Expenses = Active salaries + A/X/FA salaries on 40-man or Reserve. R-contract players only count while Active. Payments are added to surplus and cap space.
| Date | Payer | Receiver | Amount | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-20 | LEAGUE | CIN | $1,086,500 | Refund erroneous future option buyout for Hye-seong Kim | contract_option_buyout_refund #49731 |
| 2026-05-20 | LEAGUE | NYY | $1,288,800 | Refund erroneous future option buyout for Osvaldo Bido | contract_option_buyout_refund #30051 |
| 2026-05-19 | PIT | LEAGUE | $1,912,700 | 10% option buyout for Tyler O'Neill | contract_option_buyout #19158 |
| 2026-05-18 | PIT | LEAGUE | $623,200 | 10% option buyout for Pierce Johnson | contract_option_buyout #17331 |
| 2026-05-17 | MIA | MIN | $50,000 | Waiver claim fee for Jaylen Palmer | waiver_claim #168 |
| 2026-05-17 | MIA | BAL | $50,000 | Waiver claim fee for Jon Heasley | waiver_claim #150 |
| 2026-05-17 | MIA | DET | $50,000 | Waiver claim fee for Ariel Jurado | waiver_claim #114 |
| 2026-05-17 | MIN | LAD | $50,000 | Waiver claim fee for Mason Thompson | waiver_claim #8 |
| 2026-05-17 | NYY | LAD | $50,000 | Waiver claim fee for Huascar Ynoa | waiver_claim #56 |
| 2026-05-17 | LAD | STL | $50,000 | Waiver claim fee for Peyton Wilson | waiver_claim #47 |
| 2026-05-17 | KC | LAD | $50,000 | Waiver claim fee for Matt Manning | waiver_claim #4 |
| 2026-05-17 | MIA | LAD | $50,000 | Waiver claim fee for Sammy Siani | waiver_claim #6 |
| 2026-05-17 | NYM | WAS | $50,000 | Waiver claim fee for Nate Pearson | waiver_claim #133 |
| 2026-05-17 | MIN | PHI | $50,000 | Waiver claim fee for Bradley Blalock | waiver_claim #127 |
| 2026-05-17 | NYY | LAD | $50,000 | Waiver claim fee for Adam Kloffenstein | waiver_claim #57 |
| 2026-05-17 | LAD | WAS | $50,000 | Waiver claim fee for Kyle McCann | waiver_claim #143 |
| 2026-05-17 | CIN | WAS | $50,000 | Waiver claim fee for Paul Dejong | waiver_claim #141 |
| 2026-05-17 | KC | NYY | $50,000 | Waiver claim fee for Austin Cox | waiver_claim #17 |
| 2026-05-09 | CIN | LEAGUE | $1,086,500 | 10% option buyout for Hye-seong Kim | contract_option_buyout #49731 |
| 2026-05-09 | CIN | LEAGUE | $740,100 | 10% option buyout for Andrew Heaney | contract_option_buyout #15930 |
| 2026-05-09 | KC | LAD | $5,372,100 | Accepted trade proposal #3: Retained salary for Daulton Varsho | trade_proposal #3 |
| 2026-05-09 | STL | LEAGUE | $930,000 | 10% option buyout for Marcus Stroman | contract_option_buyout #17087 |
| 2026-05-07 | NYM | LEAGUE | $690,800 | 10% option buyout for Myles Straw | contract_option_buyout #21780 |
| 2026-05-06 | CLE | LEAGUE | $853,100 | 10% option buyout for Jorge Soler | contract_option_buyout #15965 |
| 2026-05-06 | CLE | LEAGUE | $300,000 | 10% option buyout for Joel Payamps | contract_option_buyout #25444 |
| 2026-05-06 | CLE | LEAGUE | $250,000 | 10% option buyout for Carlos Santana | contract_option_buyout #16732 |
| 2026-05-05 | NYY | LEAGUE | $1,288,800 | 10% option buyout for Osvaldo Bido | contract_option_buyout #30051 |
| 2026-03-01 | BNSL | STL | $744,000 | Stroman buyout adjustment | admin_bonus #2 |
| 2026-03-01 | KC | BAL | $19,735,000 | Accepted trade proposal #8: Retained salary for J.T. Realmuto | trade_proposal #8 |
| 2026-03-01 | KC | BAL | $7,056,100 | Accepted trade proposal #8: Retained salary for Ryan Helsley | trade_proposal #8 |