OAKLAND ATHLETICS
MAJOR TRANSACTIONS
07/28/2026
Monday, July 27th , 2026
2B Glen Porter was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Traded 22-year old minor league 2B Ángelo Díaz, 23-year old minor league CF Curt Warren, 28-year old minor league SS Ricky Aracena, 28-year old minor league 3B Nelson Gomez, and 30-year old 2B Glen Porter to the Houston Astros, getting 28-year old minor league CF Steve Walker and 17-year old minor league 1B David Reyes in return.
Sunday, July 26th , 2026
Placed LF Tim Graves on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to 07/25/2026.
Placed 2B Miguel Ruiz on the active roster.
Thursday, July 23rd , 2026
Signed Jeremy White to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $2,600,000.
Signed Dave Ash to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $600,000.
Wednesday, July 22nd , 2026
2B Miguel Ruiz was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Placed SS Kenny Hernandez on the active roster.
Tuesday, July 21st , 2026
Signed Jeremy Smith to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $550,000.
Traded 25-year old minor league 3B Hank Hembrow to the New York Mets, getting 27-year old SS Kenny Hernandez (retaining 100%) in return.
Monday, July 20th , 2026
Purchased the contract of LF Tim Graves from Triple A Nashville.
Sunday, July 19th , 2026
Assigned SS Arturo Román to Class A Beloit.
Traded 30-year old RF Monte Harrison (retaining 100%) to the Washington Nationals, getting 23-year old minor league LHP Colm Tucker in return.
Friday, July 17th , 2026
Signed Arturo Román to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $4,125,000.
Thursday, July 16th , 2026
Signed Ernesto García to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $515,000.
Signed Jeff Melton to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $650,000.
Monday, July 13th , 2026
Signed Josh Dawson to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $650,000.
Signed Alex Lewis to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $1,700,000.
Assigned SP Alex Lewis to Rookie League DSL.
Assigned RF Josh Dawson to Rookie League DSL.
Friday, July 3rd , 2026
Assigned 3B Nelson Gomez to Triple A Nashville.
Optioned RP Bennie Middehof to Triple A Nashville.
Placed 3B Gabriel Corporan on the active roster.
Activated 3B Gabriel Corporan from the injured list.
Tuesday, June 30th , 2026
Signed Bench Coach David Newhan to a 3-year contract extension.
Signed Hitting Coach Ryan Raburn to a 4-year contract extension.
Signed Team Trainer Don Deleón to a 4-year contract extension.
Monday, June 29th , 2026
3B Nelson Gomez was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Placed RP Bob Petersen on the active roster.
Activated RP Bob Petersen from the injured list.
Saturday, June 20th , 2026
1B Jonathan Roberts was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Placed CF Artie Breslin on the active roster.
Activated CF Artie Breslin from the injured list.
Friday, June 19th , 2026
Placed RP Bob Petersen on the restricted list.
Placed 3B Gabriel Corporan on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to 06/18/2026.
Purchased the contract of 3B Gilbert Lara from Triple A Nashville.
Purchased the contract of RP Bennie Middehof from Triple A Nashville.
Tuesday, June 2nd , 2026
Assigned C Manny Camacho to Double A Midland.
Friday, May 29th , 2026
Placed CF Artie Breslin on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to 05/26/2026.
Placed 1B Jonathan Roberts on the active roster.
Thursday, May 28th , 2026
Traded 25-year old minor league LHP Arturo Flores and 19-year old minor league RF Don Jones to the Houston Astros, getting 32-year old 1B Jonathan Roberts (retaining 100%) in return.
Saturday, May 2nd , 2026
Assigned SP Jonathan Allen to Triple A Nashville.
SP Ben Eckels was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Purchased the contract of SP Kyle Ryan from Triple A Nashville.
Tuesday, April 28th , 2026
Assigned SP Cameron Varga to Triple A Nashville.
Sunday, April 26th , 2026
SP Jonathan Allen was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Purchased the contract of SP Jacob Turner from Triple A Nashville.
Sent LF Nick Williams to Triple A Nashville for injury rehab.
Wednesday, April 22nd , 2026
Optioned 2B Glen Porter to Triple A Nashville.
Purchased the contract of CF Joc Pederson from Triple A Nashville.
SP Cameron Varga was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Placed SP Ben Eckels on the active roster.
Saturday, April 18th , 2026
SP Ben Eckels was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Purchased the contract of SP Hyun-jin Ryu from Triple A Nashville.
1B Drew Ward was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Purchased the contract of 2B Glen Porter from Triple A Nashville.
Thursday, April 16th , 2026
Placed LF Nick Williams on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to 04/15/2026.
Purchased the contract of 1B Miguel Mercedes from Triple A Nashville.
Tuesday, April 14th , 2026
Assigned SP Kevin Hunt to Triple A Nashville.
Assigned SP Austin Nicely to Triple A Nashville.
Assigned SP Hyun-jin Ryu to Triple A Nashville.
Sunday, April 12th , 2026
Optioned 2B Glen Porter to Triple A Nashville.
Purchased the contract of 2B Héctor Rodríguez from Triple A Nashville.
Wednesday, April 8th , 2026
SP Kevin Hunt was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
SP Austin Nicely was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Placed SP Aaron Nola on the active roster.
Activated SP Aaron Nola from the injured list.
Placed SP Severino Gonzalez on the active roster.
Saturday, April 4th , 2026
Fired Scouting Director Alfredo Marte.
Signed Scouting Director Mal Smith to a 4-year, $1,155,000 per year contract.
Assigned RP Joe Warren to Triple A Nashville.
Assigned SP Travis Radke to Triple A Nashville.
Assigned SP Jacob Turner to Triple A Nashville.
Thursday, April 2nd , 2026
Assigned SS Ricky Aracena to Triple A Nashville.
Tuesday, March 31st , 2026
SP Pedro Baez was claimed off waivers from Detroit.
Assigned LF Tim Graves to Triple A Nashville.
RP Joe Warren was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Placed SP Pedro Baez on the active roster.
Sunday, March 29th , 2026
Assigned 2B Hansel Moreno to Triple A Nashville.
Assigned 2B Héctor Rodríguez to Triple A Nashville.
Assigned 3B Tony Rivera to Triple A Nashville.
SS Ricky Aracena was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Friday, March 27th , 2026
Optioned RP Yoriyoshi Azuma to Triple A Nashville.
LF Tim Graves was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Placed RP Jake Bray on the active roster.
Placed LF Nick Williams on the active roster.
Optioned RP Bennie Middehof to Triple A Nashville.
Purchased the contract of 3B Nelson Gomez from Triple A Nashville.
Wednesday, March 25th , 2026
Demoted SP Chris Clark to Triple A Nashville.
Optioned SP Ron Baker to Triple A Nashville.
2B Hansel Moreno was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
3B Tony Rivera was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Demoted RF Chris McFall to Triple A Nashville.
Demoted RF Rikyu Ichihara to Triple A Nashville.
Released former Rule 5 draft pick 3B Jim Alberts, returned to original Organization Boston Red Sox.
Placed SP Aaron Nola on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 03/22/2026.
2B Héctor Rodríguez was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Demoted SP Lewis Thorpe to Triple A Nashville.
Purchased the contract of SP Austin Nicely from Triple A Nashville.
Released former Rule 5 draft pick 3B Jim Alberts, returned to original Organization Boston Red Sox.
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