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| Friday, September 22nd , 1989 |
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| Los Angeles Dodgers: Signed SS Casey Candaele to a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $20,000,000. |
| Thursday, September 21st , 1989 |
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| Los Angeles Dodgers: Signed CF Bip Roberts to a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $29,400,000. |
| St. Louis Cardinals: Activated RP Shawn Stacey from the injured list. |
| Sunday, September 17th , 1989 |
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| Chicago White Sox: Placed SP Bruce Ruffin on the active roster. |
| Chicago White Sox: Activated SP Bruce Ruffin from the injured list. |
| Boston Red Sox: Placed SP Rich Troedson on the active roster. |
| Boston Red Sox: Activated SP Rich Troedson from the injured list. |
| California Angels: Placed LF Brian Rosinski on the active roster. |
| California Angels: Activated LF Brian Rosinski from the injured list. |
| Chicago White Sox: Placed SP Bruce Ruffin on the active roster. |
| Chicago White Sox: Activated SP Bruce Ruffin from the injured list. |
| Detroit Tigers: Placed SP Vida Blue on the active roster. |
| Kansas City Royals: Placed RP Neil Bryant on the active roster. |
| Kansas City Royals: Activated RP Neil Bryant from the injured list. |
| New York Yankees: Activated 1B Will Clark from the injured list. |
| New York Yankees: Placed RP Troy Ricker on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 09/14/1989. |
| New York Mets: Placed 2B Craig Biggio on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 09/14/1989. |
| Texas Rangers: Activated SP Rob Woodward from the injured list. |
| Saturday, September 16th , 1989 |
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| San Francisco Giants: Signed 2B Chris Cannizzaro to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $140,000. |
| Thursday, September 14th , 1989 |
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| San Francisco Giants: Signed SS John Castino to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $1,600,000. |
| Detroit Tigers: Signed RP Bob Tewksbury to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $920,000. |
| Wednesday, September 13th , 1989 |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates: Signed SP Frank Viola to a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $19,600,000. |
| Sunday, September 10th , 1989 |
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| Baltimore Orioles: Placed SP Curt Schilling on the active roster. |
| Baltimore Orioles: Activated SP Curt Schilling from the injured list. |
| Cincinnati Reds: Placed CF Derrell Baker on the active roster. |
| Cincinnati Reds: Activated CF Derrell Baker from the injured list. |
| Cincinnati Reds: Placed SS Garry Templeton on the active roster. |
| Cincinnati Reds: Activated SS Garry Templeton from the injured list. |
| Cincinnati Reds: Placed 2B Felix Fermin on the active roster. |
| Cincinnati Reds: Activated 2B Felix Fermin from the injured list. |
| Montreal Expos: Placed SP Stan Fansler on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 09/07/1989. |
| Tuesday, September 5th , 1989 |
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| Chicago Cubs: Signed C Darren Daulton to a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $11,240,000. |
| Pittsburgh Pirates: Signed LF Jim Eisenreich to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $3,960,000. |
| St. Louis Cardinals: Placed RP Shawn Stacey on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 09/04/1989. |
| Friday, September 1st , 1989 |
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| Chicago White Sox: SS Marcelino Pitty was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Chicago White Sox: SS Greg Beucher was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Boston Red Sox: Placed SP Rich Troedson on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 08/29/1989. |
| California Angels: Placed CF Gary Pettis on the active roster. |
| California Angels: Activated CF Gary Pettis from the injured list. |
| Chicago White Sox: SS Marcelino Pitty was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Chicago White Sox: SS Greg Beucher was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Detroit Tigers: Placed 3B Scott Cooper on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 08/30/1989. |
| Detroit Tigers: Placed SP Frank Tanana on the active roster. |
| Detroit Tigers: Placed RP Bill Wegman on the active roster. |
| Montreal Expos: SP Roger Wilson was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Montreal Expos: 1B Michael Batesole was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| New York Mets: Placed C Sandy Alomar Jr. on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 08/29/1989. |
| Wednesday, August 30th , 1989 |
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| Montreal Expos: Signed SP Bob Hudson to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $390,000. |
| Monday, August 28th , 1989 |
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| Montreal Expos: Signed C Mike Stanley to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,170,000. |
