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On This Day in Baseball History: April 1
Sources Lahman People + MLB StatsAPI73 debuts150 transactions
Every major-league debut, final game, transaction, birth and death recorded for April 1, newest first. Player names link to career pages where one exists, and each season links onward to that year’s awards and postseason archives.
Debuts73
Final games3
Transactions150
Born55
Died25
| Year | Player | That season |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Michael Reed | 2019 awards · 2019 postseason |
| 2019 | Pedro Araujo | 2019 awards · 2019 postseason |
| 2002 | Jose Nunez | 2002 awards · 2002 postseason |
| Year | Move | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Washington Nationals traded LHP Jake Eder to Los Angeles Dodgers for cash. 2026 transaction archive |  |  |
| 2026 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent C Andrew Knizner to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent SS Efren Teran to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent OF Andrew Sojka to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent LHP Dale Stanavich to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent RHP William Fleming to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Adam Ottavino. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Toronto Blue Jays traded RHP Nick Robertson to Houston Astros for RHP Edinson Batista. 2025 transaction archive |  |  |
| 2025 | New York Mets signed free agent RHP José Marte to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Jose Martinez to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent 2B Buddy Kennedy to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent C Omar Narváez to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Tampa Bay Rays signed 1B Dominic Smith. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent IF Adrian Garcia to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent IF Rainiel Rodriguez to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent CF Yhoswar Garcia to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Marlon Quintana to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent RHP Matt Tabor to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Cleveland Guardians signed free agent RHP Jonaikel Meza to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent 3B Hansel Jimenez to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Cleveland Guardians signed free agent RHP Angel Perez to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Wifrailyn Jaquez to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent RHP Alberto Laroche to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent C Gary Sanchez to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Arizona Diamondbacks traded 2B Josh VanMeter to Pittsburgh Pirates for RHP Listher Sosa. 2022 transaction archive |  | |
| 2022 | Chicago White Sox traded RHP Craig Kimbrel to Los Angeles Dodgers for CF AJ Pollock. 2022 transaction archive | | |
| 2022 | Arizona Diamondbacks released C Renae Martinez. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent RHP R.J. Freure to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | Colorado Rockies released LHP Bernardo Flores Jr.. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent RHP Jose Rodulfo to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh Pirates released SS Ethan Paul. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent LHP Ricardo Sanchez to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent RHP Mike Mokma to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Tampa Bay Rays released 2B Connor Hollis. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | San Diego Padres signed free agent 2B Connor Hollis to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent LHP Bernardo Flores Jr. to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent LHP Amauri Otero to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent SS Yadiel Rivera to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Houston Astros signed free agent RHP Geraldo Cabrera to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Miami Marlins signed free agent RHP Riskiel Tineo to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2021 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent P Jhoulys Chacin. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Miami Marlins signed free agent OF Steven Adderley. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent P Roenis Elias. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent P Matt Magill. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent C Nick Garland. 2021 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2021 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent P Jhoulys Chacin. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent P Jhoulys Chacin. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Cincinnati Reds traded RHP Matt Wisler to San Diego Padres for RHP Diomar Lopez. 2019 transaction archive | | |
| 2019 | Cleveland Indians signed free agent 3B Ryan Flaherty to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent C Jerry Lopez to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent C Nelson Quiroz to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Sebastian Olivero to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent CF Natanael Santana to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2019 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent CF Adolfo Valdez to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Dodgers traded CF Johan Mieses to St. Louis Cardinals for 2B Breyvic Valera. 2018 transaction archive | | |
| 2018 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent OF Bryan Hudson to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Miami Marlins signed free agent RHP Colton Murray to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | New York Yankees signed free agent CF Matt McPhearson to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Miami Marlins signed free agent OF Cade Gotta to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | New York Yankees signed free agent IF Nathaniel Coronado to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent RHP Carlos Garcia to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent RHP Pedro King to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent C Nigel Calmes to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Andres Diaz to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2018 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent LHP Jesus Roman to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent RHP Israiky Berroa to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent LHP Stiven Gutierrez to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent LHP Fernando Villicana to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Miami Marlins signed free agent OF Josh Hart to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent LF Chris Coghlan to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent RHP Mark Lowe to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Oakland Athletics signed free agent LHP Ross Detwiler to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2017 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent RHP Dylan Rheault to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent OF Carlos Garcia to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent RHP Kelvin Nunez to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent LHP Freiquik Sanchez to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent RHP Mitchell Osnowitz to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2017 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent C Sean O'Connell to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RF Travis Snider to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent SS Clint Barmes to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent LHP Brian Duensing to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent 1B Wade Hinkle to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Atlanta Braves released LHP Alex Torres. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Minnesota Twins released LHP Aaron Thompson. