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On This Day in Baseball History: March 9
Sources Lahman People + MLB StatsAPI0 debuts63 transactions
Every major-league debut, final game, transaction, birth and death recorded for March 9, 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
Transactions63
Born58
Died27
| 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 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent OF Alex Ungar to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Houston Astros signed free agent C Christian Vázquez to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent RHP Caleb Freeman to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Miami Marlins signed free agent RHP Lane Ramsey to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent LHP Cesar Nunez to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent RHP Diego Perez to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent RHP Justin Garza to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent RHP Evan Elliott to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent 1B Joey Votto to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent 3B Jason Vosler to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Travis MacGregor to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2023 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent RHP Logan Shore and to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent RHP Jendry Charles to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent C Edgar Cabral to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | New York Mets signed free agent 3B Yordis Perera to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | Cleveland Guardians signed free agent RHP Wagner Castillo to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Elvin Valerio to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2021 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent P Jogly Garcia. 2021 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2021 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent P Yendy Gomez. 2021 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2021 | New York Mets signed free agent RF Sebastian Elizalde to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent RHP Yoel Espinal to a minor league contract. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent RHP John LaRossa to a minor league contract. 2020 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2020 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent RHP Junior Pina to a minor league contract. 2020 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2019 | New York Mets released 3B T.J. Rivera. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | San Francisco Giants traded C Cameron Rupp to Detroit Tigers for cash. 2019 transaction archive | | |
| 2019 | Washington Nationals released LHP Sammy Solis. 2019 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2019 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent RHP Aaron Kurcz to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent OF Michael O'Neill to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent C Jarrod Saltalamacchia to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Chicago White Sox released RF Willy Garcia. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Wilger Camacho to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | New York Mets signed free agent RHP Fernando Gallegos to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Carlos Campos to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Miguel Diaz to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent LHP Starlyn Reynoso to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent IF Yoyner Fajardo to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent OF Stiwatt Valerio to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent CF Nelson Roberto to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2018 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Jesus Valles to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent RHP Julio Rodriguez to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | New York Mets signed free agent RHP Jender De Jesus to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent 2B Alexi Casilla to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | New York Yankees signed free agent SS Borinquen Mendez to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2016 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent RHP Jefry Tamares to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent RHP Kevin Correia to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent RHP Kevin Vance to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2015 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent C Allan Bencid to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Houston Astros signed free agent RHP Robert Stock to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent C Carlos Pulido to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Houston Astros signed RHP Jose Hernandez. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent Aledmys Diaz. 2014 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2014 | San Francisco Giants signed CF Darren Ford. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent RHP Andres Pina to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Philadelphia Phillies released RF Joe Mather. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Oakland Athletics released C Landon Powell. 2012 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2012 | Atlanta Braves signed SS Matt Lipka. 2012 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2012 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent C Billy Killian to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent C Norberto Susini to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | New York Mets signed free agent RHP Kevin Mulvey to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent LHP Roger Velez to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent RHP Nelson Sandoval to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2012 | Cleveland Indians signed free agent LHP Cristian Manzueta to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Oakland Athletics signed free agent C Seongmin Kim to a minor league contract. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| Year | Player |
|---|---|
| 2001 | Jorbit Vivas |
| 1999 | Miguel Amaya |
| 1998 | Anderson Espinoza |
| 1995 | Zack Burdi |
| 1994 | Yennier Cano |
| 1993 | Randy Wynne |
| 1988 | Kenny Roberts |
| 1987 | Daniel Hudson |
| 1985 | Brian Bocock |
| 1985 | Jesse Litsch |
| 1984 | Craig Stammen |
| 1984 | Elliot Johnson |
| 1983 | Willy Aybar |
| 1981 | Clay Rapada |
| 1979 | Koyie Hill |
| 1978 | Michael Neu |
| 1977 | Justin Leone |
| 1975 | Rob Sasser |
| 1974 | Francisco Santos |
| 1974 | Wayne Franklin |
| 1973 | Aaron Boone |
| 1973 | C. J. Nitkowski |
| 1967 | Vince Horsman |
| 1965 | Benito Santiago |
| 1963 | Terry Mulholland |
| 1959 | Shooty Babitt |
| 1950 | Doug Ault |
| 1948 | Dan Neumeier |
| 1948 | Darrel Chaney |
| 1948 | John Curtis |
| 1944 | Ed Acosta |
| 1942 | Bert Campaneris |
| 1934 | Jim Landis |
| 1932 | Paul Martin |
| 1932 | Ron Kline |
| 1930 | Larry Raines |
| 1927 | Jackie Jensen |
| 1918 | Dale Alderson |
| 1916 | Woody Rich |
| 1912 | Arky Vaughan |
| 1908 | Myril Hoag |
| 1906 | Hughie Wise |
| 1900 | Bill Narleski |
| 1897 | Joe Dawson |
| 1896 | Rube Yarrison |
| 1895 | Frank Kane |
| 1893 | Billy Southworth |
| 1893 | Lefty Williams |
| 1890 | George Davis |
| 1890 | Rolla Mapel |
| 1882 | Jack Compton |
| 1875 | Elmer Bliss |
| 1872 | Tom Delahanty |
| 1869 | Frank Quinlan |
| 1869 | John McPherson |
| 1861 | Al Atkinson |
| 1857 | George Daisy |
| 1857 | Sam Moffet |
| Year | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rick Peters | 69 |
| 2021 | Jim Snyder | 88 |
| 2019 | Kevin Ward | 57 |
| 2017 | Bill Hands | 76 |
| 2011 | Bob McNamara | 94 |
| 2010 | Willie Davis | 69 |
| 1994 | Elbie Fletcher | 77 |
| 1991 | Jim Hardin | 47 |
| 1990 | Lou Vedder | 92 |
| 1987 | Zeke Bonura | 78 |
| 1984 | Charlie Blackburn | 89 |
| 1983 | Carl Manda | 96 |
| 1980 | Tom Baker | 45 |
| 1978 | Bill Doran | 79 |
| 1977 | Spike Merena | 67 |
| 1974 | Hal Quick | 56 |
| 1968 | Jim Callahan | 87 |
| 1967 | Jack Meyer | 34 |
| 1966 | Aaron Robinson | 50 |
| 1966 | Elmer Steele | 81 |
| 1959 | Fin Wilson | 70 |
| 1958 | Skel Roach | 86 |
| 1946 | Tom Nagle | 80 |
| 1934 | Dan Dugdale | 69 |
| 1912 | Doc Amole | 38 |
| 1899 | Bill McGunnigle | 44 |
| 1890 | Jake Goodman | 36 |
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 March 9.
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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