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On This Day in Baseball History: December 5
Sources Lahman People + MLB StatsAPI0 debuts124 transactions
Every major-league debut, final game, transaction, birth and death recorded for December 5, 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
Transactions124
Born63
Died30
| 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 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Mervin Maiz to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent RHP Isaiah Campbell to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent RHP Gerardo Carrillo to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent LHP Joel Valdez to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent RHP Eiberson Castellano to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | New York Yankees signed free agent LHP Matt Turner to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Athletics signed free agent RHP Santiago Valencia to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent RHP Alejandro Bustamante to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | New York Mets signed free agent RHP Grant Hartwig to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | San Diego Padres signed free agent SS Mason McCoy to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent LHP Drew Pomeranz to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent RHP Endrys Briceno to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2023 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent RHP Chris Devenski. 2023 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2023 | Boston Red Sox traded LF Alex Verdugo to New York Yankees for RHP Greg Weissert, RHP Richard Fitts and RHP Nicholas Judice. 2023 transaction archive | |  |
| 2023 | Atlanta Braves traded LHP Marco Gonzales and cash to Pittsburgh Pirates for Player To Be Named Later. 2023 transaction archive |  | |
| 2023 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent CF Leury García to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent RHP Jorge Juan to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent RHP Jorge Juan to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent RHP Jake Cousins to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2023 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent 2B Erik González to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent RHP Joshue De La Cruz to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2023 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent LHP Chandler Brierley to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent LHP Clayton Kershaw, and. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent RHP Ofreidy Gómez to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent RHP Carlos Estévez. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent RHP Kyle Gibson. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent C Joe Hudson to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent 3B Hudson Potts to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent RHP Norwith Gudino to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent LHP Brailyn Marquez to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Brenan Hanifee to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent RHP César Valdez to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Miami Marlins signed free agent C Austin Allen to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent RHP Adonis Medina to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent RHP Carlos Luna to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent 1B Tyler White to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | New York Mets signed free agent RHP Tommy Hunter to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | New York Mets signed free agent RHP Sean Reid-Foley to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | San Diego Padres signed free agent LF David Dahl to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent LHP Blake Weiman to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent 2B Donovan Walton to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | Washington Nationals signed free agent 2B Franklin Barreto to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2021 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent RHP Eliecer Bata to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent OF Dariam Gutierrez to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Houston Astros traded CF Jake Marisnick to New York Mets for LHP Blake Taylor and OF Kenedy Corona. 2019 transaction archive |  | |
| 2019 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent 2B Mike Moustakas. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent 2B Dilson Herrera to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Seattle Mariners traded C Omar Narvaez to Milwaukee Brewers for RHP Adam Hill and Future Considerations. 2019 transaction archive | | |
| 2019 | New York Mets signed free agent LF Jarrett Parker to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | New York Mets signed free agent SS Max Moroff to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Texas Rangers signed free agent RHP Wei-Chieh Huang to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2019 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2019 | Texas Rangers signed free agent LF Rob Refsnyder to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Texas Rangers signed free agent C Nick Ciuffo to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Louis Coleman to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent C Kade Scivicque to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent C Bobby Wilson to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent 3B Kody Eaves to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Arizona Diamondbacks traded 1B Paul Goldschmidt to St. Louis Cardinals for C Carson Kelly, RHP Luke Weaver, 2B Andy Young and Future Considerations. 2018 transaction archive |  | |
| 2018 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent 2B Chris Owings. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent LF Kyle Wren to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent 3B Andres Blanco to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent RHP Miles Mikolas. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent CF Leonys Martin. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Enrique Burgos to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent C Derek Norris to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent 1B Edwin Espinal to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RF Jim Adduci to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Wily Peralta. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent RHP Madison Younginer to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent RHP Brooks Pounders to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent RHP Cristofe Tineo to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent RHP Juan Crisostomo to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent RHP Luis Amoroso to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent RHP Carlos Perez to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Yefri Del Rosario to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent LF Steve Pearce. 