| Sunday, August 27th , 1989 |
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| California Angels: Placed LF Brian Rosinski on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 08/25/1989. |
| Cincinnati Reds: Placed CF Derrell Baker on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 08/26/1989. |
| Cincinnati Reds: Placed CF Mike Kingery on the active roster. |
| Cincinnati Reds: Activated CF Mike Kingery from the injured list. |
| Detroit Tigers: SP Vida Blue was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Kansas City Royals: Placed RP Neil Bryant on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 08/24/1989. |
| New York Yankees: Placed 1B Will Clark on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 08/26/1989. |
| Pittsburgh Pirates: Activated C Thomas Masterson from the injured list. |
| Thursday, August 24th , 1989 |
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| Montreal Expos: Signed RP Eugene Boozer to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $430,000. |
| Montreal Expos: Signed C Mike Diaz to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $940,000. |
| Montreal Expos: Signed SS Bobby Meacham to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $630,000. |
| Montreal Expos: Signed CL Jeff Montgomery to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $360,000. |
| Sunday, August 20th , 1989 |
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| Boston Red Sox: Placed 3B George Brett on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 08/18/1989. |
| Cincinnati Reds: Placed SS Garry Templeton on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 08/17/1989. |
| Cincinnati Reds: Placed 2B Felix Fermin on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 08/19/1989. |
| Detroit Tigers: SP Frank Tanana was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Detroit Tigers: RP Bill Wegman was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| New York Mets: Activated C Sandy Alomar Jr. from the injured list. |
| Seattle Mariners: Placed 2B Ryne Sandberg on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 08/18/1989. |
| Seattle Mariners: Placed 2B Jeff Kunkel on the active roster. |
| Seattle Mariners: Activated 2B Jeff Kunkel from the injured list. |
| Texas Rangers: Activated RF Paul O'Neill from the injured list. |
| Texas Rangers: Placed SP Rob Woodward on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 08/17/1989. |
| Wednesday, August 16th , 1989 |
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| St. Louis Cardinals: Signed 3B Jay Bell to a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $15,290,000. |
| Sunday, August 13th , 1989 |
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| St. Louis Cardinals: Activated CF Pedro Guerrero from the injured list. |
| Baltimore Orioles: Placed SP Curt Schilling on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 08/10/1989. |
| Baltimore Orioles: Placed 3B Robin Yount on the active roster. |
| Baltimore Orioles: Activated 3B Robin Yount from the injured list. |
| Cleveland Indians: Placed 3B Victor Paulino on the active roster. |
| Detroit Tigers: Placed 2B Luis Alicea on the active roster. |
| Detroit Tigers: Activated 2B Luis Alicea from the injured list. |
| Los Angeles Dodgers: Placed SP Fernando Valenzuela on waivers. |
| Los Angeles Dodgers: Placed 1B Bob Horner on waivers. |
| New York Mets: CF Jim Adduci was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active). |
| San Francisco Giants: Placed RP Valerio Perez on the 60-day injured list. |
| Tuesday, August 8th , 1989 |
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| St. Louis Cardinals: Activated RF Jose Barrios from the injured list. |
| Sunday, August 6th , 1989 |
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| Seattle Mariners: Signed SP Rick Aguilera to a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $8,260,000. |
| Tuesday, August 1st , 1989 |
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| St. Louis Cardinals: RP Luis Aquino was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. |
| Monday, July 31st , 1989 |
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| Chicago White Sox: Placed SP Bruce Ruffin on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/28/1989. |
| Baltimore Orioles: Placed CL Stu Tate on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/28/1989. |
| Baltimore Orioles: Transferred CL Stu Tate to the 60-day IL. |
| Chicago White Sox: Placed SP Bruce Ruffin on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/28/1989. |
| Chicago Cubs: Placed RP Randy Johnson on the active roster. |
| Chicago Cubs: Activated RP Randy Johnson from the 60-day injured list. |
| Houston Astros: Released RP Kim Girkins. |
| Los Angeles Dodgers: Placed LF Tony Gwynn on the active roster. |
| Los Angeles Dodgers: Activated LF Tony Gwynn from the injured list. |
| Montreal Expos: Released CF Henry Cotto. |
| Philadelphia Phillies: Placed SS Greg Gagne on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/28/1989. |
| Tuesday, July 25th , 1989 |
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| St. Louis Cardinals: Placed RF Jose Barrios on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/24/1989. |
| Monday, July 24th , 1989 |
