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On This Day in Baseball History: April 10
Sources Lahman People + MLB StatsAPI144 debuts45 transactions
Every major-league debut, final game, transaction, birth and death recorded for April 10, newest first. Player names link to career pages where one exists, and each season links onward to that year’s awards and postseason archives.
Debuts144
Final games14
Transactions45
Born59
Died28
| Year | Player | That season |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Mikie Mahtook | 2019 awards · 2019 postseason |
| 2018 | J. J. Hoover | 2018 awards · 2018 postseason |
| 2011 | Jeremy Reed | 2011 awards · 2011 postseason |
| 2011 | Robbie Weinhardt | 2011 awards · 2011 postseason |
| 2009 | Marlon Anderson | 2009 awards · 2009 postseason |
| 2009 | Scott Lewis | 2009 awards · 2009 postseason |
| 2008 | Charlton Jimerson | 2008 awards · 2008 postseason |
| 2005 | Antonio Osuna | 2005 awards · 2005 postseason |
| 2002 | Ed Vosberg | 2002 awards · 2002 postseason |
| 1992 | Denny Walling | 1992 awards · 1992 postseason |
| 1990 | Brett Gideon | 1990 awards · 1990 postseason |
| 1982 | Rick Wise | 1982 awards · 1982 postseason |
| 1975 | Skip Pitlock | 1975 awards · 1975 postseason |
| 1959 | Bob Martyn | 1959 awards · 1959 postseason |
| Year | Move | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Chicago White Sox released RHP Juan Carela. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent SS Bryson Brigman to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | San Diego Padres traded LHP Tom Cosgrove to Chicago Cubs for cash. 2025 transaction archive |  |  |
| 2025 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent RHP Bryan Borbon to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent RHP Rodrigo Ramirez to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Athletics signed free agent RHP Gustavo Rodriguez to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Toronto Blue Jays traded RHP Wes Parsons to Cleveland Guardians for cash. 2024 transaction archive |  | |
| 2024 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent 2B Kolten Wong to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | New York Yankees signed free agent 2B Rougned Odor to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent SS Cole Tucker to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2023 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent C Wilkin Grullon to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent C Lyle Lin to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent 3B Raynier Ramirez to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Clevari Tejada to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent 3B Ti'Quan Forbes to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Houston Astros signed free agent OF Roiner Quintana to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2021 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent LHP Baltazar Arredondo to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2019 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent RHP Willy Mendez to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent RHP Ben Taylor to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | San Diego Padres signed free agent RHP Deivy Mendez to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Philadelphia Phillies traded 2B Jesus Azuaje to Colorado Rockies. 2019 transaction archive |  |  |
| 2018 | New York Mets traded RF L.J. Mazzilli to New York Yankees for LF Kendall Coleman. 2018 transaction archive | |  |
| 2018 | Arizona Diamondbacks traded CF Jeremy Hazelbaker to Tampa Bay Rays for cash. 2018 transaction archive | | |
| 2018 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent SS Justin Oferman to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent LHP Luis Ozoria to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent RHP Francisco Fermin to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent 2B Yomar Valentin to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2018 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent LHP Drew Weston to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Joe Nathan to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2017 | Baltimore Orioles traded RHP Joe Gunkel to Los Angeles Dodgers for Player To Be Named Later. 2017 transaction archive |  | |
