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November 1, 1996
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Tony Barron as a free agent.
Mike Maddux of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Dave Valle of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
The Milwaukee Brewers released Turner Ward.
The Detroit Tigers traded Clint Sodowsky to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Dan Miceli.
November 4, 1996
The New York Yankees signed Clay Bellinger as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Mike Coolbaugh as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Chris Jones as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Terry Shumpert as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Juan Rincon as an amateur free agent.
Kent Mercker of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Mike Aldrete of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Jim Corsi of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
The Boston Red Sox traded a player to be named later and Mike Stanton to the Texas Rangers for Mark Brandenburg and Kerry Lacy. The Boston Red Sox sent Dwayne Hosey (November 4, 1996) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
November 5, 1996
Roger Clemens of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Ryne Sandberg of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Mark Leiter of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Joe Girardi of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
John Wetteland of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Fernando Valenzuela of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
The Kintetsu Buffaloes (Japan Pacific) purchased Phil Clark from the Boston Red Sox.
November 6, 1996
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Mark Guthrie as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Steve Mintz as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Jon Shave as a free agent.
Danny Darwin of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
David Hulse of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
Doug Jones of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
November 7, 1996
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed John Patterson as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Brian Daubach as a free agent.
Brett Butler of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
November 8, 1996
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Bobby Seay as a free agent.
Pat Borders of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
The Detroit Tigers released Phil Hiatt.
November 9, 1996
The San Francisco Giants signed Mark Gardner as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Rafael Furcal as an amateur free agent.
November 11, 1996
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Ramon Garcia as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Brent Bowers as a free agent.
November 12, 1996
The Baltimore Orioles signed Giovanni Carrara as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Jalal Leach as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels selected Todd Van Poppel off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.
November 13, 1996
The Cincinnati Reds signed Lenny Harris as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Chris Hatcher as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Juan Brito as an amateur free agent.
Dwight Smith of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Jeff Parrett of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Willie McGee of the St. Louis Cardinals granted free agency.
The Texas Rangers released Gil Heredia.
The Cleveland Indians traded a player to be named later, Jeff Kent, Julian Tavarez, and Jose Vizcaino to the San Francisco Giants for a player to be named later and Matt Williams. The Cleveland Indians sent Joe Roa (December 16, 1996) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade. The San Francisco Giants sent Trenidad Hubbard (December 16, 1996) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.
November 14, 1996
The Cincinnati Reds signed David Nied as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Marc Ronan as a free agent.
Bill Spiers of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
The Oakland Athletics released Derrick White.
As part of a 3-team trade: The Chicago White Sox sent a player to be named later to the Anaheim Angels. The California Angels sent Don Slaught to the Chicago White Sox. The Chicago White Sox sent Scott Vollmer (minors) (November 14, 1996) to the Anaheim Angels to complete the trade.
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Carlos Garcia, Dan Plesac, and Orlando Merced to the Toronto Blue Jays for players to be named later, Jose Silva, Brandon Cromer (minors), and Jose Pett (minors). The Toronto Blue Jays sent Mike Halperin (minors) (December 11, 1996), Abraham Nunez (December 11, 1996), and Craig Wilson (December 11, 1996) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.
November 15, 1996
The Baltimore Orioles signed Jesse Orosco as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Francis Beltran as an amateur free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Wilkin Ruan as an amateur free agent.
Pedro Munoz of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
The Seattle Mariners selected Dave Silvestri off waivers from the Montreal Expos.
November 16, 1996
The Houston Astros signed Ken Ramos as a free agent.
November 17, 1996
The New York Yankees signed John Rodriguez as an amateur free agent.
Terry Steinbach of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
November 18, 1996
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Eddie Williams as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Micah Franklin as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Henry Mercedes as a free agent.
Jack Howell of the Anaheim Angels granted free agency.
Luis Polonia of the Atlanta Braves granted free agency.
Bobby Bonilla of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Eddie Murray of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Mark Parent of the Baltimore Orioles granted free agency.
Harold Baines of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Don Slaught of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Danny Tartabull of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Kevin Mitchell of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Joe Oliver of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Mark Portugal of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Chris Sabo of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Dennis Martinez of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Tony Pena of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
John Cangelosi of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Doug Drabek of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Tony Fernandez of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Jim Eisenreich of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Benito Santiago of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Chris Bosio of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Shawon Dunston of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Robby Thompson of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
Darryl Hamilton of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Mike Henneman of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Jeff Russell of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Kurt Stillwell of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
Juan Samuel of the Toronto Blue Jays granted free agency.
The Cincinnati Reds released Thomas Howard.
November 19, 1996
The Chicago White Sox signed Albert Belle as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Alex Diaz as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Chris Nichting as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Mike Oquist as a free agent.
Dwayne Hosey of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
The Baltimore Orioles released Mike Milchin.
The Cincinnati Reds released Keith Mitchell.
The Texas Rangers released Luis Ortiz.
November 20, 1996
The Anaheim Angels signed Dave Hollins as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed John Smoltz as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Tim Pugh as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Erik Plantenberg as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Steve Cooke as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Jamie Moyer as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Delino DeShields as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Tanyon Sturtze as a free agent.
Les Norman of the Kansas City Royals granted free agency.