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| California Angels: Placed CF Gary Pettis on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/22/1989. |
| Cincinnati Reds: Placed CF Mike Kingery on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/21/1989. |
| Los Angeles Dodgers: Placed 1B Bob Horner on waivers. |
| Montreal Expos: Released RF Ramon Sarmiento. |
| Montreal Expos: 1B Barry Evans was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| New York Mets: Placed C Sandy Alomar Jr. on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/21/1989. |
| San Francisco Giants: Placed RP Ricky Evans on the 60-day injured list. |
| Wednesday, July 19th , 1989 |
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| St. Louis Cardinals: Signed free agent SP Tom Bradley to a 1-year contract worth a total of $490,000. |
| St. Louis Cardinals: Placed CF Pedro Guerrero on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/18/1989. |
| Tuesday, July 18th , 1989 |
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| St. Louis Cardinals: Signed SP Steve Davis to a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $7,840,000. |
| Monday, July 17th , 1989 |
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| St. Louis Cardinals: Activated RP Jose Gonzalez from the 60-day injured list. |
| St. Louis Cardinals: Sent RP Jose Gonzalez to Triple A Louisville for injury rehab. |
| Kansas City Royals: Placed 1B Pete O'Brien on the active roster. |
| Sunday, July 16th , 1989 |
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| St. Louis Cardinals: Activated 2B Dave Anderson from the injured list. |
| St. Louis Cardinals: 1B Francisco Melendez was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. |
| Wednesday, July 12th , 1989 |
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| Boston Red Sox: Signed SP Dan Plesac to a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $24,600,000. |
| Monday, July 10th , 1989 |
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| Baltimore Orioles: Placed 3B Robin Yount on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/08/1989. |
| Boston Red Sox: Placed SP Paul Assenmacher on the active roster. |
| Cleveland Indians: Sent 3B Victor Paulino to Triple A Colorado Springs for injury rehab. |
| Montreal Expos: 2B Tracy Jones was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Montreal Expos: RF Dave Gallagher was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Tuesday, July 4th , 1989 |
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| Boston Red Sox: Claimed SP Paul Assenmacher off waivers from Los Angeles. |
| Monday, July 3rd , 1989 |
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| Boston Red Sox: Placed SS Barry Larkin on the active roster. |
| Boston Red Sox: Activated SS Barry Larkin from the injured list. |
| Cincinnati Reds: 2B Tack Wilson was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Cincinnati Reds: Placed 3B George Hinshaw on the active roster. |
| Cincinnati Reds: Activated 3B George Hinshaw from the injured list. |
| Minnesota Twins: Placed SP Blaise Ilsley on the active roster. |
| Minnesota Twins: Activated SP Blaise Ilsley from the 60-day injured list. |
| San Francisco Giants: Placed SS John Castino on the active roster. |
| San Francisco Giants: Activated SS John Castino from the injured list. |
| Sunday, July 2nd , 1989 |
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| St. Louis Cardinals: Placed 2B Dave Anderson on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/01/1989. |
| Tuesday, June 27th , 1989 |
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| San Diego Padres: Claimed RP Vic Martin off waivers from Montreal. |
| Monday, June 26th , 1989 |
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| Chicago White Sox: Retired #20 in honor of Jeff Burroughs. |
| Cincinnati Reds: RP Tom Bradley was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Cincinnati Reds: Placed SP John Burkett on the active roster. |
| Cincinnati Reds: Activated SP John Burkett from the injured list. |
| Detroit Tigers: RP Robert Fingers was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Detroit Tigers: Placed 2B Luis Alicea on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 06/23/1989. |
| Los Angeles Dodgers: Placed SP Paul Assenmacher on waivers. |
| Los Angeles Dodgers: Placed SP Fernando Valenzuela on waivers. |
| Montreal Expos: Placed SP Ben Rivera on the 60-day injured list. |
| Seattle Mariners: CF Bob Dernier was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Texas Rangers: Placed RF Paul O'Neill on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 06/23/1989. |
| Tuesday, June 20th , 1989 |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates: Claimed RP Michael Olson off waivers from Baltimore. |
| St. Louis Cardinals: Activated C John Houston from the injured list. |
| Monday, June 19th , 1989 |
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| Los Angeles Dodgers: Placed LF Tony Gwynn on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 06/16/1989. |
| Minnesota Twins: RF Todd Benzinger was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Pittsburgh Pirates: Placed C Thomas Masterson on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 06/16/1989. |
