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On This Day in Baseball History: July 8
Sources Lahman People + MLB StatsAPI72 debuts133 transactions
Every major-league debut, final game, transaction, birth and death recorded for July 8, newest first. Player names link to career pages where one exists, and each season links onward to that year’s awards and postseason archives.
Debuts72
Final games74
Transactions133
Born76
Died27
| Year | Move | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent RHP Matt Bowman to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Miami Marlins signed free agent RHP Lizdawin Paulino to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Miami Marlins signed free agent RHP Guillermo Regalado to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - | |
| 2026 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent 3B Grae Kessinger to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent 2B Riley Unroe to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent OF Pablo Reyes to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent RF Daz Cameron to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent LHP Manuel Sanchez to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent RHP Jose Acevedo to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent RHP Wisarly Reinoso to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - | |
| 2026 | Washington Nationals signed free agent 3B Devin Ortiz to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Chicago Cubs signed LHP Josh Fleming. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | San Diego Padres signed free agent LF Dustin Harris to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent LHP Devin Smeltzer to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent LHP Victor Duarte to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Texas Rangers signed free agent LHP Danny Jimenez to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | New York Mets signed free agent RHP Junior Fernández to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent RHP Peter Strzelecki to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent RHP Nabil Crismatt to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Luis García. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | New York Mets signed free agent LHP Matteo Morelli to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent IF Michael Nieto. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent RHP Angel Chicuate to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Boston Red Sox traded RHP CJ Weins to Detroit Tigers. 2024 transaction archive |  | |
| 2024 | Texas Rangers signed free agent RHP Matt Festa to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent RHP Emmanuel Nunez to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent LHP Clayton Andrews to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | Cleveland Guardians traded RHP Yohan Ramirez to Pittsburgh Pirates. 2022 transaction archive |  | |
| 2022 | New York Mets released LHP Chasen Shreve. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Cleveland Guardians signed free agent OF Luis Aparicio to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Texas Rangers signed free agent OF Antonis Macias to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Jackson Grounds to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent RHP Luis Morellis to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Jackson Grounds to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent 2B Dee Strange-Gordon to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Cincinnati Reds traded OF Darlin Guzman to Toronto Blue Jays. 2021 transaction archive | | |
| 2021 | Cleveland Indians released C Rene Rivera. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent SS Demetrio Nadal to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2021 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent RHP Henrison Mota to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Seattle Mariners signed P Jose Giraldo. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Hansel Rosario to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2020 | Toronto Blue Jays signed RHP Nick Frasso. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Toronto Blue Jays signed SS Austin Martin. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Angels signed OF David Calabrese. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Milwaukee Brewers signed OF Garrett Mitchell. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent RHP Angel Gonzalez to a minor league contract. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent LHP Steve Theetge to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | New York Yankees signed free agent LHP Dan Jennings to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Seattle Mariners signed RHP Dutch Landis. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Seattle Mariners signed RHP Anthony Tomczak. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Oakland Athletics signed RHP Jack Weisenburger. 2019 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2019 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent RHP Elkyn Chirinos to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent C Alfredo Villegas to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent LHP Fraiber Castillo to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent RHP George Gomez to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent C Omar Gutierrez to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent RHP Guillermo Villasmil to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | San Francisco Giants traded CF Austin Jackson, RHP Cory Gearrin and RHP Jason Bahr to Texas Rangers for Player To Be Named Later. 2018 transaction archive | | |
| 2018 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Kaito Yuki to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2018 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Dallas Beeler to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Dario Peralta to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Milwaukee Brewers traded RHP Aaron Myers to Baltimore Orioles for Future Considerations. 2017 transaction archive | |  |
| 2017 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent RHP Santos Moreno to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | San Diego Padres signed free agent RHP Efrain Contreras to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent OF Diego Hernandez to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent 2B Jose Zepeda to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent SS Francis Grullon to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent OF Neyfi Marinez to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP David Martinez to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Chicago Cubs signed RHP Thomas Hatch. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Cleveland Indians traded 2B Michael Martinez to Boston Red Sox. 2016 transaction archive | | |
| 2016 | Oakland Athletics signed LHP Ty Damron. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Oakland Athletics signed C Collin Theroux. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Miami Marlins traded LHP Eric Jokisch to Texas Rangers for 2B Pedro Ciriaco. 2016 transaction archive | | |
