The Transactions for 1989 (original) (raw)
The Transactions for 1989
January, 1989
Oakland Athletics signed Bill Dawley as a free agent.
San Francisco Giants signed George Wright as a free agent.
January 4, 1989
California Angels signed Glenn Hoffman as a free agent.
Cincinnati Reds signed Scotti Madison as a free agent.
Montreal Expos signed Junior Noboa as a free agent.
January 5, 1989
Montreal Expos signed Darryl Motley as a free agent.
January 6, 1989
Atlanta Braves signed Jim Acker as a free agent.
Texas Rangers signed Cecilio Guante as a free agent.
Texas Rangers signed Jim Sundberg as a free agent.
January 9, 1989
Texas Rangers signed Buddy Bell as a free agent.
January 10, 1989
Houston Astros traded John Fishel, Pedro DeLeon and Mike Hook to New York Yankees in exchange for Rick Rhoden.
January 11, 1989
Philadelphia Phillies signed Steve Stanicek as a free agent.
California Angels signed Max Venable as a free agent.
January 12, 1989
Kansas City Royals signed Nick Capra as a free agent.
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Bill Landrum as a free agent.
California Angels signed Bob McClure as a free agent.
Toronto Blue Jays signed Frank Wills as a free agent.
January 13, 1989
Detroit Tigers signed Doyle Alexander as a free agent.
Oakland Athletics signed Chris Bando as a free agent.
Chicago White Sox released Dwayne Hosey.
San Diego Padres traded Brad Pounders and Bill Stevenson to New York Mets in exchange for Rich Rodriguez.
January 16, 1989
Detroit Tigers signed Frank Williams as a free agent.
January 17, 1989
Cleveland Indians signed Neil Allen as a free agent.
Montreal Expos signed Matt Stairs as a non-drafted free agent.
San Francisco Giants signed James Steels as a free agent.
California Angels signed Claudell Washington as a free agent.
January 18, 1989
Toronto Blue Jays signed Bob Brenly as a free agent.
Cleveland Indians signed Tim Stoddard as a free agent.
January 19, 1989
Montreal Expos signed Damaso Garcia as a free agent.
St. Louis Cardinals signed Don Heinkel as a free agent.
Oakland Athletics signed Matt Young as a free agent.
January 21, 1989
Milwaukee Brewers signed Tony Fossas as a free agent.
January 22, 1989
California Angels signed Robinson Checo as a non-drafted free agent.
January 23, 1989
Toronto Blue Jays signed Tom Lawless as a free agent.
Texas Rangers signed Rick Leach as a free agent.
Milwaukee Brewers signed Donnie Scott as a free agent.
Chicago White Sox traded Joel Davis and Ed Wojna to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Eddie Williams.
January 24, 1989
San Francisco Giants traded Bob Melvin to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Terry Kennedy.
January 25, 1989
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Dann Bilardello as a free agent.
San Francisco Giants signed Mike Laga as a free agent.
January 26, 1989
New York Yankees signed Chuck Cary as a free agent.
January 27, 1989
San Diego Padres sold Dickie Thon to Philadelphia Phillies.
Los Angeles Dodgers signed Dave Walsh as a free agent.
January 28, 1989
California Angels signed Mark Clear as a free agent.
Toronto Blue Jays signed Chico Walker as a free agent.
January 30, 1989
Philadelphia Phillies signed Larry McWilliams as a free agent.
Houston Astros signed Dan Schatzeder as a free agent.
February, 1989
Chicago White Sox released Dar Smith.
Milwaukee Brewers signed Lou Thornton as a free agent.
February 6, 1989
Boston Red Sox signed Danny Heep as a free agent.
February 7, 1989
Houston Astros signed Harry Spilman as a free agent.
Houston Astros signed Ron Washington as a free agent.
February 10, 1989
California Angels signed Chris Beasley as a free agent.
Chicago White Sox signed Jerry Willard as a free agent.
February 13, 1989
New York Yankees signed Tommy John as a free agent.
Minnesota Twins signed Lee Tunnell as a free agent.
February 15, 1989
St. Louis Cardinals signed Leon Durham as a free agent.
San Diego Padres traded Todd Simmons and Jim Austin to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Dan Murphy.
February 16, 1989
Houston Astros signed Roger Mason as a free agent.
Philadelphia Phillies signed Steve Ontiveros as a free agent.
February 17, 1989
Toronto Blue Jays signed Doug Bair as a free agent.
February 20, 1989
New York Mets signed Don Aase as a free agent.
February 21, 1989
Cleveland Indians signed Brian Giles as a free agent.
February 22, 1989
Detroit Tigers released Mark Huismann.
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jim Pankovits as a free agent.
February 23, 1989
Oakland Athletics signed Dwayne Hosey as a free agent.
February 25, 1989
Detroit Tigers signed David Palmer as a free agent.
Texas Rangers signed Jeff Stone as a free agent.
February 27, 1989
San Francisco Giants signed Ernie Camacho as a free agent.
February 28, 1989
Minnesota Twins signed Carlos Pulido as a non-drafted free agent.
March, 1989
Kansas City Royals released Rich Thompson.
March 1, 1989
Baltimore Orioles signed Mark Huismann as a free agent.
March 3, 1989
Philadelphia Phillies released Julio Machado.
March 7, 1989
Kansas City Royals signed Steve Crawford as a free agent.
March 9, 1989
Chicago White Sox released Donnie Hill.
California Angels traded DeWayne Buice to Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Cliff Young.
March 12, 1989
Los Angeles Dodgers traded Mike Devereaux to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Mike Morgan.
March 15, 1989
Montreal Expos signed Rich Thompson as a free agent.
March 17, 1989
Milwaukee Brewers traded Lou Thornton to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Ruben Rodriguez.
March 19, 1989
New York Yankees traded Joel Skinner and Turner Ward to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Mel Hall.
March 20, 1989
New York Yankees traded Steve Shields to Minnesota Twins in exchange for Balvino Galvez.
March 21, 1989
Minnesota Twins traded Steve Lombardozzi to Houston Astros in exchange for 2 players to be named later; Minnesota Twins received Ramon Cedeno and Gordon Farmer (September 16, 1989).
March 22, 1989
Oakland Athletics signed Donnie Hill as a free agent.
Kansas City Royals signed Dar Smith as a free agent.
March 23, 1989
Philadelphia Phillies released Ricky Trlicek.
Chicago White Sox traded Ken Williams to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Eric King.
New York Yankees traded Charles Hudson to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Tom Brookens.
San Diego Padres traded Mike Brumley to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Luis Salazar.
March 25, 1989
Detroit Tigers released Ted Power.
Philadelphia Phillies sold John Russell to Atlanta Braves.
Cincinnati Reds sold Jeff Treadway to Atlanta Braves.
March 26, 1989
Baltimore Orioles traded Ken Gerhart to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Francisco Melendez.