| Monday, June 12th , 1989 |
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| Baltimore Orioles: RP Michael Olson was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Cincinnati Reds: Placed 3B George Hinshaw on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 06/09/1989. |
| Cleveland Indians: Placed LF Eric Yelding on the active roster. |
| Cleveland Indians: Activated LF Eric Yelding from the injured list. |
| Montreal Expos: Released SP Michael Anderson. |
| Montreal Expos: RP Gervacio Santana was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Montreal Expos: CF Henry Cotto was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| New York Yankees: Activated CL Ken Howell from the injured list. |
| New York Yankees: Released former Rule 5 draft pick RP Ricky Hester, returned to original Organization San Francisco Giants. |
| San Francisco Giants: Placed SS John Castino on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 06/09/1989. |
| Toronto Blue Jays: LF Augustine Garrett was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Toronto Blue Jays: Placed LF Mickey Brantley on the active roster. |
| New York Yankees: Released former Rule 5 draft pick RP Ricky Hester, returned to original Organization San Francisco Giants. |
| Saturday, June 10th , 1989 |
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| St. Louis Cardinals: Activated RP Shawn Stacey from the injured list. |
| Tuesday, June 6th , 1989 |
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| St. Louis Cardinals: Placed C John Houston on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 06/05/1989. |
| Monday, June 5th , 1989 |
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| Atlanta Braves: Placed 2B Tom Foley on the active roster. |
| Atlanta Braves: Activated 2B Tom Foley from the injured list. |
| Baltimore Orioles: Sent SP Kevin Appier to Triple A Rochester for injury rehab. |
| Cincinnati Reds: Placed C Tony DeFrancesco on the active roster. |
| Cincinnati Reds: Activated C Tony DeFrancesco from the injured list. |
| Kansas City Royals: Placed C Tom Lampkin on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 06/02/1989. |
| Kansas City Royals: Placed LF Charlie Hayes on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 06/04/1989. |
| Kansas City Royals: Placed 1B Pete O'Brien on the active roster. |
| Kansas City Royals: Placed 3B Scott Brosius on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 06/04/1989. |
| New York Yankees: Activated CL Rick Reed from the injured list. |
| New York Mets: Activated CF Ellis Burks from the injured list. |
| New York Mets: 3B Chuck Jackson was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. |
| Pittsburgh Pirates: RP Yonis Rodriguez was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Monday, May 29th , 1989 |
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| Baltimore Orioles: Sent RP Don Timberlake to Triple A Rochester for injury rehab. |
| Los Angeles Dodgers: Placed 1B Bob Horner on waivers. |
| New York Yankees: RP Roger McDowell was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active). |
| New York Yankees: Placed CL Ken Howell on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 05/27/1989. |
| Philadelphia Phillies: LF Ron Roenicke was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Philadelphia Phillies: Placed 3B Chet Lemon on the active roster. |
| Philadelphia Phillies: Activated 3B Chet Lemon from the injured list. |
| Monday, May 22nd , 1989 |
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| Baltimore Orioles: SS Alvaro Espinoza was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Baltimore Orioles: Placed 2B Kevin Elster on the active roster. |
| Baltimore Orioles: Activated 2B Kevin Elster from the injured list. |
| Cleveland Indians: Placed LF Bo Jackson on the active roster. |
| Cleveland Indians: Activated LF Bo Jackson from the injured list. |
| Kansas City Royals: 1B Pete O'Brien was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Minnesota Twins: RF Mike Felder was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Minnesota Twins: Placed C Chili Davis on the active roster. |
| Minnesota Twins: SP Les Straker was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Minnesota Twins: Placed SP Bill Landrum on the active roster. |
| New York Mets: Placed CF Ellis Burks on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 05/19/1989. |
| Saturday, May 20th , 1989 |
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| St. Louis Cardinals: Placed RP Shawn Stacey on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 05/19/1989. |
| Tuesday, May 16th , 1989 |
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| Minnesota Twins: Claimed C Chili Davis off waivers from Los Angeles. |
| Monday, May 15th , 1989 |
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| Atlanta Braves: Placed SS Tony Phillips on the active roster. |
| Atlanta Braves: Activated SS Tony Phillips from the injured list. |
| Boston Red Sox: Placed SS Barry Larkin on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 05/12/1989. |
| Friday, May 12th , 1989 |
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| St. Louis Cardinals: Signed RP Randy Boyd to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $1,500,000. |
