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On This Day in Baseball History: May 28
Sources Lahman People + MLB StatsAPI73 debuts81 transactions
Every major-league debut, final game, transaction, birth and death recorded for May 28, 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 games67
Transactions81
Born53
Died29
| Year | Move | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Braylin Moreno to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Juan Cordero to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Juan Cordero to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - | |
| 2026 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent RHP Bryce Schaum to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Texas Rangers released DH Andrew McCutchen. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Houston Astros signed free agent LHP Adam Shoemaker to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | New York Mets signed free agent 1B Jackson Hauge to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent RHP Eric Lin to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Texas Rangers signed free agent RHP Nolan Kingham to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - | |
| 2026 | Houston Astros signed free agent RHP Jairo Bautista to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - | |
| 2026 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent RHP Deivy Gonzalez to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - | |
| 2026 | Houston Astros signed free agent RHP Isaias Harvey to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - | |
| 2026 | Houston Astros signed free agent RHP Sebastian Saud to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - | |
| 2026 | Houston Astros signed free agent RHP Deiby Marrero to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - | |
| 2026 | New York Mets signed free agent RHP Randiel Vicente to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - | |
| 2026 | Miami Marlins signed free agent RHP Engel Peralta to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Houston Astros signed free agent LHP Miguel Reyes to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - | |
| 2026 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent RHP Yancarlos Vasquez to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent 3B Caleb McNeely to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent OF Blaze O'Saben to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent SS Orlando Arcia. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent 2B Peyton Holt to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent RHP Shaun Anderson to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent RHP Logan Mercado to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Kansas City Royals released RF Hunter Renfroe. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent RHP Kyle Gibson to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent 2B Owen Miller to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent RHP Angel De Jesus to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Houston Astros signed free agent IF Cliuver Puello to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Washington Nationals signed free agent CF Delino DeShields to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent LHP Danny Martinez to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent OF Yorman Licourt to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent 1B Rixon Wingrove to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent OF Ryan McCarthy to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent LHP Stephen Gonsalves to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent OF Allan Cerda to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent RHP Joseph Hernandez to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2023 | Minnesota Twins traded 1B Tyler White to New York Mets. 2023 transaction archive | | |
| 2022 | Cincinnati Reds traded SS JT Riddle to New York Mets. 2022 transaction archive | | |
| 2021 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent 2B Tyler Ladendorf to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2021 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Jheremy Vicente to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Carlos Torres to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2019 | Oakland Athletics released RHP Fernando Rodney. 2019 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2019 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent C Edgar Gamargo to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent RHP Sarlin Polanco to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent C Joel Munoz to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent RHP Manuel Veloz to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2019 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent OF Derrick Robinson to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Texas Rangers signed free agent RHP Jose Gonzalez to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent C Ryan Hanigan to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Pittsburgh Pirates released RHP George Kontos. 2018 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2018 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent LHP Jairo Labourt to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent P Luis Cadet to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent LHP Eurys Henriquez to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Los Angeles Dodgers traded 2B Darnell Sweeney to Cincinnati Reds. 2017 transaction archive |  | |
