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On This Day in Baseball History: December 22
Sources Lahman People + MLB StatsAPI0 debuts128 transactions
Every major-league debut, final game, transaction, birth and death recorded for December 22, 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
Transactions128
Born63
Died42
| 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 | Cleveland Guardians signed free agent RHP Codi Heuer to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | San Diego Padres signed free agent 3B Sung-Mun Song. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Boston Red Sox traded RHP Hunter Dobbins, RHP Yhoiker Fajardo and RHP Blake Aita to St. Louis Cardinals for 1B Willson Contreras. 2025 transaction archive |  |  |
| 2025 | New York Mets traded 2B Jeff McNeil and cash to Athletics for RHP Yordan Rodriguez. 2025 transaction archive |  |  |
| 2025 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent RHP Zach Pop. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent RF Rob Refsnyder. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Washington Nationals signed free agent LHP Foster Griffin. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | New York Mets signed free agent RHP Luke Weaver. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent OF Tristin English to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent LHP Jared Shuster to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - | |
| 2025 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent LF Ismael Munguia to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent LHP Helcris Olivárez to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent RHP Shaun Anderson to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent RHP Raul Brito to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Philadelphia Phillies traded LF Emaarion Boyd and SS Starlyn Caba to Miami Marlins for LHP Jesús Luzardo and C Paul McIntosh. 2024 transaction archive |  | |
| 2024 | Texas Rangers traded 1B Nathaniel Lowe to Washington Nationals for LHP Robert Garcia. 2024 transaction archive |  | |
| 2024 | New York Mets signed free agent SS Yonny Hernández to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | San Diego Padres signed free agent RHP Efrain Contreras to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Jordan Balazovic to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Jordan Balazovic to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent SS Lourdes Gurriel Jr.. 2023 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2023 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Shelby Miller. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh Pirates released RHP Andre Jackson. 2023 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2023 | New York Mets signed free agent RHP Chad Smith to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Washington Nationals signed free agent 3B Travis Blankenhorn to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent 1B Wil Myers. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | New York Mets signed free agent C Omar Narváez. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | San Diego Padres signed free agent RHP Seth Lugo. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent C Curt Casali. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | San Francisco Giants traded RHP Gregory Santos to Chicago White Sox. 2022 transaction archive |  |  |
| 2022 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent 3B Brandon Drury. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Boston Red Sox released 1B Eric Hosmer. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | New York Mets signed free agent SS Danny Mendick. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | New York Mets signed free agent C Jose Mena to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent C Brett Cumberland to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Mike Mayers to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | New York Yankees signed free agent 2B Wilmer Difo to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent C Jacob Nottingham to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Oliver Garcia to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent RF Roby Enriquez to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent LHP Mitchell Miller to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent 3B Seth Mejias-Brean to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent RHP Diomar Lopez to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Jefry Rodriguez to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent SS JT Riddle to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent SS JT Riddle to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Washington Nationals signed free agent P Jefry Rodriguez. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent SS JT Riddle. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent RHP Neil Ramirez to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Cleveland Indians signed free agent OF Brandon Barnes to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Cleveland Indians signed free agent RHP Brooks Pounders to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent RHP Donn Roach to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Luis Hernandez to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Washington Nationals signed free agent 1B Matt Adams. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent RHP Yoshihisa Hirano. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent RHP Tim Melville to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2017 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2017 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent LHP Andrew Faulkner to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent LHP Jayson Aquino to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent 1B Aderlin Rodriguez to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | San Diego Padres signed free agent RHP Chris Young to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent C Jackson Williams to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Washington Nationals signed free agent 1B Chris Dominguez to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | New York Mets signed free agent RHP Drew Gagnon to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent C Wilkin Grullon to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Luis Nova to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent C Jhan Polanco to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent LHP Francisco Hodge to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent LHP Braham Rosario to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent RHP Inohan Paniagua to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent SS Edwin Gil to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | New York Yankees signed free agent C Antonio Cabello to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent LHP Dana Eveland to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2016 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent LHP Justin Marks to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent RHP Diego Moreno to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent C Michael McKenry to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent 2B Ryan Brett to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent RF Shane Peterson to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent LHP Braulio Nunez to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent RHP Manny Barreda to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent 2B Jemile Weeks to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2016 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent LF Cody Asche to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent LHP Travis Blackley to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent C Jose Barraza to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent C Zane Chavez to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent LHP Eric O'Flaherty to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent RHP Mike Leake. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Cleveland Indians signed free agent LHP Ross Detwiler to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent LHP Wesley Wright to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent 1B Pat Leyland to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent SS Ray Chang to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent OF D.J. Wallace to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent OF Jordan Yallen to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent 2B Gregorio Petit to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent RHP David Martinez to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent RHP Sergio Romo. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent Michael Bowden. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent LF Andy Vasquez to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent RHP Juan Gutierrez to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent RHP Virgil Vasquez to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Roman Colon to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Heath Bell to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Washington Nationals signed free agent CF Kevin Mattison to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent SS Anthony Phillips to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent 2B Matt Tolbert to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent LF Cody Ross. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent RHP Jim Hoey to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2012 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent LF Jeremy Moore to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2012 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2012 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent LHP Erick Threets to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2012 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2012 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent RHP Jeff Marquez to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent OF Adam Greenberg to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent SS Ozzie Chavez to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Oakland Athletics signed free agent RHP Brian Gordon to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Oakland Athletics signed free agent LHP Frank Gailey to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent RHP Nattino Diplan to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | New York Mets signed free agent C Rob Johnson to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent Jason Marquis. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent C Brian Esposito to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | New York Yankees signed free agent LF Cole Garner to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent 1B Mike Jacobs to a minor league contract. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Oakland Athletics signed free agent RHP Merkin Valdez to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent 3B Michael Griffin to a minor league contract. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent C Brian Peacock to a minor league contract. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Miami Marlins signed free agent 3B Shawn Bowman to a minor league contract. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Miami Marlins signed free agent 3B Mike Cervenak to a minor league contract. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent 2B Matt Tolbert to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent 1B Wes Hodges to a minor league contract. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent IF Adonis Paula to a minor league contract. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent SS Jeffry Cerdas to a minor league contract. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| Year | Player |
|---|---|
| 2000 | Jack Kochanowicz |
| 1999 | Alan Roden |
| 1999 | Jaden Hill |
| 1999 | Juan Burgos |
| 1997 | Matt Gorski |
| 1996 | Nate Eaton |
| 1994 | Richie Martin |
| 1993 | Gavin Cecchini |
| 1993 | Tyler Gilbert |
| 1989 | Jacob Stallings |
| 1989 | Noe Ramirez |
| 1989 | Patrick Kivlehan |
| 1989 | Rey Navarro |
| 1987 | Chad Jenkins |
| 1987 | Zack Britton |
| 1985 | Daniel Stange |
| 1983 | Blake Davis |
| 1983 | Greg Smith |
| 1980 | Reid Gorecki |
| 1978 | Chris Jakubauskas |
| 1976 | Jason Lane |
| 1976 | Wes Obermueller |
| 1974 | Trevor Enders |
| 1971 | Jon Ratliff |
| 1968 | David Nied |
| 1964 | Michael Jackson |
| 1962 | John Hoover |
| 1961 | Andy Allanson |
| 1959 | Orlando Isales |
| 1958 | George Wright |
| 1958 | Glenn Wilson |
| 1956 | Dave Schmidt |
| 1956 | Gary Cooper |
| 1955 | Lonnie Smith |
| 1954 | Ken Landreaux |
| 1954 | Sheldon Burnside |
| 1953 | Tom Underwood |
| 1950 | Tom Makowski |
| 1950 | Tommy Sandt |
| 1948 | Steve Garvey |
| 1944 | Steve Carlton |
| 1942 | Jack Jenkins |
| 1940 | Elrod Hendricks |
| 1939 | Al Ferrara |
| 1938 | Matty Alou |
| 1937 | Charlie James |
| 1937 | Tony Curry |
| 1923 | Bob Hall |
| 1922 | Johnny Bero |
| 1918 | Bill Kennedy |
| 1910 | Stan Klopp |
| 1908 | Ed Fallenstein |
| 1897 | Harvey Freeman |
| 1894 | Hervey McClellan |
| 1893 | Jesse Winters |
| 1886 | Hughie Miller |
| 1885 | Tex Erwin |
| 1879 | Owen Shannon |
| 1866 | Frank Burrell |
| 1864 | Charlie Cady |
| 1862 | Connie Mack |
| 1860 | Edward Tate |
| 1852 | Bill Boyd |
| Year | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ryan Minor | 49 |
| 2020 | George Spriggs | 83 |
| 2016 | Ken Turner | 73 |
| 2013 | Bill Tremel | 84 |
| 2013 | Ed Herrmann | 67 |
| 2012 | Ryan Freel | 36 |
| 2006 | Sam Chapman | 90 |
| 2004 | Doug Ault | 54 |
| 2001 | Bob Davis | 68 |
| 1997 | Flea Clifton | 89 |
| 1997 | Hal Rice | 73 |
| 1997 | Jose Oliva | 26 |
| 1996 | Fred Green | 63 |
| 1989 | Archie Campbell | 86 |
| 1987 | Bobby Hogue | 66 |
| 1982 | John Mercer | 90 |
| 1982 | Tony Faeth | 89 |
| 1981 | Ed Gallagher | 71 |
| 1980 | Earl Grace | 73 |
| 1980 | Joe Graves | 74 |
| 1974 | Allyn Stout | 70 |
| 1968 | Benny Bengough | 70 |
| 1968 | Ike Powers | 62 |
| 1964 | Lou Fiene | 79 |
| 1960 | Jack Onslow | 72 |
| 1955 | Jimmy O'Rourke | 71 |
| 1950 | Cal Vasbinder | 70 |
| 1950 | Jack Egan | 79 |
| 1945 | Bill Crouch | 59 |
| 1943 | Ed Kent | 84 |
| 1940 | Bill Schwartz | 76 |
| 1940 | Patsy McGaffigan | 52 |
| 1934 | Kitty Brashear | 57 |
| 1933 | Joe Flynn | 71 |
| 1933 | Nin Alexander | 75 |
| 1928 | Hugh Reid | 76 |
| 1926 | Harry Weber | 64 |
| 1922 | Dad Meek | 55 |
| 1914 | Phil Powers | 60 |
| 1912 | Ed Kennedy | 51 |
| 1909 | Jimmy Sebring | 27 |
| 1887 | Jud Birchall | 32 |
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 22.
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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