| Baltimore Orioles: Signed LF Kal Daniels to a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $37,500,000. |
| Monday, May 8th , 1989 |
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| Cleveland Indians: Placed LF Eric Yelding on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 05/05/1989. |
| Kansas City Royals: LF Stu Pederson was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Los Angeles Dodgers: Placed C Chili Davis on waivers. |
| Minnesota Twins: Placed LF Todd Benzinger on the active roster. |
| Minnesota Twins: SP Bill Landrum was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Toronto Blue Jays: Sent LF Mickey Brantley to Triple A Syracuse for injury rehab. |
| Monday, May 1st , 1989 |
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| Atlanta Braves: Placed 2B Tom Foley on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 04/29/1989. |
| Cleveland Guardians: Placed LF Bo Jackson on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 04/28/1989. |
| Detroit Tigers: SS Mike Brumley was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Detroit Tigers: LF Don Carter was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| New York Yankees: Activated 3B Jim Tatum from the injured list. |
| Philadelphia Phillies: Placed 3B Chet Lemon on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 04/28/1989. |
| The Baltimore Orioles traded 31-year old 1B Paul Wirkus, a 1st round draft pick, a 2nd round draft pick, and a 3rd round draft pick to the Houston Astros, getting 25-year old LF Kal Daniels in return. |
| Baltimore Orioles: Placed LF Kal Daniels on the active roster. |
| Tuesday, April 25th , 1989 |
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| Minnesota Twins: Claimed LF Todd Benzinger off waivers from Kansas City. |
| Monday, April 24th , 1989 |
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| Atlanta Braves: Placed SS Tony Phillips on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 04/23/1989. |
| Baltimore Orioles: Placed SP Kevin Appier on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 04/21/1989. |
| California Angels: Released former Rule 5 draft pick LF Raymond Alonzo, returned to original Organization St. Louis Cardinals. |
| California Angels: Placed CL Billy Hawley on the active roster. |
| California Angels: Activated CL Billy Hawley from the injured list. |
| Cincinnati Reds: Placed C Tony DeFrancesco on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 04/23/1989. |
| Minnesota Twins: SP John Arnold was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| New York Mets: Activated SS Julian Martinez from the injured list. |
| California Angels: Released former Rule 5 draft pick LF Raymond Alonzo, returned to original Organization St. Louis Cardinals. |
| Tuesday, April 18th , 1989 |
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| St. Louis Cardinals: Claimed SP Bob Kipper off waivers from Boston. |
| Monday, April 17th , 1989 |
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| Baltimore Orioles: RF Tod Olson was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| California Angels: Sent RP Steve Wilson to Triple A Edmonton for injury rehab. |
| Cincinnati Reds: Placed SP Tom Bradley on the active roster. |
| Detroit Tigers: Placed RP Robert Fingers on the active roster. |
| Kansas City Royals: RF Todd Benzinger was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Kansas City Royals: Placed 1B Pete O'Brien on the active roster. |
| Los Angeles Dodgers: Placed SP Doug Bird on the active roster. |
| Montreal Expos: Placed LF Darryl Hamilton on the active roster. |
| Montreal Expos: Released SP Al Hrabosky. |
| New York Yankees: Activated SS Julio DeLancer from the injured list. |
| New York Mets: Activated 2B Juan Pacho from the injured list. |
| Seattle Mariners: Placed SP Duane Ward on the active roster. |
| Seattle Mariners: Activated SP Duane Ward from the injured list. |
| San Diego Padres: Released former Rule 5 draft pick RP Rick Goodin, returned to original Organization Boston Red Sox. |
| Wednesday, April 12th , 1989 |
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| Los Angeles Dodgers: Signed free agent SP Doug Bird to a 1-year contract worth a total of $350,000. |
| Tuesday, April 11th , 1989 |
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| St. Louis Cardinals: Claimed SP Luis Aquino off waivers from Detroit. |
| Detroit Tigers: Claimed RP Robert Fingers off waivers from Minnesota. |
| Detroit Tigers: Claimed RP Gervacio Santana off waivers from Pittsburgh. |
| St. Louis Cardinals: SP Jeff Taylor was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. |
| Monday, April 10th , 1989 |
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| Boston Red Sox: Placed RP Bob Kipper on irrevocable waivers. |
| Boston Red Sox: Designated RP Bob Kipper for assignment. |
| California Angels: Placed CL Billy Hawley on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 04/09/1989. |
| Minnesota Twins: Placed RP Mitch Williams on the active roster. |
| Minnesota Twins: Activated RP Mitch Williams from the injured list. |
| New York Mets: Placed SS Julian Martinez on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 04/07/1989. |