Minnesota Twins traded Keith Atherton to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Carmelo Castillo.
March 27, 1989
Cleveland Indians released Neil Allen.
California Angels returned Marcus Lawton to New York Mets.
Detroit Tigers released Dwayne Murphy.
Atlanta Braves released Matt Stark.
Seattle Mariners traded Steve Balboni to New York Yankees in exchange for Dana Ridenour.
Los Angeles Dodgers traded Gil Reyes to Montreal Expos in exchange for Jeff Fischer.
March 28, 1989
Chicago Cubs released Rich Gossage.
Atlanta Braves released Albert Hall.
Pittsburgh Pirates released Bill Krueger.
Chicago Cubs released Al Nipper.
New York Mets released Ed Nunez.
St. Louis Cardinals signed Ted Power as a free agent.
Chicago White Sox released Mark Salas.
Cincinnati Reds released Randy St. Claire.
Montreal Expos traded Mark Bailey and Tom O'Malley to New York Mets in exchange for Steve Frey.
Pittsburgh Pirates traded Brett Gideon to Montreal Expos in exchange for Neal Heaton.
Philadelphia Phillies traded Tim Sossamon to Montreal Expos in exchange for Victor Rosario.
March 29, 1989
Toronto Blue Jays sold Mark Eichhorn to Atlanta Braves.
Seattle Mariners released Eric Fox.
Oakland Athletics signed Eric Fox as a free agent.
Cincinnati Reds released Don Wakamatsu.
Milwaukee Brewers released Mike Young.
March 30, 1989
Milwaukee Brewers signed Dave Engle as a free agent.
Philadelphia Phillies released Tim Fortugno.
Milwaukee Brewers signed Terry Francona as a free agent.
Cincinnati Reds signed Ken Griffey as a free agent.
New York Mets released Mike Maksudian.
Atlanta Braves released Paul Runge.
San Diego Padres signed Billy Taylor as a free agent.
Cincinnati Reds signed Kent Tekulve as a free agent.
Atlanta Braves traded Dave Miller and cash to Texas Rangers in exchange for Dwayne Henry.
March 31, 1989
California Angels released Urbano Lugo.
Houston Astros traded Dave Johnson and Vic Hithe to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Carl Nichols.
April 1, 1989
Cleveland Indians signed Neil Allen as a free agent.
Chicago White Sox released Pedro Borbon.
Detroit Tigers signed Ed Nunez as a free agent.
Cleveland Indians signed Mark Salas as a free agent.
Minnesota Twins signed Randy St. Claire as a free agent.
Cleveland Indians traded Chuck Baldwin to Seattle Mariners in exchange for Dave Hengel.
April 2, 1989
Mexico City Reds (Mexican) sold Hector Fajardo to Pittsburgh Pirates.
Montreal Expos released John Hoover.
Philadelphia Phillies signed Dwayne Murphy as a free agent.
Seattle Mariners signed Paul Noce as a free agent.
Atlanta Braves signed Ricky Trlicek as a free agent.
April 3, 1989
Houston Astros claimed Eric Yelding from Chicago Cubs on waivers.
April 4, 1989
New York Yankees signed Chris Bushing as a free agent.
Montreal Expos signed Urbano Lugo as a free agent.
Chicago White Sox signed Don Wakamatsu as a free agent.
Cleveland Indians signed Mike Young as a free agent.
April 5, 1989
Houston Astros signed Greg Gross as a free agent.
New York Mets signed Julio Machado as a free agent.
April 6, 1989
Oakland Athletics signed Mike Norris as a free agent.
Houston Astros traded Troy Afenir to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Matt Sinatro.
April 7, 1989
Milwaukee Brewers signed Bill Krueger as a free agent.
April 14, 1989
San Francisco Giants signed Rich Gossage as a free agent.
April 16, 1989
New York Yankees released Gary Ward.
April 21, 1989
Pittsburgh Pirates traded Mike Dunne, Mike Walker and Mark Merchant to Seattle Mariners in exchange for Rey Quinones and Bill Wilkinson.
April 23, 1989
Detroit Tigers signed Gary Ward as a free agent.
April 24, 1989
San Diego Padres traded Randy Byers to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Jeremy Hernandez.
April 30, 1989
Toronto Blue Jays traded Jesse Barfield to New York Yankees in exchange for Al Leiter.
May 1, 1989
Toronto Blue Jays signed Robert Perez as a non-drafted free agent.
San Francisco Giants released Joe Price.
May 3, 1989
Texas Rangers signed John Hoover as a free agent.
Pittsburgh Pirates released Lou Thornton.
May 5, 1989
Reno (California) sold Tim Fortugno to Milwaukee Brewers.
Boston Red Sox signed Joe Price as a free agent.
May 8, 1989
Chicago White Sox signed Domingo Jean as a non-drafted free agent.
May 10, 1989
San Francisco Giants traded Roger Samuels to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Ken Oberkfell.
May 11, 1989
Houston Astros released Alan Ashby.
May 13, 1989
Cleveland Indians released Brad Havens.
May 16, 1989
New York Yankees released Jamie Quirk.
Minnesota Twins traded Mark Davidson to Houston Astros in exchange for a player to be named later; Minnesota Twins received Greg Johnson (September 6, 1989).
May 17, 1989
Boston Red Sox signed Rick Lancellotti as a free agent.
May 18, 1989
Pittsburgh Pirates sold Orestes Destrade to Seibu Lions (Japan Pacific).
May 19, 1989
Detroit Tigers released Chris Brown.
Baltimore Orioles sold Rick Schu to Detroit Tigers.
May 23, 1989
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Albert Hall as a free agent.
Detroit Tigers signed Brad Havens as a free agent.
Pittsburgh Pirates sold Jim Pankovits to Los Angeles Dodgers.
May 25, 1989
Cincinnati Reds released Manny Trillo.
Montreal Expos traded Randy Johnson, Brian Holman and Gene Harris to Seattle Mariners in exchange for Mark Langston and a player to be named later; Montreal Expos received Mike Campbell (July 31, 1989).
May 27, 1989
Oakland Athletics signed Jamie Quirk as a free agent.
May 30, 1989
New York Yankees released Tommy John.
May 31, 1989
Kansas City Royals signed Pete Filson as a free agent.
June 1, 1989
San Diego Padres released Joe Bitker.
Baltimore Orioles traded John Posey to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Shane Turner.
June 2, 1989
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Chris Brown as a free agent.
San Diego Padres traded Randy Ready and John Kruk to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Chris James.
June 3, 1989
Chicago White Sox sent Dan Rohrmeier to Texas Rangers for future considerations.
Cleveland Indians traded Peter Kuld to Oakland Athletics as part of 3-team trade in which Oakland Athletics sent Jose Mota to San Diego Padres; and San Diego Padres sent Brian Brooks to Cleveland Indians (June 11, 1989).