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Cleveland Indians released 3B Grant Fink. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | San Diego Padres released RHP Philip Humber. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Oakland Athletics released RHP Taylor Thompson. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Boston Red Sox released OF Forrestt Allday. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Colorado Rockies released RHP Brock Huntzinger. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Washington Nationals released RHP Burke Badenhop. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Washington Nationals released LF Reed Johnson. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent OF Justin Maxwell to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent 2B Angelo Amendolare to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Claudio Scotti to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent RHP Yeison Cespedes to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Los Angeles Dodgers released RHP Dustin McGowan. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Washington Nationals released LF Kevin Frandsen. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Houston Astros traded SS Gregorio Petit to New York Yankees for cash. 2015 transaction archive | | |
| 2015 | Chicago White Sox released RHP J.D. Martin. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Chicago Cubs released LHP Austin Kirk. 2015 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2015 | Chicago White Sox released 3B Andy LaRoche. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Pittsburgh Pirates released OF Taylor Lewis. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Pittsburgh Pirates released RHP Joan Montero. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Cincinnati Reds released LHP Sean Lucas. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Kansas City Royals released 2B Justin Trapp. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Pittsburgh Pirates released RF Danny Collins. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Miami Marlins signed free agent RHP Nick Masset to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Cincinnati Reds released RHP Euclides Leyer. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent RHP Mitchell Boggs to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent LHP Clay Rapada to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent 2B Mike Fontenot to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent RHP Brady Adamek to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2014 | Cleveland Indians signed free agent RHP George Steuth to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent OF Everett Williams to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent RHP Bryce Stowell to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent RHP Frangy Diaz to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent RHP Frangy Colon to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Toronto Blue Jays traded 1B Lars Anderson to Chicago White Sox. 2013 transaction archive | | |
| 2013 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent RHP Jeremy Erben to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent LHP Tom Cochran to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent 2B Eric Farris to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent SS Tyler Greene to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Miami Marlins signed free agent LHP Ramon Benjamin to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Texas Rangers released RHP Zach Simons. 2013 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2013 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent RHP Gerson Bautista to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Michael Broadway to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Miami Marlins signed free agent RHP Rob Waite to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Kurt Yacko to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent C Roberto Vahlis to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent C Jhonny Pereda to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | New York Yankees signed free agent 3B Josh Bell to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent C Michael Brenly to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Texas Rangers released 2B Gabe Suarez. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Cincinnati Reds traded 3B Juan Francisco to Atlanta Braves for RHP J.J. Hoover. 2012 transaction archive | | |
| 2012 | New York Yankees signed free agent Jason Bulger. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | New York Mets signed free agent 2B Bobby Scales to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent IF Renny Osuna to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | New York Yankees released 1B Jorge Vazquez. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent 1B Matt Rizzotti to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Seattle Mariners released RHP Aaron Heilman. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | New York Yankees signed free agent RF Jack Cust to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Los Angeles Dodgers released LF Chris Pettit. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent LHP Ranger Suarez to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Minnesota Twins released RF Ryde Rodriguez. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent 2B Ronnie Belliard to a minor league contract. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent SS Josh Wilson to a minor league contract. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent Joe Koshansky. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent OF Jeremy Slayden to a minor league contract. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Tim Wood to a minor league contract. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent RHP Justin Orenduff to a minor league contract. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| Year | Player |
|---|---|
| 1999 | Jackson Rutledge |
| 1996 | Kutter Crawford |
| 1996 | Ryan Castellani |
| 1995 | Keegan Akin |
| 1994 | David Dahl |
| 1991 | Cesar Puello |
| 1989 | Chris Withrow |
| 1988 | Alex Hassan |
| 1985 | Daniel Murphy |
| 1983 | John Axford |
| 1983 | Will Rhymes |
| 1971 | Jose Martinez |
| 1970 | Matt Herges |
| 1969 | Frank Castillo |
| 1968 | Masumi Kuwata |
| 1962 | Rich Amaral |
| 1958 | Mike Kinnunen |
| 1957 | Manny Castillo |
| 1956 | Mark Esser |
| 1953 | Larry Murray |
| 1952 | Mike Bacsik |
| 1948 | Willie Montanez |
| 1944 | Rusty Staub |
| 1943 | Mike DeGerick |
| 1942 | Jake Jaeckel |
| 1941 | Dick Kenworthy |
| 1939 | Phil Niekro |
| 1936 | Ron Perranoski |
| 1936 | Ted Sadowski |
| 1935 | Tom Qualters |
| 1934 | Leo Posada |
| 1934 | Rod Kanehl |
| 1926 | Jake Thies |
| 1921 | Red Murff |
| 1917 | Chet Ross |
| 1916 | George Staller |
| 1915 | Jeff Heath |
| 1914 | George Bradley |
| 1914 | Moe Franklin |
| 1913 | Buster Bray |
| 1912 | Jake Wade |
| 1911 | Bob Brown |
| 1904 | Jack Cummings |
| 1894 | Hal Reilly |
| 1892 | Claude Cooper |
| 1890 | George Young |
| 1889 | Tom Phillips |
| 1876 | Bill Friel |
| 1862 | Bill McCaffrey |
| 1860 | Wes Curry |
| 1858 | Fred Mann |
| 1858 | John Russ |
| 1857 | Dan Cronin |
| 1856 | Ed Kennedy |
| 1849 | John McMullin |
| Year | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Ed Farmer | 70 |
| 2013 | Bob Smith | 83 |
| 2013 | Norm Gigon | 74 |
| 2012 | Jerry Lynch | 81 |
| 2007 | Lou Limmer | 82 |
| 2006 | Bill Pierro | 79 |
| 2001 | Jo-Jo Moore | 92 |
| 1998 | Dave Smith | 83 |
| 1991 | Frankie Gustine | 71 |
| 1983 | Calvin Chapman | 72 |
| 1975 | Ivan Bigler | 82 |
| 1968 | Tom Cantwell | 79 |
| 1966 | John Sullivan | 76 |
| 1965 | Ernie Walker | 74 |
| 1964 | Casey Hageman | 76 |
| 1948 | Walter Jantzen | 57 |
| 1946 | George Strief | 89 |
| 1943 | Pat Deasley | 85 |
| 1934 | Barney Gilligan | 78 |
| 1928 | Marr Phillips | 70 |
| 1927 | Henry Stein | 57 |
| 1926 | Al Martin | 78 |
| 1922 | Harry Smith | 31 |
| 1922 | Leech Maskrey | 68 |
| 1914 | Rube Waddell | 37 |
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 April 1.
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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