| The New York Mets traded 18-year old minor league C Javy Lopez, 20-year old minor league RHP Ken Ryan, 20-year old minor league RHP Pedro Astacio, a 1st round draft pick, and a 2nd round draft pick to the Toronto Blue Jays, getting 20-year old minor league C Mike Piazza and 27-year old LHP Ed Pruitt (retaining 100%) in return. |
| The Toronto Blue Jays traded 24-year old LF Darryl Hamilton to the Montreal Expos, getting 20-year old minor league LHP Denny Neagle, 25-year old minor league RHP Jose Waldron, and a 1st round draft pick in return. |
| Friday, April 7th , 1989 |
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| Seattle Mariners: Signed C Mike Macfarlane to a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $8,900,000. |
| Seattle Mariners: Signed SP Erik Hanson to a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $12,450,000. |
| Monday, April 3rd , 1989 |
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| Chicago White Sox: RP Christian Fedor was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Baltimore Orioles: Placed 2B Kevin Elster on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 03/31/1989. |
| Baltimore Orioles: Placed RP Don Timberlake on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 03/31/1989. |
| Baltimore Orioles: Placed RP Mark Ross on the 60-day injured list. |
| Baltimore Orioles: Transferred RP Don Timberlake to the 60-day IL. |
| Boston Red Sox: Placed RP Jeffrey Kobernus on irrevocable waivers. |
| Boston Red Sox: Designated RP Jeffrey Kobernus for assignment. |
| Boston Red Sox: Placed RP Mark Wilkins on irrevocable waivers. |
| Boston Red Sox: Designated RP Mark Wilkins for assignment. |
| California Angels: Placed RP Steve Wilson on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 03/31/1989. |
| California Angels: 1B Ron Henika was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| California Angels: RP Matthew Dorin was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Chicago White Sox: RP Christian Fedor was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Chicago Cubs: Placed RP Mike Munoz on the 60-day injured list. |
| Chicago Cubs: RP Ed Wojna was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. |
| Cincinnati Reds: Placed SP John Burkett on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 03/31/1989. |
| Cincinnati Reds: SP Tim Crews was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Cincinnati Reds: RF Mark Carreon was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Cincinnati Reds: LF Lenny Nay was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Cleveland Guardians: Placed 3B Victor Paulino on the 60-day injured list. |
| Detroit Tigers: RF Pete Incaviglia was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Detroit Tigers: C Matt Nokes was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Detroit Tigers: RP Luis Aquino was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Detroit Tigers: Placed RP Craig Fellows on the active roster. |
| Detroit Tigers: Activated RP Craig Fellows from the injured list. |
| Houston Astros: Released RF Marcos Gomez. |
| Houston Astros: Released RP Jim Corsi. |
| Houston Astros: LF Johnny Tutt was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Kansas City Royals: RP Tom Henke was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Kansas City Royals: 1B Pete O'Brien was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Los Angeles Dodgers: Released former Rule 5 draft pick 2B Bryan House, returned to original Organization San Diego Padres. |
| Los Angeles Dodgers: Released former Rule 5 draft pick RP Daryl Irvine, returned to original Organization Detroit Tigers. |
| Milwaukee Brewers: 3B Jack Howell was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Milwaukee Brewers: 2B Jose Oquendo was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Milwaukee Brewers: SP Mark Eichhorn was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Minnesota Twins: SP Carlton Roberts was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Minnesota Twins: RP Danny Cox was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Minnesota Twins: RP Robert Fingers was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Minnesota Twins: C Jeff Tackett was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| New York Yankees: Placed SS Julio DeLancer on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 03/31/1989. |
| New York Yankees: Placed 3B Jim Tatum on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 03/31/1989. |
| New York Yankees: RP Rob Dibble was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. |
| New York Yankees: RF Renard Brown was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. |
| New York Yankees: RP Adrian Meagher was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. |
| New York Yankees: 3B Louis Hallow was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. |
| New York Mets: Placed 2B Juan Pacho on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 03/31/1989. |
| New York Mets: 3B Chuck Jackson was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. |
| New York Mets: RP Ralph Bear was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. |
| New York Mets: RP Steve Gay was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. |