June 5, 1989
Amateur Free-Agent Draft
1st round (1st pick) BAL A Ben McDonald (signed August 19, 1989) 1st round (2nd pick) ATL N Tyler Houston (signed June 19, 1989) 1st round (3rd pick) SEA A Roger Salkeld (signed July 6, 1989) 1st round (5th pick) TEX A Donald Harris 1st round (7th pick) CHI A Frank Thomas (signed June 11, 1989) 1st round (9th pick) CAL A Kyle Abbott 1st round (10th pick) MON N Charles Johnson (did not sign) 1st round (11th pick) CLE A Calvin Murray (did not sign) 1st round (12th pick) HOU N Jeff Juden (signed June 30, 1989) 1st round (13th pick) KC A Brent Mayne (signed June 16, 1989) 1st round (14th pick) SF N Steve Hosey (signed June 16, 1989) 1st round (16th pick) BOS A Greg Blosser (signed June 14, 1989) 1st round (17th pick) MIL A Cal Eldred (signed June 24, 1989) 1st round (18th pick) PIT N Willie Greene (signed June 9, 1989) 1st round (19th pick) TOR A Eddie Zosky (signed June 28, 1989) 1st round (21st pick) DET A Greg Gohr (signed June 16, 1989) 1st round (22nd pick) LA N Tom Goodwin (signed June 14, 1989) 1st round (23rd pick) BOS A Mo Vaughn (signed June 20, 1989) 1st round (24th pick) NY N Alan Zinter (signed June 20, 1989) 1st round (25th pick) MIN A Chuck Knoblauch (signed June 9, 1989) 1st round (27th pick) HOU N Todd Jones (signed June 30, 1989) 1st round (28th pick) LA N Jamie McAndrew (signed June 10, 1989) 1st round (29th pick) BOS A Kevin Morton (signed June 14, 1989) 2nd round PIT N Rich Aude (signed June 21, 1989) 2nd round SF N Clay Bellinger (signed June 8, 1989) 2nd round TOR A Brent Bowers (signed June 19, 1989) 2nd round NY A Andy Fox (signed June 9, 1989) 2nd round CAL A Joe Grahe 2nd round PIT N John Hope (signed June 6, 1989) 2nd round HOU N Brian Hunter 2nd round OAK A Scott Lydy (signed June 7, 1989) 2nd round BOS A Jeff McNeely (signed June 6, 1989) 2nd round STL N Mike Milchin 2nd round MON N Glenn Murray (signed June 24, 1989) 2nd round CHI N Gary Scott (signed June 7, 1989) 3rd round STL N Tripp Cromer (signed June 12, 1989) 3rd round CLE A Jerry DiPoto (signed June 6, 1989) 3rd round NY N Brook Fordyce (signed June 6, 1989) 3rd round MIN A Denny Neagle (signed June 22, 1989) 3rd round LA N Phil Nevin (did not sign) 3rd round TOR A John Olerud (signed August 26, 1989) 3rd round TEX A Dan Peltier 3rd round CIN N Ross Powell 3rd round HOU N Shane Reynolds (signed June 13, 1989) 3rd round CAL A Tim Salmon (signed June 10, 1989) 3rd round BOS A Eric Wedge (signed June 26, 1989) 4th round BOS A Jeff Bagwell (signed June 10, 1989) 4th round MON N Brian Barnes (signed July 1, 1989) 4th round CAL A Erik Bennett (signed June 12, 1989) 4th round DET A Paul Carey (did not sign) 4th round TEX A Joey Eischen (signed June 7, 1989) 4th round MIN A Scott Erickson (signed June 25, 1989) 4th round CLE A Jesse Levis (signed June 13, 1989) 5th round CIN N Darron Cox (signed June 10, 1989) 5th round CLE A Alan Embree (signed September 6, 1989) 5th round ATL N Ryan Klesko (signed June 18, 1989) 5th round PHI N Steve Parris (signed June 12, 1989) 5th round NY A J.T. Snow (signed June 11, 1989) 5th round SD N Dave Staton 6th round OAK A Steve Chitren 6th round DET A Doug Mirabelli (did not sign) 6th round ATL N Mike Mordecai (signed June 10, 1989) 6th round CIN N Tim Pugh (signed June 7, 1989) 6th round BOS A Paul Quantrill (signed June 16, 1989) 6th round SD N Darrell Sherman (signed June 9, 1989) 6th round STL N Todd Steverson (did not sign) 6th round MON N Pete Young (signed June 11, 1989) 7th round NY N Butch Huskey (signed June 6, 1989) 7th round KC A Ed Pierce 7th round NY A Russ Springer (signed June 21, 1989) 8th round DET A John DeSilva (signed June 9, 1989) 8th round KC A Matt Karchner 8th round CLE A Curt Leskanic (signed August 12, 1989) 8th round OAK A Craig Paquette (signed June 10, 1989) 9th round MON N Doug Bochtler (signed June 26, 1989) 9th round TOR A Jeffrey Hammonds (did not sign) 9th round NY A Sterling Hitchcock (signed June 14, 1989) 9th round BAL A Mike Lansing (did not sign) 9th round SD N Ray McDavid 9th round SF N Rafael Novoa 9th round CHI N Dave Swartzbaugh (signed June 10, 1989) 9th round CHI A Kevin Tolar (signed June 9, 1989) 10th round MIN A Marty Cordova (signed July 5, 1989) 10th round BOS A Greg Hansell (signed June 22, 1989) 10th round LA N Kevin Jordan (did not sign) 10th round BAL A Chad Mottola (did not sign) 11th round SF N Greg Brummett 11th round CIN N Trevor Hoffman (signed June 9, 1989) 11th round MIN A Dan Masteller 11th round TEX A Chris Snopek (did not sign) 11th round CLE A Kelly Stinnett (signed June 3, 1990) 12th round SD N Kevin Higgins 12th round BAL A Brad Pennington (signed June 9, 1989) 12th round PIT N Paul Wagner (signed June 7, 1989) 13th round BAL A Mike Oquist (signed June 14, 1989) 13th round CLE A Jim Thome (signed June 18, 1989) 14th round MIN A Mike Trombley (signed June 8, 1989) 15th round OAK A Kurt Abbott (signed June 15, 1989) 15th round SF N Pat Rapp (signed June 9, 1989) 15th round MIN A George Tsamis 16th round NY A Brian Johnson (signed July 7, 1989) 16th round CLE A Mike Potts (did not sign) 17th round CLE A Brian Giles (signed July 18, 1989) 17th round NY N Mark Grudzielanek (did not sign) 17th round HOU N Mark Small (signed June 9, 1989) 17th round BAL A Gregg Zaun (signed August 25, 1989) 18th round ATL N Joe Roa (signed June 14, 1989) 18th round HOU N Donne Wall (signed June 8, 1989) 18th round PHI N Matt Whisenant (signed May 8, 1990) 19th round DET A John Doherty (signed June 10, 1989) 19th round CHI A Brian Keyser (signed June 7, 1989) 20th round STL N Bill Hurst (signed May 17, 1990) 20th round TOR A Jeff Kent (signed June 9, 1989) 20th round PIT N Jeff McCurry (did not sign) 20th round OAK A Matt Mieske (did not sign) 20th round MON N F.P. Santangelo (signed