed Rick Lancellotti as a free agent.
May 18, 1989 (Standings)
The Seibu Lions (Japan Pacific) purchased Orestes Destrade from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
May 19, 1989 (Standings)
The Detroit Tigers purchased Rick Schu from the Baltimore Orioles.
The Detroit Tigers released Chris Brown.
May 23, 1989 (Standings)
The Detroit Tigers signed Brad Havens as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Albert Hall as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers purchased Jim Pankovits from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
May 25, 1989 (Standings)
The Cincinnati Reds released Manny Trillo.
The Montreal Expos traded Randy Johnson, Brian Holman, and Gene Harris to the Seattle Mariners for a player to be named later and Mark Langston. The Seattle Mariners sent Mike Campbell (July 31, 1989) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.
May 27, 1989 (Standings)
The Oakland Athletics signed Jamie Quirk as a free agent.
May 30, 1989 (Standings)
The New York Yankees released Tommy John.
May 31, 1989 (Standings)
The Kansas City Royals signed Pete Filson as a free agent.
June 1, 1989 (Standings)
The San Diego Padres released Joe Bitker.
The Baltimore Orioles traded John Posey (minors) to the Philadelphia Phillies for Shane Turner.
June 2, 1989 (Standings)
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Chris Brown as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Chris James to the San Diego Padres for Randy Ready and John Kruk.
June 3, 1989 (Standings)
The Chicago White Sox sent Dan Rohrmeier to the Texas Rangers as part of a conditional deal.
As part of a 3-team trade: The San Diego Padres sent a player to be named later to the Cleveland Indians. The Oakland Athletics sent Jose Mota to the San Diego Padres. The Cleveland Indians sent Peter Kuld (minors) to the Oakland Athletics. The San Diego Padres sent Brian Brooks (minors) (June 11, 1989) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.
June 5, 1989 (Standings)
The Atlanta Braves drafted Tyler Houston in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 1989.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Ryan Klesko in the 5th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 1989.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Mike Mordecai in the 6th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1989.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Joe Roa in the 18th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1989.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Ben McDonald in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed August 19, 1989.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Brad Pennington in the 12th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1989.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Mike Oquist in the 13th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1989.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Gregg Zaun in the 17th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed August 25, 1989.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Keith Kessinger in the 36th round of the 1989 amateur draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Greg Blosser in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1989.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Mo Vaughn in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 1989.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Kevin Morton in the 1st round (29th pick) of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1989.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Jeff McNeely in the 2nd round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1989.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Eric Wedge in the 3rd round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 26, 1989.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Jeff Bagwell in the 4th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1989.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Paul Quantrill in the 6th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 1989.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Greg Hansell in the 10th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 22, 1989.
The California Angels drafted Kyle Abbott in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1989 amateur draft.
The California Angels drafted Joe Grahe in the 2nd round of the 1989 amateur draft.
The California Angels drafted Tim Salmon in the 3rd round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1989.
The California Angels drafted Erik Bennett in the 4th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1989.
The California Angels drafted Paul Swingle in the 29th round of the 1989 amateur draft.
The California Angels drafted Hilly Hathaway in the 35th round of the 1989 amateur draft.
The California Angels drafted Chad Curtis in the 45th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1989.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Gary Scott in the 2nd round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1989.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Dave Swartzbaugh in the 9th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1989.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Dave Stevens in the 20th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed May 26, 1990.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Frank Thomas in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1989.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Kevin Tolar in the 9th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1989.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Brian Keyser in the 19th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1989.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Joe Borowski in the 32nd round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed August 13, 1989.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Ross Powell in the 3rd round of the 1989 amateur draft.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Darron Cox in the 5th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1989.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Tim Pugh in the 6th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1989.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Trevor Hoffman in the 11th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1989.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Scott Pose in the 34th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1989.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Jerry Dipoto in the 3rd round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1989.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Jesse Levis in the 4th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 1989.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Alan Embree in the 5th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed September 6, 1989.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Curt Leskanic in the 8th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed August 12, 1989.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Kelly Stinnett in the 11th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1990.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Jim Thome in the 13th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 1989.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Brian Giles in the 17th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed July 18, 1989.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Robert Person in the 25th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1989.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Bill Wertz in the 31st round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1989.