| New York Mets: CF Dexter Day was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. |
| Oakland Athletics: RP Jose Mesa was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Oakland Athletics: SP Jesus Silva was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Oakland Athletics: Placed SP Bart Johnson on the active roster. |
| Seattle Mariners: Placed SP Duane Ward on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 03/31/1989. |
| Seattle Mariners: Placed 2B Steve Lombardozzi on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 03/31/1989. |
| Texas Rangers: CF Reggie West was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. |
| Los Angeles Dodgers: Released former Rule 5 draft pick 2B Bryan House, returned to original Organization San Diego Padres. |
| Los Angeles Dodgers: Released former Rule 5 draft pick SP Daryl Irvine, returned to original Organization Detroit Tigers. |
| San Diego Padres: Released former Rule 5 draft pick SP Jim Otten, returned to original Organization St. Louis Cardinals. |
| San Diego Padres: Released former Rule 5 draft pick RP Logan Easley, returned to original Organization San Francisco Giants. |
| San Diego Padres: Released former Rule 5 draft pick SS Andres Thomas, returned to original Organization San Francisco Giants. |
| San Diego Padres: Released former Rule 5 draft pick 3B Todd Zeile, returned to original Organization Philadelphia Phillies. |
| Philadelphia Phillies: Placed SP Ozzie Soto on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 03/31/1989. |
| Philadelphia Phillies: CL Dave Rosenhahn was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. |
| Pittsburgh Pirates: Activated LF Mitchell Page from the injured list. |
| Pittsburgh Pirates: Placed SP Gregory Harris on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 03/31/1989. |
| Pittsburgh Pirates: 3B Leo Gomez was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. |
| Pittsburgh Pirates: RP Gervacio Santana was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. |
| Pittsburgh Pirates: 3B Steve Buechele was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. |
| Montreal Expos: RP Eugene Boozer was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. |
| Montreal Expos: RP Don Cain was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. |
| Montreal Expos: C Phillip Strom was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. |
| Saturday, April 1st , 1989 |
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| St. Louis Cardinals: RP Curt Wardle was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. |
| St. Louis Cardinals: 1B Marvin Ward was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. |
| Wednesday, March 29th , 1989 |
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| Cincinnati Reds: Signed free agent SP Tom Bradley to a 1-year contract worth a total of $425,000. |
| St. Louis Cardinals: Placed RP Jose Gonzalez on the 60-day injured list. |
| Sunday, March 26th , 1989 |
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| Houston Astros: Placed SP Joe Sambito on the active roster. |
| Los Angeles Dodgers: RP James Burkett was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Minnesota Twins: Placed C Lance Parrish on the active roster. |
| Minnesota Twins: Activated C Lance Parrish from the injured list. |
| Minnesota Twins: Placed RP Mitch Williams on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 03/23/1989. |
| San Francisco Giants: SP Ron Romanick was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| San Francisco Giants: Placed SP Randolph Huber on the active roster. |
| San Francisco Giants: C Scott Bradley was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| San Francisco Giants: 1B Mike Sharperson was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Tuesday, March 21st , 1989 |
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| Oakland Athletics: Signed free agent SP Bart Johnson to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,100,000. |
| San Francisco Giants: Signed free agent SP Randolph Huber to a 3-year contract worth a total of $7,500,000. |
| Sunday, March 19th , 1989 |
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| Cincinnati Reds: Placed SP John Flinn on the active roster. |
| Detroit Tigers: Placed RP Don Schulze on the 60-day injured list. |
| Detroit Tigers: Placed RP Craig Fellows on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 03/16/1989. |
| Minnesota Twins: Placed RP Paul Abbott on the 60-day injured list. |
| Montreal Expos: Placed CL Michael Ahearne on the 60-day injured list. |
| Toronto Blue Jays: Placed LF Mickey Brantley on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 03/17/1989. |
| San Diego Padres: Released former Rule 5 draft pick SP Gregory Harris, returned to original Organization Pittsburgh Pirates. |
| Thursday, March 9th , 1989 |
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| Cincinnati Reds: Signed free agent SP John Flinn to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,750,000. |
| Seattle Mariners: Signed 2B Jeff Kunkel to a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $8,580,000. |
| Tuesday, March 7th , 1989 |