June 16, 1989) 20th round CHI N Dave Stevens (signed May 26, 1990) 20th round SD N Tim Worrell (signed May 15, 1990) 21st round TEX A Gerald Alexander 21st round OAK A Dana Allison 22nd round HOU N Ricardo Jordan (did not sign) 22nd round TOR A Aaron Small (signed June 8, 1989) 23rd round SEA A Dave Mlicki (did not sign) 23rd round NY N Mike Thomas 23rd round MIN A Derrick White (did not sign) 24th round NY N Joe Vitko 25th round CLE A Robert Person (signed June 12, 1989) 26th round CLE A Billy Brewer (did not sign) 27th round KC A Andres Berumen (signed June 7, 1989) 27th round ATL N Todd Greene (did not sign) 28th round BAL A Brian Bark (did not sign) 28th round DET A Ivan Cruz (signed June 12, 1989) 29th round CAL A Paul Swingle 29th round MIN A Tom Urbani (did not sign) 30th round CAL A Joe Randa (did not sign) 31st round SD N Joel Adamson (did not sign) 31st round STL N Steve Dixon 31st round NY N Dave Telgheder (signed June 8, 1989) 31st round CLE A Bill Wertz (signed June 7, 1989) 32nd round PHI N Steve Bieser (signed June 12, 1989) 32nd round CHI A Joe Borowski (signed August 13, 1989) 32nd round CLE A James Hurst 32nd round SD N Rich Robertson (did not sign) 33rd round SF N Dan Carlson (signed May 26, 1990) 33rd round DET A Mark Ettles 34th round BAL A John Burke (did not sign) 34th round LA N Matt Howard (signed June 8, 1989) 34th round CIN N Scott Pose (signed June 8, 1989) 35th round PIT N Steve Cooke (signed May 23, 1990) 35th round CAL A Hilly Hathaway 36th round BAL A Keith Kessinger 36th round PIT N Derek Wallace (did not sign) 37th round STL N Frank Cimorelli 37th round CAL A Chris Gomez (did not sign) 38th round NY A Rich Batchelor (did not sign) 39th round BAL A Brian Sackinsky (did not sign) 42nd round PIT N Mark Johnson (did not sign) 42nd round OAK A Mike Mohler (signed August 18, 1989) 43rd round MIL A Jason Giambi (did not sign) 43rd round CIN N Sean Lowe (did not sign) 43rd round LA N Eric Young (signed June 15, 1989) 44th round NY A Mike Figga (signed May 21, 1990) 44th round LA N Garey Ingram (signed June 3, 1990) 45th round CAL A Chad Curtis (signed June 11, 1989) 46th round SF N Albie Lopez (did not sign) 47th round TEX A Danny Patterson (signed May 14, 1990) 51st round SEA A Brian Turang 52nd round MIN A Denny Hocking (signed May 15, 1990) 55th round DET A Mike Garcia 56th round TOR A Jon Shave (did not sign) 57th round DET A Scott Klingenbeck (did not sign) 65th round TOR A Ricky Otero (did not sign) 73rd round HOU N Ryan Karp (did not sign) 87th round HOU N Desi Wilson (did not sign)
June 8, 1989
Texas Rangers signed Thad Bosley as a free agent.
Seattle Mariners signed Jesus Tavarez as a non-drafted free agent.
June 9, 1989
New York Mets signed Lou Thornton as a free agent.
New York Mets traded Terry Leach to Kansas City Royals in exchange for a player to be named later; New York Mets received Aguedo Vasquez (October 1, 1989).
June 12, 1989
Toronto Blue Jays released Dane Johnson.
Seattle Mariners released Steve Trout.
June 14, 1989
St. Louis Cardinals signed Bryan Eversgerd as a non-drafted free agent.
Cincinnati Reds signed Chris Hook as a non-drafted free agent.
June 16, 1989
Toronto Blue Jays sold Doug Bair to Pittsburgh Pirates.
San Francisco Giants traded Tracy Jones to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Pat Sheridan.
June 18, 1989
San Diego Padres released Keith Comstock.
San Francisco Giants traded Terry Mulholland, Dennis Cook and Charlie Hayes to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Steve Bedrosian and a player to be named later; San Francisco Giants received Rick Parker (August 7, 1989).
New York Mets traded Lenny Dykstra, Roger McDowell and a player to be named later to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Juan Samuel; Philadelphia Phillies received Tom Edens (July 27, 1989).
June 19, 1989
Houston Astros sold Matt Sinatro to Detroit Tigers.
June 20, 1989
Seattle Mariners signed Keith Comstock as a free agent.
San Francisco Giants released Reggie Williams.
June 21, 1989
Oakland Athletics traded Greg Cadaret, Eric Plunk and Luis Polonia to New York Yankees in exchange for Rickey Henderson.
June 22, 1989
Oakland Athletics signed Joe Bitker as a free agent.
Cleveland Indians signed Willie Canate as a non-drafted free agent.
New York Yankees released Richard Dotson.
Cleveland Indians signed Ken Ramos as a non-drafted free agent.
Pittsburgh Pirates traded Tony Chance to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Mike Smith.
June 23, 1989
Cincinnati Reds released Dave Collins.
June 24, 1989
Detroit Tigers signed Danny Bautista as a non-drafted free agent.
Kansas City Royals signed Steve Shifflett as a non-drafted free agent.
Toronto Blue Jays signed Ozzie Virgil as a free agent.
June 26, 1989
Texas Rangers sold Jeff Stone to Boston Red Sox.
Minnesota Twins signed Kerry Taylor as a non-drafted free agent.
June 29, 1989
Minnesota Twins traded Freddie Toliver to San Diego Padres in exchange for Greg Booker.
Milwaukee Brewers traded LaVel Freeman and Todd Simmons to Texas Rangers in exchange for Scott May and Tack Wilson.
July 1, 1989
Chicago White Sox signed Richard Dotson as a free agent.
July 2, 1989
Atlanta Braves traded Zane Smith to Montreal Expos in exchange for Sergio Valdez, Nate Minchey and Kevin Dean.
Cleveland Indians traded Oddibe McDowell to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Dion James.
July 3, 1989
Montreal Expos signed Antonio Alfonseca as a non-drafted free agent.
July 5, 1989
Montreal Expos signed Nelson Cruz as a non-drafted free agent.
Detroit Tigers signed Jose Lima as a non-drafted free agent.
July 10, 1989
New York Mets traded Marcus Lawton to New York Yankees in exchange for Scott Nielsen.
July 12, 1989
Cleveland Indians released Tim Stoddard.
