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On This Day in Baseball History: March 23
Sources Lahman People + MLB StatsAPI1 debuts109 transactions
Every major-league debut, final game, transaction, birth and death recorded for March 23, newest first. Player names link to career pages where one exists, and each season links onward to that year’s awards and postseason archives.
Debuts1
Final games0
Transactions109
Born48
Died18
| Year | Player | That season |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Bo Schultz | 2014 awards · 2014 postseason |
| Year | Player | That season |
|---|---|---|
| No final games are recorded for this date. | ||
| Year | Move | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Baltimore Orioles released 2B Thairo Estrada. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Tampa Bay Rays traded RHP Gerlin Rosario to Athletics for 2B Cooper Bowman. 2026 transaction archive |  |  |
| 2026 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Connor Seabold. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Colorado Rockies released RHP John Brebbia. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent 1B Rowdy Tellez to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Cleveland Guardians signed free agent RHP Jose Cedeño to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent RHP Hunter Strickland to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Seattle Mariners released RF Mitch Haniger. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent LHP Alexis Marinez to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Atlanta Braves traded RHP Ian Anderson to Los Angeles Angels for LHP José Suarez. 2025 transaction archive | | |
| 2025 | Philadelphia Phillies traded LF Troy Schreffler to New York Mets. 2025 transaction archive |  |  |
| 2025 | New York Yankees signed free agent C Alex Jackson to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | San Diego Padres released C Colton Bender. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | San Diego Padres released RHP Efrain Contreras. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | San Diego Padres released CF Cole Roederer. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Ryan McDonagh to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Chicago White Sox released LF Kevin Pillar. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Chicago White Sox released 3B Mike Moustakas. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | New York Mets signed free agent DH J.D. Martinez. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Minnesota Twins released RHP Malik Barrington. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | New York Mets released RHP Chad Smith. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Philadelphia Phillies released RHP Brett Schulze. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Philadelphia Phillies released RHP Cam Wynne. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Chicago Cubs traded 3B Esteban Quiroz to Philadelphia Phillies for cash. 2023 transaction archive | |  |
| 2023 | Philadelphia Phillies traded RHP Jonathan Hughes to Atlanta Braves. 2023 transaction archive | | |
| 2023 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Miguel Riera to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | New York Yankees signed free agent Edgleen Perez to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent SS Trevor Story. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent RHP Mychal Givens, and. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent RHP Hunter Strickland, and. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent 2B Hanser Alberto. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent RHP Zach Davies. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2021 | Seattle Mariners released P Gerson Bautista. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent C Ramon Rodriguez. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent P Sam Hellinger. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent OF Junior Marin. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Miami Marlins signed free agent C David Martinez to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2020 | Chicago Cubs traded C Jhonny Pereda to Boston Red Sox. 2020 transaction archive | | |
| 2019 | New York Mets signed free agent 2B Ruben Tejada to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Colorado Rockies traded CF Mike Tauchman to New York Yankees for LHP Phillip Diehl. 2019 transaction archive | | |
| 2019 | Baltimore Orioles traded LF Mike Yastrzemski to San Francisco Giants for RHP Tyler Herb. 2019 transaction archive |  | |
| 2019 | San Francisco Giants traded OF John Andreoli and cash to Minnesota Twins for CF Michael Reed. 2019 transaction archive | | |
| 2019 | Toronto Blue Jays released RHP John Axford. 2019 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2019 | San Francisco Giants released C Rene Rivera. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Cincinnati Reds released RHP Patrick McGuff. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Chicago Cubs released CF Evan Marzilli. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Chicago Cubs released SS Ryan Court. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Chicago Cubs released RHP Jose Rosario. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | San Francisco Giants released LF Cameron Maybin. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Chicago Cubs released LHP Mike Zagurski. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Miami Marlins released C Bryan Holaday. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent RHP Julio Pinto to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent RHP Johan Belisario to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2018 | Seattle Mariners released 2B Gordon Beckham. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | New York Yankees released LHP Wade LeBlanc. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Chicago Cubs released CF Peter Bourjos. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Philadelphia Phillies released SS Adam Rosales. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Dodgers traded RHP Adam Bray to Minnesota Twins. 2018 transaction archive | | |
