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On This Day in Baseball History: March 27
Sources Lahman People + MLB StatsAPI7 debuts161 transactions
Every major-league debut, final game, transaction, birth and death recorded for March 27, newest first. Player names link to career pages where one exists, and each season links onward to that year’s awards and postseason archives.
Debuts7
Final games0
Transactions161
Born56
Died21
| Year | Player | That season |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Alan Roden | 2025 awards · 2025 postseason |
| 2025 | Cam Smith | 2025 awards · 2025 postseason |
| 2025 | Drake Baldwin | 2025 awards · 2025 postseason |
| 2025 | Hayden Senger | 2025 awards · 2025 postseason |
| 2025 | Kristian Campbell | 2025 awards · 2025 postseason |
| 2025 | Max Muncy | 2025 awards · 2025 postseason |
| 2025 | Ryan Johnson | 2025 awards · 2025 postseason |
| Year | Player | That season |
|---|---|---|
| No final games are recorded for this date. | ||
| Year | Move | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent SS Sergio Alcántara to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent RF Óscar Mercado to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - | |
| 2026 | Texas Rangers signed free agent RHP Ryan Brasier to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent LHP Andrew Chafin to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Houston Astros signed free agent RHP Peter Lambert to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent 2B Brendan Rodgers to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent LHP Chase Watkins to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | New York Mets signed free agent LF Tommy Pham to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | San Diego Padres signed free agent RHP José Leclerc to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent SS Erison Rojas to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent RHP Angel Rodriguez to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent RHP Eliezel Marte to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - | |
| 2026 | Texas Rangers signed free agent RHP Juan Perez to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - | |
| 2026 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent RHP Angel Perez to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - | |
| 2026 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent RHP Chase Centala to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Adam Boucher to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Jonah Conradt to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - | |
| 2026 | Los Angeles Dodgers traded RF Damon Keith to Milwaukee Brewers. 2026 transaction archive | |  |
| 2026 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent CF Chris Taylor to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent CF Mickey Moniak. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Boston Red Sox traded RHP Noah Davis to Los Angeles Dodgers for cash. 2025 transaction archive | | |
| 2025 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RF Ben Gamel to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Texas Rangers signed free agent RHP Hunter Strickland to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent RHP Jesse Hahn to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent LHP Drew Pomeranz to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent RHP Ben Hernandez to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent RHP Ezequiel Martinez to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent RHP Sebastian Pina to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent RHP Jose Menes to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Tampa Bay Rays traded RHP Burch Smith to Miami Marlins for cash. 2024 transaction archive |  | |
| 2024 | Miami Marlins traded 2B Jon Berti to New York Yankees for CF John Cruz. 2024 transaction archive |  | |
| 2024 | New York Yankees traded C Ben Rortvedt to Tampa Bay Rays. 2024 transaction archive | | |
| 2024 | Tampa Bay Rays traded CF Shane Sasaki to Miami Marlins. 2024 transaction archive | | |
| 2024 | Boston Red Sox traded SS Christian Koss to San Francisco Giants. 2024 transaction archive | |  |
| 2024 | Tampa Bay Rays traded RHP Naoyuki Uwasawa to Boston Red Sox. 2024 transaction archive | | |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent LHP Amir Garrett to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Carlos De Los Santos to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent LHP C.J. Widger to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Cleveland Guardians signed free agent RHP Robert Wegielnik to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2023 | Baltimore Orioles released RF Nomar Mazara. 2023 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2023 | Baltimore Orioles released CF Franchy Cordero. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Chicago Cubs traded 2B Zach McKinstry to Detroit Tigers for RHP Carlos Guzman and. 2023 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2023 | Minnesota Twins traded LHP Danny Coulombe to Baltimore Orioles for cash. 2023 transaction archive |  | |
| 2023 | Colorado Rockies traded RHP Tony Locey to Tampa Bay Rays for Player To Be Named Later. 2023 transaction archive | | |
| 2023 | Philadelphia Phillies traded LHP Gabriel Yanez to Minnesota Twins. 2023 transaction archive | | |
| 2023 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent RHP Hunter Strickland. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent RHP Patrick Halligan to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2023 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent RHP Nick Davila to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Washington Nationals signed free agent LF Chad Pinder to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent RHP Saul Siri to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent OF Derik Alcantara to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent RHP Bryan Landaez to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Shelby Miller to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Chicago Cubs traded SS Sergio Alcantara to Arizona Diamondbacks for cash. 2022 transaction archive | |  |