The Cleveland Indians drafted James Hurst in the 32nd round of the 1989 amateur draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Greg Gohr in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 1989.
The Detroit Tigers drafted John DeSilva in the 8th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1989.
The Detroit Tigers drafted John Doherty in the 19th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1989.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Ivan Cruz in the 28th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1989.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Mark Ettles in the 33rd round of the 1989 amateur draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Mike Garcia in the 55th round of the 1989 amateur draft.
The Houston Astros drafted Jeff Juden in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 30, 1989.
The Houston Astros drafted Todd Jones in the 1st round (27th pick) of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 30, 1989.
The Houston Astros drafted Brian Hunter in the 2nd round of the 1989 amateur draft.
The Houston Astros drafted Shane Reynolds in the 3rd round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 1989.
The Houston Astros drafted Mark Small in the 17th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1989.
The Houston Astros drafted Donne Wall in the 18th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1989.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Brent Mayne in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 1989.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Ed Pierce in the 7th round of the 1989 amateur draft.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Matt Karchner in the 8th round of the 1989 amateur draft.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Andres Berumen in the 27th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1989.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Tom Goodwin in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1989.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Jamie McAndrew in the 1st round (28th pick) of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1989.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Matt Howard in the 34th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1989.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Eric Young in the 43rd round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1989.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Garey Ingram in the 44th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1990.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Cal Eldred in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 24, 1989.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Chuck Knoblauch in the 1st round (25th pick) of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1989.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Denny Neagle in the 3rd round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 22, 1989.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Scott Erickson in the 4th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 25, 1989.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Marty Cordova in the 10th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed July 5, 1989.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Dan Masteller in the 11th round of the 1989 amateur draft.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Mike Trombley in the 14th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1989.
The Minnesota Twins drafted George Tsamis in the 15th round of the 1989 amateur draft.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Dennis Hocking in the 52nd round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed May 15, 1990.
The Montreal Expos drafted Glenn Murray in the 2nd round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 24, 1989.
The Montreal Expos drafted Brian Barnes in the 4th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed July 1, 1989.
The Montreal Expos drafted Pete Young in the 6th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1989.
The Montreal Expos drafted Doug Bochtler in the 9th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 26, 1989.
The Montreal Expos drafted F.P. Santangelo in the 20th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 1989.
The New York Mets drafted Alan Zinter in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 1989.
The New York Mets drafted Brook Fordyce in the 3rd round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1989.
The New York Mets drafted Butch Huskey in the 7th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1989.
The New York Mets drafted Mike Thomas in the 23rd round of the 1989 amateur draft.
The New York Mets drafted Joe Vitko in the 24th round of the 1989 amateur draft.
The New York Mets drafted Dave Telgheder in the 31st round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1989.
The New York Yankees drafted Andy Fox in the 2nd round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1989.
The New York Yankees drafted J.T. Snow in the 5th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1989.
The New York Yankees drafted Russ Springer in the 7th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 1989.
The New York Yankees drafted Sterling Hitchcock in the 9th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1989.
The New York Yankees drafted Brian Johnson in the 16th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed July 7, 1989.
The New York Yankees drafted Mike Figga in the 44th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed May 21, 1990.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Scott Lydy in the 2nd round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1989.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Steve Chitren in the 6th round of the 1989 amateur draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Craig Paquette in the 8th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1989.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Kurt Abbott in the 15th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1989.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Dana Allison in the 21st round of the 1989 amateur draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Mike Mohler in the 42nd round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed August 18, 1989.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Steve Parris in the 5th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1989.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Matt Whisenant in the 18th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed May 8, 1990.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Steve Bieser in the 32nd round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1989.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Willie Greene in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1989.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Rich Aude in the 2nd round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 1989.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted John Hope in the 2nd round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1989.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Paul Wagner in the 12th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1989.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Steve Cooke in the 35th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed May 23, 1990.
