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On This Day in Baseball History: March 20
Sources Lahman People + MLB StatsAPI4 debuts97 transactions
Every major-league debut, final game, transaction, birth and death recorded for March 20, newest first. Player names link to career pages where one exists, and each season links onward to that year’s awards and postseason archives.
Debuts4
Final games0
Transactions97
Born61
Died29
| Year | Player | That season |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Graham Pauley | 2024 awards · 2024 postseason |
| 2024 | Jackson Merrill | 2024 awards · 2024 postseason |
| 2024 | Yuki Matsui | 2024 awards · 2024 postseason |
| 2019 | Dylan Moore | 2019 awards · 2019 postseason |
| Year | Player | That season |
|---|---|---|
| No final games are recorded for this date. | ||
| Year | Move | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Minnesota Twins released LHP Andrew Chafin. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Minnesota Twins released 3B Gio Urshela. 2026 transaction archive | - | |
| 2026 | Athletics released RHP Hunter Breault. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Athletics released LHP Colton Johnson. 2026 transaction archive | - | |
| 2026 | Athletics released RHP Tom Reisinger. 2026 transaction archive | - | |
| 2026 | Atlanta Braves released 2B Kyle Farmer. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Atlanta Braves released 1B Dominic Smith. 2026 transaction archive | - | |
| 2026 | Baltimore Orioles released RHP Dylan Heid. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Baltimore Orioles released 3B Max Wagner. 2026 transaction archive | - | |
| 2026 | Kansas City Royals released C Kyle Hayes. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Los Angeles Angels released SS Caleb Ketchup. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Los Angeles Angels released RHP Caleb Pendleton. 2026 transaction archive | - | |
| 2026 | New York Mets signed free agent C Alejandro Urias to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Seattle Mariners released RHP Guillo Zuñiga. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent C Pablo Aliendo to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent RHP Elvis Peguero to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - | |
| 2026 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Omar Gonzalez to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent LF Alex Verdugo. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | New York Mets signed free agent LF Billy McKinney to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent RHP Yariel Valdez to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent RHP Oscar Vaamonde to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Philadelphia Phillies traded RHP Jason Ruffcorn to Seattle Mariners for cash. 2024 transaction archive |  | |
| 2024 | Philadelphia Phillies traded RHP Ezequiel Ventura to Minnesota Twins for cash. 2024 transaction archive | | |
| 2024 | Toronto Blue Jays traded 2B Santiago Espinal to Cincinnati Reds for RHP Chris McElvain. 2024 transaction archive | |  |
| 2024 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent RHP Vince Reilly to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Texas Rangers signed free agent C Steven Santos to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2023 | Tampa Bay Rays traded OF Jordan Qsar to Philadelphia Phillies for cash. 2023 transaction archive |  | |
| 2023 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent LF Ty Kelly to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent RHP Berny Elias to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2023 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent LHP Emailin Montilla to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent RHP Elvin Rossis to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Texas Rangers signed free agent 3B Matt Carpenter to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent RHP R.J. Alaniz to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent 2B Robel Garcia to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent 2B Brock Holt to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent RHP Joe Smith. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Oakland Athletics signed free agent LF Billy McKinney to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent LHP Matthew Boyd. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent 2B Donovan Solano. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent LF Kyle Schwarber, and. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent LHP Ryan Buchter to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent CF Albert Almora Jr. and to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent RHP Chi Chi Gonzalez to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Texas Rangers signed free agent RHP Garrett Richards. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Texas Rangers signed free agent 2B Nash Knight to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent RHP Ariel Jurado to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent RHP Tyler Viza to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | San Diego Padres signed free agent RHP Thomas Eshelman to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent RHP Robert Dugger to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Seattle Mariners released RHP Sam Tuivailala. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | New York Yankees signed free agent LHP Gio Gonzalez to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2019 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2019 | Minnesota Twins released 1B Lucas Duda. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent RHP Josh Fields to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2019 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2019 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent LF Matt Joyce to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Cleveland Indians signed free agent RHP Tyler Clippard to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2019 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2019 | Baltimore Orioles released RHP Omar Bencomo. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Chicago Cubs released RHP Christian Bergman. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Baltimore Orioles released SS Alcides Escobar. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Arizona Diamondbacks released 2B Adam Walton. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Los Angeles Angels released LF DJ Jenkins. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Chicago White Sox released RHP Randall Delgado. 2019 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2019 | Chicago White Sox released 3B Chris Johnson. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Baltimore Orioles released RHP Bo Schultz. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent LHP Bernardo Rodriguez to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Kansas City Royals traded LHP Cristian Castillo to Chicago White Sox. 2019 transaction archive | | |