| 2016 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent RHP Ryan Webb to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed OF Connor Owings. 2016 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2016 | Milwaukee Brewers signed SS Trever Morrison. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent C Jose Lizarraga to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Angels signed SS Cody Ramer. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent OF Alex Presley to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Kansas City Royals signed RHP Anthony Bender. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Kansas City Royals signed RHP Paul Young. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Angels signed OF Brandon Marsh. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | New York Mets signed RHP Matt Cleveland. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Texas Rangers signed free agent SS Rehybell Perozo to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent SS Edgar Made to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent LHP Rovaldis Cabrera to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent OF Maximo De La Rosa to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent C Juan Mendez to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent SS Hector Guerrero to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent CF Brahiap Carrillo to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent LHP Jesus Toledo to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent C Miguel Lopez to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent 3B Enny Rondon to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | San Francisco Giants released 3B Casey McGehee. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | San Diego Padres signed 1B Brad Zunica. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Luis Medina to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Baltimore Orioles signed C Chris Shaw. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent LHP Joe Saunders to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Houston Astros released RHP Jerome Williams. 2014 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2014 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent OF Roger Bernadina to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Detroit Tigers signed RHP Artie Lewicki. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Detroit Tigers signed RHP Whit Mayberry. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Detroit Tigers signed RHP Adam Ravenelle. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Chicago Cubs traded LF Scott Hairston to Washington Nationals for RHP Ivan Pineyro. 2013 transaction archive | | |
| 2013 | Cleveland Indians signed RHP Justin Garcia. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent C Jose Herrera to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent OF Francis Martinez to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent OF Jose Lopez to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent SS Didimo Bracho to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed Buddy Borden. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent C Dante Rosenberg to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2013 | New York Mets signed free agent RHP Cody Satterwhite to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent OF Jeff Francoeur to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent LHP Eric Niesen to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Oakland Athletics signed C Iolana Akau. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | New York Mets signed free agent RHP Marbin Montijo to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent SS Emmanuel Morel to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Cincinnati Reds signed CF Alex Greer. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Houston Astros signed free agent C Hayden Timberlake to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Luis Escobar to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Kansas City Royals signed LHP Austin Fairchild. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | New York Yankees released RHP Brian Gordon. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Texas Rangers released RHP Dave Bush. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Cleveland Indians signed SS Evan Frazar. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Milwaukee Brewers signed RHP Tommy Toledo. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent RHP Robert Roth to a minor league contract. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent LHP Ron Mahay to a minor league contract. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | New York Mets signed 1B Cole Frenzel. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Los Angeles Angels signed 2B Peter Copa. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent OF Hilario Villa to a minor league contract. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent RHP Antonio Senzatela to a minor league contract. 2011 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2011 | Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Algenis Ramirez to a minor league contract. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| Year | Player |
|---|---|
| 2002 | Owen Caissie |
| 2000 | Michael McGreevy |
| 1999 | Dustin Harris |
| 1999 | Reid Detmers |
| 1997 | Tommy Romero |
| 1996 | Kyle Nelson |
| 1995 | Sam Long |
| 1994 | Patrick Weigel |
| 1994 | Stephen Gonsalves |
| 1993 | Caleb Frare |
| 1992 | Mike Gerber |
| 1987 | Christian Friedrich |
| 1987 | Josh Harrison |
| 1987 | Mason Tobin |
| 1986 | Jaime Garcia |
| 1984 | Kevin Russo |
| 1983 | John Bowker |
| 1982 | Renyel Pinto |
| 1977 | Craig House |
| 1975 | David Moraga |
| 1974 | Danny Ardoin |
| 1969 | Bobby Ayala |
| 1969 | Ernie Young |
| 1969 | Rosario Rodriguez |
| 1968 | Garland Kiser |
| 1965 | Chuck Malone |
| 1965 | Jerome Walton |
| 1964 | Bob Kipper |
| 1964 | Ken Patterson |
| 1960 | Mike Ramsey |
| 1956 | Terry Puhl |
| 1951 | Alan Ashby |
| 1948 | Lerrin LaGrow |
| 1945 | Jim Ollom |
| 1943 | George Culver |
| 1941 | Gary Kroll |
| 1941 | Ken Sanders |
| 1940 | Darrell Brandon |
| 1939 | Ed Keegan |
| 1938 | Bill Spanswick |
| 1933 | Al Spangler |
| 1931 | Zach Monroe |
| 1930 | Eddie Phillips |
| 1930 | Glen Gorbous |
| 1929 | Hector Lopez |
| 1929 | John Powers |
| 1926 | Gene Patton |
| 1919 | Charlie Gilbert |
| 1914 | George Fallon |
| 1912 | Salty Parker |
| 1903 | Clint Brown |
| 1901 | Tex Wilson |
| 1896 | Roy Crumpler |
| 1893 | Bill Brown |
| 1893 | Dan Woodman |
| 1891 | Clyde Barfoot |
| 1890 | Ivey Wingo |
| 1890 | Lefty Russell |
| 1890 | Rowdy Elliott |
| 1890 | Wally Mayer |
| 1889 | Joe Martina |
| 1887 | Bill Hunter |
| 1887 | George Hunter |
| 1887 | Jim Bluejacket |
| 1885 | Joe Crisp |
| 1883 | Ducky Holmes |
| 1882 | Oscar Westerberg |
| 1875 | Buttons Briggs |
| 1874 | Jay Parker |
| 1874 | Johnny Siegle |
| 1872 | Frank Sexton |
| 1870 | Ira Davis |
| 1868 | Harry Gilbert |
| 1867 | Ed Pabst |
| 1859 | Hank O'Day |
| 1855 | Lester Dole |
| Year | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Paul Schramka | 91 |
| 2016 | Hal Hudson | 89 |
| 2016 | Turk Lown | 92 |
| 2014 | John Hoover | 51 |
| 2014 | Tom Veryzer | 61 |
| 2013 | Dick Gray | 81 |
| 2010 | Clint Hartung | 87 |
| 1996 | Jim Baumer | 65 |
| 1996 | Jim Busby | 69 |
| 1988 | Frank Ellerbe | 92 |
| 1986 | Johnny Cooney | 85 |
| 1986 | Skeeter Webb | 76 |
| 1981 | Bill Hallahan | 78 |
| 1980 | Wenty Ford | 33 |
| 1970 | Jimmy Grant | 51 |
| 1969 | Bill Carrigan | 85 |
| 1969 | Red Rolfe | 60 |
| 1968 | Nap Shea | 94 |
| 1963 | Roy Sanders | 69 |
| 1960 | Joe Krakauskas | 45 |
| 1958 | Bill McAfee | 50 |
| 1954 | Wiley Taylor | 66 |
| 1941 | Jack Wadsworth | 73 |
| 1941 | Lucky Wright | 61 |
| 1929 | Joe Kappel | 72 |
| 1895 | Steve King | - |
| 1887 | Frank McIntyre | 27 |
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 July 8.
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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