2016 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent LHP Rich Hill. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Houston Astros signed free agent DH Carlos Beltran. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent RHP Mark Melancon. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent C Jeff Mathis. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent C Alex Monsalve to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Cleveland Indians signed free agent Tahnaj Thomas. 2016 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2016 | Houston Astros signed free agent C Freddy Chirino to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | San Diego Padres signed free agent RHP Luis Eusebio to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | San Diego Padres signed free agent RHP Ramon Pena to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent RHP Donn Roach to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent LHP Jeff Beliveau to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent SS Ali Castillo to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent RHP Donn Roach to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | San Diego Padres signed free agent SS Clint Barmes. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Arizona Diamondbacks Traded SS Didi Gregorius to New York Yankees; Detroit Tigers Traded 2B Domingo Leyba and LHP Robbie Ray to Arizona Diamondbacks and New York Yankees Traded RHP Shane Greene to Detroit Tigers. 2014 transaction archive | | |
| 2014 | New York Yankees signed free agent LHP Andrew Miller. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent LHP Edgar Ibarra to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent RHP Yoslan Herrera to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent RF Shane Robinson to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent 3B Carlos Rivero to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Vicente Campos to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Kieran Mattison to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Milwaukee Brewers traded RF Nori Aoki to Kansas City Royals for LHP Will Smith. 2013 transaction archive | | |
| 2013 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent SS Willie Bloomquist. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent C Wil Nieves. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent RHP Phil Hughes. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Texas Rangers signed free agent RHP Nate Adcock to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Texas Rangers signed free agent RHP Jose Contreras to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Texas Rangers signed free agent LF Bryan Petersen to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent RHP Juan Carlos Oviedo. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent LF Cole Gillespie to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent RHP Dayan Diaz to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Pittsburgh Pirates traded C Ramon Cabrera to Detroit Tigers for LHP Andy Oliver. 2012 transaction archive | | |
| 2012 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent RHP Adam Russell to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent RF Conor Jackson to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent C Allan de San Miguel to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent C Jose Gil to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent C Chris Robinson to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent LHP Jan Novak to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent LHP Cesar Jimenez to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent OF Ariel Sandoval to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent OF Edduin Aray to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent RHP Roimar Guarecuco to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Miami Marlins signed free agent Heath Bell. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent SS Jerry Hairston. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | New York Yankees signed free agent 3B Jayson Nix to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent Jeremy Horst. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent RHP Ray Cabrera to a minor league contract. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| Year | Player |
|---|---|
| 1997 | Hayden Wesneski |
| 1995 | Julian Fernandez |
| 1995 | Nick Nelson |
| 1993 | Cam Vieaux |
| 1993 | Tejay Antone |
| 1993 | Trevor Megill |
| 1991 | Christian Yelich |
| 1989 | Ryan Garton |
| 1987 | AJ Pollock |
| 1987 | Chris Rearick |
| 1986 | Justin Smoak |
| 1984 | Josh Lueke |
| 1978 | Josh Stewart |
| 1974 | Ken Vining |
| 1973 | Hanley Frias |
| 1972 | Cliff Floyd |
| 1972 | Mike Mahoney |
| 1970 | Andy Stewart |
| 1967 | Matt Grott |
| 1965 | Scott Lewis |
| 1964 | Gene Harris |
| 1963 | Sam Khalifa |
| 1962 | Alan Cockrell |
| 1962 | German Jimenez |
| 1958 | Scott Munninghoff |
| 1956 | Bill Swaggerty |
| 1956 | Dave Hudgens |
| 1954 | Gary Roenicke |
| 1948 | Buddy Harris |
| 1942 | Steve Shea |
| 1941 | Bob Sprout |
| 1940 | John Papa |
| 1938 | Al Moran |
| 1938 | Chico Ruiz |
| 1928 | Jack Urban |
| 1922 | Bill Rodgers |
| 1921 | Dave Ferriss |
| 1919 | Oliverio Ortiz |
| 1916 | Len Schulte |
| 1916 | Steve Rachunok |
| 1915 | Bobby Mattick |
| 1911 | Dick Stone |
| 1911 | Don Padgett |
| 1911 | Stu Flythe |
| 1906 | Lin Storti |
| 1905 | Gus Mancuso |
| 1904 | Ray Fitzgerald |
| 1901 | Carey Selph |
| 1901 | Ray Moss |
| 1893 | Joe Gedeon |
| 1888 | Ed Porray |
| 1887 | Raleigh Aitchison |
| 1885 | Larry Strands |
| 1884 | Ed Summers |
| 1873 | Mike Mahoney |
| 1872 | Pink Hawley |
| 1871 | Dick Cogan |
| 1871 | Lewis Wiltse |
| 1871 | Tom Smith |
| 1868 | Frank Bowerman |
| 1864 | Patsy Tebeau |
| 1862 | Harry Fuller |
| 1860 | Billy Shindle |
| Year | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Bill Melton | 79 |
| 2019 | Ted Lepcio | 90 |
| 2018 | Bobby Trevino | 73 |
| 2014 | Rod Graber | 84 |
| 2011 | Joe Lonnett | 84 |
| 2005 | Billy Reed | 83 |
| 2003 | Paul Busby | 85 |
| 1996 | Cliff Mapes | 74 |
| 1995 | Bill Bruton | 70 |
| 1994 | Woody Abernathy | 79 |
| 1986 | George Abrams | 89 |
| 1974 | Jim Beckman | 69 |
| 1973 | Spencer Pumpelly | 80 |
| 1970 | Joe Wyatt | 70 |
| 1969 | Joe Rabbitt | 69 |
| 1967 | Jack Lively | 82 |
| 1964 | Ed Wingo | 69 |
| 1961 | Frank Mahar | 83 |
| 1959 | Oscar Siemer | 58 |
| 1957 | Alex Ferson | 91 |
| 1954 | Russ Christopher | 37 |
| 1951 | Jim Duggan | 66 |
| 1951 | Shoeless Joe Jackson | 64 |
| 1950 | Bill Dahlen | 80 |
| 1942 | Ed Eiteljorge | 71 |
| 1942 | Val Picinich | 46 |
| 1937 | John Lovett | 60 |
| 1930 | Ben Guiney | 72 |
| 1928 | Floyd Ritter | 59 |
| 1916 | John Cuff | 52 |
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 5.
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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