July 13, 1989
Detroit Tigers released David Palmer.
Philadelphia Phillies traded Bob Sebra to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for a player to be named later; Philadelphia Phillies received Jeff Gray (September 6, 1989).
July 14, 1989
Philadelphia Phillies signed Ron Blazier as a non-drafted free agent.
July 16, 1989
Los Angeles Dodgers released Ricky Horton.
July 17, 1989
Montreal Expos signed Derek Aucoin as a non-drafted free agent.
Detroit Tigers traded Bill Bean to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Steve Green and Domingo Michel.
July 18, 1989
Toronto Blue Jays released Bob Brenly.
Los Angeles Dodgers traded Tim Leary and Mariano Duncan to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Kal Daniels and Lenny Harris.
July 20, 1989
St. Louis Cardinals signed Ricky Horton as a free agent.
Baltimore Orioles traded John Habyan to New York Yankees in exchange for Stan Jefferson.
July 22, 1989
Pittsburgh Pirates released Rey Quinones.
San Diego Padres traded Walt Terrell and a player to be named later to New York Yankees in exchange for Mike Pagliarulo and Don Schulze; New York Yankees received Freddie Toliver (September 27, 1989).
Los Angeles Dodgers traded Javier Ortiz to Houston Astros in exchange for a player to be named later; Los Angeles Dodgers received Ed Vosberg (August 1, 1989).
July 24, 1989
Oakland Athletics released Jamie Quirk.
Kansas City Royals released Keith Shepherd.
Cleveland Indians signed Keith Shepherd as a free agent.
July 27, 1989
Oakland Athletics released Bill Dawley.
Cleveland Indians signed David Palmer as a free agent.
Montreal Expos traded Rick Carriger to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Doug Piatt.
July 28, 1989
Milwaukee Brewers signed Bill Dawley as a free agent.
Oakland Athletics signed Matt Grott as a non-drafted free agent.
Houston Astros released Bob Knepper.
Detroit Tigers traded Keith Moreland to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Brian DuBois.
July 29, 1989
Reno (California) sold Bob Ayrault to Philadelphia Phillies.
Texas Rangers traded Scott Fletcher, Sammy Sosa and Wilson Alvarez to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Harold Baines and Fred Manrique.
July 30, 1989
Cincinnati Reds signed Dave Collins as a free agent.
July 31, 1989
Oakland Athletics released Glenn Hubbard.
Toronto Blue Jays claimed Lee Mazzilli from New York Mets on waivers.
Milwaukee Brewers traded Brian Drahman to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Jerry Reuss.
New York Mets traded Rick Aguilera, David West, Kevin Tapani, Tim Drummond and a player to be named later to Minnesota Twins in exchange for Frank Viola; Minnesota Twins received Jack Savage (October 16, 1989).
Toronto Blue Jays traded Jeff Musselman and Mike Brady to New York Mets in exchange for Mookie Wilson.
August 1, 1989
Minnesota Twins sold Manny Hernandez to New York Mets.
August 2, 1989
San Francisco Giants signed Bob Brenly as a free agent.
Milwaukee Brewers released Dave Engle.
Chicago White Sox traded Ray Chadwick to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Dana Williams.
August 3, 1989
San Francisco Giants sent James Steels to Montreal Expos for future considerations.
August 4, 1989
San Francisco Giants signed Bob Knepper as a free agent.
Chicago White Sox traded Mark Davis to California Angels in exchange for Mark Doran and Roberto Hernandez.
August 5, 1989
Baltimore Orioles signed Jamie Quirk as a free agent.
Boston Red Sox released Ed Romero.
Detroit Tigers sold Matt Sinatro to Seattle Mariners.
August 6, 1989
Detroit Tigers sold Mike Trujillo to New York Mets.
August 7, 1989
Cleveland Indians released Keith Atherton.
Boston Red Sox claimed Greg Harris from Philadelphia Phillies on waivers.
August 9, 1989
Philadelphia Phillies signed Mike Farmer as a non-drafted free agent.
Houston Astros signed Dave Hajek as a non-drafted free agent.
Oakland Athletics released Donnie Hill.
August 10, 1989
New York Yankees claimed Rich Gossage from San Francisco Giants on waivers.
Chicago White Sox signed Robert Machado as a non-drafted free agent.
Baltimore Orioles signed Jose Mercedes as a non-drafted free agent.
August 12, 1989
Atlanta Braves signed Ed Romero as a free agent.
August 15, 1989
Boston Red Sox signed Jose Malave as a non-drafted free agent.
August 16, 1989
Chicago White Sox traded Jim Weaver to San Francisco Giants in exchange for George Wright.
August 17, 1989
Detroit Tigers signed Keith Atherton as a free agent.
August 18, 1989
Pittsburgh Pirates traded Glenn Wilson to Houston Astros in exchange for Billy Hatcher.
August 23, 1989
Atlanta Braves traded Ed Romero to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for a player to be named later; Atlanta Braves received Jay Aldrich (September 1, 1989).
August 24, 1989
Atlanta Braves traded Jim Acker to Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Tony Castillo and Francisco Cabrera.
Atlanta Braves traded Paul Assenmacher to Chicago Cubs in exchange for 2 players to be named later; Atlanta Braves received Kelly Mann and Pat Gomez (September 1, 1989).
August 25, 1989
Atlanta Braves signed Pedro Borbon as a free agent.
August 26, 1989
Toronto Blue Jays signed Paul Spoljaric as a non-drafted free agent.
August 28, 1989
Minnesota Twins traded Jim Dwyer to Montreal Expos in exchange for a player to be named later; Minnesota Twins received Alonzo Powell (September 16, 1989).
August 29, 1989
Montreal Expos traded Mike Blowers to New York Yankees in exchange for John Candelaria.
August 30, 1989
Oakland Athletics traded Scott Holcomb to New York Yankees in exchange for Ken Phelps.
San Diego Padres traded Marvell Wynne and Luis Salazar to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Calvin Schiraldi, Darrin Jackson and a player to be named later; San Diego Padres received Phil Stephenson (September 5, 1989).
September 1, 1989
Chicago White Sox signed Jerry Hairston as a free agent.
Kansas City Royals signed Andy Stewart as a non-drafted free agent.
September 2, 1989
Philadelphia Phillies traded Larry McWilliams to Kansas City Royals in exchange for a player to be named later; Philadelphia Phillies received Jeff Hulse (October 21, 1989).
September 4, 1989
San Francisco Giants sent Ed Jurak to Montreal Expos for future considerations.
September 6, 1989
Cleveland Indians traded Ron Tingley to California Angels in exchange for a player to be named later; Cleveland Indians received Mark McLemore (August 17, 1990).
September 14, 1989
Cleveland Indians signed Jim Tatum as a free agent.
September 15, 1989
San Francisco Giants signed Salomon Torres as a non-drafted free agent.
