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On This Day in Baseball History: February 4
Sources Lahman People + MLB StatsAPI0 debuts119 transactions
Every major-league debut, final game, transaction, birth and death recorded for February 4, 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
Born48
Died40
| 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 signed free agent LHP Martín Pérez to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | San Diego Padres signed free agent RHP Justin Yeager to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | San Diego Padres signed free agent LHP Omar Cruz to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2026 transaction archive | - | |
| 2026 | San Diego Padres signed free agent LHP Marco Gonzales to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2026 transaction archive | - | |
| 2026 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent RHP Michael Fulmer to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Mike Clevinger to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent 2B Brandon Drury to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent LF Austin Hays. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent CF Jordyn Adams to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent RHP Eduardo Salazar to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent C Eric Yang to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Ryder Ryan to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent RHP Ian Gibaut to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent LHP Joe La Sorsa to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent LHP Wade Miley to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent RF Ramón Laureano. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent RF Randal Grichuk. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent SS Tim Anderson to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent 3B Yolmer Sánchez to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent RHP Max Scherzer. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Los Angeles Dodgers traded RHP Ryan Brasier to Chicago Cubs for Player To Be Named Later. 2025 transaction archive | |  |
| 2025 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent RHP A.J. Puckett to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent LHP Joey Lucchesi to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent C Carlos Garcia to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent RHP Miguel Pantoja to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent RHP Chad Kuhl to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Texas Rangers signed free agent SS Nick Ahmed to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Texas Rangers signed free agent LF Sam Haggerty to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent LHP Brian Moran to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent RHP Cooper Adams to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent 2B Ichiro Cano to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Alex Colomé to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2023 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2023 | New York Mets signed free agent RHP Lucas Gordillo to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2023 | New York Mets signed free agent RHP Fredayan Figuera to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | New York Mets signed free agent C Arnaldo Montano to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent 3B Alexander Orasma to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Cleveland Indians signed free agent 2B Mike Freeman to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2021 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2021 | Cleveland Indians signed free agent LF Eddie Rosario. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent 2B Tommy La Stella. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Texas Rangers signed free agent RHP Nick Vincent to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | St. Louis Cardinals traded RF Dexter Fowler to Los Angeles Angels for Player To Be Named Later. 2021 transaction archive |  | |
| 2021 | Minnesota Twins traded LaMonte Wade Jr to San Francisco Giants for RHP Shaun Anderson. 2021 transaction archive | | |
| 2021 | Cleveland Indians signed free agent SS Miguel Lopez to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Cleveland Indians signed free agent SS Emerson Purroy to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent RHP Zack Littell to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Washington Nationals signed free agent 3B Humberto Arteaga to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent 2B Tommy La Stella. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | traded to Minnesota Twins for . 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent P Zack Littell. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Cleveland Indians signed free agent LF Eddie Rosario. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent 2B Tommy La Stella. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent 2B Tommy La Stella. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Cleveland Indians signed free agent LF Eddie Rosario. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Texas Rangers signed free agent 1B Greg Bird to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Miami Marlins traded RHP Nick Wittgren to Cleveland Indians for RHP Jordan Milbrath. 2019 transaction archive | |  |
| 2019 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent 2B Jordany Valdespin to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent RHP Kevin Comer to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent 1B Wilin Rosario to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent LHP Pat Dean to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent RHP Adam Atkins to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent LHP Francisco Liriano to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent OF Darel Belen to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent RHP Robert Robbins to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Texas Rangers signed free agent RHP Bartolo Colon to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent RF Dustin Ackley to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent LF Rickie Weeks Jr. to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2017 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2017 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent LF Chris Coghlan. 2017 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent 2B Howie Kendrick. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | San Diego Padres traded RHP Odrisamer Despaigne to Baltimore Orioles for RHP Jean Cosme. 2016 transaction archive | | |
