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On This Day in Baseball History: February 22
Sources Lahman People + MLB StatsAPI0 debuts83 transactions
Every major-league debut, final game, transaction, birth and death recorded for February 22, newest first. Player names link to career pages where one exists, and each season links onward to that year’s awards and postseason archives.
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Transactions83
Born73
Died22
| 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 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent RHP Nick Garcia to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Washington Nationals signed free agent LHP Jared Beck to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent LHP Andrew Heaney. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh Pirates released RHP Yerry Rodríguez. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent LHP Melvin Robles to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Miami Marlins signed free agent RHP Lincoln Henzman to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent LHP Seth Corry to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent RHP Nolan Long to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent 3B Gio Urshela. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Derek Law to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Milwaukee Brewers released 1B Austin Nola. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Texas Rangers released RHP Gerardo Carrillo. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent SS Ehire Adrianza to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent RHP Hunter Strickland to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Miami Marlins signed free agent RHP Vladimir Gutierrez to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent RHP Kevin Herget to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent RHP Bryan Shaw to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent RHP Tyler Danish to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent SS Robbie Glendinning to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent RHP Jose Adames to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent RHP Zack Godley. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Leam Mendez to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2021 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Brad Brach to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent 3B Asdrubal Cabrera. 2021 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2021 | Oakland Athletics signed free agent RHP Trevor Rosenthal. 2021 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2021 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent RHP Chaz Roe. 2021 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2021 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent RHP Collin McHugh. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent LHP Brett Anderson. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | New York Yankees signed free agent CF Brett Gardner. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent SS Andrew Romine to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2021 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2021 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent P Brad Brach. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent P Collin McHugh. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent SS Asdrubal Cabrera. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | New York Yankees signed free agent LF Brett Gardner. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent P Brett Anderson. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent SS Asdrubal Cabrera. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent RHP Collin McHugh. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | New York Yankees signed free agent LF Brett Gardner. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent LHP Brett Anderson. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | New York Yankees signed free agent LF Brett Gardner. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent RHP Daniel Bard to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2020 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2020 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent OF Felix Reyes to a minor league contract. 2020 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2020 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent RHP Fernando Vasquez to a minor league contract. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent LHP Luis Gonzalez to a minor league contract. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent RHP Danny Barnes to a minor league contract. 2020 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2019 | Miami Marlins signed free agent 1B Matt Snyder to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Cleveland Indians signed free agent RHP Carlos Torres to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2018 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2018 | Tampa Bay Rays traded LF Corey Dickerson to Pittsburgh Pirates for RHP Daniel Hudson, 2B Tristan Gray and cash. 2018 transaction archive | | |