The San Diego Padres drafted Dave Staton in the 5th round of the 1989 amateur draft.
The San Diego Padres drafted Darrell Sherman in the 6th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1989.
The San Diego Padres drafted Ray McDavid in the 9th round of the 1989 amateur draft.
The San Diego Padres drafted Kevin Higgins in the 12th round of the 1989 amateur draft.
The San Diego Padres drafted Tim Worrell in the 20th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed May 15, 1990.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Roger Salkeld in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed July 6, 1989.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Brian Turang in the 51st round of the 1989 amateur draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Steve Hosey in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 1989.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Clay Bellinger in the 2nd round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1989.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Rafael Novoa in the 9th round of the 1989 amateur draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Greg Brummett in the 11th round of the 1989 amateur draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Pat Rapp in the 15th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1989.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Dan Carlson in the 33rd round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed May 26, 1990.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Mike Milchin in the 2nd round of the 1989 amateur draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Tripp Cromer in the 3rd round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1989.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Bill Hurst in the 20th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed May 17, 1990.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Steve Dixon in the 31st round of the 1989 amateur draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Frank Cimorelli in the 37th round of the 1989 amateur draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted Donald Harris in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1989 amateur draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted Dan Peltier in the 3rd round of the 1989 amateur draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted Joey Eischen in the 4th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1989.
The Texas Rangers drafted Gerald Alexander in the 21st round of the 1989 amateur draft.
The Texas Rangers drafted Danny Patterson in the 47th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed May 14, 1990.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Eddie Zosky in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 28, 1989.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Brent Bowers in the 2nd round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 1989.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted John Olerud in the 3rd round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed August 26, 1989.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Jeff Kent in the 20th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1989.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Aaron Small in the 22nd round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1989.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Todd Greene in the 27th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Mike Lansing in the 9th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Chad Mottola in the 10th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Brian Bark in the 28th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted John Burke in the 34th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Brian Sackinsky in the 39th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The California Angels drafted Joe Randa in the 30th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The California Angels drafted Chris Gomez in the 37th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Sean Lowe in the 43rd round of the 1989 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Calvin Murray in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1989 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Mike Potts in the 16th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Billy Brewer in the 26th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Paul Carey in the 4th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Doug Mirabelli in the 6th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Scott Klingenbeck in the 57th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Houston Astros drafted Ricardo Jordan in the 22nd round of the 1989 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Houston Astros drafted Ryan Karp in the 73rd round of the 1989 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Houston Astros drafted Desi Wilson in the 87th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Phil Nevin in the 3rd round of the 1989 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Kevin Jordan in the 10th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Jason Giambi in the 43rd round of the 1989 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Derrick White in the 23rd round of the 1989 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Tom Urbani in the 29th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Montreal Expos drafted Charles Johnson in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1989 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Mets drafted Mark Grudzielanek in the 17th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The New York Yankees drafted Rich Batchelor in the 38th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Matt Mieske in the 20th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Jeff McCurry in the 20th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Derek Wallace in the 36th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Mark Johnson in the 42nd round of the 1989 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The San Diego Padres drafted Joel Adamson in the 31st round of the 1989 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The San Diego Padres drafted Rich Robertson in the 32nd round of the 1989 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Dave Mlicki in the 23rd round of the 1989 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Albie Lopez in the 46th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Todd Steverson in the 6th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Texas Rangers drafted Chris Snopek in the 11th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Jeffrey Hammonds in the 9th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Jon Shave in the 56th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but was not signed.
The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Ricky Otero in the 65th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but was not signed.
June 8, 1989 (Standings)
The Texas Rangers signed Thad Bosley as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Jesus Tavarez as an amateur free agent.