| 2019 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent 1B Samy Apolinar to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Arizona Diamondbacks released LHP Antonio Bastardo. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Tampa Bay Rays traded 2B Luis Rengifo to Los Angeles Angels. 2018 transaction archive | | |
| 2018 | Oakland Athletics signed free agent LHP Brett Anderson to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent RHP Erik Goeddel to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Kansas City Royals traded LHP Colin Rodgers to Seattle Mariners. 2018 transaction archive | | |
| 2018 | Kansas City Royals traded 1B Robby Rinn to Minnesota Twins. 2018 transaction archive | | |
| 2018 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent RHP Jose Gomez to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | San Diego Padres released RHP Paul Clemens. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent RHP Steven Cruz to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | New York Mets signed free agent LHP Hector Rodriguez to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent LHP Joe Rogers to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent OF Josh Merrigan to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent OF Jason Heinrich to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Cleveland Indians signed free agent Jhonleider Salinas. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Saul De La Cruz to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2014 | Toronto Blue Jays released LHP Luis Perez. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Washington Nationals released RHP Clay Hensley. 2014 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2014 | Los Angeles Angels traded 1B Matt Scioscia to Chicago Cubs for LF Trevor Gretzky. Minor league deal 2014 transaction archive | | |
| 2014 | Chicago White Sox released 2B Eric Patterson. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Washington Nationals released LF Joseph Dunigan. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Oakland Athletics traded 3B Stephen Parker to Milwaukee Brewers for RHP Darren Byrd. 2013 transaction archive | | |
| 2013 | Arizona Diamondbacks traded SS John McDonald to Pittsburgh Pirates. 2013 transaction archive | | |
| 2013 | Miami Marlins released 3B Chone Figgins. 2013 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2013 | Oakland Athletics traded LHP Ian Krol to Washington Nationals. 2013 transaction archive | | |
| 2013 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent 3B Jolbert Cabrera to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Kansas City Royals released LHP Mitchell Beacom. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Philadelphia Phillies released LHP David Newmann. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Houston Astros traded CF Jason Bourgeois and C Humberto Quintero to Kansas City Royals for LHP Kevin Chapman. 2012 transaction archive | |  |
| 2012 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent SS D.J. Jarrad to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Oakland Athletics signed free agent C Gabriel Ortiz to a minor league contract. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Chicago Cubs signed RHP Jin-Young Kim. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| Year | Player |
|---|---|
| 2001 | José Tena |
| 2001 | Taj Bradley |
| 2000 | Colton Cowser |
| 1997 | Elvis Peguero |
| 1994 | Justin Garza |
| 1990 | Brad Hand |
| 1989 | Todd Cunningham |
| 1985 | Jonny Venters |
| 1979 | Wilfredo Rodriguez |
| 1978 | Mike Bynum |
| 1977 | Joe Fontenot |
| 1972 | Jason McDonald |
| 1971 | Manny Alexander |
| 1970 | Will Brunson |
| 1966 | Blas Minor |
| 1965 | Chris Hoiles |
| 1963 | Dana Williams |
| 1963 | Rick Parker |
| 1960 | Mike Young |
| 1954 | Paul Mirabella |
| 1954 | Steve McCatty |
| 1952 | Greg Terlecky |
| 1952 | Rick Langford |
| 1951 | Terry McDermott |
| 1948 | Chuck Seelbach |
| 1944 | Bob Taylor |
| 1944 | Steve Blateric |
| 1943 | Steve Dillon |
| 1941 | Pat Corrales |
| 1937 | Kenny Kuhn |
| 1936 | Jim Golden |
| 1933 | George Altman |
| 1931 | Hank Izquierdo |
| 1927 | Jim Willis |
| 1925 | Al Widmar |
| 1921 | Bill Peterman |
| 1915 | Stan Spence |
| 1912 | Clyde Shoun |
| 1911 | Charlie Moss |
| 1907 | Vern Kennedy |
| 1894 | Bill Stellbauer |
| 1893 | Johnny Butler |
| 1891 | Joe Boehling |
| 1890 | Mellie Wolfgang |
| 1889 | Al Klawitter |
| 1888 | Les Backman |
| 1887 | Walter Schmidt |
| 1885 | Hosea Siner |
| 1883 | Harry Clark |
| 1882 | Harry Armbruster |
| 1882 | Tom Stankard |
| 1879 | Rube Vinson |
| 1875 | Paddy Greene |
| 1871 | Joe McGinnity |
| 1871 | Paul Russell |
| 1870 | John Buckley |
| 1865 | Emil Geiss |
| 1865 | Mike Griffin |
| 1864 | Dan Mahoney |
| 1864 | Pete McShannic |
| 1853 | Bill Stearns |
| Year | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | La Schelle Tarver | 65 |
| 2024 | Odell Jones | 71 |
| 2020 | Bob Stephenson | 91 |
| 2019 | Randy Jackson | 93 |
| 2015 | Harley Hisner | 88 |
| 2012 | Mel Parnell | 89 |
| 2001 | Luis Alvarado | 52 |
| 1999 | Paul Toth | 63 |
| 1996 | Jim Pendleton | 72 |
| 1984 | Stan Coveleski | 94 |
| 1981 | Gee Walker | 73 |
| 1970 | Jack Flater | 86 |
| 1969 | Jim Clark | 81 |
| 1968 | Clyde Shoun | 56 |
| 1966 | Johnny Morrison | 70 |
| 1962 | John Black | 72 |
| 1958 | Gene Dale | 68 |
| 1957 | Ezra Midkiff | 74 |
| 1956 | Ed Smith | 77 |
| 1953 | John Brackenridge | 72 |
| 1952 | Harry Bay | 74 |
| 1951 | Roscoe Coughlin | 86 |
| 1947 | Mike Mowrey | 62 |
| 1943 | Heinie Wagner | 62 |
| 1939 | William Drew | 77 |
| 1938 | Bob Fothergill | 40 |
| 1935 | Bill Holbert | 80 |
| 1934 | Herm Doscher | 81 |
| 1933 | Dan Burke | 64 |
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 20.
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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