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On This Day in Baseball History: January 12
Sources Lahman People + MLB StatsAPI0 debuts101 transactions
Every major-league debut, final game, transaction, birth and death recorded for January 12, newest first. Player names link to career pages where one exists, and each season links onward to that year’s awards and postseason archives.
Debuts0
Final games0
Transactions101
Born60
Died26
| Year | Player | That season |
|---|---|---|
| No major-league debuts are recorded for this date. | ||
| Year | Player | That season |
|---|---|---|
| No final games are recorded for this date. | ||
| Year | Move | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Atlanta Braves traded LHP Ken Waldichuk and 2B Brett Wisely to Tampa Bay Rays for cash. 2026 transaction archive |  |  |
| 2026 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent RHP Patrick Halligan to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent RHP Anthony Patterson III to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent C Aaron Antonini to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Houston Astros signed free agent 2B Riley Unroe to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent LHP Nick Margevicius to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent OF Jared Oliva to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - | |
| 2026 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent RHP Jonathan Loáisiga to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent LF Connor Scott to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent 3B Rubel Cespedes to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent 2B Luke Ritter to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - | |
| 2026 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent SS J.T. Arruda to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Texas Rangers signed free agent RHP Cole Stasio to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent 1B Garrett Cooper to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | New York Yankees signed free agent 1B Dominic Smith to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent LF Teoscar Hernández. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | New York Mets signed free agent LHP Sean Manaea. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent 3B Charlie Culberson to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent RHP Joe Barlow to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent RHP Elieser Hernández to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Nick Burdi to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | New York Mets signed free agent LHP Danny Young to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent C Julio E. Rodriguez to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Miami Marlins signed free agent RHP Emmanuel Ramirez to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2023 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent CF AJ Pollock. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent RHP Corey Kluber, and. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Los Angeles Dodgers released RHP Trevor Bauer. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent RF Henry Ramos to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2023 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2023 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent RHP Mike Morin to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent RHP Thyago Vieira to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2023 | New York Yankees signed free agent LF Willie Calhoun to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | New York Mets signed free agent RHP Humberto Mejía to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent 1B Ryder Jones to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent RF Magneuris Sierra to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent RHP Matt Mullenbach to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent RHP Chris Mazza to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Texas Rangers signed free agent 2B Trey Hair to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Arodys Vizcaino to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent RHP A.J. Cole to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2021 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2021 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent P A.J. Cole. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent LHP Jerry Blevins to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent RHP David Phelps. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent CF Yohan Brito to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | New York Mets signed free agent RHP Eiker Huizi to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent LHP Nathanael Heredia to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2018 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Dario Gardea to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent SS Guillermo Fernandez to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Martin Herrera to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent OF Claudio Ramirez to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Miami Marlins signed free agent RHP Jumbo Diaz to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Miami Marlins signed free agent LF Scott Van Slyke to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent 2B Jon Berti to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Williander Moreno to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent RHP Juan Escorcia to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2017 | Miami Marlins signed free agent C Ramon Cabrera to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent LHP Cory Luebke to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Washington Nationals signed free agent 3B Irving Falu to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2017 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent C Chris Gimenez to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Texas Rangers signed free agent C Carlos Maldonado to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent RHP Eddie Gamboa to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Dodgers traded RHP Joe Wieland to Seattle Mariners for SS Erick Mejia. 2016 transaction archive | | |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Dodgers traded LHP Tyler Olson and SS Ronald Torreyes to New York Yankees for 3B Rob Segedin. 2016 transaction archive | | |