June 9, 1989 (Standings)
The New York Mets signed Lou Thornton as a free agent.
The New York Mets traded Terry Leach to the Kansas City Royals for a player to be named later. The Kansas City Royals sent Aquedo Vasquez (minors) (October 1, 1989) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.
June 12, 1989 (Standings)
The Seattle Mariners released Steve Trout.
The Toronto Blue Jays released Dane Johnson.
June 14, 1989 (Standings)
The Cincinnati Reds signed Chris Hook as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Bryan Eversgerd as an amateur free agent.
June 16, 1989 (Standings)
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Doug Bair from the Toronto Blue Jays.
The Detroit Tigers traded Pat Sheridan to the San Francisco Giants for Tracy Jones.
June 18, 1989 (Standings)
The San Diego Padres released Keith Comstock.
The New York Mets traded a player to be named later, Lenny Dykstra, and Roger McDowell to the Philadelphia Phillies for Juan Samuel. The New York Mets sent Tom Edens (July 27, 1989) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.
The Philadelphia Phillies traded a player to be named later and Steve Bedrosian to the San Francisco Giants for Terry Mulholland, Dennis Cook, and Charlie Hayes. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Rick Parker (August 7, 1989) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.
June 19, 1989 (Standings)
The Detroit Tigers purchased Matt Sinatro from the Houston Astros.
June 20, 1989 (Standings)
The Seattle Mariners signed Keith Comstock as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants released Reggie Williams.
June 21, 1989 (Standings)
The New York Yankees traded Rickey Henderson to the Oakland Athletics for Greg Cadaret, Eric Plunk, and Luis Polonia.
June 22, 1989 (Standings)
The Oakland Athletics signed Joe Bitker as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Willie Canate as an amateur free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Ken Ramos as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees released Richard Dotson.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Mike Smith to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Tony Chance (minors).
June 23, 1989 (Standings)
The Cincinnati Reds released Dave Collins.
June 24, 1989 (Standings)
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Ozzie Virgil as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Danny Bautista as an amateur free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Steve Shifflett as an amateur free agent.
June 26, 1989 (Standings)
The Minnesota Twins signed Kerry Taylor as an amateur free agent.
The Boston Red Sox purchased Jeff Stone from the Texas Rangers.
June 29, 1989 (Standings)
The Milwaukee Brewers traded La Vel Freeman and Todd Simmons (minors) to the Texas Rangers for Scott May and Mike Wilson (minors).
The Minnesota Twins traded Freddie Toliver to the San Diego Padres for Greg Booker.
July 1, 1989 (Standings)
The Chicago White Sox signed Richard Dotson as a free agent.
July 2, 1989 (Standings)
The Atlanta Braves traded Dion James to the Cleveland Indians for Oddibe McDowell.
The Atlanta Braves traded Zane Smith to the Montreal Expos for Sergio Valdez, Nate Minchey, and Kevin Dean (minors).
July 3, 1989 (Standings)
The Montreal Expos signed Antonio Alfonseca as an amateur free agent.
July 5, 1989 (Standings)
The Detroit Tigers signed Jose Lima as an amateur free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Nelson Cruz as an amateur free agent.
July 10, 1989 (Standings)
The New York Mets traded Marcus Lawton to the New York Yankees for Scott Nielsen.
July 12, 1989 (Standings)
The Cleveland Indians released Tim Stoddard.
July 13, 1989 (Standings)
The Detroit Tigers released David Palmer.
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Bob Sebra to the Cincinnati Reds for a player to be named later. The Cincinnati Reds sent Jeff Gray (September 6, 1989) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.
July 14, 1989 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Ron Blazier as an amateur free agent.
July 15, 1989 (Standings)
The California Angels traded a player to be named later to the Cleveland Indians for Brian Dorsett. The California Angels sent Colby Ward (July 15, 1989) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.
July 16, 1989 (Standings)
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Ricky Horton.
July 17, 1989 (Standings)
The Montreal Expos signed Derek Aucoin as an amateur free agent.
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