| 2017 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent RHP Carlos Montilla to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent RHP David Hale to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent SS Ryan Metzler to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Tom de Blok to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Cleveland Indians traded CF James Ramsey and LF Zach Walters to Los Angeles Dodgers for cash. 2016 transaction archive | | |
| 2016 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent 2B Emilio Bonifacio to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent LHP Sean Burnett to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent RHP Fauris Guerrero to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Kansas City Royals traded CF Gorkys Hernandez to Chicago White Sox for cash. 2014 transaction archive |  | |
| 2014 | Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Paolo Espino to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Baltimore Orioles traded RHP Luis Ayala to Atlanta Braves for LHP Chris Jones. 2013 transaction archive | | |
| 2013 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent 3B Sean Burroughs to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | New York Mets signed free agent LHP Sean Henn to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Washington Nationals signed free agent SS Kelvin Gutierrez to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Cincinnati Reds traded 2B Jose Castro to Chicago White Sox for cash. 2012 transaction archive | | |
| Year | Player |
|---|---|
| 2002 | Thomas Saggese |
| 2001 | Everson Pereira |
| 1996 | Jake Burger |
| 1996 | Scott Blewett |
| 1989 | Charlie Culberson |
| 1988 | Chris Dwyer |
| 1988 | Chris Heston |
| 1987 | Ryan Verdugo |
| 1986 | Corey Kluber |
| 1985 | Clayton Mortensen |
| 1985 | Jonathan Diaz |
| 1982 | Andre Ethier |
| 1982 | Chris Dickerson |
| 1982 | Colt Morton |
| 1975 | Mike Lincoln |
| 1972 | Shayne Bennett |
| 1970 | Alberto Reyes |
| 1970 | Rob Butler |
| 1967 | Mike Humphreys |
| 1965 | Bruce Egloff |
| 1964 | Eric King |
| 1963 | Jeff Gray |
| 1963 | Marvin Freeman |
| 1963 | Mike Devereaux |
| 1950 | Ken Griffey |
| 1949 | Pete Varney |
| 1949 | Tom Lundstedt |
| 1948 | Lee Lacy |
| 1946 | Bob Watson |
| 1946 | Leroy Stanton |
| 1946 | Phil Hennigan |
| 1937 | Fritz Ackley |
| 1935 | Joe Gibbon |
| 1934 | Wes Stock |
| 1930 | Frank Lary |
| 1928 | Frankie Pack |
| 1925 | Pete Milne |
| 1921 | Chuck Connors |
| 1913 | Lloyd Russell |
| 1911 | Roger Wolff |
| 1909 | Jim Spotts |
| 1907 | Cliff Bolton |
| 1906 | Howard Groskloss |
| 1905 | Ed Strelecki |
| 1899 | Rudy Kneisch |
| 1898 | Tom Jenkins |
| 1897 | Joe Price |
| 1897 | Ross Youngs |
| 1895 | Bob McGraw |
| 1893 | Walter Ancker |
| 1885 | Cliff Daringer |
| 1883 | Tex Pruiett |
| 1882 | Art Loudell |
| 1880 | Cliff Blankenship |
| 1879 | Nick Kahl |
| 1879 | Tom Barry |
| 1868 | Tom Parrott |
| 1862 | Ed Ford |
| 1847 | George Keerl |
| Year | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Gordy Lund | 83 |
| 2022 | Joe Horlen | 84 |
| 2015 | Bobby Moore | 56 |
| 2012 | Andy Replogle | 58 |
| 2007 | Dick Kryhoski | 82 |
| 1995 | Billy Myers | 84 |
| 1991 | Sammy Holbrook | 80 |
| 1986 | Luther Harvel | 80 |
| 1984 | Karl Spooner | 52 |
| 1983 | Chet Johnson | 65 |
| 1964 | Moses Yellow Horse | 66 |
| 1962 | Milt Watson | 72 |
| 1961 | Jim Kelly | 77 |
| 1958 | Horace Leverette | 69 |
| 1956 | Bill Brady | 66 |
| 1956 | Ginger Beaumont | 79 |
| 1955 | Curt Bernard | 77 |
| 1940 | Tom Seaton | 52 |
| 1935 | Pat Hartnett | 71 |
| 1934 | Bill Hunter | 46 |
| 1932 | Fred Pfeffer | 72 |
| 1931 | Mickey Hughes | 64 |
| 1923 | Jay Faatz | 63 |
| 1923 | Jim Gill | 57 |
| 1918 | Owen Shannon | 38 |
| 1908 | Mike Griffin | 43 |
| 1901 | John Hiland | - |
| 1888 | Denny Mack | 38 |
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 10.
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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