Carlos Reyes of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
The Nippon Ham Fighters (Japan Pacific) purchased Jerry Brooks from the Florida Marlins.
The Detroit Tigers released Fausto Cruz.
The Detroit Tigers released Richie Lewis.
The Detroit Tigers released Shannon Penn.
The Detroit Tigers released Duane Singleton.
The Detroit Tigers released Brian Williams.
The Chicago Cubs traded Jason Stevenson (minors) to the Toronto Blue Jays for Miguel Cairo.
The Chicago Cubs selected Marc Pisciotta off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Los Angeles Dodgers selected Nelson Liriano off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
November 21, 1996
The New York Mets signed Steve Bieser as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Matt Franco as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Jason Hardtke as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Andy Tomberlin as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Rex Hudler as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins traded Quilvio Veras to the San Diego Padres for Dustin Hermanson.
November 22, 1996
The Florida Marlins signed Bobby Bonilla as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Blas Minor as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Bronswell Patrick as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Matt Whiteside as a free agent.
November 25, 1996
The Boston Red Sox sent Lee Tinsley to the Seattle Mariners as part of a conditional deal.
The Detroit Tigers signed Denny Harriger as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed John Habyan as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Gary Thurman as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Steve Gajkowski as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Jeff Ball as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Kevin Roberson as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Rich Rodriguez as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Eddie Zosky as a free agent.
The Chiba Lotte Marines (Japan Pacific) purchased Mike Fyhrie from the New York Mets.
The Cleveland Indians released Nigel Wilson.
The New York Mets released Doug Henry.
The Atlanta Braves traded Greg McMichael to the New York Mets for a player to be named later and Paul Byrd. The New York Mets sent Andy Zwirchitz (minors) (May 25, 1997) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.
The Florida Marlins traded Jesus Tavarez to the Boston Red Sox for a player to be named later. The Boston Red Sox sent Robert Rodgers (minors) (December 10, 1996) to the Florida Marlins to complete the trade.
The Florida Marlins traded Joel Adamson to the Milwaukee Brewers for a player to be named later. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Ed Collins (minors) (December 10, 1996) to the Florida Marlins to complete the trade.
November 26, 1996
The Detroit Tigers signed Marino Santana as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed John Cangelosi as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Eddy Diaz as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels traded J.T. Snow to the San Francisco Giants for Allen Watson and Fausto Macey (minors).
The San Francisco Giants traded Jamie Brewington to the Kansas City Royals for a player to be named later. The Kansas City Royals sent Ramon Martinez (December 9, 1996) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.
November 27, 1996
The Chicago Cubs signed Ryne Sandberg as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Scott Pose as a free agent.
Dave Hansen of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
The Colorado Rockies traded Armando Reynoso to the New York Mets for Jerry Dipoto.
The New York Mets traded Rico Brogna to the Philadelphia Phillies for Ricardo Jordan and Toby Borland.
The Milwaukee Brewers selected Jeff Ware off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.
November 29, 1996
The Seattle Mariners signed Alan Zinter as a free agent.
November 30, 1996
The Chicago Cubs signed Kevin Tolar as a free agent.
December 2, 1996
The Chicago Cubs signed Shawon Dunston as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Sid Fernandez as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Pat Listach as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Bill Spiers as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Rico Rossy as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Bryan Eversgerd as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Rene Gonzales as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Carlos Hernandez as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals selected Lance Painter off waivers from the Colorado Rockies.
December 3, 1996
The Florida Marlins signed Jim Eisenreich as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Joe Girardi as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Jim Bruske as a free agent.
December 4, 1996
The Florida Marlins signed Alex Delgado as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Thomas Howard as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Brett Butler as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Willie McGee as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins released Brian Raabe.
December 5, 1996
The Minnesota Twins signed Terry Steinbach as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Terry Burrows as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox released Reggie Harris.
The Kansas City Royals released Kevin Young.
The New York Yankees traded Jim Leyritz to the Anaheim Angels for players to be named later. The Anaheim Angels sent Jeremy Blevins (minors) (December 9, 1996) and Ryan Kane (minors) (December 9, 1996) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
December 6, 1996
The Anaheim Angels signed Craig Grebeck as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Rafael Belliard as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Robinson Checo as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Tom Pagnozzi as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres traded Scott Sanders to the Seattle Mariners for Sterling Hitchcock.
December 7, 1996
The Boston Red Sox signed Mike Maddux as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Doug Jones as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Jose Acevedo as an amateur free agent.
Tim Naehring of the Boston Red Sox granted free agency.
Luis Gonzalez of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Tony Castillo of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Alex Fernandez of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Moises Alou of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Mel Rojas of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Brent Mayne of the New York Mets granted free agency.
Jimmy Key of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Mike Bordick of the Oakland Athletics granted free agency.
Craig Shipley of the San Diego Padres granted free agency.
Mark Whiten of the Seattle Mariners granted free agency.
Mark McLemore of the Texas Rangers granted free agency.
December 8, 1996
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Todd Zeile as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Danny Sandoval as an amateur free agent.
