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On This Day in Baseball History: January 19
Sources Lahman People + MLB StatsAPI0 debuts119 transactions
Every major-league debut, final game, transaction, birth and death recorded for January 19, 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
Transactions119
Born55
Died28
| 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 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent RHP Eliecer Zambrano to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent RHP Alexis Gonzalez to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent LHP Brendan Cellucci to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent RHP Robbie Knowles to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | San Diego Padres signed free agent SS Deivid Coronil to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | San Diego Padres signed free agent RHP Jose Montijo to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent SS Luis Luna to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent C Reese McGuire to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent RHP Trevor Richards to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Miami Marlins signed free agent RHP Adriano Marrero to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent DH Matt Carpenter. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Luke Weaver. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent OF Bralyn Brazoban to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent OF Cristian Arguelles to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent RHP Rubender Pena to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent RHP Brailyn Compres to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent RHP Eduardo Uscanga to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent LHP Lewis Valerio to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent C Eduardo Ponce to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent RHP Reed Garrett to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2023 | Miami Marlins signed free agent RHP Johnny Cueto. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent RHP Ben Heller to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent RHP Heath Hembree to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent RHP Trevor Kelley to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent RHP Elvin Rodriguez to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent 2B Tommy La Stella. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent 3B Edwin Díaz to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2023 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent SS Harold Castro to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent RHP Dereck Rodríguez to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2023 | San Diego Padres signed free agent 3B Jantzen Witte to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | San Diego Padres signed free agent LHP Alexis Parra to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent SS Angel Nieblas to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent RHP Taylor Cole to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | New York Yankees signed free agent SS Santiago Gomez to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent LHP Edinson Salgado to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh Pirates Traded RHP Joe Musgrove to San Diego Padres; New York Mets Traded C Endy Rodriguez to Pittsburgh Pirates; San Diego Padres Traded LHP Joey Lucchesi to New York Mets and San Diego Padres Traded RHP David Bednar, CF Hudson Head, RHP Drake Fellows and LHP Omar Cruz to Pittsburgh Pirates. 2021 transaction archive | | |
| 2021 | Texas Rangers signed free agent RHP Hunter Wood to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2021 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2021 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Erasmo Ramirez to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2021 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2021 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent RHP Jose Adames to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent OF Wynton Bernard to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Miami Marlins signed free agent C Santiago Chavez to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Miami Marlins signed free agent 1B Chris Chinea to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Miami Marlins signed free agent SS Devin Hairston to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Miami Marlins signed free agent SS Luis Marte to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent RHP Mike Adams to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2021 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent CF Eddie Paparella to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Texas Rangers signed free agent P Hunter Wood. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Miami Marlins signed free agent SS Luis Marte. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent P Erasmo Ramirez. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent CF Wynton Bernard. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent P Brian Marcano. 2021 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2021 | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent CF Miguel Vargas. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Houston Astros signed free agent OF Anderson Sanchez. 2021 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2021 | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent C Alejandro Loaiza. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent LHP Daniel Camarena to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent LF Jermaine Curtis to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent RHP Omar Bencomo to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Toronto Blue Jays traded RHP Dominic Leone and RHP Conner Greene to St. Louis Cardinals for LF Randal Grichuk. 2018 transaction archive | | |
| 2018 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent 3B Anderson Feliz to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent RHP Eddie Gamboa to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent OF D'Arby Myers to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent C Audry Perez to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Miami Marlins signed free agent 1B Jonathan Rodriguez to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent RHP Ernesto Frieri to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2018 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2018 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent RHP Giovahniey German to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent RHP Rafi Gonell to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Erick Pinales to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Cincinnati Reds traded RHP Dan Straily to Miami Marlins for RHP Austin Brice, RHP Luis Castillo and CF Zeke White. 2017 transaction archive | | |
