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On This Day in Baseball History: January 27
Sources Lahman People + MLB StatsAPI0 debuts141 transactions
Every major-league debut, final game, transaction, birth and death recorded for January 27, 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
Transactions141
Born61
Died32
| 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 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Héctor Neris to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Aaron Sanchez to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2026 transaction archive | - | |
| 2026 | Minnesota Twins traded C Jhonny Pereda to Seattle Mariners for cash. 2026 transaction archive |  |  |
| 2026 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent LHP Luis Garces to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - | |
| 2026 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent LHP Yoel Zambrano to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Miami Marlins signed free agent RHP Stephen Jones to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent OF Alexander Ramirez to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | San Diego Padres signed free agent RHP Andrew Thurman to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent RHP Gunner Mayer to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - | |
| 2026 | New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Hector Cancio to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Cesar Vivanco to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - | |
| 2026 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent OF Alex Ramírez to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent LF Dylan Carlson. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Texas Rangers signed free agent RHP Jesse Chavez to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent RHP Aaron Wilkerson to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent 1B Jake Lamb to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent RHP Zack Weiss to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Reynell Ramos to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Miami Marlins signed free agent OF Albert Almora Jr. to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Cole Percival to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent RHP Andres Luna to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent RHP James Karinchak to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Cleveland Guardians signed free agent RHP Tyler Beede to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Washington Nationals signed free agent LF Joey Gallo. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent LHP Matt Moore. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent OF Winifer Castillo to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent RHP Aaron Carranza to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent 1B Curtis Terry to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Oakland Athletics signed free agent 1B Jesús Aguilar. 2023 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2023 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent LHP Aroldis Chapman. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Texas Rangers signed free agent RHP Ian Kennedy to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Texas Rangers signed free agent RHP Reyes Moronta to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Texas Rangers signed free agent LHP Danny Duffy to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Texas Rangers signed free agent LF Jackson Frazier and to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Texas Rangers signed free agent CF Travis Jankowski to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent LHP Nicolas De La Cruz to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2023 | New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Ian Hamilton to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | San Diego Padres signed free agent RHP Nick Hernandez to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent RHP Aaron Brooks to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent RHP Edriel Espinal to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent SS Bryan Acuna to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | New York Yankees signed free agent SS Juan Matheus to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent RHP Ryan Boyer to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent IF Jerson Florentino to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent LHP Armando Vasquez to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | New York Yankees signed free agent OF Andres Lacruz to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Washington Nationals signed free agent LHP Jon Lester. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | New York Yankees signed free agent 2B DJ LeMahieu. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Corey Kluber. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | San Diego Padres signed free agent LF Jurickson Profar. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | New York Mets traded LHP Steven Matz to Toronto Blue Jays for RHP Josh Winckowski, RHP Sean Reid-Foley and RHP Yennsy Diaz. 2021 transaction archive |  | |
| 2021 | Miami Marlins signed free agent RHP Anthony Bass. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent RHP Karsen Lindell to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Miami Marlins signed free agent RHP Anthony Bass. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | San Diego Padres signed free agent 3B Jurickson Profar. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Miami Marlins signed free agent P Anthony Bass. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | New York Yankees signed free agent 2B DJ LeMahieu. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | New York Yankees signed free agent P Corey Kluber. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | San Diego Padres signed free agent 3B Jurickson Profar. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Corey Kluber. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | New York Yankees signed free agent 2B DJ LeMahieu. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Miami Marlins signed free agent RHP Anthony Bass, and. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | New York Yankees signed free agent 2B DJ LeMahieu. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Washington Nationals signed free agent LF Alec Keller to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | New York Yankees signed free agent 2B DJ LeMahieu. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | New York Yankees signed free agent 2B DJ LeMahieu. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Arizona Diamondbacks traded RHP Brennan Malone and SS Liover Peguero to Pittsburgh Pirates for cash and CF Starling Marte. 2020 transaction archive | |  |
| 2020 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent RF Nick Castellanos. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | New York Mets signed free agent RHP Rob Whalen to a minor league contract. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent 2B Corban Joseph to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent SS Luis Gonzalez to a minor league contract. 2020 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2020 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent RHP Max Bain to a minor league contract. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent 3B Nick Castellanos. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent 3B Nick Castellanos. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Seattle Mariners signed RHP Hunter Strickland. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent RHP Allen Webster to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent RHP Mark Lowe to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Washington Nationals signed free agent OF Hunter Jones to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Texas Rangers signed free agent LHP Wesley Wright to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Washington Nationals signed free agent 2B Grant Green to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent RHP Jim Henderson to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent RHP Casey Kelly to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent LHP Manny Parra to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent 1B Ike Davis to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent RHP Jorge Hernandez to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent C Jordan McArdle to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Detroit Tigers traded 3B Jefry Marte to Los Angeles Angels for 2B Kody Eaves. 2016 transaction archive | |  |