December 9, 1996
The Anaheim Angels drafted Rob Sasser from the Atlanta Braves in the 1996 rule 5 draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Chris Tremie from the Chicago White Sox in the 1996 rule 5 draft.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Frank Catalanotto from the Detroit Tigers in the 1996 rule 5 draft.
The Seattle Mariners drafted Tarrik Brock from the Detroit Tigers in the 1996 rule 5 draft.
The San Diego Padres drafted Will Cunnane from the Florida Marlins in the 1996 rule 5 draft.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Jamie Walker from the Houston Astros in the 1996 rule 5 draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Edgar Ramos from the Houston Astros in the 1996 rule 5 draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Eddie Oropesa from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1996 rule 5 draft.
The Houston Astros drafted Ramon Garcia from the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1996 rule 5 draft.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Jayson Durocher from the Montreal Expos in the 1996 rule 5 draft.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Terrell Lowery from the New York Mets in the 1996 rule 5 draft.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Ramon Tatis from the New York Mets in the 1996 rule 5 draft.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Emil Brown from the Oakland Athletics in the 1996 rule 5 draft.
The San Diego Padres drafted Wiki Gonzalez from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1996 rule 5 draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Jeff Berblinger from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1996 rule 5 draft.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Travis Baptist from the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1996 rule 5 draft.
The Colorado Rockies drafted Jeff McCurry from the Detroit Tigers in the 1996 minor league draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Alejandro Freire from the Houston Astros in the 1996 minor league draft.
The Florida Marlins drafted Hector Mercado from the Houston Astros in the 1996 minor league draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Jose Macias from the Montreal Expos in the 1996 minor league draft.
The Montreal Expos drafted Guillermo Mota from the New York Mets in the 1996 minor league draft.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Jesus Pena from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1996 minor league draft.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Deivi Cruz from the San Francisco Giants in the 1996 minor league draft.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Tom Davey from the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1996 minor league draft.
The Boston Red Sox signed Bret Saberhagen as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Terry Mulholland as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Kirt Manwaring as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Alex Fernandez as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Jerry Spradlin as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Benito Santiago as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs released Scott Bullett.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Mike Busch.
The Detroit Tigers traded Jeff Berblinger to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Deivi Cruz and Juan Hernaiz (minors).
The San Francisco Giants drafted Mike Johnson from the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1996 rule 5 draft.
The Baltimore Orioles purchased Mike Johnson from the San Francisco Giants.
December 10, 1996
The Baltimore Orioles signed Jimmy Key as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Mel Rojas as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Ricky Bones as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Kent Mercker as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Eric Plunk as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Dennis Cook as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Tom McGraw as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Billy Ripken as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Chad Zerbe.
The Detroit Tigers traded Brad Ausmus, Jose Lima, Trever Miller, C.J. Nitkowski, and Daryle Ward to the Houston Astros for Doug Brocail, Brian Hunter, Todd Jones, Orlando Miller, and cash.
The Texas Rangers signed Luis Ortiz as a free agent.
The Yakult Swallows (Japan Central) purchased Luis Ortiz from the Texas Rangers.
December 11, 1996
The Chicago White Sox signed Tony Castillo as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Jaime Navarro as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Mike Stanton as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Mark Parent as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Mark Holzemer as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers traded Brent Stentz (minors) to the Minnesota Twins for Matt Walbeck.
The Detroit Tigers traded Anton French (minors) to the Toronto Blue Jays for Roberto Duran.
December 12, 1996
The Cleveland Indians signed Pat Borders as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Mike Jackson as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Moises Alou as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Bob Tewksbury as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Mark Leiter as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Mark Portugal as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Todd Haney as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Dan Rohrmeier as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos selected Marc Valdes off waivers from the Florida Marlins.
December 13, 1996
The Baltimore Orioles signed Mike Bordick as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Tim Naehring as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Mark Dalesandro as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Kevin Tapani as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Pete Rose as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Kevin Mitchell as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed David Holdridge as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Mark McLemore as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Roger Clemens as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves traded Martin Sanchez (minors) to the Florida Marlins for Yorkis Perez.
The Kansas City Royals traded Jeff Granger, Joe Randa, Jeff Wallace, and Jeff Martin (minors) to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Jay Bell and Jeff King.
The Seattle Mariners selected Lou Frazier off waivers from the Texas Rangers.
December 14, 1996
The Boston Red Sox signed Shane Mack as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Joe Hall as a free agent.
December 15, 1996
The Detroit Tigers signed Ray Holbert as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Frank Francisco as an amateur free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Jose Morban as an amateur free agent.
December 16, 1996
The Baltimore Orioles signed Shawn Boskie as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Scott Cooper as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Scott Bailes as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Reynaldo Garcia as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago Cubs released Alex Cabrera.
The Detroit Tigers traded Joey Eischen and Cam Smith (minors) to the San Diego Padres for Willie Blair and Brian Johnson.
The Detroit Tigers traded Mark Lewis to the San Francisco Giants for Jesus Ibarra (minors).
The St. Louis Cardinals traded Cory Bailey to the Texas Rangers for David Chavarria (minors).
December 17, 1996
The Boston Red Sox signed Chris Hammond as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Torey Lovullo as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed John Johnstone as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Xavier Hernandez as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed John Wetteland as a free agent.
