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On This Day in Baseball History: April 23
Sources Lahman People + MLB StatsAPI175 debuts46 transactions
Every major-league debut, final game, transaction, birth and death recorded for April 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.
Debuts175
Final games79
Transactions46
Born46
Died36
| Year | Move | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Philadelphia Phillies released RHP Taijuan Walker. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent RHP Choyce Diffey to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent 1B Luken Baker to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Colorado Rockies traded 3B Nicky Lopez to Chicago Cubs for cash. 2026 transaction archive |  |  |
| 2026 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent RHP Jesse Bergin to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent RHP Aitol Lopez to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent RHP Frank Quiroz to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | New York Mets traded 2B Rowdey Jordan to Houston Astros. 2025 transaction archive |  |  |
| 2025 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent RHP Connor Overton to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent SS Nicky Lopez. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent C Omar Narváez to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent RHP Amos Willingham to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent RHP Jordan Holloway to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent RHP Carlos Almonte to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh Pirates traded SS Sergio Alcántara to Arizona Diamondbacks for cash. 2024 transaction archive |  | |
| 2024 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent RHP Adam Smith to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Texas Rangers signed free agent RHP Johnny Cueto to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent 1B Mason Martin to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent RHP Carlos Carra to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent RHP Gelson Carpio to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | San Francisco Giants traded LHP Sam Long to Oakland Athletics for cash. 2023 transaction archive |  | |
| 2023 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent LHP Gabriel Castro to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Arizona Diamondbacks traded OF Stuart Fairchild to Seattle Mariners for cash. 2022 transaction archive | |  |
| 2021 | Arizona Diamondbacks released RHP Anthony Swarzak. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Cleveland Indians signed free agent RHP Matt Koch to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2021 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent 2B Greg Garcia to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent RHP Kelvin Abreu to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent C Mario Fernandez to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2019 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent RHP Brandon Lawson to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | New York Mets signed free agent RHP Gabriel Machuca to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Boston Red Sox traded LHP Roenis Elias to Seattle Mariners for Player To Be Named Later. 2018 transaction archive | | |
| 2018 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent 3B Trevor Plouffe to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent LHP Kelvin Moncion to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent RHP Jose Santamaria to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent RHP Brian Ellington to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Los Angeles Angels traded LF Ryan LaMarre to Oakland Athletics for Player To Be Named Later. 2017 transaction archive | | |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent RHP Kyle Kendrick to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Luke Putkonen to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2014 | San Diego Padres traded RF Daniel Robertson to Texas Rangers for cash. 2014 transaction archive |  | |
| 2014 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent RHP Clay Schrader to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Cleveland Indians released LF Jerad Head. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent C Franklin Tineo to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | New York Mets signed free agent RHP D.J. Mitchell to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent LHP Charlie Leesman to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Texas Rangers released RHP Justin Miller. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent 1B Jeff Larish to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| Year | Player |
|---|---|
| 1997 | Evan Sisk |
| 1996 | Bryce Montes de Oca |
| 1996 | Gavin Sheets |
| 1996 | Zach Logue |
| 1994 | Garrett Cleavinger |
| 1990 | Louis Head |
| 1986 | Luis Durango |
| 1985 | Emilio Bonifacio |
| 1984 | Dave Davidson |
| 1983 | Fernando Perez |
| 1981 | Sean Henn |
| 1979 | Carlos Silva |
| 1979 | Henry Owens |
| 1979 | Rich Thompson |
| 1977 | Andruw Jones |
| 1977 | Jason Tyner |
| 1968 | Guillermo Velasquez |
| 1967 | Rheal Cormier |
| 1957 | Darryl Cias |
| 1955 | Tom Dixon |
| 1949 | Bob O'Brien |
| 1947 | Pat Jacquez |
| 1945 | Jorge Rubio |
| 1937 | Duke Carmel |
| 1935 | Ron Blackburn |
| 1925 | Buddy Peterson |
| 1924 | Chuck Harmon |
| 1923 | Sammy Meeks |
| 1921 | Warren Spahn |
| 1917 | Tony Lupien |
| 1916 | Jack Creel |
| 1915 | Walter Brown |
| 1907 | Dolph Camilli |
| 1906 | Ray Starr |
| 1900 | Jim Bottomley |
| 1900 | Joe Kelly |
| 1898 | Charlie Dorman |
| 1896 | Elam Vangilder |
| 1895 | Tom Knowlson |
| 1888 | Jim Scott |
| 1886 | Harry Coveleski |
| 1882 | Connie Walsh |
| 1879 | Harry Cheek |
| 1875 | Bob Ganley |
| 1863 | Lou Galvin |
| 1861 | John Peltz |
| Year | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Tom Tischinski | 79 |
| 2023 | John Miller | 79 |
| 2020 | Dan Walters | 53 |
| 2018 | Dave Nelson | 73 |
| 2015 | Dick Barone | 82 |
| 2014 | Connie Marrero | 102 |
| 2007 | Sammy Meeks | 84 |
| 2006 | Billy Queen | 77 |
| 2005 | Earl Wilson | 70 |
| 1995 | Jake Daniel | 84 |
| 1992 | Deron Johnson | 53 |
| 1990 | Pete Wojey | 70 |
| 1989 | Howie Krist | 73 |
| 1985 | Bob Wilson | 60 |
| 1985 | Whitey Wistert | 73 |
| 1974 | Cy Williams | 86 |
| 1972 | Dino Chiozza | 59 |
| 1969 | Freddie Moncewicz | 65 |
| 1963 | Harry Harper | 67 |
| 1961 | Jack Barry | 73 |
| 1950 | Bill Hallman | 74 |
| 1950 | Dike Varney | 69 |
| 1946 | Jack Rothfuss | 74 |
| 1946 | Joe Birmingham | 61 |
| 1943 | Cliff Curtis | 61 |
| 1935 | Albin Carlstrom | 48 |
| 1933 | Tim Keefe | 76 |
| 1932 | Lon Knight | 78 |
| 1930 | Larry Twitchell | 66 |
| 1930 | Rube Manning | 46 |
| 1928 | Joe Miller | 67 |
| 1926 | Henry Schmidt | 52 |
| 1925 | Ad Gumbert | 57 |
| 1913 | Charlie Pabor | 66 |
| 1911 | George Craig | 27 |
| 1895 | John Ewing | 31 |
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 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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