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On This Day in Baseball History: April 30
Sources Lahman People + MLB StatsAPI142 debuts61 transactions
Every major-league debut, final game, transaction, birth and death recorded for April 30, newest first. Player names link to career pages where one exists, and each season links onward to that year’s awards and postseason archives.
Debuts142
Final games71
Transactions61
Born36
Died21
| Year | Move | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Houston Astros signed free agent RHP Conor Steinbaugh to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Jacob Weaver to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent RHP Albert Suárez to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent Yorgenson Artigas to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent 3B Darling Pena to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Miami Marlins signed free agent LHP Luis Espinoza to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent RHP Mario Garcia to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent RHP Matt Canterino to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Texas Rangers traded RHP Matt Festa to Cleveland Guardians for cash. 2025 transaction archive |  |  |
| 2025 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent RHP Jay Allmer to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent RHP Cole Percival to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Philadelphia Phillies traded RHP Enrique Segura to Texas Rangers for RHP Daniel Robert. 2025 transaction archive | |  |
| 2025 | San Diego Padres signed free agent LHP Gensy Aquino to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent LHP Giacomo Taschin to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent C Jimmy Obertop to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent RHP Gant Starling to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent IF Dayson Croes to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent LHP Jacob Denner to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent RHP Noah Manning to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Houston Astros signed free agent RHP Antonio Morales to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent RHP Roque Osorio to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | New York Yankees traded SS Keiner Delgado to Pittsburgh Pirates. 2024 transaction archive |  | |
| 2024 | Chicago White Sox traded LHP Bailey Horn to Boston Red Sox for cash. 2024 transaction archive |  | |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent LF Kevin Pillar. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent OF Michael Martinez to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | San Diego Padres signed free agent RHP Esmerlin Peguero to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent LHP Chandler Brierley to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Miami Marlins signed free agent LHP Ian Medina to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh Pirates traded C Tyler Heineman to Toronto Blue Jays for SS Vinny Capra. 2023 transaction archive | | |
| 2023 | Minnesota Twins traded RHP Trevor Megill to Milwaukee Brewers for Player To Be Named Later and cash. 2023 transaction archive | |  |
| 2023 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent LHP Sam Clay to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2023 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent SS Abiezel Ramirez to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Tyler Danish to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent RHP Konner Wade to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Miami Marlins traded SS Isan Diaz to San Francisco Giants for cash. 2022 transaction archive | | |
| 2022 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent RHP Bianger Liendo to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Eddy Felix to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent RHP Tim Adleman to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2021 | Chicago Cubs released RHP Brandon Workman. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent 2B Tyler Friis to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent RHP Bryan Hernandez to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Houston Astros signed free agent RHP Johan Figuereo to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Texas Rangers traded LHP Corey Stone to Chicago White Sox. 2021 transaction archive | | |
| 2019 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent LHP Camilo Hinestroza to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Houston Astros signed free agent RHP Jaime Melendez to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent RHP Natanael Garabitos to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent 3B Tony Renda to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent C Ortwin Pieternella to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent OF Taylor Murphy to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Houston Astros signed free agent RHP Casey Coleman to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | San Francisco Giants released RHP Ian Gardeck. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent OF Jose Grullart to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent LHP Eric Berger to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | San Diego Padres signed free agent OF Nick Schulz to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent RHP Aneurys Zabala to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Arizona Diamondbacks traded 3B Mark Teahen to Cincinnati Reds. 2013 transaction archive |  | |
| 2013 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent LHP Aaron Laffey to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2013 | Cleveland Indians signed free agent LHP Randy Valladares to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent DH Hideki Matsui to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2012 | Oakland Athletics signed free agent 3B Brandon Inge. 2012 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2011 | Arizona Diamondbacks traded John Hester to Baltimore Orioles. 2011 transaction archive | | |
| Year | Player |
|---|---|
| 1999 | Canaan Smith-Njigba |
| 1999 | Edouard Julien |
| 1998 | Darius Vines |
| 1996 | Michael Kopech |
| 1996 | Zac Lowther |
| 1995 | Jesus Tinoco |
| 1994 | Jose Peraza |
| 1989 | Phil Klein |
| 1988 | Jesus Sucre |
| 1988 | Ryan O'Rourke |
| 1980 | Mark Saccomanno |
| 1971 | Ryan Hawblitzel |
| 1964 | Jeff Reboulet |
| 1961 | Tony Mack |
| 1954 | Joe Strain |
| 1949 | Phil Garner |
| 1948 | Mike Barlow |
| 1947 | Jim Clark |
| 1939 | Bob Hendley |
| 1934 | Ken Retzer |
| 1912 | Chet Laabs |
| 1907 | Jumbo Brown |
| 1904 | Neal Baker |
| 1904 | Tony Murray |
| 1902 | Bill Deitrick |
| 1897 | Walt Walsh |
| 1891 | Tony Brottem |
| 1888 | Paul Wachtel |
| 1887 | Babe Danzig |
| 1887 | Ed Forsyth |
| 1879 | Bob Edmondson |
| 1874 | Seth Sigsby |
| 1872 | Shorty Gallagher |
| 1865 | John Cahill |
| 1852 | Charley Jones |
| 1849 | Dave Eggler |
| Year | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Frank Ernaga | 87 |
| 2011 | Mike Krsnich | 79 |
| 2006 | Dave Bartosch | 89 |
| 2001 | Frank Stewart | 94 |
| 1986 | Bill Higdon | 62 |
| 1982 | Leo Dickerman | 85 |
| 1979 | Wally Kopf | 79 |
| 1977 | Elam Vangilder | 81 |
| 1971 | Slim Harrell | 80 |
| 1970 | Chick Gagnon | 72 |
| 1970 | Dan Jessee | 69 |
| 1969 | Colonel Snover | 73 |
| 1962 | Al Demaree | 77 |
| 1962 | Russ Miller | 62 |
| 1960 | Herman Pillette | 64 |
| 1952 | Frank Madden | 60 |
| 1950 | Tom Niland | 80 |
| 1940 | Patsy Dougherty | 63 |
| 1938 | Sun Daly | 73 |
| 1929 | Dan Long | 61 |
| 1901 | Dude Esterbrook | 43 |
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 30.
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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