| 2016 | San Diego Padres signed free agent RHP Fernando Rodney. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | New York Yankees signed free agent CF Jared Mitchell to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2016 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent 2B Tyler Henson to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Texas Rangers signed free agent P Jeuyson Fernandez to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent LHP Roimy Mendoza to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent IF Maikel Pineda to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent C Ronald Valenzuela to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent RHP Alex Powers to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent RHP Cody Satterwhite to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent RHP Javy Guerra to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent RHP Oscar Arzaga to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent RHP Kyle Kendrick. 2015 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2015 | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent RHP Carlos Villanueva to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Miami Marlins traded RHP Arquimedes Caminero to Pittsburgh Pirates for cash. 2015 transaction archive | | |
| 2015 | Los Angeles Angels traded RHP Yency Almonte to Chicago White Sox. 2015 transaction archive | | |
| 2015 | Chicago White Sox released RF Dayan Viciedo. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Texas Rangers signed free agent LF Ryan Ludwick to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | San Francisco Giants released RF Chris Dominguez. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Colorado Rockies traded LHP Jayson Aquino to Toronto Blue Jays for LHP Tyler Ybarra. 2015 transaction archive | | |
| 2015 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent RHP Shane Halley to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Miami Marlins signed free agent LHP Fauri Cetin to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent LHP Luke Westphal to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Tim Alderson to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent RHP Manny Corpas to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent SS Paul Janish to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent RHP Nick Masset to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Oakland Athletics signed free agent LF Sam Fuld to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2014 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2014 | Washington Nationals signed free agent C Koyie Hill to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent 2B Brian Bixler to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent LHP Roy Merritt to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent C Shawn McGill to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent 2B Tony Thomas to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent C Yusuf Carter to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Isaac Padilla to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Houston Astros traded SS Jed Lowrie and RHP Fernando Rodriguez to Oakland Athletics for 1B Chris Carter, RHP Brad Peacock and C Max Stassi. 2013 transaction archive |  | |
| 2013 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent RHP Chris Volstad to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent RHP Ramon Ramirez to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent LHP Wes Whisler to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent 1B Koby Clemens to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent OF Andres Aguilar to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent SS Brent Dlugach to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2012 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent LHP Anfernee Benitez to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent RF Mark Kotsay. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent RHP Justin Duchscherer. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent CF Jim Edmonds to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP J.D. Martin to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Washington Nationals signed free agent 1B Kevin Barker to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent LF Gabe Gross to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2011 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2011 | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent OF George Araujo to a minor league contract. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Florida Marlins signed free agent OF Henry Rodriguez to a minor league contract. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| Year | Player |
|---|---|
| 1998 | George Kirby |
| 1995 | Greg Weissert |
| 1994 | Chris Gittens |
| 1994 | Raimel Tapia |
| 1986 | Jordan Smith |
| 1984 | Doug Fister |
| 1983 | William Bergolla |
| 1981 | Ben Hendrickson |
| 1981 | Tom Mastny |
| 1980 | Doug Slaten |
| 1980 | Steve Schmoll |
| 1973 | Chris Coste |
| 1971 | Dennis Konuszewski |
| 1970 | John Frascatore |
| 1969 | Brad Cornett |
| 1964 | Jeff Gardner |
| 1962 | Dan Plesac |
| 1960 | Tim Pyznarski |
| 1959 | Keith Creel |
| 1959 | Pat Perry |
| 1957 | Randy Gomez |
| 1956 | Chris Bando |
| 1955 | Gary Allenson |
| 1955 | Rusty Kuntz |
| 1954 | Al Javier |
| 1953 | Rob Picciolo |
| 1951 | Stan Papi |
| 1950 | Max Leon |
| 1949 | Steve Brye |
| 1942 | Joe Sparma |
| 1908 | Hank Garrity |
| 1898 | Jack Perrin |
| 1898 | Johnny Mann |
| 1896 | Andy Woehr |
| 1894 | Vern Spencer |
| 1892 | Rollie Naylor |
| 1890 | Eddie Ainsmith |
| 1890 | George Whitted |
| 1889 | Horace Leverette |
| 1888 | Rankin Johnson |
| 1883 | Doc Miller |
| 1876 | Germany Schaefer |
| 1875 | Jim McGuire |
| 1875 | Lefty Davis |
| 1874 | William Gallagher |
| 1862 | William Drew |
| 1859 | Ri Jones |
| 1854 | Lou Say |
| Year | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Dave Van Gorder | 67 |
| 2025 | Felipe Montemayor | 96 |
| 2024 | Brant Alyea | 83 |
| 2023 | Pete Koegel | 75 |
| 2023 | Ron Tompkins | 78 |
| 2021 | Hy Cohen | 90 |
| 2020 | Dick Koecher | 93 |
| 2020 | Gil Coan | 97 |
| 2018 | Don Choate | 79 |
| 2018 | Laurin Pepper | 87 |
| 2011 | Woodie Fryman | 70 |
| 2009 | Ramon Hernandez | 68 |
| 2007 | Jim Pisoni | 77 |
| 2007 | Steve Barber | 68 |
| 2005 | Luis Sanchez | 51 |
| 2003 | Jim Mertz | 86 |
| 1985 | Bobby Young | 60 |
| 1981 | Grant Gillis | 80 |
| 1980 | Dud Branom | 82 |
| 1979 | Lou Bauer | 80 |
| 1978 | Dave Keefe | 81 |
| 1977 | Nemo Leibold | 84 |
| 1974 | Hank Winston | 69 |
| 1972 | Joe Green | 74 |
| 1967 | Earle Mack | 77 |
| 1966 | Mike Milosevich | 51 |
| 1964 | Fred Smith | 85 |
| 1958 | Ted Turner | 65 |
| 1954 | Ollie Smith | 88 |
| 1949 | Pat Martin | 54 |
| 1944 | Dixie Davis | 53 |
| 1943 | Frank Dwyer | 74 |
| 1937 | Harry Wolverton | 63 |
| 1936 | Frank Jones | 77 |
| 1928 | Bill McCarthy | 41 |
| 1923 | George Tebeau | 61 |
| 1920 | Ed Siever | 44 |
| 1919 | Lefty Davis | 44 |
| 1909 | John Clarkson | 47 |
| 1902 | Tom Hernon | 35 |
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 February 4.
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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