| 2016 | Texas Rangers signed free agent RHP Nick Tepesch to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Peter Moylan to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent 3B Anderson Feliz to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent LHP Bob Wheatley to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent 2B Dainer Moreira to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent RHP Oscar Brito to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Bronson Arroyo to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent LHP Francis Beriguete to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent RHP Bryan Mata to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent RHP Oliver Polanco to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Boston Red Sox traded RHP Anthony Ranaudo to Texas Rangers for LHP Robbie Ross Jr.. 2015 transaction archive | | |
| 2015 | Pittsburgh Pirates traded LF Travis Snider to Baltimore Orioles for LHP Stephen Tarpley and Player To Be Named Later. 2015 transaction archive | | |
| 2015 | Miami Marlins signed free agent RF Ichiro Suzuki. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent RHP Felipe Paulino to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent RHP Rafael Betancourt to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2015 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2015 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent SS Omar Quintanilla to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent RHP Dane De La Rosa to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent RHP Steve Johnson to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent 2B Trevor Sprowl to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent RHP Carlos Pimentel to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent 3B Juan Silverio to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent RHP Javier Solano to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Washington Nationals signed free agent 3B Grant DeBruin to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent RF Chris Parmelee to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Cleveland Indians signed free agent 2B Elliot Johnson to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent 1B Chad Tracy to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent 2B Niuman Romero to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Miami Marlins signed free agent 3B Josh Rodriguez to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent RHP Mike McClendon to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Houston Astros signed free agent RHP Hansel Paulino to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2014 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Wilson Acevedo to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | New York Yankees signed free agent CF Andy Diaz to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | New York Yankees signed free agent SS Ricardo Ferreira to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Jamie Richmond to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent LF Juan Pierre to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Houston Astros signed free agent LHP Zach Duke to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | New York Mets signed free agent 2B Matt Tuiasosopo to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent 2B Jeff Keppinger. 2012 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2012 | New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Manny Delcarmen to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent RHP Vinnie Chulk to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent LHP Scott Olsen to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Houston Astros signed free agent C Jair Fernandez to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent C Adrian Gutierrez to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent RHP Brian Sweeney to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Oakland Athletics signed free agent SS Yairo Munoz to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent Michael Santos. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Cleveland Indians signed free agent OF Victor Cabral to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent RHP Braden Looper to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent 2B Augie Ojeda to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent RHP Todd Wellemeyer to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent C Tim Mahler to a minor league contract. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent SS Eurys Felipe to a minor league contract. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent OF Lenny Pena to a minor league contract. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | New York Mets signed free agent OF Johanny Sierra to a minor league contract. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| Year | Player |
|---|---|
| 2002 | Angel Martínez |
| 1999 | Hyeseong Kim |
| 1999 | Luis Ortiz |
| 1998 | Christian Koss |
| 1998 | John McMillon |
| 1998 | Tyler Tolbert |
| 1997 | David Villar |
| 1997 | Jonathan Heasley |
| 1995 | Bryan Reynolds |
| 1995 | Matt Foster |
| 1991 | Julio Teheran |
| 1990 | Tim Beckham |
| 1986 | Yohan Flande |
| 1983 | Gavin Floyd |
| 1983 | Mike Zagurski |
| 1978 | Angel Berroa |
| 1978 | Pete LaForest |
| 1975 | Jason Conti |
| 1974 | Bry Nelson |
| 1972 | Greg Martinez |
| 1971 | Ken Huckaby |
| 1970 | Jessie Hollins |
| 1969 | Phil Plantier |
| 1968 | Eric Wedge |
| 1968 | Rusty Meacham |
| 1965 | Rusty Richards |
| 1959 | Greg Bargar |
| 1951 | Mike Overy |
| 1947 | John Lowenstein |
| 1947 | Tim Plodinec |
| 1943 | Doug Adams |
| 1941 | Nick Willhite |
| 1935 | Steve Demeter |
| 1929 | Bobby Kline |
| 1926 | Bob Borkowski |
| 1920 | Eddie Shokes |
| 1915 | Buck Etchison |
| 1913 | Floyd Speer |
| 1913 | Stew Hofferth |
| 1910 | Harry Matuzak |
| 1903 | Art Reinholz |
| 1903 | Earl Williams |
| 1902 | Ollie Tucker |
| 1901 | Fred Heimach |
| 1899 | Bibb Falk |
| 1899 | Bob Barrett |
| 1896 | Milt Gaston |
| 1894 | Joe Weiss |
| 1891 | Al Tesch |
| 1888 | Al Wickland |
| 1883 | John McDonald |
| 1882 | Elijah Jones |
| 1880 | Bill Burns |
| 1877 | John Burke |
| 1876 | Otis Clymer |
| 1871 | Bert Inks |
| 1866 | Charlie Duffee |
| 1865 | Bill George |
| 1865 | Walter Watson |
| 1859 | Bob Emslie |
| 1855 | Gil Hatfield |
| Year | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Gene Clines | 75 |
| 2020 | Ramon Aviles | 68 |
| 2019 | Matt Turner | 51 |
| 2017 | Bob Bowman | 85 |
| 2015 | Al Severinsen | 70 |
| 2015 | Charlie Williams | 67 |
| 2013 | Barney Mussill | 93 |
| 2013 | Chuck Hinton | 78 |
| 2010 | Sammy Drake | 75 |
| 2008 | Ken Hunt | 69 |
| 2003 | Bob Kammeyer | 52 |
| 2002 | Reggie Sanders | 52 |
| 1991 | Dale Long | 64 |
| 1983 | Squire Potter | 80 |
| 1982 | Bill Haeffner | 87 |
| 1981 | Huck Geary | 64 |
| 1978 | Monte Pearson | 69 |
| 1978 | Sarge Connally | 79 |
| 1971 | Bruce Connatser | 68 |
| 1969 | Al Schweitzer | 86 |
| 1962 | Bob Steele | 67 |
| 1962 | Jim Shaw | 68 |
| 1962 | Joe Vosmik | 51 |
| 1953 | Merv Shea | 52 |
| 1938 | Larry Battam | 61 |
| 1933 | Art Madison | 62 |
| 1932 | Ed Appleton | 39 |
| 1927 | Drummond Brown | 41 |
| 1926 | Bill McCauley | 56 |
| 1922 | Emil Frisk | 47 |
| 1915 | John Coleman | 54 |
| 1909 | John Mullin | - |
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 27.
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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