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On This Day in Baseball History: December 2
Sources Lahman People + MLB StatsAPI0 debuts104 transactions
Every major-league debut, final game, transaction, birth and death recorded for December 2, 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
Transactions104
Born42
Died27
| 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 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent RHP Dylan Cease. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent LHP Andrew Magno to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent LHP Danny Young. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent RHP Alek Manoah. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent RHP Grant Hartwig to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent C Will Banfield to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent RHP Roddery Muñoz to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Texas Rangers signed free agent 3B Jonah Bride to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Texas Rangers signed free agent C Kyle Higashioka. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent OF L.J. Jones to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent OF Allan Cerda to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Hunter Stratton to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | San Diego Padres signed free agent 2B Yonathan Perlaza to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent RHP Dauris Valdez to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2023 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent RHP Ethan Roberts to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2023 | Miami Marlins signed free agent LHP Devin Smeltzer to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2023 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent LHP Andy Fabian to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent RHP Hanfermin Vargas to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2023 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent RHP Santhony Vizcaino to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent RHP Eligio Arias to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent CF Franchy Cordero to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent RHP Miguel Castro. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | Milwaukee Brewers traded 2B Kolten Wong and cash to Seattle Mariners for LF Jesse Winker and 3B Abraham Toro. 2022 transaction archive |  | |
| 2022 | Texas Rangers signed free agent RHP Jacob deGrom. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent C Julio E. Rodriguez to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent RHP Joel Canizalez to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2021 | New York Mets signed free agent OF Germain Noriega to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2021 | New York Mets signed free agent LHP Richard Cardoza to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | New York Mets signed free agent RHP Trevor May. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Baltimore Orioles traded SS Jose Iglesias to Los Angeles Angels for RHP Garrett Stallings and RHP Jean Pinto. 2020 transaction archive | | |
| 2020 | Milwaukee Brewers traded RHP Corey Knebel to Los Angeles Dodgers for Future Considerations. Leo Crawford sent to Brewers to complete trade, 12/11/2020 2020 transaction archive | |  |
| 2020 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent 2B Kyle Farmer. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent 1B Zach Green to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent 1B Zach Green to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent 3B Zach Green. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | New York Mets signed free agent P Trevor May. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | New York Mets signed free agent P Trevor May. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | New York Mets signed free agent RHP Trevor May. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | New York Mets signed free agent RHP Trevor May, and. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Boston Red Sox traded C Sandy Leon to Cleveland Indians for RHP Adenys Bautista. 2019 transaction archive |  |  |
| 2019 | San Diego Padres traded C Austin Allen and Player To Be Named Later to Oakland Athletics for OF Jurickson Profar. 2019 transaction archive |  | |
| 2019 | Chicago White Sox released RHP Thyago Vieira. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Baltimore Orioles traded OF Jonathan Villar to Miami Marlins for LHP Easton Lucas. 2019 transaction archive | | |
| 2019 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent LHP Reymin Guduan to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent 2B Christian Colon to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent LF Terrance Gore to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2017 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2016 | San Diego Padres traded C Derek Norris to Washington Nationals for RHP Pedro Avila. 2016 transaction archive |  | |
| 2016 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent LHP Brian Duensing. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | San Diego Padres signed free agent SS Dusty Coleman to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | San Diego Padres signed free agent RHP Carlos Fisher to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent RF Logan Schafer to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent CF Hernan Iribarren to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | San Diego Padres signed free agent RHP Andre Rienzo to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent RHP Angel Merced to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2016 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent RHP Marquito Casilla to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | St. Louis Cardinals traded C Tony Cruz to Kansas City Royals for SS Jose Martinez. 2015 transaction archive | |  |
| 2015 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent LF Chris Young. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | San Diego Padres traded LHP Marc Rzepczynski and 1B Yonder Alonso to Oakland Athletics for LHP Drew Pomeranz, LHP Jose Torres and Player To Be Named Later. 2015 transaction archive | | |