Leo Gomez of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
The Boston Red Sox traded a player to be named later to the Minnesota Twins for Pat Mahomes. The Boston Red Sox sent Brian Looney (December 17, 1996) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.
The Chicago Cubs selected Miguel Batista off waivers from the Florida Marlins.
December 18, 1996
The Anaheim Angels signed Eddie Murray as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Mark Lemke as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Jerome Walton as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Lenny Webster as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Chad Curtis as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Greg Swindell as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Anthony Telford as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Brian Bohanon as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Brian Raabe as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Matt Williams as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Juan Samuel as a free agent.
December 19, 1996
The Atlanta Braves signed Mike Bielecki as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Eric Davis as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Pete Incaviglia as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Terry Clark as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Les Norman as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Luis Gonzalez as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Mike Magnante as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Eric Anthony as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Esteban Beltre as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed John Briscoe as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Carlos Crawford as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Manny Martinez as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Keith Mitchell as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Keith Shepherd as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Greg Vaughn as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Mike Simms as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Tom Urbani as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves released Ben Van Ryn.
The San Francisco Giants traded Tom Lampkin to the St. Louis Cardinals for a player to be named later. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Rene Arocha (February 12, 1997) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.
December 20, 1996
The Anaheim Angels signed Jack Howell as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves signed Hensley Meulens as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Chris Donnels as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Gregg Olson as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Darrin Winston as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Kevin Elster as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Darrin Jackson as a free agent.
Jim Bullinger of the Chicago Cubs granted free agency.
Domingo Cedeno of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Stacy Jones of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Brian Keyser of the Chicago White Sox granted free agency.
Johnny Ruffin of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Tim Scott of the Cincinnati Reds granted free agency.
Ryan Thompson of the Cleveland Indians granted free agency.
Greg Colbrunn of the Florida Marlins granted free agency.
Randy Knorr of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Derrick May of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Jeff Tabaka of the Houston Astros granted free agency.
Felix Rodriguez of the Los Angeles Dodgers granted free agency.
Mike Dyer of the Montreal Expos granted free agency.
Billy Brewer of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Scott Kamieniecki of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Luis Sojo of the New York Yankees granted free agency.
Mike Williams of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
Mark Dewey of the San Francisco Giants granted free agency.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Russ Springer.
The New York Mets traded Robert Person to the Toronto Blue Jays for John Olerud and cash.
December 21, 1996
The Cincinnati Reds signed Stan Belinda as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Billy Brewer as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Josias Manzanillo as a free agent.
December 23, 1996
The Texas Rangers sent Rikkert Faneyte to the Cincinnati Reds as part of a conditional deal.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Felix Rodriguez as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Randy Knorr as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Todd Pratt as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Dave Eiland as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Reggie Harris as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Craig Shipley as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Don Slaught as a free agent.
December 24, 1996
The New York Yankees signed David Wells as a free agent.
December 25, 1996
The San Francisco Giants signed Lee Hancock as a free agent.
December 26, 1996
The Colorado Rockies signed Mike Dyer as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Milt Cuyler as a free agent.
December 27, 1996
The Boston Red Sox signed Johnny Ruffin as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Jim Converse as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Ramon Ramirez as an amateur free agent.
December 28, 1996
The Cleveland Indians signed Tony Fernandez as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Rich Sauveur as a free agent.
December 30, 1996
The Chicago Cubs signed Julio Valera as a free agent.
The Houston Astros signed Russ Springer as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Carlos Pulido as a free agent.
January 1, 1997
The Cleveland Indians signed Casey Candaele as a free agent.
January 2, 1997
The Florida Marlins signed Donn Pall as a free agent.
January 3, 1997
The Cleveland Indians signed Mike Busch as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Willie Banks as a free agent.
January 6, 1997
The Oakland Athletics signed Richie Lewis as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Dave Valle as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Damon Berryhill as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Mike Devereaux as a free agent.
January 7, 1997
The San Diego Padres signed Fernando Valenzuela as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Mike Kingery.
The San Diego Padres released Jason Thompson.
January 8, 1997
The Chicago Cubs signed Ben Van Ryn as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Jeff Barry as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed John Hope as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Tom Quinlan as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Doug Henry as a free agent.
January 9, 1997
The Detroit Tigers signed Vince Coleman as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Luis Sojo as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Mark Whiten as a free agent.
The Houston Astros released Jim Dougherty.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Mark Smith to the San Diego Padres for Leroy McKinnis (minors).
January 10, 1997
The Chicago White Sox signed Harold Baines as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Roger McDowell as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Tony Pena as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Jeff Tabaka as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Paul Abbott as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Brent Mayne as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Darryl Hamilton as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Scott Ruffcorn from the Chicago White Sox.
January 12, 1997
The San Diego Padres signed Pete Smith as a free agent.
January 13, 1997
The Montreal Expos signed Gil Heredia as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Steve Scarsone as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Jorge DePaula as an amateur free agent.
The San Diego Padres purchased Hideki Irabu from the Chiba Lotte Marines (Japan Pacific).
January 14, 1997
The Baltimore Orioles signed P.J. Forbes as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Steve Schrenk as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Doug Drabek as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Brian Hunter as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Mitch Williams as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Rudy Seanez as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox purchased Alan Newman from the Alexandria (Texas-Louisiana).
