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On This Day in Baseball History: February 8
Sources Lahman People + MLB StatsAPI0 debuts130 transactions
Every major-league debut, final game, transaction, birth and death recorded for February 8, 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
Transactions130
Born47
Died39
| 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 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent LHP Luis Martinez to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent RHP Lou Trivino to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | San Diego Padres signed free agent 1B Connor Joe. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | New York Yankees signed free agent LHP Tim Hill. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent LHP Yorsua Balanta to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent RHP Nick Anderson to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | San Diego Padres signed free agent 1B Gavin Sheets to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent RHP Dylan Covey to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Ryan Hendrix to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent RHP Ryan Brasier. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Angels released RHP Austin Warren. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | San Diego Padres signed free agent LHP Wandy Peralta. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent RHP Dylan File to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent C Lyle Lin to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent SS Lucius Fox to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent RHP Hans Crouse to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Oakland Athletics signed free agent LHP Francisco Pérez to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Luis Perdomo to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent RHP Orlando Suarez to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent RHP Alexandre Valdiviezo to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent RHP Jake Faria to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2023 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2023 | Kansas City Royals traded LHP Anthony Misiewicz to St. Louis Cardinals for cash. 2023 transaction archive | | |
| 2023 | San Diego Padres signed free agent RHP Julio Teheran to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | San Diego Padres signed free agent 1B Rangel Ravelo and to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent RHP Chad Donato to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent LHP Tyler Webb to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent RHP A.J. Puckett to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2023 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent RHP Max Kuhns to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Jake Stevenson to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2023 | Miami Marlins signed free agent IF Rafael Castillo to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2023 | Miami Marlins signed free agent SS Jayden Felicia to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent RHP Mauricio Colmenares to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent LHP Matt Dermody to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent C Jonathan Morales to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent RHP Asher Wojciechowski to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent SS Erick Mejia to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent RHP Jamil Vanheyningen to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Texas Rangers signed free agent RHP Jordy Arias to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | Miami Marlins signed free agent C Victor Ortega to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Texas Rangers signed free agent RHP Geral Gil to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent LHP Sean Doolittle. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent RHP Chase Anderson. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Tampa Bay Rays traded RHP Aaron Slegers to Los Angeles Angels for Player To Be Named Later. 2021 transaction archive |  | |
| 2021 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent 3B Drew Maggi to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Brad Markey to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Pedro Payano to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent 3B Drew Maggi to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent LHP Sean Doolittle. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent SS Yosmi Fernandez. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent SS Drew Maggi. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent P Edwin Rodriguez. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent P Chase Anderson. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent P Sean Doolittle. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent RHP Chase Anderson. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent LHP Sean Doolittle. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent RHP Rafael Dolis. 2020 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2020 | Tampa Bay Rays traded RHP Emilio Pagan to San Diego Padres for C Logan Driscoll and CF Manuel Margot. 2020 transaction archive | | |
| 2020 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent RHP Daniel Duarte to a minor league contract. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent RHP Lukas Young to a minor league contract. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent RF Jordan Patterson to a minor league contract. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent P Rafael Dolis. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent P Rafael Dolis. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | New York Mets signed free agent 2B Danny Espinosa to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2019 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2019 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent LHP Marc Rzepczynski to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent RHP Ricky Nolasco to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Jeremy Hellickson. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent LHP Lucas Luetge to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent RHP Michael Kohn to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent 2B Adam Rosales to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent 2B Sean Rodriguez to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Oakland Athletics signed free agent RHP Logan Verrett to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Logan Ondrusek to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent RHP Jake Petricka to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Cleveland Indians signed free agent RHP Stephen Fife to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2018 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2018 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent LHP Xavier Cedeno to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent 2B Jake Elmore to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent RHP Jeanmar Gomez to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent RHP Bruce Rondon to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent 2B Ryan Flaherty to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Blaine Boyer to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent 2B Ryan Flaherty to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent LHP Jose Cabrera to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent OF David Lough to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent LHP Mike Zagurski to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Seattle Mariners traded C Jesus Sucre to Tampa Bay Rays for Player To Be Named Later. 2017 transaction archive | | |