| 2018 | New York Yankees signed free agent CF Shane Robinson to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | San Diego Padres released C Rocky Gale. 2018 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2018 | Cleveland Indians signed free agent RHP Heylin Taveras to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Cleveland Indians signed free agent RHP Euclides Lopez to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent RHP Juan Contreras to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent CF Michael Bourn to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent RHP Jonny Romero to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent OF Davis Tavarez to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent SS Jimmy Rollins to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent RF Jeff Francoeur to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2016 | Miami Marlins released LHP Troy Patton. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent RHP Cesar Aular to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent LHP Manny Parra to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent RHP Jamey Wright to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | San Diego Padres signed free agent RHP Jerry Sullivan to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent RHP Brett Marshall to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Juan Gutierrez to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Ross Seaton to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent LHP Chris Capuano. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | New York Mets signed free agent RHP Nelson Leon to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2014 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent RF Tyler Colvin to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent RHP Josh Booty to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | San Francisco Giants traded 3B Conor Gillaspie to Chicago White Sox for RHP Jeff Soptic. 2013 transaction archive | | |
| 2013 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent C Rony Rodriguez to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent OF Martin Hodwalker to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent OF Cesar Apaez to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent RHP Raffi Vizcaino to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent Rick van den Hurk. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Cleveland Indians signed free agent 2B Cristian Guzman to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | New York Yankees signed free agent RHP David Aardsma. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent RHP Jason Isringhausen to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent RHP Josh Worrell to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent LHP Royce Ring to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent LHP Alex Roy to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent C Keith Castillo to a minor league contract. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| Year | Player |
|---|---|
| 2003 | Cam Smith |
| 2000 | Caleb Durbin |
| 1999 | Ben Rice |
| 1999 | Kyle Nicolas |
| 1998 | Cody Bradford |
| 1997 | Jose Espada |
| 1996 | Thairo Estrada |
| 1995 | German Marquez |
| 1994 | Brett Sullivan |
| 1992 | Braden Shipley |
| 1992 | Dixon Machado |
| 1992 | Kevin McCarthy |
| 1991 | Tim Peterson |
| 1989 | Chris Bassitt |
| 1988 | Rocky Gale |
| 1987 | Carlos Peguero |
| 1987 | Thomas Field |
| 1983 | Arturo Lopez |
| 1983 | Brian Duensing |
| 1983 | Carlos Fisher |
| 1983 | Casey Kotchman |
| 1983 | Daniel Nava |
| 1982 | Adalberto Mendez |
| 1982 | Kelly Johnson |
| 1980 | Ramon Nivar |
| 1979 | Steve Colyer |
| 1977 | J. J. Putz |
| 1973 | Rick Heiserman |
| 1973 | Russ Johnson |
| 1972 | John Halama |
| 1968 | Kazuhiro Sasaki |
| 1965 | Eric Yelding |
| 1963 | Don Wakamatsu |
| 1956 | Joe Lefebvre |
| 1948 | Bruce Christensen |
| 1948 | Mike Rogodzinski |
| 1948 | Tom Griffin |
| 1938 | Steve Barber |
| 1934 | Sparky Anderson |
| 1931 | Chet Nichols |
| 1930 | Lyle Luttrell |
| 1929 | Charlie Peete |
| 1929 | Ryne Duren |
| 1925 | Bob Wilson |
| 1922 | Frankie Zak |
| 1922 | George Genovese |
| 1920 | Karl Drews |
| 1919 | Johnny Lucadello |
| 1918 | Jackie Sullivan |
| 1911 | Bill Baker |
| 1909 | Art Bramhall |
| 1907 | Dan Dugan |
| 1907 | Marty Hopkins |
| 1901 | Dan Jessee |
| 1900 | Roy Spencer |
| 1896 | Ferdie Moore |
| 1895 | Ed Monroe |
| 1895 | Roy Graham |
| 1895 | Tony DeFate |
| 1894 | Bill Hall |
| 1894 | Tom Grubbs |
| 1892 | Doc Waldbauer |
| 1891 | Clarence Mitchell |
| 1888 | Ed Hawk |
| 1887 | Pat Hilly |
| 1884 | Jim Ball |
| 1881 | Roy Radebaugh |
| 1878 | Charlie Moran |
| 1877 | Joe Gannon |
| 1870 | Pussy Tebeau |
| 1868 | George Davies |
| 1865 | Ed Silch |
| 1854 | Jumbo McGinnis |
| Year | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Roman Mejias | 97 |
| 2022 | Julio Cruz | 67 |
| 2018 | Jack Hamilton | 79 |
| 2013 | Mario Ramirez | 55 |
| 2005 | Ben Huffman | 90 |
| 2004 | Andy Seminick | 83 |
| 1991 | Jimmy Pattison | 82 |
| 1984 | Red Lutz | 85 |
| 1981 | Andy High | 83 |
| 1965 | Clarence Huber | 69 |
| 1964 | Ike Samuels | 90 |
| 1964 | Kid Butler | 76 |
| 1962 | Paul Speraw | 68 |
| 1957 | Jim Begley | 54 |
| 1954 | Owen Wilson | 70 |
| 1939 | Frank Morrissey | 62 |
| 1938 | Mert Hackett | 78 |
| 1935 | Marsh Williams | 42 |
| 1922 | George Hogan | 36 |
| 1901 | Tom Kinslow | 35 |
| 1892 | Ed Rowen | 34 |
| 1890 | Bill Blair | 26 |
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 22.
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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