January 15, 1997
The Texas Rangers signed Domingo Cedeno as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Juan Uribe as an amateur free agent.
January 16, 1997
The Florida Marlins signed Russ Morman as a free agent.
The Florida Marlins signed Bob Natal as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Ryan Thompson as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Jim Bullinger as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Humberto Quintero as an amateur free agent.
The Oakland Athletics released Todd Williams.
January 17, 1997
The Baltimore Orioles signed Aaron Ledesma as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Robby Thompson as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Jason Grimsley as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Derek Lilliquist as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Phil Plantier as a free agent.
January 19, 1997
The Anaheim Angels signed Luis Alicea as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Grant Balfour as an amateur free agent.
January 20, 1997
The Anaheim Angels signed Steve Ontiveros as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Mike Rivera as an amateur free agent.
January 21, 1997
The Baltimore Orioles signed Brian Williams as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Lee Smith as a free agent.
January 22, 1997
The Baltimore Orioles signed Scott Kamieniecki as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Steve Avery as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Dave Hansen as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Jose Bautista as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Rob Ducey as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians purchased Sean Mulligan from the San Diego Padres.
January 23, 1997
The Boston Red Sox signed Ken Grundt as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Kevin Baez as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Dave Magadan as a free agent.
January 24, 1997
The Colorado Rockies signed Darnell Coles as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Greg Colbrunn as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Mike Blowers as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Eric Gunderson as a free agent.
The Anaheim Angels purchased Shigetoshi Hasegawa from the Orix (Japan Pacific).
January 25, 1997
The Houston Astros signed Luis Rivera as a free agent.
January 26, 1997
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Mike Misuraca as a free agent.
January 27, 1997
The Cincinnati Reds signed Terry Pendleton as a free agent.
The Atlanta Braves released Jorge Campillo.
The Atlanta Braves released Humberto Cota.
The Boston Red Sox traded Jose Canseco to the Oakland Athletics for John Wasdin and cash.
January 28, 1997
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Chad Zerbe as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals traded Melvin Bunch to the Montreal Expos for Yamil Benitez.
January 29, 1997
The Chicago Cubs signed Dave Clark as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Chad Kreuter as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Hector Ortiz as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Derrick May as a free agent.
January 30, 1997
The Baltimore Orioles signed Jeff Reboulet as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jack Voigt as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Wes Chamberlain as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Tim Scott as a free agent.
January 31, 1997
The Boston Red Sox signed Mike Benjamin as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Greg Cadaret as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox traded Mike Robertson to the Philadelphia Phillies for Gene Schall.
February 1, 1997
The New York Yankees signed Tom Wilson as a free agent.
February 3, 1997
The Boston Red Sox signed Jim Corsi as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Todd Williams as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox released Roberto Mejia.
February 4, 1997
The Houston Astros signed Tommy Greene as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Doug Strange as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Rick White as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Wilson Valdez as an amateur free agent.
The Oakland Athletics released Juan Moreno.
February 5, 1997
The Houston Astros signed Tommy Gregg as a free agent.
February 6, 1997
The New York Yankees signed Carlos Reyes as a free agent.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Jose Valverde as an amateur free agent.
February 7, 1997
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Mark Davis as a free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Danny Darwin as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Stan Spencer as a free agent.
February 8, 1997
The Boston Red Sox signed Scott Leius as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Joe Oliver as a free agent.
February 10, 1997
The Boston Red Sox signed Gary Bennett as a free agent.
The Colorado Rockies signed Nate Minchey as a free agent.
February 14, 1997
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Roberto Mejia as a free agent.
February 15, 1997
The Boston Red Sox signed Mike Williams as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Brady Clark as a free agent.
February 17, 1997
The Cincinnati Reds signed Deion Sanders as a free agent.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Jeff Manto as a free agent.
February 18, 1997
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Mike Harkey as a free agent.
February 20, 1997
The Seattle Mariners signed Dennis Martinez as a free agent.
February 21, 1997
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Darron Cox as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Alexis Gomez as an amateur free agent.
February 24, 1997
The Atlanta Braves signed Larry Luebbers as a free agent.
February 25, 1997
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Danny Tartabull as a free agent.
The New York Mets purchased Scott Stewart from the St Paul (Northern).
February 28, 1997
The Anaheim Angels signed Shawn Wooten as a free agent.
March 2, 1997
The Baltimore Orioles signed Mike Porzio as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Randy Veres as a free agent.
March 4, 1997
The Kansas City Royals released Doug Linton.
March 6, 1997
The Boston Red Sox signed Tim Spehr as a free agent.
March 7, 1997
The Milwaukee Brewers released Steve Mintz.
March 10, 1997
The Cincinnati Reds released Billy Brewer.
March 11, 1997
The New York Mets signed Jim Dougherty as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Luis Polonia as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Bill Ortega as an amateur free agent.
The Oakland Athletics released Brent Gates.
March 13, 1997
The Anaheim Angels signed Derrick White as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos released Milt Cuyler.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Steve Parris.
The Milwaukee Brewers traded Brian Tollberg to the San Diego Padres for Antonio Fernandez (minors).