| 2016 | Miami Marlins signed free agent 1B Chris Johnson. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent RF Brennan Boesch to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent 3B Alex Liddi to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2016 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent LF Donald Lutz to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent LF Mitch Maier to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent C Juan Graterol to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Boone Whiting to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent OF Yorki Franco to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent LHP Erick Abreu to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent RHP Alger Hodgson to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent RHP Sam LeCure to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent LF Cedric Hunter to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent Shawn Haviland. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Washington Nationals signed free agent C Steven Lerud to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent 2B Michael Johnson to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Miami Marlins signed free agent C Brandon Bantz to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent C Allan de San Miguel to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent LHP Travis Blackley to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent LHP Joselito Cano to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Texas Rangers signed free agent RHP Kohsuke Tomita to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Williantony Uribarri to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Washington Nationals signed free agent 1B Mike Carp to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Miami Marlins signed free agent RHP Nick Masset to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent CF Evan Frey to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2013 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent RHP Rodrigo Lopez to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent 1B Adam Loewen to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent LF Charles Thomas to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent RHP Patrick Arnold to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent RHP Denis Diaz to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent DH Luke Scott. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Cleveland Indians signed free agent RHP Chris Ray to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2012 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2012 | Miami Marlins signed free agent OF Ryan Patterson to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent OF Edgardo Baez to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent C Zach Booker to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent RHP Ryne Reynoso to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent LHP Miguel Burgos to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | New York Mets signed free agent LHP Taylor Tankersley to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent LF Reed Johnson to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2011 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2011 | Washington Nationals signed free agent C Jorge Tillero to a minor league contract. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| Year | Player |
|---|---|
| 2002 | Anthony Molina |
| 1993 | Aramis Garcia |
| 1991 | Alex Wood |
| 1988 | Hyun Soo Kim |
| 1988 | Justin Marks |
| 1987 | Ivan Nova |
| 1985 | Chris Hatcher |
| 1984 | Scott Olsen |
| 1982 | Chris Ray |
| 1982 | Dontrelle Willis |
| 1980 | Bobby Crosby |
| 1978 | Luis Ayala |
| 1977 | Reggie Taylor |
| 1975 | Jorge Velandia |
| 1972 | Rich Loiselle |
| 1971 | Andy Fox |
| 1970 | Nigel Wilson |
| 1967 | Mike Simms |
| 1961 | Casey Candaele |
| 1960 | Mike Marshall |
| 1960 | Mike Trujillo |
| 1960 | Tim Hulett |
| 1958 | Rod Craig |
| 1956 | Juan Bonilla |
| 1955 | Chuck Porter |
| 1953 | Terry Whitfield |
| 1951 | Bill Madlock |
| 1950 | Randy Jones |
| 1947 | Gene Martin |
| 1947 | Leon Everitt |
| 1947 | Paul Reuschel |
| 1945 | Bob Reed |
| 1945 | Paul Gilliford |
| 1940 | George Kernek |
| 1937 | Phil Mudrock |
| 1925 | Ed Stevens |
| 1915 | Roy Easterwood |
| 1899 | Joe Hauser |
| 1898 | George Knothe |
| 1898 | Rip Wade |
| 1895 | Henry Bostick |
| 1895 | Jack Knight |
| 1893 | Charlie Young |
| 1893 | Lefty Lorenzen |
| 1889 | Harry Imlay |
| 1881 | Jim Callahan |
| 1879 | Gary Wilson |
| 1879 | Hank Olmsted |
| 1878 | Admiral Schlei |
| 1877 | Charlie Buelow |
| 1877 | Ed Murphy |
| 1876 | George Browne |
| 1872 | Togie Pittinger |
| 1869 | Nat Hudson |
| 1868 | Dan Daub |
| 1866 | Tom Kinslow |
| 1862 | John Crowley |
| 1860 | Henry Larkin |
| 1859 | Ed Swartwood |
| 1856 | Chub Sullivan |
| Year | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Lee Tinsley | 53 |
| 2023 | Ted Savage | 86 |
| 2018 | Rudy Arias | 86 |
| 2013 | Bubba Harris | 86 |
| 2010 | Hillis Layne | 91 |
| 1993 | Earl Browne | 81 |
| 1993 | Joe Orrell | 75 |
| 1989 | Clise Dudley | 85 |
| 1986 | Eddie Solomon | 34 |
| 1977 | Tex Carleton | 70 |
| 1975 | Frank Kalin | 57 |
| 1974 | Jim Middleton | 84 |
| 1974 | Joe Smith | 80 |
| 1971 | Cy Malis | 63 |
| 1970 | Andy Bruckmiller | 88 |
| 1970 | Doc Bass | 71 |
| 1960 | Jimmy Lavender | 75 |
| 1958 | Cleon Webb | 72 |
| 1943 | Bill Webb | 47 |
| 1940 | Ed Keas | 77 |
| 1938 | Dupee Shaw | 78 |
| 1937 | Joe McCarthy | 55 |
| 1926 | Michael Campbell | 75 |
| 1917 | Jim Garry | 47 |
| 1910 | Harry Staley | 43 |
| 1903 | Win Mercer | 28 |
About these records
Every dated event on this page is read directly from the source tables: debuts, final games, birth dates and death dates from the SABR / Sean Lahman baseball database (2025 edition, People table), used under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0, and transactions from the official MLB StatsAPI transactions archive captured through 2026-10-22. Nothing is inferred: a record appears here only when the source carries a complete month and day for January 12.
Honesty notes: the staged People table records complete dates or none, and no partial dates had to be excluded. Missing dates are not unknowns everywhere: an empty death date means the player is living (10,918 rows), an empty final-game date means no end date is recorded (1,932 rows), and 398 rows have no birth date. Early records reach back to the 1870s; 19th-century dates reflect the best retrospective research in the source and are shown exactly as recorded. Award winners and postseason series are staged by season with no calendar day in the source, so they are linked from each season above instead of being dated here. The transaction window covers 2011 to 2026 only. Player names link to career pages for every player who has one.
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