| 2017 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent RHP Neftali Feliz. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent RF Michael Saunders. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Texas Rangers signed free agent RHP Tyson Ross. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Cleveland Indians signed free agent LHP Kelvin De La Cruz to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2017 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent RHP Ruben Aponte to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Miami Marlins signed free agent LHP Wei-Yin Chen. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent LHP Justin Marks to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent LHP Adam Wilk to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent LHP David Huff to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent RHP Joe Blanton. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent Al Alburquerque. 2016 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2016 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent C Nate Irving to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent C George Kottaras to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent RHP Tim Sexton to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent 2B Munenori Kawasaki to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent C Vincent DiFazio to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Texas Rangers signed free agent CF Jordan Danks to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Washington Nationals signed free agent LHP Darin Gorski to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2016 | Texas Rangers signed free agent RHP Carlos Fisher to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent RHP Samuel Pimentel to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent RHP Robert Yepes to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Chicago Cubs traded RHP Dan Straily and 3B Luis Valbuena to Houston Astros for CF Dexter Fowler. 2015 transaction archive | | |
| 2015 | Milwaukee Brewers traded cash and RHP Yovani Gallardo to Texas Rangers for RHP Corey Knebel, SS Luis Sardinas and RHP Marcos Diplan. 2015 transaction archive | | |
| 2015 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent LF Nori Aoki. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent LHP Eric Pfisterer to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent C James Skelton to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Houston Astros signed free agent 2B Carlos Perdomo to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent SS Sean Kazmar to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Cleveland Indians signed free agent RHP Jeremy Accardo to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Cleveland Indians signed free agent LF Fred Lewis to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Baltimore Orioles released LF Kyle Hudson. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent RHP Nelson Figueroa to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent SS Chris Woodward to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent OF Brent Clevlen to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent C Josh Ford to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent 2B Tim Torres to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Jose Pujols to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Oakland Athletics signed free agent LHP Brian Fuentes. 2011 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2011 | Chicago Cubs Traded LHP Tom Gorzelanny to Washington Nationals; Harrisburg Senators Traded RF Michael Burgess to Tennessee Smokies; Hagerstown Suns Traded LHP Graham Hicks to Peoria Chiefs and Potomac Nationals Traded RHP A.J. Morris to Daytona Cubs. 2011 transaction archive | | |
| 2011 | Washington Nationals released RHP J.D. Martin. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Washington Nationals signed free agent SS Jerry Hairston. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent 3B Dallas McPherson to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2011 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2011 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent C Jared Price to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent LHP Mike Hampton to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2011 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2011 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent LF Wily Mo Pena to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent 3B Cody Ransom to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent RF David Winfree to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | San Diego Padres signed free agent RHP Chad Qualls. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | San Diego Padres signed free agent C Gregg Zaun to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent RHP Carl Pavano. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent Joe Crede. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| Year | Player |
|---|---|
| 2000 | Travis Adams |
| 1998 | Brandon Eisert |
| 1993 | Nick Burdi |
| 1992 | Jharel Cotton |
| 1989 | James Beresford |
| 1988 | Shawn Tolleson |
| 1987 | James Darnell |
| 1982 | Terry Evans |
| 1979 | Byung-Hyun Kim |
| 1978 | Wilton Veras |
| 1975 | Brian Mallette |
| 1975 | Fernando Seguignol |
| 1974 | Amaury Telemaco |
| 1973 | Chris Stynes |
| 1971 | Jeff Juden |
| 1971 | Phil Nevin |
| 1970 | Rick Krivda |
| 1970 | Ricky Pickett |
| 1969 | Orlando Palmeiro |
| 1966 | Anthony Young |
| 1965 | Kevin Coffman |
| 1964 | Jim Morris |
| 1964 | Mark Grater |
| 1963 | Scott Little |
| 1962 | Chris Sabo |
| 1961 | Ken Dowell |
| 1957 | Brad Mills |
| 1954 | Rich Gale |
| 1950 | Jon Matlack |
| 1949 | Ramon de los Santos |
| 1948 | Ken Frailing |
| 1935 | Fred Valentine |
| 1931 | Ed Sadowski |
| 1914 | Al Piechota |
| 1914 | Benny Culp |
| 1913 | Andy Pilney |
| 1910 | Dib Williams |
| 1910 | Hugh Poland |
| 1906 | Rip Radcliff |
| 1904 | Jim Boyle |
| 1903 | Fred Lucas |
| 1903 | Merle Settlemire |
| 1896 | Ollie Hanson |
| 1895 | Dan Boone |
| 1888 | Chick Gandil |
| 1888 | Pat Maloney |
| 1885 | Dolly Stark |
| 1878 | Jack White |
| 1874 | Harry Atkinson |
| 1874 | Jake Boyd |
| 1873 | Arlie Pond |
| 1871 | Abbie Johnson |
| 1865 | Bill Anderson |
| 1862 | Mac MacArthur |
| 1858 | Joe Straub |
| Year | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jeff Torborg | 83 |
| 2024 | Red Swanson | 87 |
| 2023 | Bert Peña | 63 |
| 2017 | Walt Streuli | 81 |
| 2016 | Frank Sullivan | 85 |
| 2016 | Rich Severson | 71 |
| 2013 | Milt Bolling | 82 |
| 2013 | Stan Musial | 92 |
| 2007 | Bill LeFebvre | 91 |
| 2004 | Tommy Glaviano | 80 |
| 2003 | Dutch Meyer | 87 |
| 2001 | Johnny Babich | 87 |
| 2000 | Lynn Myers | 85 |
| 2000 | Manny Montejo | 64 |
| 1997 | Bert Kuczynski | 77 |
| 1991 | Roy Weatherly | 75 |
| 1987 | George Selkirk | 79 |
| 1978 | Milt Shoffner | 72 |
| 1977 | Don Hendrickson | 63 |
| 1965 | James Edwards | 70 |
| 1957 | Larry Strands | 71 |
| 1938 | Bill Everitt | 69 |
| 1933 | Con Starkel | 52 |
| 1933 | Harry Hinchman | 54 |
| 1922 | Bob Keating | 59 |
| 1917 | Charlie Enwright | 29 |
| 1909 | Dennis Casey | 50 |
| 1900 | Marty Bergen | 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 19.
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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