March 14, 1997
The Houston Astros signed J.R. Phillips as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox released Mike Williams.
The Kansas City Royals selected Doug Johns off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.
March 15, 1997
The Texas Rangers signed Brent Cookson as a free agent.
The Houston Astros traded Sean Runyan to the San Diego Padres for Luis Lopez.
The San Diego Padres traded Joey Eischen to the Cincinnati Reds for a player to be named later. The Cincinnati Reds sent Ray Brown (minors) (March 19, 1997) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.
March 16, 1997
The Seattle Mariners signed Brent Gates as a free agent.
March 17, 1997
The Texas Rangers signed Kevin Gross as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released John Wehner.
March 18, 1997
The Oakland Athletics signed Billy Brewer as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Julio Manon as a free agent.
March 20, 1997
The Baltimore Orioles returned Tom Davey (earlier draft pick) to the Toronto Blue Jays.
The Atlanta Braves released Hensley Meulens.
The Detroit Tigers released Jason Grimsley.
The Houston Astros released Tommy Gregg.
March 21, 1997
The Oakland Athletics returned Frank Catalanotto (earlier draft pick) to the Detroit Tigers.
The Florida Marlins signed John Wehner as a free agent.
The Houston Astros released Bry Nelson.
March 22, 1997
The Atlanta Braves signed Tommy Gregg as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres released Bryan Eversgerd.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Manny Alexander and Scott McClain to the New York Mets for Hector Ramirez.
The Detroit Tigers traded Mike Darr and Matt Skrmetta to the San Diego Padres for Jody Reed.
March 23, 1997
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Esteban Beltre.
March 25, 1997
The Boston Red Sox purchased Carlos Valdez from the San Francisco Giants.
The Baltimore Orioles released Mike Porzio.
The New York Mets released Jarrod Patterson.
The Atlanta Braves traded Marquis Grissom and David Justice to the Cleveland Indians for Alan Embree and Kenny Lofton.
The Baltimore Orioles selected Tim Laker off waivers from the Montreal Expos.
March 26, 1997
The Kansas City Royals purchased Tim Spehr from the Boston Red Sox.
The Anaheim Angels released Todd Van Poppel.
The Boston Red Sox released Chris Donnels.
The Boston Red Sox released Greg Hansell.
The Boston Red Sox released Mike Maddux.
The Colorado Rockies released Steve Decker.
The Detroit Tigers released Graham Koonce.
The Kansas City Royals released Bob Hamelin.
The Kansas City Royals released Bob Scanlan.
The Kansas City Royals released Ryan Thompson.
The Minnesota Twins released Eric Anthony.
The New York Mets released Alvaro Espinoza.
The Florida Marlins traded Dustin Hermanson and Joe Orsulak to the Montreal Expos for Cliff Floyd.
The Detroit Tigers selected Jimmy Hurst off waivers from the Chicago White Sox.
March 27, 1997
The Texas Rangers signed Eric Anthony as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers released Jose Bautista.
The Atlanta Braves traded Jermaine Dye and Jamie Walker to the Kansas City Royals for Keith Lockhart and Michael Tucker.
As part of a 3-team trade: The Milwaukee Brewers sent a player to be named later to the St. Louis Cardinals. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Keith Johns to the Milwaukee Brewers. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Scotty Pace (minors) (January 6, 1998) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.
The Florida Marlins selected Kirt Ojala off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.
The Oakland Athletics selected Scott Service off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.
The Texas Rangers selected Dave Silvestri off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.
March 28, 1997
The Los Angeles Dodgers returned Jeff Berblinger (earlier draft pick) to the St. Louis Cardinals.
The New York Mets purchased Barry Manuel from the Montreal Expos.
The Chicago Cubs released Kevin Tolar.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Rich Sauveur.
The Montreal Expos released Lou Pote.
The New York Mets released Rico Rossy.
The Seattle Mariners released Lou Frazier.
The Seattle Mariners released Brent Mayne.
The Seattle Mariners released Rusty Meacham.
March 29, 1997
The Boston Red Sox released Scott Leius.
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Trey Beamon and Angelo Encarnacion to the San Diego Padres for Mark Smith and Hal Garrett (minors).
March 30, 1997
The Chicago Cubs signed Bry Nelson as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Ricardo Rincon from the Mexico City Reds (Mexican).
March 31, 1997
The Chicago White Sox returned Jayson Durocher (earlier draft pick) to the Montreal Expos.
The Florida Marlins signed Reid Cornelius as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Greg Hansell as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Rico Rossy as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Kevin Young as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Luis Figueroa as an amateur free agent.
The Anaheim Angels released Jim Abbott.
The New York Mets released Darrin Winston.
The San Francisco Giants released Darrin Jackson.
The Chicago Cubs traded Ozzie Timmons and Jayson Peterson (minors) to the Cincinnati Reds for Curt Lyons.
The Houston Astros traded Luis Lopez to the New York Mets for Tim Bogar.
The New York Mets selected Yorkis Perez off waivers from the Atlanta Braves.
April 1, 1997 (Standings)
The Oakland Athletics released Chris Michalak.
The Texas Rangers released Brent Cookson.
April 2, 1997 (Standings)
The Seattle Mariners signed Alvaro Espinoza as a free agent.