| 2015 | Seattle Mariners traded 3B Patrick Kivlehan to Texas Rangers. PTBN in 11/16 trade 2015 transaction archive | | |
| 2015 | Baltimore Orioles traded C Steve Clevenger to Seattle Mariners for RF Mark Trumbo and LHP C.J. Riefenhauser. 2015 transaction archive | | |
| 2015 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent RHP Justin De Fratus. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Kansas City Royals traded C Francisco Pena to Baltimore Orioles for cash. 2015 transaction archive | | |
| 2015 | Los Angeles Angels traded LF Collin Cowgill to Cleveland Indians for cash. 2015 transaction archive | | |
| 2015 | Houston Astros traded C Hank Conger to Tampa Bay Rays for cash. 2015 transaction archive |  | |
| 2015 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent LF Quintin Berry to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Ross Seaton to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent 2B Thomas Field to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent RHP Sean O'Sullivan to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent RHP Ramon Ramirez to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent RHP Matt Belisle. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Los Angeles Dodgers traded RHP Matt Magill to Cincinnati Reds for LF Chris Heisey. 2014 transaction archive | | |
| 2014 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Alberto Cabrera to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent RHP Odalvi Javier to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent RHP Bladimir Matos to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent RHP Jose Flores to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Cleveland Indians signed free agent LF Destin Hood to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Dany Geraldo to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Miami Marlins signed free agent LHP Chris Narveson to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent RHP Wirfin Obispo to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent RHP Ender Gonzalez to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent LHP Elio Silva to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent RHP Jesus Vargas to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | New York Yankees traded C Chris Stewart to Pittsburgh Pirates for Player To Be Named Later. 2013 transaction archive |  | |
| 2013 | New York Yankees signed free agent SS Brendan Ryan. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent C Dioner Navarro. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Detroit Tigers traded RHP Doug Fister to Washington Nationals for LHP Ian Krol, 2B Steve Lombardozzi and LHP Robbie Ray. 2013 transaction archive | | |
| 2013 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent C Jose Molina. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent RHP Jeff Manship to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent SS Argenis Diaz to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent LHP Matt Hoffman to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent 3B Brandon Waring to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | San Diego Padres signed free agent 2B Gabe Suarez to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Manny Delcarmen to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent OF Shakir Albert to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RF Ezequiel Carrera to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Washington Nationals signed free agent C Brian Jeroloman to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent OF Roberto Caro to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent SS Hainley Statia to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Cleveland Indians signed free agent C Matt Pagnozzi to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Houston Astros signed free agent SS Diory Hernandez to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent LHP Chris Capuano. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Texas Rangers signed free agent 2B Yangervis Solarte to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Miami Marlins signed free agent RHP J.D. Martin to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent OF Roberto Caro to a minor league contract. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| Year | Player |
|---|---|
| 1997 | Kyle McCann |
| 1994 | Bryan Baker |
| 1992 | Charlie Tilson |
| 1992 | Gary Sanchez |
| 1988 | Brett Eibner |
| 1982 | Wyatt Toregas |
| 1980 | Eric Reed |
| 1978 | Peter Moylan |
| 1976 | Eddy Garabito |
| 1975 | Mark Kotsay |
| 1969 | Steve Sisco |
| 1968 | Darryl Kile |
| 1964 | Chip Hale |
| 1954 | Julio Cruz |
| 1951 | Adrian Devine |
| 1950 | Bob Kammeyer |
| 1949 | Jay Kleven |
| 1948 | Wayne Simpson |
| 1946 | Pedro Borbon |
| 1935 | Harry Taylor |
| 1934 | Andre Rodgers |
| 1913 | Glenn Crawford |
| 1906 | Johnny Welch |
| 1905 | Leon Williams |
| 1903 | Don Brennan |
| 1899 | Ray Morehart |
| 1898 | Hal Leathers |
| 1896 | Gene Bedford |
| 1896 | Mike Wilson |
| 1895 | Art Jahn |
| 1893 | Tommy Vereker |
| 1892 | Chick Smith |
| 1889 | Bob Jones |
| 1889 | Howard Armstrong |
| 1887 | Dan McGarvey |
| 1880 | Tom Doran |
| 1876 | Roscoe Miller |
| 1875 | Mike Kelley |
| 1869 | Tom Stouch |
| 1864 | John Hibbard |
| 1855 | John Haldeman |
| 1847 | Deacon White |
| Year | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Joe Hicks | 90 |
| 2020 | Bill Spanswick | 82 |
| 2015 | Bob Martyn | 85 |
| 2010 | Ron Santo | 70 |
| 2003 | Jim Sheehan | 90 |
| 2002 | Ben Wade | 80 |
| 1999 | Mike Budnick | 80 |
| 1998 | Ben Guintini | 79 |
| 1998 | Red Roberts | 80 |
| 1997 | Steve Hamilton | 63 |
| 1995 | Art Herring | 89 |
| 1990 | Paddy Smith | 96 |
| 1983 | Mike Powers | 77 |
| 1980 | Don Padgett | 68 |
| 1979 | Sam Dailey | 75 |
| 1976 | Danny Murtaugh | 59 |
| 1972 | Rip Conway | 76 |
| 1968 | Pete Sims | 77 |
| 1962 | Frank Kane | 67 |
| 1962 | John Scott | 75 |
| 1937 | Frank Chapman | - |
| 1934 | Scotty Barr | 48 |
| 1934 | Tom Daley | 50 |
| 1928 | Bill Hughes | - |
| 1926 | Dave Skeels | 34 |
| 1917 | Mike Hooper | 67 |
| 1893 | Bill Gleason | - |
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 December 2.
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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