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On This Day in Baseball History: November 17
Sources Lahman People + MLB StatsAPI0 debuts147 transactions
Every major-league debut, final game, transaction, birth and death recorded for November 17, newest first. Player names link to career pages where one exists, and each season links onward to that year’s awards and postseason archives.
Debuts0
Final games0
Transactions147
Born63
Died26
| Year | Player | That season |
|---|---|---|
| No major-league debuts are recorded for this date. | ||
| Year | Player | That season |
|---|---|---|
| No final games are recorded for this date. | ||
| Year | Move | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | San Diego Padres signed free agent LHP Kyle Hart. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent 1B Josh Naylor. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent LHP Chase Jessee to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent RHP Osvaldo Berrios to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent C Eliezer Alfonzo to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent RHP Randy Dobnak to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent CF Jahmai Jones to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | San Diego Padres signed free agent LHP C.J. Widger to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent RHP Justin Jarvis to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent LHP Joe Jacques to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Cleveland Guardians traded RHP Cal Quantrill to Colorado Rockies for C Kody Huff. 2023 transaction archive |  |  |
| 2023 | New York Yankees traded DH Jake Bauers to Milwaukee Brewers for OF Jace Avina and LF Brian Sanchez. 2023 transaction archive |  |  |
| 2023 | Atlanta Braves traded RHP Nick Anderson to Kansas City Royals for cash. 2023 transaction archive |  | |
| 2023 | Tampa Bay Rays traded 2B Vidal Bruján and RHP Calvin Faucher to Miami Marlins for 3B Erick Lara, RHP Andrew Lindsey and Player To Be Named Later. 2023 transaction archive |  |  |
| 2023 | Oakland Athletics signed free agent CF Daz Cameron to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2023 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2023 | San Diego Padres traded RHP Scott Barlow to Cleveland Guardians for RHP Enyel De Los Santos. 2023 transaction archive | | |
| 2023 | Atlanta Braves traded RHP Kyle Wright to Kansas City Royals for RHP Jackson Kowar. 2023 transaction archive | | |
| 2023 | Boston Red Sox traded 3B Luis Urías to Seattle Mariners for RHP Isaiah Campbell. 2023 transaction archive | | |
| 2023 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent RHP Ricky Karcher to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2023 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent RHP Kyle Wilcox to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Yerry De Los Santos to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | San Diego Padres signed free agent LF Robert Perez Jr. to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | San Diego Padres signed free agent RHP Robert Suarez. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Cleveland Guardians released LHP Kirk McCarty. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Seattle Mariners traded CF Kyle Lewis to Arizona Diamondbacks for C Cooper Hummel. 2022 transaction archive | | |
| 2022 | New York Mets signed free agent RHP Edgar Moreta to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2021 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent 1B Brandon Belt. 2021 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2021 | Tampa Bay Rays released LHP Dietrich Enns. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Miami Marlins signed free agent RHP Aneurys Zabala to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent CF Michael Gettys to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent LHP Sam Moll to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent RHP Bradley Roney to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent OF Michael Gettys to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent LHP Enmanuel De Jesus to a minor league contract. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent OF Ian Miller to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2020 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2020 | Cleveland Indians signed free agent LHP Anthony Gose to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent LHP Brian Gonzalez to a minor league contract. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent RHP Dereck Rodriguez to a minor league contract. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent LHP Anderson Severino to a minor league contract. 2020 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2020 | Miami Marlins signed free agent RHP Alexander Guillen to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent LHP Danny Coulombe to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2020 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent SS Luis Aviles Jr. to a minor league contract. 2020 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent LHP Jhonathan Diaz to a minor league contract. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent OF Ray-Patrick Didder to a minor league contract. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent 1B Ibandel Isabel to a minor league contract. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent RHP Brendan McCurry to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent RHP Jake Reed to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent RHP Hansel Rodriguez to a minor league contract. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent RHP Yordi Rosario to a minor league contract. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent OF Izzy Wilson to a minor league contract. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent 2B Kean Wong to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | New York Yankees signed free agent OF Michael Beltre to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Oakland Athletics signed free agent RHP Cristian Alvarado to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Oakland Athletics signed free agent RHP Ben Bracewell to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Oakland Athletics signed free agent SS Pete Kozma to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Oakland Athletics signed free agent 1B Frank Schwindel to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | San Diego Padres signed free agent OF Jose Azocar to a minor league contract. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | San Diego Padres signed free agent C Yohel Pozo to a minor league contract. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | San Diego Padres signed free agent RHP Parker Markel to a minor league contract. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | San Diego Padres signed free agent 3B Nick Tanielu to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent RHP Gerson Bautista to a minor league contract. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent RHP Matt Magill to a minor league contract. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent OF Jason Krizan to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent LHP Sam Long to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent 3B Jose Gomez to a minor league contract. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent 1B Jason Krizan to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent LHP Sam Long to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | San Diego Padres signed free agent 3B Nick Tanielu to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent LHP Danny Coulombe to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Miami Marlins signed free agent RHP Alexander Guillen to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent 2B Kean Wong to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent RHP Jake Reed to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent RHP Brendan McCurry to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent OF Ian Miller to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent OF Michael Gettys to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent RHP Bradley Roney to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent LHP Sam Moll to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent LF Jason Krizan. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent P Sam Long. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | San Diego Padres signed free agent 3B Nick Tanielu. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Oakland Athletics signed free agent SS Pete Kozma. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Oakland Athletics signed free agent P Ben Bracewell. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | New York Yankees signed free agent LF Michael Beltre. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent P Danny Coulombe. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Miami Marlins signed free agent P Alexander Guillen. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent 2B Kean Wong. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent P Jake Reed. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent 3B Jose Gomez. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Cleveland Indians signed free agent CF Anthony Gose. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent CF Michael Gettys. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent P Sam Moll. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent RHP Olbis Parra to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Houston Astros traded RHP Trent Thornton to Toronto Blue Jays for SS Aledmys Diaz. 2018 transaction archive |  |  |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent OF Peter Bourjos to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent 1B Matt Skole to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent 2B Christopher Bostick to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2018 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2017 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent OF Patrick Kivlehan to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2017 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2017 | New York Mets signed free agent LHP Matt Purke to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent LF Rosell Herrera to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent CF Mason Williams to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Oakland Athletics signed free agent OF Anthony Garcia to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent RHP Bartolo Colon. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | New York Yankees traded C Brian McCann and cash to Houston Astros for RHP Albert Abreu and RHP Jorge Guzman. 2016 transaction archive | | |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent C Francisco Arcia to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent RHP Andres Avila to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Oakland Athletics signed free agent RHP Michael Brady to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Chicago Cubs released RHP Spencer Patton. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP William Cuevas to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent LF Ramon Flores to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent RHP Jefri Hernandez to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Logan Kensing to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | San Diego Padres signed free agent C Stephen McGee to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent C Mike Ohlman to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent 3B Juniel Querecuto to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Oakland Athletics signed free agent RHP Cesar Valdez to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent RHP Madison Younginer to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Houston Astros signed free agent RHP Wender Oberto to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent OF Wilbert Garcia to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2015 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent 2B Cliff Pennington. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent RHP Edinson Trinidad to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Washington Nationals signed free agent SS Juan Pascal to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2015 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent 2B Anthony Seratelli to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent 1B Brandon Snyder to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent C Zach Booker to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Roman Colon to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Oakland Athletics signed free agent RHP Eduard Santos to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | San Diego Padres signed free agent RHP Johnny Hellweg to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent RHP Kyle Schepel to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Washington Nationals signed free agent CF Logan Schafer to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | St. Louis Cardinals traded RHP Shelby Miller and RHP Tyrell Jenkins to Atlanta Braves for RF Jason Heyward and RHP Jordan Walden. 2014 transaction archive | |  |
| 2014 | Miami Marlins traded RF Kyle Jensen to Los Angeles Dodgers for Player To Be Named Later. 2014 transaction archive | | |
| 2014 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Brad Lincoln to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2014 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2014 | Miami Marlins signed free agent 3B Miguel Figuereo to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent RHP Andriu Marin to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent Francisco Pena. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent RHP Benino Pruneda to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent C Jackson Williams to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent RHP Yonathan Trinidad to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent 1B Kila Ka'aihue to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent RHP Jeff Manship to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Cleveland Indians signed free agent RHP Jose Flores to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | New York Mets signed free agent 1B Valentino Pascucci to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | New York Mets signed free agent LF Vinny Rottino to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent C Brian Schneider. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent RHP Chad Reineke to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent SS Luis Rodriguez to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Cleveland Indians signed free agent C Henry Lunar to a minor league contract. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| Year | Player |
|---|---|
| 1999 | Miguel Vargas |
| 1996 | Daniel Lynch |
| 1996 | Hunter Stratton |
| 1994 | Adonis Rosa |
| 1993 | JT Brubaker |
| 1990 | Elias Diaz |
| 1989 | Hector Sanchez |
| 1989 | Seth Lugo |
| 1988 | Shane Greene |
| 1986 | Everth Cabrera |
| 1983 | Nick Markakis |
| 1983 | Ryan Braun |
| 1983 | Scott Moore |
| 1983 | Trevor Crowe |
| 1982 | Ty Taubenheim |
| 1978 | Darnell McDonald |
| 1978 | Val Pascucci |
| 1977 | Alex Graman |
| 1974 | Jim Mann |
| 1973 | Eli Marrero |
| 1973 | Mickey Lopez |
| 1971 | Billy McMillon |
| 1969 | Ben Weber |
| 1966 | Jeff Nelson |
| 1965 | Paul Sorrento |
| 1964 | Mitch Williams |
| 1962 | Ray Chadwick |
| 1959 | Brad Havens |
| 1959 | Brian Milner |
| 1952 | Dave Frost |
| 1947 | Tom Dettore |
| 1945 | Bill Harrelson |
| 1944 | Tom Seaver |
| 1943 | Bruce Von Hoff |
| 1938 | Aubrey Gatewood |
| 1936 | Gary Bell |
| 1933 | Dan Osinski |
| 1933 | Orlando Peña |
| 1929 | Norm Zauchin |
| 1927 | Dick Weik |
| 1923 | Mike Garcia |
| 1919 | Ray Lamanno |
| 1913 | Lee Stine |
| 1906 | Rollie Stiles |
| 1901 | Eddie Taylor |
| 1900 | Ossie Orwoll |
| 1897 | Davey Claire |
| 1897 | Rube Lutzke |
| 1896 | Sam Post |
| 1895 | George Scott |
| 1892 | Don Flinn |
| 1892 | Gene Steinbrenner |
| 1889 | Ernest Vache |
| 1889 | Willie Jensen |
| 1888 | Lew McCarty |
| 1886 | Fred Beck |
| 1885 | Rube Ellis |
| 1879 | Charlie Gibson |
| 1876 | Claude Elliott |
| 1868 | Ezra Lincoln |
| 1867 | George Stallings |
| 1857 | Pat Deasley |
| 1853 | Bill Hawes |
| Year | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Eric Wilkins | 67 |
| 2023 | Lou Skizas | 91 |
| 2023 | Ron Bryant | 76 |
| 2016 | Angelo LiPetri | 87 |
| 2014 | Ray Sadecki | 73 |
| 2013 | Zeke Bella | 83 |
| 2012 | Freddy Schmidt | 96 |
| 2008 | Floyd Weaver | 67 |
| 2003 | Pete Taylor | 75 |
| 1991 | Smead Jolley | 89 |
| 1989 | Jack Cusick | 61 |
| 1987 | Paul Derringer | 81 |
| 1981 | Red Shea | 82 |
| 1980 | Eppie Barnes | 79 |
| 1980 | Hersh Martin | 71 |
| 1977 | Roger Peckinpaugh | 86 |
| 1968 | Earl Hamilton | 77 |
| 1963 | Merito Acosta | 67 |
| 1961 | Benny Kauff | 71 |
| 1958 | Mort Cooper | 45 |
| 1937 | Bill Merritt | 67 |
| 1937 | John Hibbard | 72 |
| 1935 | Carl Cashion | 46 |
| 1935 | Fred Wood | 74 |
| 1934 | Kid McLaughlin | 46 |
| 1897 | Frank McGinn | - |
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 November 17.
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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