April 3, 1997 (Standings)
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Jason Grimsley as a free agent.
The New York Mets purchased Takashi Kashiwada from the Yomiura Giants (Japan Central).
April 4, 1997 (Standings)
The Cincinnati Reds selected Scott Service off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.
April 7, 1997 (Standings)
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Darrin Winston as a free agent.
April 8, 1997 (Standings)
The Minnesota Twins sent Scott Klingenbeck to the Cincinnati Reds as part of a conditional deal.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Chris Michalak as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Lou Frazier as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Bob Hamelin as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics signed Brent Mayne as a free agent.
The Seattle Mariners signed Steve Decker as a free agent.
The New York Yankees released Carlos Reyes.
April 9, 1997 (Standings)
The Detroit Tigers signed Jose Bautista as a free agent.
April 10, 1997 (Standings)
The Oakland Athletics signed Carlos Reyes as a free agent.
April 11, 1997 (Standings)
The Seattle Mariners signed Mike Maddux as a free agent.
April 13, 1997 (Standings)
The New York Mets released Alex Diaz.
April 14, 1997 (Standings)
The San Francisco Giants traded Rich DeLucia to the Anaheim Angels for a player to be named later. The Anaheim Angels sent Travis Thurmond (minors) (May 23, 1997) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.
April 16, 1997 (Standings)
The Texas Rangers signed Alex Diaz as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers released Vince Coleman.
April 17, 1997 (Standings)
The Kansas City Royals signed Todd Van Poppel as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos signed Hensley Meulens as a free agent.
April 18, 1997 (Standings)
The Chicago White Sox signed Clemente Alvarez as a free agent.
The New York Mets signed Kevin Tolar as a free agent.
The Montreal Expos selected Salomon Torres off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.
April 21, 1997 (Standings)
The Cleveland Indians signed Ryan Thompson as a free agent.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Rolando Arrojo as an amateur free agent.
April 22, 1997 (Standings)
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Turner Ward as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres released Rene Gonzales.
The New York Yankees traded Rafael Medina, Ruben Rivera, and $3 to the San Diego Padres for players to be named later, Homer Bush, and Gordon Amerson (minors). The San Diego Padres sent Hideki Irabu (May 29, 1997) and Vernon Maxwell (minors) (June 9, 1997) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
April 23, 1997 (Standings)
The Houston Astros signed Carlos Hernandez as an amateur free agent.
The Colorado Rockies traded Jeff Huson to the Milwaukee Brewers for a player to be named later. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Creighton Gubanich (August 5, 1997) to the Colorado Rockies to complete the trade.
April 24, 1997 (Standings)
The Seattle Mariners sent Todd Haney to the Houston Astros as part of a conditional deal.
The Minnesota Twins signed Darrin Jackson as a free agent.
April 25, 1997 (Standings)
The Texas Rangers released Eric Anthony.
April 28, 1997 (Standings)
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Eric Anthony as a free agent.
April 30, 1997 (Standings)
The Kansas City Royals signed Brad Pennington as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals signed Mike Williams as a free agent.
The Texas Rangers released Kevin Gross.
The New York Mets traded Erick Ojeda (minors) and John Carter (minors) to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Wes Chamberlain and Ramon Espinozo (minors).
May 1, 1997 (Standings)
The Texas Rangers signed Bryan Eversgerd as a free agent.
The Kintetsu Buffaloes (Japan Pacific) purchased Johnny Ruffin from the Boston Red Sox.
May 2, 1997 (Standings)
The Kansas City Royals signed Mike Perez as a free agent.
The Detroit Tigers selected Kevin Jarvis off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.
May 3, 1997 (Standings)
The Colorado Rockies signed Rene Gonzales as a free agent.
May 6, 1997 (Standings)
The Cincinnati Reds signed Steve Parris as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds released Ricky Bones.
May 8, 1997 (Standings)
The Boston Red Sox signed Rusty Meacham as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians selected Jason Jacome off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.
May 9, 1997 (Standings)
The Cincinnati Reds released Ruben Sierra.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Brad Thomas.
The Cleveland Indians traded Jose Cabrera to the Houston Astros for Alvin Morman.
The Minnesota Twins selected Kevin Jarvis off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.
May 10, 1997 (Standings)
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Pete LaForest as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs purchased Rich Sauveur from the Tabasco (Mexican).
May 11, 1997 (Standings)
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Ruben Sierra as a free agent.
May 12, 1997 (Standings)
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Ricky Bones as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Brad Thomas as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals released Mitch Williams.
The Boston Red Sox traded Ricky Trlicek to the New York Mets for Toby Borland.
May 14, 1997 (Standings)
The Baltimore Orioles released Giovanni Carrara.
The St. Louis Cardinals released Steve Scarsone.
May 16, 1997 (Standings)
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Victor Alvarez as an amateur free agent.
The Minnesota Twins released Gregg Olson.
May 17, 1997 (Standings)
The Cincinnati Reds signed Giovanni Carrara as a free agent.
May 18, 1997 (Standings)
The San Diego Padres released Tim Scott.
The Anaheim Angels traded Chuck McElroy and Jorge Fabregas to the Chicago White Sox for Tony Phillips and Chad Kreuter.
