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On This Day in Baseball History: March 11
Sources Lahman People + MLB StatsAPI0 debuts60 transactions
Every major-league debut, final game, transaction, birth and death recorded for March 11, 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
Transactions60
Born55
Died37
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | San Francisco Giants released 3B J.D. Davis. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent RHP Drew VerHagen. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent 3B Taylor Davis. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | Oakland Athletics signed free agent RHP Ryan Castellani to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | Oakland Athletics signed free agent RHP Justin Grimm to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Oakland Athletics signed free agent RHP Dany Jimenez to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Oakland Athletics signed free agent 3B Dermis Garcia to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Oakland Athletics signed free agent 2B Christian Lopes to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Oakland Athletics signed free agent RHP Chester Pimentel to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Miami Marlins signed free agent RHP Franklyn Moreta to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | Miami Marlins signed free agent RHP Luis Ramirez to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent 3B Modeifi Marte to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Luis Valdez to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | Miami Marlins signed free agent SS Kendry Feliz to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Miami Marlins signed free agent RHP Fraylin Suriel to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent RHP Alfonso Perez to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent LHP Dillon Overton to a minor league contract. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Texas Rangers signed free agent RHP Werner Leal to a minor league contract. 2020 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent RHP Daniel Cordero to a minor league contract. 2020 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2020 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent RHP Jeury Hiciano to a minor league contract. 2020 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2019 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent IF Yonathan Mendoza to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2019 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent C Martin Maldonado. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent RF Adam Jones. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent RHP Ryan Fritze to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Minnesota Twins released RHP Anibal Sanchez. 2018 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2018 | Toronto Blue Jays released LF Ezequiel Carrera. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent OF Malik Collymore to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent RHP David Carpenter to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2016 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent LHP Randy Choate to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent 3B David Freese. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent LHP Phil Coke to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2016 | San Diego Padres signed free agent RHP Aaron Northcraft to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2016 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent 1B TJ Bennett to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Houston Astros signed free agent RHP Yulian Frontado to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2015 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent RHP Peter Moylan to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent RF Carlos Mesa to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2015 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent C Beau Maggi to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent 3B Drew Maggi to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent LHP Jonny Venters to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent RHP Dustin Bare to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Los Angeles Angels released LHP Mark Mulder. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Cincinnati Reds released 2B Henry Rodriguez. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | New York Mets signed free agent RHP Michael Hepple to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2013 | Cleveland Indians released LF Ben Francisco. 2013 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2013 | New York Yankees signed free agent LF Ben Francisco to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2013 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2013 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent RHP Jason Kilby to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent OF Jimmy Parque to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent IF Albert Herrera to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2013 | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent RHP Ronald Sanchez to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent Gerardo Concepcion. 2012 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2012 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent OF Miles Walding to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | New York Yankees signed free agent 3B Victor Rey to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | New York Yankees signed free agent OF Barfil Munoz to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | New York Yankees signed free agent OF Abraham Pierret to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | New York Yankees signed free agent OF Wascar Rodriguez to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Philadelphia Phillies released 1B Robb Quinlan. 2011 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2011 | Washington Nationals released RHP Cla Meredith. 2011 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2011 | Colorado Rockies released C Chad Moeller. 2011 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2011 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent CF Brennan May to a minor league contract. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Yoel Espinal to a minor league contract. 2011 transaction archive | - |  |
| Year | Player |
|---|---|
| 2004 | Jackson Chourio |
| 2000 | Tirso Ornelas |
| 1999 | Ryan Gusto |
| 1999 | Sherten Apostel |
| 1998 | Jacob Lopez |
| 1997 | Carlos Hernandez |
| 1996 | Glenn Otto |
| 1995 | Joe Jacques |
| 1993 | Matt Festa |
| 1992 | Luke Barker |
| 1990 | Ryan Rua |
| 1988 | Pedro Baez |
| 1988 | Vince Belnome |
| 1986 | Jeremy Hefner |
| 1984 | Frank Mata |
| 1982 | Brian Anderson |
| 1980 | Chris Burke |
| 1980 | Dan Uggla |
| 1980 | Rich Hill |
| 1978 | Kevin Reese |
| 1976 | Nate Teut |
| 1974 | Bobby Abreu |
| 1972 | Salomon Torres |
| 1971 | Rod Henderson |
| 1971 | Sang-Hoon Lee |
| 1970 | Pedro Castellano |
| 1968 | Gar Finnvold |
| 1967 | Dwayne Hosey |
| 1965 | Steve Reed |
| 1961 | Bryan Oelkers |
| 1959 | Chuck Hensley |
| 1959 | Phil Bradley |
| 1958 | Larry Ray |
| 1955 | Larry Landreth |
| 1948 | Cesar Geronimo |
| 1945 | Dock Ellis |
| 1933 | Jack Spring |
| 1918 | Ed Fernandes |
| 1912 | Del Young |
| 1906 | Bill Lawrence |
| 1905 | Joe Mellana |
| 1903 | Art Ruble |
| 1903 | Buster Ross |
| 1900 | Russell Pence |
| 1886 | Fred Link |
| 1885 | Joe Dunn |
| 1879 | Joe Stewart |
| 1878 | Bill Pounds |
| 1877 | Norwood Gibson |
| 1874 | Cy Swaim |
| 1873 | Fred Frank |
| 1870 | Herm McFarland |
| 1869 | Harry Colliflower |
| 1863 | Charles Matthews |
| 1854 | Mike Lawlor |
| Year | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Jarrod Patterson | 46 |
| 2020 | Ted Cox | 65 |
| 2012 | Hub Andrews | 89 |
| 2003 | Alta Cohen | 94 |
| 2002 | Al Cowens | 50 |
| 1995 | Don Manno | 79 |
| 1990 | Roy Schalk | 81 |
| 1988 | Art Daney | 83 |
| 1987 | Bots Nekola | 80 |
| 1987 | Fred Lucas | 84 |
| 1981 | Vince Gonzales | 55 |
| 1980 | Stan Klopp | 69 |
| 1976 | Larry Gardner | 89 |
| 1975 | Lefty Clarke | 79 |
| 1973 | Pete Schmidt | 82 |
| 1972 | Zack Wheat | 83 |
| 1971 | Clyde Barfoot | 79 |
| 1970 | Bill Kirksieck | 56 |
| 1963 | Farmer Ray | 76 |
| 1963 | Joe Judge | 68 |
| 1959 | Dinty Gearin | 61 |
| 1954 | Bill Bradley | 76 |
| 1953 | Fred Toney | 64 |
| 1953 | John Menefee | 85 |
| 1952 | Pete Daglia | 46 |
| 1950 | William Gallagher | 76 |
| 1949 | Eric McNair | 39 |
| 1946 | Ed McDonald | 59 |
| 1945 | Sam Mertes | 72 |
| 1944 | Bill Duzen | 74 |
| 1941 | Pi Schwert | 48 |
| 1935 | George Rooks | 71 |
| 1930 | Bob Barr | - |
| 1922 | Joe Gerhardt | 67 |
| 1920 | Ed Poole | 45 |
| 1893 | Clarence Dow | 38 |
| 1892 | Cinders O'Brien | 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 March 11.
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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