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On This Day in Baseball History: February 17
Sources Lahman People + MLB StatsAPI0 debuts138 transactions
Every major-league debut, final game, transaction, birth and death recorded for February 17, 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
Transactions138
Born51
Died29
| 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 | San Diego Padres signed free agent RHP Griffin Canning. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | San Diego Padres signed free agent RHP Walker Buehler to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2026 transaction archive | - | |
| 2026 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent RHP Kyle Wright to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent 2B Andy Weber to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Houston Astros signed free agent 1B CJ Alexander to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent 3B Santiago Espinal to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent RHP Justin Suero to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | San Diego Padres signed free agent 2B Nate Mondou to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | New York Yankees signed free agent LHP Rob Zastryzny to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent RHP Kendall Graveman. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Athletics signed free agent C Lyle Lin to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent RHP Jacob Barnes to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Athletics signed free agent 3B Luis Urías. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Texas Rangers signed free agent RHP Luke Jackson. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent RF Trayce Thompson to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | San Diego Padres signed free agent RHP Nick Pivetta. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Arizona Diamondbacks invited non-roster RHP Shelby Miller to spring training. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent OF David Hensley to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | San Diego Padres signed free agent 2B Nate Mondou to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Texas Rangers signed free agent RHP Joe Barlow to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent LHP Luis Cepeda to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent RHP Montana Semmel to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Boston Red Sox traded RHP John Schreiber to Kansas City Royals for RHP David Sandlin. 2024 transaction archive |  | |
| 2024 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent RF Randal Grichuk. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | San Diego Padres traded LHP Blake Dickerson to Detroit Tigers. 2024 transaction archive | | |
| 2024 | Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Zach Davies to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Chase Anderson to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Houston Astros signed free agent OF Leandro Morgado to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent C Jose Sibrian to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Houston Astros signed free agent C Alejandro Castellano to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent RHP Gabriel De La Cruz to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent RHP Stiven Sanchez to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent RHP Geovanny Vasquez to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent 3B Edwin Ríos. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Texas Rangers signed free agent LF Robbie Grossman. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent RHP Tyree Thompson to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2023 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent CF Marcus Wilson to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent LHP Jace Fry to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent LHP Ricardo Sánchez to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent 1B Connor Cannon to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2023 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent RHP Michael Brewer to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Miami Marlins signed free agent RHP Bryan Reyes to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | San Diego Padres signed free agent RHP Tayler Scott to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent RHP Anderson Estevez to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Tampa Bay Rays traded C Ronaldo Hernandez and SS Nick Sogard to Boston Red Sox for Jeffrey Springs, Chris Mazza and cash. 2021 transaction archive | | |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent LHP Tyler Anderson. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent LHP Jake McGee. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Miami Marlins signed free agent LF Adam Duvall. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent 2B Brad Miller. 2021 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2021 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent LHP Tony Watson to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Tampa Bay Rays traded RHP John Curtiss to Miami Marlins for 1B Evan Edwards. 2021 transaction archive | | |
| 2021 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent RHP Jay Jackson to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent RHP Nick Tropeano to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent RHP Jake Arrieta. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent RHP Matt Harvey to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2021 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2021 | Washington Nationals signed free agent LHP T.J. McFarland to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Washington Nationals signed free agent LF Gerardo Parra to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent RHP Oliver Drake. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent LHP Rich Hill. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Cale Coshow to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent 1B Matt Davidson to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Washington Nationals signed free agent LF Gerardo Parra. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent P Nick Tropeano. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent P Jay Jackson. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent DH Matt Davidson. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent P Eduardo Mares. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent P Rich Hill. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent P Tyler Anderson. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent SS Brad Miller. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Miami Marlins signed free agent LF Adam Duvall. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent P Jake McGee. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent P Jake Arrieta. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent LHP Rich Hill. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent LHP Jake McGee. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent LHP Tyler Anderson. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent SS Brad Miller. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Miami Marlins signed free agent LF Adam Duvall. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent RHP Jake Arrieta. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Miami Marlins signed free agent LF Adam Duvall. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent SS Brad Miller. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Washington Nationals signed free agent RF Ramon Flores to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Houston Astros signed free agent RHP Jared Hughes to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent RHP Cody Anderson to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2020 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2020 | Washington Nationals signed free agent 1B Keon Barnum to a minor league contract. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | San Diego Padres signed free agent LHP Aaron Loup. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Texas Rangers signed free agent LF Ben Revere to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent RHP Oscar Pierret to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent LHP Yan Lara to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent RHP Jordany Vasquez to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | San Diego Padres signed free agent LHP Paco Rodriguez to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Miami Marlins signed free agent LHP Elvis Araujo to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent 2B Chase Utley. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Cleveland Indians signed free agent CF Rajai Davis to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2018 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2018 | Miami Marlins signed free agent 1B Eric Campbell to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent LHP Fernando Abad to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Angels traded 1B C.J. Cron to Tampa Bay Rays for Player To Be Named Later. 2018 transaction archive | | |
| 2018 | Tampa Bay Rays traded RHP Jake Odorizzi to Minnesota Twins for SS Jermaine Palacios. 2018 transaction archive |  | |
| 2018 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent OF Josue Fernandez to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent LHP Johan Lopez to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Willy Basil to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent OF Kelly Dugan to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent C Alex Burg to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Texas Rangers signed free agent C A.J. Jimenez to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Cleveland Indians signed free agent LHP Patrick McCoy to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent RHP Edrick Agosto to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent OF Enrique Felix to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Oakland Athletics signed free agent C Bryan Anderson to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent RHP Cristopher Batista to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent RHP Dustin Antolin to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent RHP Jason Berken to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent RHP Matt Albers to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Miami Marlins signed free agent LF Reed Johnson to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent RHP Matt Lindstrom to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Oakland Athletics signed free agent LHP Barry Zito to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent 2B Jayson Nix to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent LF Casper Wells to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent RHP Robert Coello to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent Suk-min Yoon. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent RHP Andres Matos to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2014 | Washington Nationals signed free agent 2B Drew Rossi to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Dionicio Perez to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | New York Yankees signed free agent RF Carlos Tatis to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent DH Jack Cust to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent RHP Thomas Brendel to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent RHP Bobby Hillier to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent RHP Brandon Sinnery to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent C Chris Gimenez to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Toronto Blue Jays released RHP Garrett Mock. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent CF Archie Gilbert to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent 1B Lance Durham to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Miami Marlins signed free agent OF Jorge Padilla to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent 3B David Colina to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | San Diego Padres signed free agent 1B Jonas Lantigua to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent RHP Elou Jean to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent 1B Russell Branyan to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Florida Marlins released 3B Jamie D'Antona. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent RHP John Maine to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2011 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2011 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent OF Luis Amaro to a minor league contract. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| Year | Player |
|---|---|
| 2001 | Jorge Barrosa |
| 1998 | Jhony Brito |
| 1996 | Deivy Grullon |
| 1993 | Kevin Cron |
| 1993 | Stephen Tarpley |
| 1993 | Zac Grotz |
| 1992 | Esteban Quiroz |
| 1987 | Danny Farquhar |
| 1982 | Brian Bruney |
| 1981 | Andrew Brown |
| 1979 | Josh Willingham |
| 1977 | Juan Padilla |
| 1976 | Cody Ransom |
| 1976 | Scott Williamson |
| 1971 | Danny Patterson |
| 1967 | Lonnie Maclin |
| 1965 | Jim Bowie |
| 1964 | Mike Campbell |
| 1958 | Alan Wiggins |
| 1958 | Mike Hart |
| 1954 | Mike Macha |
| 1953 | Jamie Easterly |
| 1953 | Jim Umbarger |
| 1951 | Dave Roberts |
| 1951 | Mike Cosgrove |
| 1944 | Dick Bosman |
| 1941 | Dave Wissman |
| 1935 | Whammy Douglas |
| 1934 | Willie Kirkland |
| 1930 | Roger Craig |
| 1926 | Jack Crimian |
| 1923 | Bill Sommers |
| 1921 | Doyle Lade |
| 1917 | Ed Chandler |
| 1914 | Rod Dedeaux |
| 1912 | Bruce Ogrodowski |
| 1907 | Orlin Collier |
| 1905 | Ed Brandt |
| 1901 | Eddie Phillips |
| 1897 | Ike Boone |
| 1896 | Frank Emmer |
| 1895 | Leon Carlson |
| 1893 | Eddie Onslow |
| 1893 | Wally Pipp |
| 1892 | Fred Brainard |
| 1892 | Nemo Leibold |
| 1890 | Rivington Bisland |
| 1885 | Steve Evans |
| 1871 | Cy Bowen |
| 1861 | George Weidman |
| 1861 | Joe Miller |
| Year | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Eddie Fisher | 88 |
| 2016 | Brock Pemberton | 62 |
| 2016 | Tony Phillips | 56 |
| 2012 | Howie Nunn | 76 |
| 2003 | Steve Bechler | 23 |
| 2000 | Cecil Tyson | 85 |
| 1996 | Andy Lapihuska | 73 |
| 1990 | Larry Cox | 42 |
| 1989 | Lefty Gomez | 80 |
| 1986 | Red Ruffing | 80 |
| 1985 | George Washington | 77 |
| 1975 | George Twombly | 82 |
| 1972 | Lew Malone | 74 |
| 1966 | Finners Quinlan | 78 |
| 1965 | Larry Gilbert | 73 |
| 1963 | Lee Thompson | 64 |
| 1961 | Doc Johnston | 73 |
| 1956 | Kip Selbach | 83 |
| 1950 | Jack Dalton | 64 |
| 1941 | Happy Iott | 64 |
| 1936 | Tom York | 85 |
| 1935 | James Graham | 70 |
| 1933 | Harry Smith | 58 |
| 1927 | Harry Little | 76 |
| 1923 | George Meakim | 57 |
| 1920 | Ray Boyd | 33 |
| 1915 | Jersey Bakley | 50 |
| 1910 | Horatio Munn | 58 |
| 1909 | Jim Burns | - |
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 17.
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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