| 2022 | San Francisco Giants traded 3B Will Toffey and cash to Philadelphia Phillies for 3B Luke Williams. 2022 transaction archive | | |
| 2022 | Houston Astros traded OF Norel Gonzalez and to Miami Marlins. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Oakland Athletics signed free agent P Deolis Guerra. 2021 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2021 | Chicago Cubs released CF Cameron Maybin. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | New York Yankees released C Robinson Chirinos. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | New York Yankees released 2B Derek Dietrich. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Cleveland Indians traded P Adam Plutko to Baltimore Orioles for cash. 2021 transaction archive | | |
| 2021 | Cincinnati Reds released P Noe Ramirez. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent C Bryan Holaday. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Atlanta Braves released 2B Jason Kipnis. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent C Erick Castillo. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent P Nick Howard. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent SS Carlos Herrera. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Miami Marlins released P Gio Gonzalez. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Philadelphia Phillies released P Michael Ynoa. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh Pirates released 3B Todd Frazier. 2021 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2021 | Seattle Mariners released P Matt Magill. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Texas Rangers released P Nick Vincent. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent P Jordan Zimmermann. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Oakland Athletics signed free agent P Deolis Guerra. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent P Jordan Zimmermann. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent C Bryan Holaday. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent OF Brandon Guyer to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | New York Mets signed free agent C Rene Rivera to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Toronto Blue Jays traded DH Kendrys Morales and cash to Oakland Athletics for 3B Jesus Lopez and Future Considerations. 2019 transaction archive |  | |
| 2019 | Chicago White Sox traded 2B Eddy Alvarez to Miami Marlins. 2019 transaction archive | | |
| 2019 | Chicago White Sox traded 2B Jake Elmore to Pittsburgh Pirates. 2019 transaction archive | | |
| 2019 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent RHP Erovis Alcantara to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Texas Rangers signed free agent RHP Florencio Serrano to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent SS Alexi Amarista to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Cleveland Indians traded LF Rob Refsnyder to Tampa Bay Rays for . 2018 transaction archive | | |
| 2018 | Cleveland Indians signed free agent SS Adam Rosales to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Miami Marlins signed free agent 2B Rodrigo Ayarza to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent RHP Jason Carmona to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent RHP Logan Ondrusek to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Houston Astros signed free agent 1B Luis Encarnacion to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Oakland Athletics signed free agent 2B Brallan Perez to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent RHP Emilio Alfonzo to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Philadelphia Phillies released C Bryan Holaday. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent RHP Ryan Webb to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent LHP Adam Kolarek to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent LHP Jonny Venters to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent RHP Brandon Peterson to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | New York Yankees released LF Chris Denorfia. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Pittsburgh Pirates traded LHP Eric O'Flaherty to Atlanta Braves for cash. 2016 transaction archive | | |
| 2016 | Cleveland Indians released CF Will Venable. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Cleveland Indians released LHP Joe Thatcher. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Washington Nationals traded 1B Tyler Moore to Atlanta Braves for 1B Nate Freiman. 2016 transaction archive | | |
| 2015 | Detroit Tigers released RHP Luke Putkonen. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent LHP Luis Moncada to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Arizona Diamondbacks traded CF Keon Broxton to Pittsburgh Pirates for cash. 2014 transaction archive | | |
| 2014 | Philadelphia Phillies released RF Bobby Abreu. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent RHP Chris Young. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Chicago Cubs released 2B Ryan Roberts. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Cleveland Indians signed free agent LF Ollie Linton to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Detroit Tigers released LHP Wil Ledezma. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Arizona Diamondbacks released RHP Adam Russell. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Chicago Cubs released RHP Paolo Espino. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Cleveland Indians signed free agent LF Jerad Head to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Colorado Rockies released RHP Owen Dew. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Colorado Rockies released RHP Mike McClendon. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Colorado Rockies released LHP Ryan Kulik. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Colorado Rockies released C Allan de San Miguel. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Colorado Rockies released C Victor Monteagudo. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Colorado Rockies released C Joe Maloney. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Colorado Rockies released 2B Niuman Romero. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Miami Marlins released SS Taylor Terrasas. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Milwaukee Brewers released 2B Joe Thurston. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Washington Nationals signed free agent C Alex Marquez to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Washington Nationals signed free agent LHP Michael Gonzalez to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent CF Francisco Hernandez to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent LHP George Sherrill to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2013 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2013 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent LF Xavier Nady to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Milwaukee Brewers released 3B Donnie Murphy. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent 1B Yuniesky Betancourt. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Tampa Bay Rays traded RHP Dane De La Rosa to Los Angeles Angels for RHP Steve Geltz. 2013 transaction archive | | |
| 2013 | New York Mets traded RHP Elvin Ramirez to Los Angeles Angels. 2013 transaction archive | | |
| 2013 | Texas Rangers released 1B Brandon Snyder. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Cincinnati Reds released C Miguel Olivo. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent RHP Mark Lowe to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent 3B Mario Martinez to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent RHP Ryan Woolley to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Atlanta Braves released OF Josh Kroeger. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Cincinnati Reds released 3B Matt Mangini. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Detroit Tigers released RHP Michael Dubee. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Detroit Tigers released RHP Shane Dyer. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Detroit Tigers released LHP Luke Sommer. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Kansas City Royals released 1B Ian Gac. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Minnesota Twins released LHP Jason Lane. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent IF Henry Lugo to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Minnesota Twins released 1B Steve Pearce. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Houston Astros released RF Jack Cust. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Houston Astros released LHP Zach Duke. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Minnesota Twins released RHP Jason Bulger. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Colorado Rockies released 3B Casey Blake. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | San Diego Padres signed free agent IF Anthony Contreras to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Minnesota Twins released RHP Joel Zumaya. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Chicago Cubs released C Jason Jaramillo. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Kansas City Royals released LHP Steven Kent. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent LHP Gabriel Moya to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent C Luis Gonzalez to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Baltimore Orioles released 3B Thomas Di Benedetto. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Washington Nationals Traded CF Nyjer Morgan to Milwaukee Brewers and Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Traded DH Cutter Dykstra to Potomac Nationals. 2011 transaction archive | | |
| 2011 | Chicago Cubs released RHP Carlos Silva. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Tampa Bay Rays traded RF Joe Inglett to Houston Astros. 2011 transaction archive | | |
| 2011 | Atlanta Braves released RHP Scott Proctor. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Kansas City Royals released 3B Pedro Feliz. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| Year | Player |
|---|---|
| 1993 | Brandon Nimmo |
| 1993 | Clay Holmes |
| 1993 | Eric Stout |
| 1992 | Montana DuRapau |
| 1990 | Jake Esch |
| 1990 | Jake Odorizzi |
| 1990 | Junior Lake |
| 1989 | Matt Harvey |
| 1989 | Ryne Harper |
| 1987 | Buster Posey |
| 1986 | Johnny Monell |
| 1981 | Brian Slocum |
| 1979 | Michael Cuddyer |
| 1978 | Dee Brown |
| 1977 | Nate Rolison |
| 1972 | Adam Melhuse |
| 1972 | Creighton Gubanich |
| 1970 | Derek Aucoin |
| 1968 | Tom Quinlan |
| 1967 | Candy Sierra |
| 1967 | Jaime Navarro |
| 1963 | Drew Hall |
| 1963 | Mike Dalton |
| 1957 | Dave Van Gorder |
| 1956 | Dave Hostetler |
| 1953 | Gary Alexander |
| 1951 | Dick Ruthven |
| 1950 | Lynn McGlothen |
| 1950 | Vic Harris |
| 1946 | Bill Sudakis |
| 1946 | Mike Jackson |
| 1933 | Don Lassetter |
| 1932 | Wes Covington |
| 1931 | Bobby Prescott |
| 1929 | Milt Smith |
| 1927 | Dick Rozek |
| 1924 | Walt Linden |
| 1915 | Newt Kimball |
| 1911 | Walter Stephenson |
| 1910 | Steve Sundra |
| 1910 | Vince Sherlock |
| 1906 | Fred Tauby |
| 1905 | Johnny Gill |
| 1903 | Joe Dwyer |
| 1899 | Ed Hock |
| 1899 | Marty Walker |
| 1897 | Joe Lucey |
| 1895 | Bill Burwell |
| 1893 | Charlie Boardman |
| 1891 | William Rumler |
| 1882 | Bill Collins |
| 1878 | Miller Huggins |
| 1875 | George Magoon |
| 1869 | Toby Lyons |
| 1869 | Will Wynne |
| 1852 | Ed Cushman |
| Year | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Al Cihocki | 89 |
| 2008 | Billy Consolo | 73 |
| 2004 | Bob Cremins | 98 |
| 1997 | Fred Chapman | 80 |
| 1995 | Chet Nichols | 64 |
| 1984 | Oliverio Ortiz | 64 |
| 1980 | Lou Knerr | 58 |
| 1978 | Dutch Zwilling | 89 |
| 1963 | Fritz Knothe | 59 |
| 1962 | Bill Chambers | 73 |
| 1955 | Frank Roth | 76 |
| 1950 | Fred Frank | 77 |
| 1949 | Frank Gleich | 55 |
| 1947 | Pete Lister | 65 |
| 1927 | Joe Start | 84 |
| 1926 | Kick Kelly | 69 |
| 1917 | Willie Jensen | 27 |
| 1908 | Forrest Crawford | 26 |
| 1906 | Toad Ramsey | 41 |
| 1902 | Tom Morrison | 32 |
| 1889 | Tom Smith | - |
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 27.
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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