September 27, 1989
Montreal Expos signed Geraldo Guzman as a non-drafted free agent.
September 29, 1989
New York Mets released Jeff McKnight.
October, 1989
New York Yankees released Dickie Noles.
October 2, 1989
Texas Rangers released Thad Bosley.
Texas Rangers released Cecilio Guante.
Chicago White Sox released Jerry Hairston.
October 3, 1989
New York Mets released Manny Hernandez.
Baltimore Orioles released Mark Huismann.
San Francisco Giants released Joe Kmak.
Minnesota Twins released Steve Shields.
October 4, 1989
Cleveland Indians released Luis Aguayo.
Cleveland Indians released Neil Allen.
Detroit Tigers released Dave Beard.
New York Yankees released Steve Kiefer.
Philadelphia Phillies released Randy O'Neal.
October 5, 1989
St. Louis Cardinals released Rod Booker.
October 6, 1989
California Angels released Terry Clark.
California Angels released Jim Eppard.
October 11, 1989
Philadelphia Phillies released Al Pardo.
St. Louis Cardinals released Dan Quisenberry.
Philadelphia Phillies released Steve Stanicek.
October 12, 1989
St. Louis Cardinals released Don Heinkel.
Boston Red Sox released Jeff Stone.
October 15, 1989
Granted Free Agency
Jim Adduci (Philadelphia Phillies) Keith Atherton (Detroit Tigers) Mark Bailey (New York Mets) Jay Baller (Montreal Expos) Terry Blocker (Atlanta Braves) Randy Bockus (Detroit Tigers) Greg Booker (Minnesota Twins) Chris Brown (Pittsburgh Pirates) Bob Buchanan (Kansas City Royals) DeWayne Buice (Toronto Blue Jays) Eric Bullock (Philadelphia Phillies) Mike Capel (Chicago Cubs) Nick Capra (Kansas City Royals) Juan Castillo (Milwaukee Brewers) Bryan Clark (Oakland Athletics) Stan Clarke (Kansas City Royals) Pete Dalena (Cleveland Indians) Jeff Datz (Detroit Tigers) Bill Dawley (Milwaukee Brewers) Luis DeLeon (Seattle Mariners) Tom Edens (Philadelphia Phillies) Bruce Fields (Seattle Mariners) LaVel Freeman (Texas Rangers) Brian Giles (Cleveland Indians) Mike Griffin (Cincinnati Reds) Brad Havens (Detroit Tigers) Dave Hengel (Cleveland Indians) Ed Jurak (Montreal Expos) Pat Keedy (Cleveland Indians) Ray Krawczyk (Milwaukee Brewers) Vance Lovelace (California Angels) Urbano Lugo (Montreal Expos) Scotti Madison (Cincinnati Reds) Orlando Mercado (Minnesota Twins) Scott Nielsen (New York Mets) Paul Noce (Seattle Mariners) Jim Olander (Philadelphia Phillies) Greg Olson (Minnesota Twins) Jim Pankovits (Los Angeles Dodgers) Al Pedrique (Detroit Tigers) Ramon Pena (Detroit Tigers) Ronn Reynolds (Milwaukee Brewers) Billy Jo Robidoux (Chicago White Sox) Rick Rodriguez (Chicago White Sox) Mark Ross (Toronto Blue Jays) Mark Ryal (Philadelphia Phillies) Rich Sauveur (Montreal Expos) Jeff Schaefer (Chicago White Sox) Donnie Scott (Milwaukee Brewers) Dick Scott (Oakland Athletics) Danny Sheaffer (Cleveland Indians) Brian Snyder (Oakland Athletics) Julio Solano (Seattle Mariners) Steve Springer (Chicago White Sox) Kelvin Torve (Minnesota Twins) Mike Trujillo (New York Mets) Lee Tunnell (Minnesota Twins) Efrain Valdez (Cleveland Indians) Ed Vosberg (Los Angeles Dodgers) Jim Walewander (Detroit Tigers) Kevin Ward (Oakland Athletics) Ron Washington (Houston Astros) Eddie Williams (Chicago White Sox) Paul Wilmet (Texas Rangers) Matt Winters (Kansas City Royals)
Montreal Expos released James Steels.
October 16, 1989
Milwaukee Brewers released Joey Meyer.
October 17, 1989
Los Angeles Dodgers signed Felix Rodriguez as a non-drafted free agent.
October 18, 1989
Baltimore Orioles released Mike Raczka.
October 20, 1989
Toronto Blue Jays released Ozzie Virgil.
October 22, 1989
Granted Free Agency
Skeeter Barnes (Cincinnati Reds) Enrique Burgos (Toronto Blue Jays) Mike Dalton (Boston Red Sox) Steve Fireovid (Kansas City Royals) Jim Morris (Chicago White Sox) Joe Redfield (Philadelphia Phillies) Randy St. Claire (Minnesota Twins) Billy Taylor (San Diego Padres) Chico Walker (Toronto Blue Jays) Carl Willis (California Angels)
October 26, 1989
Montreal Expos signed Yamil Benitez as a non-drafted free agent.
Cleveland Indians released David Palmer.
October 31, 1989
California Angels released Glenn Hoffman.
November 2, 1989
Seattle Mariners signed Brian Giles as a free agent.
Baltimore Orioles released Jamie Quirk.
November 6, 1989
Atlanta Braves signed Greg Olson as a free agent.
Cincinnati Reds signed Donnie Scott as a free agent.
November 8, 1989
New York Yankees released Marcus Lawton.
New York Yankees released Dale Mohorcic.
Milwaukee Brewers released Jerry Reuss.
Cleveland Indians sold Mike Young to Hiroshima Toyo Carp (Japan Central).
November 9, 1989
Milwaukee Brewers released Paul Mirabella.
Chicago White Sox traded Jeff Bittiger to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Tracy Woodson.
November 12, 1989
Los Angeles Dodgers signed Henry Blanco as a non-drafted free agent.