| 2016 | San Diego Padres traded 1B James Loney to New York Mets for cash. 2016 transaction archive |  | |
| 2015 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent LHP Ariel Miranda to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent RHP Mickey Storey to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Atlanta Braves released OF Runai Coran. 2015 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2015 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent RHP Vadim Balan to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent RHP Deymar Alvarado to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Baltimore Orioles traded C Johnny Monell to Los Angeles Dodgers for cash. 2014 transaction archive | | |
| 2014 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent RHP Kyler Newby to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent C Max Ramirez to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Houston Astros signed free agent CF Juan Fuente to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent C Franmy Pena to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent RHP Carlos Marmol to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Miami Marlins released OF Emmanuel Nere. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent RHP Alvaro Silvestre to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent RHP Erbert Gonzalez to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Texas Rangers signed free agent SS Ciro Barrios to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent OF Alex Llanos to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent OF Juan De Los Santos to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent IF Jorge Quiterio to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent RHP Blayne Weller to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | San Diego Padres signed free agent OF T.J. Steele to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Washington Nationals signed free agent 1B Jimmy Van Ostrand to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Washington Nationals signed free agent SS Thomas Alvarez to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed RHP Bobby O'Neill. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Florida Marlins signed RHP Junior Rincon. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed RHP Andrew Shellon. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| Year | Player |
|---|---|
| 2000 | Dylan Smith |
| 1998 | Huascar Ynoa |
| 1998 | Pedro León |
| 1996 | Nate Fisher |
| 1994 | Ryan Burr |
| 1990 | Aaron Northcraft |
| 1990 | Matt Stites |
| 1988 | Craig Kimbrel |
| 1988 | Justin Bour |
| 1988 | Lester Oliveros |
| 1988 | Ryan Court |
| 1983 | Cory Wade |
| 1983 | Humberto Sanchez |
| 1982 | Jhonny Peralta |
| 1981 | Daniel Cabrera |
| 1981 | Leo Rosales |
| 1979 | Ryota Igarashi |
| 1977 | Alex Hernandez |
| 1972 | Joe Rosselli |
| 1972 | Tilson Brito |
| 1969 | Mike Difelice |
| 1966 | Mike Maksudian |
| 1964 | Duane Ward |
| 1959 | Steve Jeltz |
| 1958 | Bill Doran |
| 1958 | Ed Olwine |
| 1957 | Kirk Gibson |
| 1957 | Tom Grant |
| 1956 | Randy Martz |
| 1953 | Rafael Landestoy |
| 1950 | Jim Cox |
| 1946 | Skip Jutze |
| 1942 | Buddy Booker |
| 1934 | Bobby Smith |
| 1932 | Carl Thomas |
| 1926 | Frank Saucier |
| 1923 | Bob Kuzava |
| 1919 | Art Lopatka |
| 1919 | Steve Nagy |
| 1918 | Bob Malloy |
| 1910 | Willard Hershberger |
| 1907 | Marv Olson |
| 1901 | Norm Lehr |
| 1900 | Bill Barrett |
| 1899 | Bob Rice |
| 1898 | Claude Davenport |
| 1889 | Jim Middleton |
| 1887 | Jim Thorpe |
| 1881 | King Brady |
| 1868 | John Bates |
| 1867 | John Lyston |
| 1867 | Pearce Chiles |
| 1854 | John Carl |
| Year | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Verle Tiefenthaler | 87 |
| 2024 | Tony Scott | 72 |
| 2023 | Miguel de la Hoz | 84 |
| 2023 | Mike Young | 63 |
| 2018 | Chuck Stevens | 99 |
| 2015 | Skeeter Kell | 85 |
| 2012 | Harry Parker | 64 |
| 2002 | Wes Westrum | 79 |
| 1993 | John Dantonio | 74 |
| 1992 | Charley Schanz | 72 |
| 1991 | Roy Cullenbine | 77 |
| 1986 | Paul Florence | 86 |
| 1986 | Taylor Douthit | 85 |
| 1972 | Al Gerheauser | 54 |
| 1972 | Bob Hasty | 76 |
| 1969 | Gus Getz | 79 |
| 1963 | Paddy Mayes | 78 |
| 1962 | George Anderson | 72 |
| 1961 | Fred Smith | 69 |
| 1959 | Ed Kippert | 80 |
| 1959 | Ken Penner | 63 |
| 1958 | William Nance | 81 |
| 1943 | Henri Rondeau | 56 |
| 1942 | Charley Bassett | 79 |
| 1942 | Mike Welday | 63 |
| 1935 | Charlie Sullivan | 32 |
| 1930 | Hal Carlson | 38 |
| 1929 | Ollie Beard | 67 |
| 1919 | Jack Wanner | 33 |
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 May 28.
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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