Every trade between the Detroit Tigers and the Texas Rangers
The Detroit Tigers and the Texas Rangers have made 27 deals with each other since 1961, 6 of them sales. The most recent, on Jul 31, 2025: Texas Rangers traded RHP Codi Heuer to Detroit Tigers for cash. The first on file, on Jun 5, 1961: The Detroit Tigers traded Chuck Cottier to the Washington Senators for Hal Woodeshick.
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| Date | Deal |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2025 | Texas Rangers traded RHP Codi Heuer to Detroit Tigers for cash. |
| Jul 30, 2024 | Detroit Tigers traded LHP Andrew Chafin to Texas Rangers for RHP Joseph Montalvo and RHP Chase Lee. |
| Jul 28, 2024 | Detroit Tigers traded C Carson Kelly to Texas Rangers for C Liam Hicks and RHP Tyler Owens. |
| May 3, 2016 | The Detroit Tigers traded Bobby Wilson to the Texas Rangers for Chad Bell. |
| Mar 29, 2016 | The Detroit Tigers traded Bryan Holaday to the Texas Rangers for Bobby Wilson and Myles Jaye. |
| Jul 23, 2014 | The Detroit Tigers traded Jake Thompson and Corey Knebel to the Texas Rangers for Joakim Soria. |
| Nov 20, 2013 | The Detroit Tigers traded Prince Fielder to the Texas Rangers for Ian Kinsler. |
| Dec 7, 2009 | The Texas Rangers purchased Clay Rapada from the Detroit Tigers. |
| Dec 7, 2008 | The Detroit Tigers traded Guillermo Moscoso and Carlos Melo to the Texas Rangers for Gerald Laird. |
| Feb 5, 2008 | The Detroit Tigers traded Mike Hernandez to the Texas Rangers for Armando Galarraga. |
| Dec 5, 2007 | The Detroit Tigers traded Chris Shelton to the Texas Rangers for Freddy Guzmán. |
| Dec 15, 2000 | The Detroit Tigers traded Brandon Villafuerte and Kevin Mobley to the Texas Rangers for Matt Perisho. |
| Nov 2, 1999 | The Detroit Tigers traded Frank Catalanotto, Francisco Cordero, Bill Haselman, Gabe Kapler, Justin Thompson and Alan Webb to the Texas Rangers for Juan González, Danny Patterson and Gregg Zaun. |
| Jun 18, 1987 | The Detroit Tigers purchased Ron Meridith from the Texas Rangers. |
| Mar 24, 1987 | The Detroit Tigers traded Dario Guzman to the Texas Rangers for Orlando Mercado. |
| Jun 20, 1985 | The Detroit Tigers traded Duane James to the Texas Rangers for Frank Tanana. |
| Mar 24, 1983 | The Detroit Tigers traded Dave Tobik to the Texas Rangers for Johnny Grubb. |
| Dec 10, 1980 | The Detroit Tigers traded Mark Wagner to the Texas Rangers for Kevin Saucier. |
| Apr 12, 1977 | The Detroit Tigers traded Willie Horton to the Texas Rangers for Steve Foucault. |
| Aug 31, 1972 | The Detroit Tigers purchased Frank Howard from the Texas Rangers. |
| May 30, 1972 | The Detroit Tigers traded Dalton Jones to the Texas Rangers for Norm McRae. |
| Dec 5, 1970 | The Detroit Tigers purchased Wayne Comer from the Washington Senators. |
| Oct 9, 1970 | The Detroit Tigers traded Denny McLain, Don Wert, Norm McRae and Elliott Maddox to the Washington Senators for Ed Brinkman, Aurelio Rodríguez, Joe Coleman and Jim Hannan. |
| May 9, 1964 | The Washington Senators purchased Alan Koch from the Detroit Tigers. |
| Mar 23, 1963 | The Detroit Tigers traded Bobo Osborne to the Washington Senators for Wayne Comer. |
| Mar 18, 1963 | The Washington Senators purchased Ron Kline from the Detroit Tigers. |
| Jun 5, 1961 | The Detroit Tigers traded Chuck Cottier to the Washington Senators for Hal Woodeshick. |
Trades and sales between the two franchises under every name they have had. To May 2022 from Retrosheet, since then from MLB's transaction feed. The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at www.retrosheet.org.