November 13, 1989
Granted Free Agency
Don Aase (New York Mets) Dave Anderson (Los Angeles Dodgers) Wally Backman (Minnesota Twins) Doug Bair (Pittsburgh Pirates) Chris Bando (Oakland Athletics) Floyd Bannister (Kansas City Royals) Kevin Bass (Houston Astros) Oil Can Boyd (Boston Red Sox) Bob Brenly (San Francisco Giants) Hubie Brooks (Montreal Expos) Bill Buckner (Kansas City Royals) Carmelo Castillo (Minnesota Twins) Dave Collins (Cincinnati Reds) Danny Cox (St. Louis Cardinals) Steve Crawford (Kansas City Royals) Storm Davis (Oakland Athletics) Mark Davis (San Diego Padres) Bob Dernier (Philadelphia Phillies) Frank DiPino (St. Louis Cardinals) Bo Diaz (Cincinnati Reds) Richard Dotson (Chicago White Sox) Leon Durham (St. Louis Cardinals) Nick Esasky (Boston Red Sox) Darrell Evans (Atlanta Braves) Bob Forsch (Houston Astros) Terry Francona (Milwaukee Brewers) Damaso Garcia (Montreal Expos) Rich Gossage (New York Yankees) Jim Gott (Pittsburgh Pirates) Greg Gross (Houston Astros) Mel Hall (New York Yankees) Greg Harris (Boston Red Sox) Neal Heaton (Pittsburgh Pirates) Rickey Henderson (Oakland Athletics) Keith Hernandez (New York Mets) Ricky Horton (St. Louis Cardinals) Kent Hrbek (Minnesota Twins) Charles Hudson (Detroit Tigers) Terry Kennedy (San Francisco Giants) Bob Knepper (San Francisco Giants) Mike Krukow (San Francisco Giants) Steve Lake (Philadelphia Phillies) Dennis Lamp (Boston Red Sox) Mark Langston (Montreal Expos) Tom Lawless (Toronto Blue Jays) Rick Leach (Texas Rangers) Craig Lefferts (San Francisco Giants) Fred Lynn (Detroit Tigers) Candy Maldonado (San Francisco Giants) Carmelo Martinez (San Diego Padres) Lee Mazzilli (Toronto Blue Jays) Craig McMurtry (Texas Rangers) Keith Moreland (Baltimore Orioles) Lloyd Moseby (Toronto Blue Jays) Pete O'Brien (Cleveland Indians) Ken Oberkfell (San Francisco Giants) Dave Parker (Oakland Athletics) Tony Pena (St. Louis Cardinals) Pascual Perez (Montreal Expos) Dan Petry (California Angels) Gary Pettis (Detroit Tigers) Ken Phelps (Oakland Athletics) Tony Phillips (Oakland Athletics) Ted Power (St. Louis Cardinals) Joe Price (Boston Red Sox) Shane Rawley (Minnesota Twins) Jeff Reardon (Minnesota Twins) Rick Rhoden (Houston Astros) Ed Romero (Milwaukee Brewers) Scott Sanderson (Chicago Cubs) Dan Schatzeder (Houston Astros) Dave J. Schmidt (Baltimore Orioles) John Shelby (Los Angeles Dodgers) Pat Sheridan (San Francisco Giants) Bryn Smith (Montreal Expos) Mike Smithson (Boston Red Sox) Chris Speier (San Francisco Giants) Harry Spilman (Houston Astros) Frank Tanana (Detroit Tigers) Walt Terrell (New York Yankees) Mark Thurmond (Baltimore Orioles) John Tudor (Los Angeles Dodgers) Fernando Valenzuela (Los Angeles Dodgers) Frank White (Kansas City Royals) Mookie Wilson (Toronto Blue Jays) Willie Wilson (Kansas City Royals) Matt Young (Oakland Athletics) Joel Youngblood (Cincinnati Reds) Robin Yount (Milwaukee Brewers)
Montreal Expos signed Alex Pacheco as a non-drafted free agent.
Boston Red Sox released Jim Rice.
Seattle Mariners signed Jeff Schaefer as a free agent.
November 14, 1989
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Doug Bair as a free agent.
New York Mets released Gary Carter.
November 15, 1989
Atlanta Braves released Jay Aldrich.
Atlanta Braves released Charlie Puleo.
Atlanta Braves released Bruce Sutter.
November 16, 1989
San Francisco Giants signed Kevin Bass as a free agent.
St. Louis Cardinals signed Stan Clarke as a free agent.
Pittsburgh Pirates released Logan Easley.
San Diego Padres released Don Schulze.
Pittsburgh Pirates released Mike Smith.
November 17, 1989
Atlanta Braves signed Nick Esasky as a free agent.
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Steve Kiefer as a free agent.
November 18, 1989
Montreal Expos signed Steve Fireovid as a free agent.
November 20, 1989
New York Yankees released Tom Brookens.
Atlanta Braves released Mark Eichhorn.
New York Mets signed Guillermo Garcia as a non-drafted free agent.
Toronto Blue Jays sold Alexis Infante to Atlanta Braves.
Philadelphia Phillies released Mike Maddux.
Chicago White Sox released Russ Morman.
Philadelphia Phillies released Dwayne Murphy.
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Ted Power as a free agent.
New York Yankees released Rafael Santana.
Detroit Tigers signed Frank Tanana as a free agent.
Chicago Cubs traded Mitch Webster to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Dave Clark.
November 21, 1989
Pittsburgh Pirates released Dann Bilardello.
Cleveland Indians signed Cecilio Guante as a free agent.
Pittsburgh Pirates released Morris Madden.
New York Yankees signed Pascual Perez as a free agent.
Detroit Tigers released Frank Williams.
November 22, 1989
New York Mets signed Quilvio Veras as a non-drafted free agent.
Chicago Cubs traded Rich Scheid to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Chuck Mount.
November 24, 1989
Texas Rangers signed Gary Pettis as a free agent.
November 25, 1989
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Danny Sheaffer as a free agent.
November 27, 1989
Boston Red Sox signed Tony Pena as a free agent.
Toronto Blue Jays signed Mookie Wilson as a free agent.
November 28, 1989
San Francisco Giants signed Dave Anderson as a free agent.
Oakland Athletics signed Rickey Henderson as a free agent.
Cleveland Indians signed Candy Maldonado as a free agent.
St. Louis Cardinals signed Bryn Smith as a free agent.
November 29, 1989
Pittsburgh Pirates released Brian Fisher.
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Walt Terrell as a free agent.
November 30, 1989
St. Louis Cardinals signed Danny Cox as a free agent.
New York Yankees signed Mel Hall as a free agent.
Baltimore Orioles released Jim Traber.
December 1, 1989
Oakland Athletics signed Ramon Fermin as a non-drafted free agent.
California Angels signed Mark Langston as a free agent.
Philadelphia Phillies signed Carmelo Martinez as a free agent.
Cleveland Indians released Mark Salas.
December 3, 1989
Milwaukee Brewers signed Dave Parker as a free agent.
December 4, 1989
Major League Draft
Selected by SF N from ATL N Jose Alvarez Selected by HOU N from LA N William Brennan Selected by BAL A from CIN N Marty Brown Selected by PHI N from TOR A Sil Campusano Selected by PIT N from PHI N Gordon Dillard Selected by SD N from SEA A Mike Dunne Selected by HOU N from PIT N Albert Hall Selected by OAK A from BOS A Reggie Harris Selected by HOU N from TOR A Xavier Hernandez Selected by PHI N from SD N Dave Hollins Selected by SF N from HOU N Chuck Jackson Selected by NY N from CHI A Brent Knackert Selected by CIN N from NY A Tim Layana Selected by MIN A from SD N Shane Mack Selected by MON N from TEX A Bob Malloy Selected by TEX A from NY A Ramon Manon Selected by DET A from MON N Johnny Paredes Selected by MON N from PIT N Bill Sampen Selected by DET A from TOR A Steve Wapnick
Los Angeles Dodgers signed Jose Parra as a non-drafted free agent.
