Major League Season Recap 1991 World Series – Minnesota Twins AL over Atlanta Braves NL 4 games to 3 World Series MVP – Jack Morris Babe Ruth Award – Jack Morris ALCS Minnesota Twins over Toronto Blue Jays 4 games to 1 ALCS MVP – Kirby Puckett NLCS Atlanta Braves over Pittsburgh Pirates 4 games to 3 NLCS MVP –…
Former minor league umpire Pam Postema files a sex discrimination suit against the National and American leagues, the Triple-A Alliance, and the Baseball Office for Umpire Development.
The Orioles sign P Rick Sutcliffe as a free agent. The former 1984 Cy Young Award winner was 6-5 with a 4.10 era with the Cubs last season.
Yankees P Steve Howe is arrested in Montana on a charge of possession of cocaine. Howe has been suspended from baseball five times for drug and alcohol problems.
Toronto Blue Jays sign free agent outfielder-designated hitter Dave Winfield
1991 – The Blue Jays sign free agent P Jack Morris to a two-year, $10.85 million contract.
Toronto Blue Jays sign free agent pitcher Jack Morris
Clemente Nunez, signed by Florida scout Edmundo Borrome, becomes the first player in Marlins history. The 16 year-old Dominican right-hander will compile a 29-26 record and an ERA of 3.51 during his five seasons in the team’s farm system, but will never appear in a major league game.
On December 12, 1991, former third baseman Ken Keltner, whose brilliant defensive plays stopped Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak in 1941, dies at the age of 75 in Wisconsin.
1991 – In a blockbuster trade, the Mets obtain two-time Cy Young Award winner Bret Saberhagen along with SS Bill Pecota from the Royals in exchange for Kevin McReynolds, Gregg Jefferies and Keith Miller.
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