| 2017 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Jason Hammel. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent RHP Yusmeiro Petit to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Kansas City Royals traded RHP Alec Mills to Chicago Cubs for CF Donald Dewees Jr.. 2017 transaction archive | | |
| 2017 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent CF Drew Stubbs to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent OF Quintin Berry to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent 2B Gordon Beckham to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2017 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2017 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent RHP David Whitehead to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent C Ryan Scott to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Miami Marlins signed free agent RHP Omar Bencomo to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent LHP Hideki Okajima to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2016 | Cleveland Indians signed free agent RHP Craig Stammen to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent LHP Ashur Tolliver to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | New York Mets signed free agent LF Roger Bernadina to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent RHP Tyler Clippard. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent RHP Daniel Acosta to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2016 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent LHP Christian Contreras to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent SS Javier Monzon to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent RHP Jhonny Valdez to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent 3B Chris Nelson to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent C Lou Marson to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Washington Nationals signed free agent 1B Neftali Soto to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | San Diego Padres signed free agent 2B Nick Noonan to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent 2B David Edwards to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent LHP Paul Maholm. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent LHP Kevin James to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent RHP Wilfredo Boscan to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | New York Mets signed free agent RHP Brandon Lyon. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent LHP Francisco Liriano. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Miami Marlins signed free agent 3B Chone Figgins to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent RHP Mark Lowe to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Luis Torres to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent LHP Jeff Francis to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent LF Ryan Ludwick. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | San Diego Padres signed free agent RHP Jeff Suppan to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | New York Yankees signed free agent 1B Russell Branyan to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent RHP Guillermo Mota. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent 2B Ryan Theriot. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent RHP Clay Hensley. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | New York Yankees signed free agent 2B Bill Hall to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | New York Yankees signed free agent SS Doug Bernier to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent RHP Michael De La Cruz to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent LHP Liarvis Breto to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent RHP Claudio Vargas to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | San Francisco Giants signed RHP Simon Mercedes. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed RHP Jose Agusto Diaz. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| Year | Player |
|---|---|
| 2004 | Denzer Guzman |
| 1998 | Jared Triolo |
| 1995 | Jake Fishman |
| 1993 | James Naile |
| 1990 | Andrew McKirahan |
| 1986 | Matt Bush |
| 1985 | Felix Pie |
| 1983 | Burke Badenhop |
| 1983 | Chase Wright |
| 1983 | Mauro Zarate |
| 1979 | Aaron Cook |
| 1979 | Ryan Snare |
| 1976 | Adam Piatt |
| 1975 | Jim Parque |
| 1975 | Tony Mounce |
| 1973 | Keith McDonald |
| 1964 | Edgar Diaz |
| 1951 | Steve Dillard |
| 1946 | Larry Burchart |
| 1946 | Oscar Brown |
| 1943 | Bob Oliver |
| 1942 | Costen Shockley |
| 1942 | Fritz Peterson |
| 1937 | Harvey Branch |
| 1925 | Milt Nielsen |
| 1924 | Joe Black |
| 1922 | Monty Basgall |
| 1921 | Hoot Evers |
| 1921 | Willard Marshall |
| 1920 | Buddy Blattner |
| 1918 | Arthur Cuccurullo |
| 1918 | Butch Nieman |
| 1914 | Bert Haas |
| 1914 | Mel Bosser |
| 1911 | Don Heffner |
| 1911 | Rae Blaemire |
| 1906 | Bruce Caldwell |
| 1892 | Manuel Cueto |
| 1890 | Ray Bates |
| 1889 | Gene Elliott |
| 1888 | Fred Blanding |
| 1886 | Roy Ellam |
| 1883 | Joe Cassidy |
| 1873 | John Richter |
| 1867 | Bug Holliday |
| 1855 | Harry Arundel |
| 1854 | Charlie Householder |
| Year | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jim Hannan | 85 |
| 2022 | Gerald Williams | 55 |
| 2021 | Stan Palys | 90 |
| 2011 | Cliff Dapper | 91 |
| 2011 | Tony Malinosky | 101 |
| 2005 | Mike Bishop | 46 |
| 2002 | Steve Roser | 84 |
| 1999 | Carl Sumner | 90 |
| 1997 | Hal Warnock | 85 |
| 1996 | Del Ennis | 70 |
| 1992 | Fabian Gaffke | 78 |
| 1992 | Wally Shannon | 59 |
| 1989 | Dick Bass | 82 |
| 1983 | Rufe Clarke | 82 |
| 1982 | Eddie Turchin | 64 |
| 1979 | Alex Gaston | 85 |
| 1977 | Carroll Brown | 87 |
| 1973 | Roy Spencer | 72 |
| 1971 | Bobby Burke | 64 |
| 1970 | John Churry | 69 |
| 1968 | Joe Matthews | 69 |
| 1966 | Gene Paulette | 74 |
| 1965 | Ray Kremer | 69 |
| 1962 | Charlie Meara | 70 |
| 1961 | Bert Yeabsley | 67 |
| 1960 | Punch Knoll | 78 |
| 1957 | Lee McElwee | 62 |
| 1956 | Connie Mack | 93 |
| 1956 | Roy Hitt | 71 |
| 1956 | Tom Hughes | 77 |
| 1951 | Harry Ables | 67 |
| 1949 | John Carden | 27 |
| 1943 | Dan Casey | 80 |
| 1934 | Tom Sexton | 68 |
| 1910 | Cy Vorhees | 35 |
| 1910 | Flip Lafferty | 55 |
| 1897 | Fleury Sullivan | - |
| 1895 | Roger Carey | - |
| 1892 | Spider Clark | 24 |
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 8.
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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