Cleveland Indians released Ed Wojna.
New York Yankees traded Don Slaught to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Jeff Robinson and Willie Smith.
December 5, 1989
Minor League Draft
Selected by LA N from NY A Mike Christopher Selected by PIT N from ATL N Jim Czajkowski Selected by CHI A from STL N Jeff Fassero Selected by TEX A from SD N Gary Green Selected by TOR A from Miami (Florida State) Mike Maksudian Selected by CLE A from BOS A Eddie Zambrano
Baltimore Orioles signed Jay Aldrich as a free agent.
Kansas City Royals signed Steve Crawford as a free agent.
Kansas City Royals signed Richard Dotson as a free agent.
Baltimore Orioles signed Jeff McKnight as a free agent.
Detroit Tigers signed Tony Phillips as a free agent.
New York Mets traded John Mitchell and Joaquin Contreras to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Keith Hughes and Cesar Mejia.
December 6, 1989
Pittsburgh Pirates released Benny Distefano.
Milwaukee Brewers signed Tom Edens as a free agent.
Houston Astros signed Bill Gullickson as a free agent.
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Neal Heaton as a free agent.
St. Louis Cardinals signed Ricky Horton as a free agent.
Minnesota Twins signed Kent Hrbek as a free agent.
Philadelphia Phillies signed Steve Lake as a free agent.
Boston Red Sox signed Dennis Lamp as a free agent.
San Diego Padres signed Craig Lefferts as a free agent.
San Diego Padres signed Fred Lynn as a free agent.
Houston Astros signed Ken Oberkfell as a free agent.
Boston Red Sox signed Jeff Reardon as a free agent.
St. Louis Cardinals traded Jim Lindeman and Matt Kinzer to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Pat Austin, Bill Henderson and Marcos Betances.
San Diego Padres traded Sandy Alomar, Chris James and Carlos Baerga to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Joe Carter.
Cincinnati Reds traded John Franco and Don Brown to New York Mets in exchange for Randy Myers and Kip Gross.
December 7, 1989
Montreal Expos signed Keith Atherton as a free agent.
Montreal Expos signed Oil Can Boyd as a free agent.
Kansas City Royals signed Storm Davis as a free agent.
Los Angeles Dodgers signed Jim Gott as a free agent.
Cleveland Indians signed Keith Hernandez as a free agent.
Toronto Blue Jays signed Tom Lawless as a free agent.
Montreal Expos signed Dale Mohorcic as a free agent.
Detroit Tigers signed Lloyd Moseby as a free agent.
Seattle Mariners signed Pete O'Brien as a free agent.
Kansas City Royals released Israel Sanchez.
Kansas City Royals signed Frank White as a free agent.
Kansas City Royals signed Willie Wilson as a free agent.
Chicago Cubs traded Paul Kilgus to Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Jose Nunez.
December 8, 1989
Cleveland Indians signed Tom Brookens as a free agent.
San Francisco Giants signed Terry Kennedy as a free agent.
Oakland Athletics signed Ken Phelps as a free agent.
Milwaukee Brewers signed Joe Redfield as a free agent.
Detroit Tigers released Rick Schu.
December 11, 1989
Montreal Expos signed Joaquin Andujar as a free agent.
Kansas City Royals signed Mark Davis as a free agent.
December 12, 1989
San Francisco Giants signed Mark Bailey as a free agent.
Milwaukee Brewers signed Terry Francona as a free agent.
New York Mets signed Orlando Mercado as a free agent.
Los Angeles Dodgers traded Manny Francois and Joe Kesselmark to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Steve Davis.
Cincinnati Reds traded Tim Leary and Van Snider to New York Yankees in exchange for Hal Morris and Rod Imes.
December 13, 1989
Milwaukee Brewers signed Mike Capel as a free agent.
St. Louis Cardinals signed Frank DiPino as a free agent.
Chicago Cubs released Pat Perry.
Oakland Athletics signed Jamie Quirk as a free agent.
Boston Red Sox signed Billy Jo Robidoux as a free agent.
Oakland Athletics signed Scott Sanderson as a free agent.
Montreal Expos signed Dave J. Schmidt as a free agent.
Boston Red Sox signed Jeff Stone as a free agent.
New York Mets signed Kelvin Torve as a free agent.
December 14, 1989
Philadelphia Phillies signed Rod Booker as a free agent.
St. Louis Cardinals signed John Tudor as a free agent.
December 15, 1989
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Rich Sauveur as a free agent.
Cleveland Indians signed Doug Sisk as a free agent.
Cleveland Indians signed Steve Springer as a free agent.
Los Angeles Dodgers signed Fernando Valenzuela as a free agent.
Seattle Mariners signed Matt Young as a free agent.
Kansas City Royals traded Charlie Leibrandt and Rick Luecken to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Gerald Perry and Jim Lemasters.
December 17, 1989
Toronto Blue Jays traded Ernie Whitt and Kevin Batiste to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Ricky Trlicek.
December 18, 1989
Seattle Mariners signed Vance Lovelace as a free agent.
December 19, 1989
Granted Free Agency
Mike Davis (Los Angeles Dodgers)
Chicago Cubs signed Greg Booker as a free agent.
Texas Rangers signed Thad Bosley as a free agent.
Boston Red Sox released Rick Cerone.
California Angels signed Mark Eichhorn as a free agent.
San Diego Padres released Dave Leiper.
Houston Astros signed Dan Schatzeder as a free agent.
Los Angeles Dodgers signed John Shelby as a free agent.
Houston Astros signed Harry Spilman as a free agent.
Milwaukee Brewers signed Robin Yount as a free agent.
December 20, 1989
New York Yankees signed Rick Cerone as a free agent.
California Angels released Mark Clear.
Baltimore Orioles released Butch Davis.
Detroit Tigers released Guillermo Hernandez.
Boston Red Sox released Sam Horn.
Boston Red Sox released Bob Stanley.
Cleveland Indians signed Carl Willis as a free agent.
Los Angeles Dodgers traded Alejandro Pena and Mike Marshall to New York Mets in exchange for Juan Samuel.
December 21, 1989
Los Angeles Dodgers signed Hubie Brooks as a free agent.
Los Angeles Dodgers signed Mike Maddux as a free agent.
Kansas City Royals signed Russ Morman as a free agent.
California Angels signed Mike Smithson as a free agent.
San Diego Padres signed Eddie Williams as a free agent.
Cleveland Indians released Rich Yett.
December 22, 1989
New York Yankees signed Damaso Garcia as a free agent.
December 27, 1989
Seattle Mariners signed Bryan Clark as a free agent.
New York Yankees signed Jim Walewander as a free agent.
December 29, 1989
Minnesota Twins signed Rich Yett as a free agent.