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| Friday, May 30th , 1980 |
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| San Diego Padres: Signed C Gene Tenace to a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $8,200,000. |
| Thursday, May 29th , 1980 |
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| San Diego Padres: Fired 1B Coach Solly Drake. |
| Monday, May 26th , 1980 |
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| San Diego Padres: Signed LF Jerry Mumphrey to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $3,200,000. |
| California Angels: LF Joe Rudi was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| California Angels: RF Dan Ford was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| California Angels: SS Freddie Patek was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| California Angels: RF Merv Rettenmund was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Friday, May 23rd , 1980 |
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| San Diego Padres: Signed LF Jerry Turner to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $1,500,000. |
| San Diego Padres: Signed CL Rollie Fingers to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $2,200,000. |
| Monday, May 19th , 1980 |
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| Boston Red Sox: Placed LF Hector Cruz on the active roster. |
| New York Yankees: RP Ed Figueroa was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active). |
| Friday, May 16th , 1980 |
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| Kansas City Royals: Signed 2B Frank White to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $1,950,000. |
| Tuesday, May 13th , 1980 |
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| Boston Red Sox: Claimed LF Hector Cruz off waivers from Cincinnati. |
| Monday, May 12th , 1980 |
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| Montreal Expos: LF Jerry White was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active). |
| Saturday, May 10th , 1980 |
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| Chicago White Sox: Signed CF Chet Lemon to a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $20,300,000. |
| Monday, May 5th , 1980 |
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| Boston Red Sox: Placed 1B Carl Yastrzemski on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/03/1980. |
| Boston Red Sox: Placed 1B Andre Thornton on the active roster. |
| Cincinnati Reds: Placed SP Mario Soto on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/03/1980. |
| Cincinnati Reds: RF Hector Cruz was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Friday, May 2nd , 1980 |
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| Milwaukee Brewers: Signed RF Sixto Lezcano to a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $17,300,000. |
| Wednesday, April 30th , 1980 |
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| Boston Red Sox: Signed free agent 1B Andre Thornton to a 2-year contract worth a total of $1,850,000. |
| Chicago Cubs: Signed Manager Chuck Tanner to a 5-year, $235,000 per year contract. |
| Tuesday, April 22nd , 1980 |
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| Los Angeles Dodgers: Signed RF Rick Monday to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $600,000. |
| Monday, April 21st , 1980 |
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| Boston Red Sox: Signed free agent SP David Clyde to a 3-year contract worth a total of $980,000. |
| The Oakland Athletics traded 25-year old CF Dwayne Murphy to the Los Angeles Dodgers, getting 22-year old minor league CF Alan Wiggins, 23-year old minor league RHP Dave Stewart, and 20-year old minor league 2B Steve Sax in return. |
| Los Angeles Dodgers: Placed CF Dwayne Murphy on the active roster. |
| Pittsburgh Pirates: Sent RP Dave Roberts to Triple A Portland for injury rehab. |
| Saturday, April 19th , 1980 |
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| Los Angeles Dodgers: Signed SS Bill Russell to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $1,248,000. |
| Los Angeles Dodgers: Signed SP Don Sutton to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $5,040,000. |
| Thursday, April 17th , 1980 |
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| New York Yankees: Fired Manager Dick Howser. |
| New York Yankees: Signed Manager Billy Martin to a 5-year, $300,000 per year contract. |
| Monday, April 14th , 1980 |
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| Oakland Athletics: Claimed 2B Garth Iorg off waivers from Toronto. |
| Toronto Blue Jays: Claimed RP Doug Capilla off waivers from Chicago. |
| The Oakland Athletics traded 26-year old minor league LHP Bob Lacey to the New York Yankees, getting 26-year old minor league RHP Roger Slagle in return. |
| Boston Red Sox: CF Garry Hancock was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Kansas City Royals: Released RP Ken Brett. |
| Kansas City Royals: Placed RP Vicente Romo on the active roster. |
| New York Yankees: Placed RP Bob Lacey on the active roster. |
| Sunday, April 13th , 1980 |
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| Kansas City Royals: Signed free agent RP Vicente Romo to a 1-year contract worth a total of $316,000. |
| Oakland Athletics: Signed Manager Eric Davis to a 5-year, $114,000 per year contract. |
| Saturday, April 12th , 1980 |
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| New York Mets: Fired Scouting Director Bobby Steele. |
| New York Mets: Signed Assistant GM Jim Brewer to a 4-year, $85,500 per year contract. |
| Friday, April 11th , 1980 |
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| Toronto Blue Jays: Fired Scouting Director Dave Roberts. |
| Thursday, April 10th , 1980 |
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| Cincinnati Reds: Signed SS Dave Concepcion to a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $9,200,000. |
| Wednesday, April 9th , 1980 |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates: Placed RP Dave Roberts on the 7-day injured list. |
| Seattle Mariners: Released 3B Bill Stein. |
| Tuesday, April 8th , 1980 |
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| Oakland Athletics: Signed Assistant GM Willie Rivas to a 5-year, $86,500 per year contract. |
| Chicago White Sox: Signed Manager Frank Gonzalez to a 5-year, $138,000 per year contract. |
| Cincinnati Reds: Fired Team Trainer Josh McFarland. |
| Kansas City Royals: Fired Pitching Coach Moises Castellanos. |
| Chicago Cubs: Fired Team Trainer Josh Stoker. |
| Kansas City Royals: Fired Hitting Coach Frank Mendel. |
| Toronto Blue Jays: Fired Manager Bobby Mattick. |
| Toronto Blue Jays: Signed Manager Matt Hoffman to a 2-year, $100,000 per year contract. |
| Atlanta Braves: Fired Scouting Director Kyle McCoy. |
| Pittsburgh Pirates: Signed Assistant GM Dan Mashburn to a 4-year, $107,000 per year contract. |
| Atlanta Braves: Fired Team Trainer Jerry Martinez. |
| Kansas City Royals: Fired Assistant GM Ryan Abrams. |
| Kansas City Royals: Signed Assistant GM Curt Flood to a 2-year, $35,000 per year contract. |
| Houston Astros: Signed Assistant GM Bruce Barmes to a 5-year, $71,500 per year contract. |
| Chicago Cubs: Fired Scouting Director Brian Gray. |
| California Angels: Fired Scouting Director Javier Flores. |
| Kansas City Royals: Fired Scouting Director Jeremy Weiss. |
| Kansas City Royals: Fired Team Trainer Steven Barnes. |
| Milwaukee Brewers: Signed Manager Tony Bartirome to a 5-year, $196,500 per year contract. |
| Atlanta Braves: Fired 1B Coach Billy Goodman. |
| Seattle Mariners: Fired 1B Coach Alvin Dark. |
| California Angels: Fired 1B Coach Davey Johnson. |
| Atlanta Braves: Fired Pitching Coach Seth Strebe. |
| Atlanta Braves: Fired Hitting Coach Nate Jordan. |
| California Angels: Signed Assistant GM Jim Heise to a 5-year, $145,500 per year contract. |
| California Angels: Fired Team Trainer Johnny Lee. |
| California Angels: Fired 3B Coach Eddie Malone. |
| Sunday, April 6th , 1980 |
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| Chicago Cubs: RP Doug Capilla was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. |
| Milwaukee Brewers: Fired Manager Buck Rodgers. |
| Toronto Blue Jays: 2B Garth Iorg was designated for assignment and placed on waivers. |
| Chicago White Sox: Fired Pitching Coach Enrique Nunez. |
| Chicago White Sox: Fired Manager Tony LaRussa. |