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| New York Mets: Signed free agent C Ted May to a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000. |
| New York Mets: Signed free agent RF Jim Adduci to a 1-year contract worth a total of $700,000. |
| California Angels: Placed 2B Scott Fletcher on the active roster. |
| Chicago Cubs: Placed RP Randy Johnson on the 60-day injured list. |
| Minnesota Twins: Placed C Lance Parrish on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 03/04/1989. |
| Minnesota Twins: Placed RP Blaise Ilsley on the 60-day injured list. |
| Montreal Expos: Placed RP Sadahito Ueda on the 60-day injured list. |
| Texas Rangers: Activated RF Jeffrey Leonard from the injured list. |
| Sunday, March 5th , 1989 |
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| California Angels: Signed free agent 2B Scott Fletcher to a 4-year contract worth a total of $4,400,000. |
| Saturday, March 4th , 1989 |
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| Houston Astros: Signed free agent SP Joe Sambito to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,600,000. |
| Kansas City Royals: Placed 1B Pete O'Brien on the active roster. |
| Philadelphia Phillies: Placed 1B Kent Hrbek on the active roster. |
| Friday, February 24th , 1989 |
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| New York Mets: Signed free agent RP Michael Bainer to a 1-year contract worth a total of $590,000. |
| Boston Red Sox: Signed free agent SP Stephen Williams to a 3-year contract worth a total of $5,400,000. |
| Cincinnati Reds: Signed free agent SP James Baby to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,500,000. |
| Cincinnati Reds: Signed free agent RF Mike Kingery to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,900,000. |
| Philadelphia Phillies: Signed free agent 1B Kent Hrbek to a 4-year contract worth a total of $5,500,000. |
| New York Mets: Signed free agent RP Scott Suehr to a 1-year contract worth a total of $214,000. |
| Atlanta Braves: Placed C Benito Santiago on the active roster. |
| Boston Red Sox: Placed SP Stephen Williams on the active roster. |
| Cincinnati Reds: Placed SP James Baby on the active roster. |
| Cincinnati Reds: Placed RF Mike Kingery on the active roster. |
| Tuesday, February 14th , 1989 |
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| Kansas City Royals: 1B Pete O'Brien was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| St. Louis Cardinals: Released 1B Cory Snyder. |
| The St. Louis Cardinals traded 23-year old C Benito Santiago to the Atlanta Braves, getting 21-year old LHP Chuck McElroy in return. |
| Saturday, February 4th , 1989 |
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| New York Mets: Signed free agent SP Fred Anyzeski to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,000,000. |
| San Francisco Giants: Signed free agent SP Clint Johnson to a 2-year contract worth a total of $3,200,000. |
| New York Yankees: Signed free agent 1B Bryan Meier to a 2-year contract worth a total of $1,300,000. |
| St. Louis Cardinals: Signed CL Jesse Vasquez to a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $17,700,000. |
| New York Yankees: Signed free agent 3B Terry Pendleton to a 4-year contract worth a total of $7,900,000. |
| Kansas City Royals: Signed free agent SP Rich Sauveur to a 3-year contract worth a total of $3,980,000. |
| Kansas City Royals: Placed SP Rich Sauveur on the active roster. |
| New York Yankees: Placed CL Rick Reed on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 02/01/1989. |
| New York Yankees: RP Chris Huchingson was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. |
| Tuesday, January 24th , 1989 |
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| Los Angeles Dodgers: Signed free agent RP Gary Graham to a 1-year contract worth a total of $260,000. |
| Minnesota Twins: Signed free agent C Mike LaValliere to a 2-year contract worth a total of $520,000. |
| Los Angeles Dodgers: Placed RP Gary Graham on the active roster. |
| Minnesota Twins: Placed C Mike LaValliere on the active roster. |
| Saturday, January 14th , 1989 |
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| Chicago White Sox: Signed free agent RF Steve R Ontiveros to a 2-year contract worth a total of $7,150,000. |
| St. Louis Cardinals: Signed free agent 3B Richard Walterhouse to a 1-year contract worth a total of $940,000. |
| Los Angeles Dodgers: Signed free agent SP Paul Assenmacher to a 4-year contract worth a total of $14,950,000. |
| New York Mets: Signed SP Greg Maddux to a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $10,316,666. |
| New York Yankees: Signed 1B Will Clark to a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $11,920,000. |
| Chicago White Sox: LF Alan Hayden was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Chicago White Sox: Placed RF Steve R Ontiveros on the active roster. |
| Chicago White Sox: LF Alan Hayden was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Chicago White Sox: Placed RF Steve R Ontiveros on the active roster. |
| Los Angeles Dodgers: Placed SP Paul Assenmacher on the active roster. |
| Saturday, January 7th , 1989 |
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| New York Yankees: Signed free agent LF Brad Komminsk to a 1-year contract worth a total of $350,000. |