| 2018 | Minnesota Twins traded C Rainis Silva to Seattle Mariners for Future Considerations. 2018 transaction archive | | |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent C Alexis Olmeda to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent RHP Moises Causado to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent RHP Melvin Martinez to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent LHP Carlos Meza to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | New York Mets signed free agent LHP Yeury Gervaci to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent RHP Anderson Munoz to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | San Francisco Giants released 2B Gordon Beckham. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent RHP Jon Fitzsimmons to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent Zach Phillips. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Kansas City Royals released RHP Ross Ohlendorf. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Cincinnati Reds released 3B Alden Carrithers. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Cleveland Indians signed free agent SS Jhan Rodriguez to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Cincinnati Reds released LHP Jose Mijares. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Cincinnati Reds traded 1B Neftali Soto to Chicago White Sox for cash. 2015 transaction archive | | |
| 2015 | Texas Rangers released LHP Joe Beimel. 2015 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2015 | Washington Nationals released RHP Heath Bell. 2015 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2015 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent LHP Franklyn Soriano to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Boston Red Sox released LHP Jose Mijares. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Chicago White Sox released RHP Mitchell Boggs. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Los Angeles Angels released 1B Carlos Pena. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Los Angeles Angels released C Yorvit Torrealba. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Los Angeles Angels released 3B Chad Tracy. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Chicago Cubs released LHP Tsuyoshi Wada. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | San Francisco Giants released 2B Tony Abreu. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | New York Mets released RHP Kyle Farnsworth. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Philadelphia Phillies released LHP Kyler Burke. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Texas Rangers released RHP Armando Galarraga. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Colorado Rockies released RHP Bobby Cassevah. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent 1B Brett Wallace to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Texas Rangers released RF Kalian Sams. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Los Angeles Angels released LHP Clay Rapada. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Los Angeles Angels released C Yorvit Torrealba. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Texas Rangers released RHP Britt Robertshaw. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Toronto Blue Jays released RHP Tomo Ohka. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Toronto Blue Jays released LHP Juan Perez. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent RHP Jose Diaz to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Pittsburgh Pirates released RF Brad Hawpe. 2013 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2013 | Miami Marlins signed free agent SS Wilson Valdez to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Chien-Ming Wang to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Seattle Mariners released RHP Jon Garland. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Seattle Mariners released 1B Mike Jacobs. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Texas Rangers signed free agent RHP Yoshinori Tateyama to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Tampa Bay Rays released DH Jack Cust. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Texas Rangers released C Konrad Schmidt. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Los Angeles Angels released RHP Ben Fritz. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent RHP Mauro Vides to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Boston Red Sox released RHP Sean White. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent 2B Luis Castillo to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Chicago Cubs released LHP Scott Rice. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Washington Nationals signed free agent 2B Bryan Mejia to a minor league contract. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| Year | Player |
|---|---|
| 1999 | Austin Martin |
| 1995 | Isiah Kiner-Falefa |
| 1993 | Art Warren |
| 1988 | Dellin Betances |
| 1984 | Jon Link |
| 1981 | Anderson Garcia |
| 1981 | Tony Peña |
| 1979 | Mark Buehrle |
| 1976 | Joel Peralta |
| 1969 | Chris Turner |
| 1967 | Jerry Brooks |
| 1966 | Mike Remlinger |
| 1956 | Mike Darr |
| 1956 | Ron Johnson |
| 1953 | Bo Diaz |
| 1949 | Jim Geddes |
| 1947 | Pat Bourque |
| 1944 | George Scott |
| 1943 | Bruce Howard |
| 1943 | Lee May |
| 1942 | Danny Coombs |
| 1938 | Sam Bowens |
| 1932 | Jack Meyer |
| 1931 | Stan Pitula |
| 1928 | Jim Lemon |
| 1926 | Johnny Logan |
| 1923 | Barney Koch |
| 1918 | Lou Lucier |
| 1911 | Sig Broskie |
| 1909 | Chile Gomez |
| 1902 | Johnny Moore |
| 1895 | Frank Parkinson |
| 1895 | Ray Kremer |
| 1886 | Cy Slapnicka |
| 1885 | Danny Moeller |
| 1881 | Gavvy Cravath |
| 1878 | Homer Smoot |
| 1878 | Pete Loos |
| 1877 | Ed Taylor |
| 1877 | Peaches Graham |
| 1870 | Rudy Kling |
| 1868 | Elmer Smith |
| 1867 | Tom Murray |
| 1865 | Dan Shannon |
| 1865 | Farmer Weaver |
| 1864 | Charlie Hilsey |
| 1864 | Willie Murphy |
| 1863 | Joe Gunson |
| Year | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Hal King | 75 |
| 2016 | Joe Garagiola | 90 |
| 2013 | Virgil Trucks | 95 |
| 2007 | Ed Bailey | 75 |
| 2002 | Minnie Rojas | 68 |
| 1994 | Roger Wolff | 82 |
| 1993 | Tim Crews | 31 |
| 1976 | Walter Murphy | 68 |
| 1972 | Red Bird | 81 |
| 1969 | Oris Hockett | 59 |
| 1958 | Harry Kelley | 52 |
| 1952 | Steve Sundra | 41 |
| 1948 | Dutch Meier | 68 |
| 1935 | John Flynn | 51 |
| 1929 | Denny Williams | 32 |
| 1928 | Jake Kafora | 39 |
| 1917 | Art Weaver | 37 |
| 1916 | Frank Graves | 55 |
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 23.
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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