May 19, 1997 (Standings)
Bobby Munoz of the Philadelphia Phillies granted free agency.
May 20, 1997 (Standings)
The Chicago White Sox signed Scott Leius as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Steve Scarsone as a free agent.
Chuck Carr of the Milwaukee Brewers granted free agency.
The Arizona Diamondbacks released Chad Zerbe.
The Montreal Expos released Torey Lovullo.
The Cleveland Indians signed Torey Lovullo as a free agent.
May 22, 1997 (Standings)
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Humberto Cota as a free agent.
The Oakland Athletics released Billy Brewer.
The Texas Rangers released Luis Pineda.
May 23, 1997 (Standings)
The Hanshin Tigers (Japan Central) purchased Darnell Coles from the Colorado Rockies.
May 24, 1997 (Standings)
The Seattle Mariners released Dennis Martinez.
May 25, 1997 (Standings)
The Kansas City Royals signed Gregg Olson as a free agent.
May 27, 1997 (Standings)
The Colorado Rockies signed Tim Scott as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Billy Brewer as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals released Tim Spehr.
The San Diego Padres released Don Slaught.
The Kansas City Royals selected Larry Casian off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.
May 29, 1997 (Standings)
The San Diego Padres signed Bob Scanlan as a free agent.
The Kansas City Royals released Doug Johns.
May 30, 1997 (Standings)
The New York Mets sent Rudy Seanez to the Kansas City Royals as part of a conditional deal.
The San Diego Padres signed Steve Mintz as a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Francisco Santos as an amateur free agent.
June 1, 1997 (Standings)
The Houston Astros signed Chuck Carr as a free agent.
The San Diego Padres signed Bobby Munoz as a free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Luis Rodriguez as an amateur free agent.
June 2, 1997 (Standings)
The Kansas City Royals released Jim Converse.
The New York Mets released Gary Thurman.
June 3, 1997 (Standings)
The Anaheim Angels drafted Troy Glaus in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed September 29, 1997.
The Anaheim Angels drafted Matt Wise in the 6th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1997.
The Anaheim Angels drafted Steve Green in the 10th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed July 15, 1997.
The Anaheim Angels drafted Doug Nickle in the 13th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1997.
The Anaheim Angels drafted Mike Colangelo in the 21st round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed August 19, 1997.
The Anaheim Angels drafted Scot Shields in the 38th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1997.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Jack Cust in the 1st round (30th pick) of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed July 14, 1997.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Ron Calloway in the 8th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1997.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Alex Cintron in the 36th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1997.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Joey Nation in the 2nd round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 30, 1997.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Cory Aldridge in the 4th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1997.
The Atlanta Braves drafted Horacio Ramirez in the 5th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1997.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Jayson Werth in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 1997.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Darnell McDonald in the 1st round (26th pick) of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed August 8, 1997.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Sean Douglass in the 2nd round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed July 9, 1997.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Matt Riley in the 3rd round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed May 28, 1998.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Rick Bauer in the 5th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1997.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Jay Spurgeon in the 8th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 24, 1997.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Jerry Hairston in the 11th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 28, 1997.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted D.J. Carrasco in the 26th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed August 4, 1997.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Travis Harper in the 3rd round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed July 14, 1997.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Angel Santos in the 4th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed July 26, 1997.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Marty McLeary in the 10th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1997.
The Boston Red Sox drafted David Eckstein in the 19th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1997.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Jon Garland in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1997.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Scott Downs in the 3rd round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 1997.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Nate Teut in the 4th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1997.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Michael Wuertz in the 11th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed August 18, 1997.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Randy Williams in the 12th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1997.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Chris Piersoll in the 19th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1997.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Jason Dellaero in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 24, 1997.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Aaron Myette in the 1st round (43rd pick) of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1997.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Jim Parque in the 1st round (46th pick) of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1997.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Rocky Biddle in the 1st round (51st pick) of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1997.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Pat Daneker in the 5th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 1997.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Brandon Larson in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed July 22, 1997.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Travis Dawkins in the 2nd round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1997.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Dewayne Wise in the 5th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1997.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Mike Frank in the 7th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1997.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Scott Williamson in the 9th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1997.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Tim Drew in the 1st round (28th pick) of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed July 27, 1997.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Dustan Mohr in the 9th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1997.
The Colorado Rockies drafted Aaron Cook in the 2nd round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed July 13, 1997.
The Colorado Rockies drafted Todd Sears in the 3rd round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed July 3, 1997.
The Colorado Rockies drafted Chone Figgins in the 4th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1997.
The Colorado Rockies drafted Justin Miller in the 5th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 1997.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Matt Anderson in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed December 23, 1997.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Shane Loux in the 2nd round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1997.
The Florida Marlins drafted Jeff Bailey in the 2nd round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed July 2, 1997.
The Florida Marlins drafted Chris Aguila in the 3rd round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 1997.
The Florida Marlins drafted Brandon Harper in the 4th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 24, 1997.
The Florida Marlins drafted Matt Erickson in the 7th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1997.
The Florida Marlins drafted Ross Gload in the 13th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1997.
The Houston Astros drafted Lance Berkman in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1997.
The Houston Astros drafted Tim R